Release Notes for 03/03/2020

Pika Release Notes 2020.02 

New Functionality

• Sierra: Self reg success email (Minute 00:38)
  • Can be customized per theme by Marmot staff.
• Sierra: Don’t allow duplicate Sierra username when updating in account profile (Minute 01:35)

• Sierra:  If set in library configuration, ILL name will be displayed after an INN-reach title is requested otherwise “Requested” will be displayed. (Minute 02:21)

• Sierra: Don’t create blank self registered user fields in Sierra (Minute 03:17)
• Scannable patron barcode when using mobile (Minute 03:45) & (Minute 09:42)

• Library is closed today messaging for branched libraries -(Minority Priority Issue) (Minute 10:23)

Note: Must have the Library Hours & Locations turned on for your sidebar links for this information to display in the My Account checked out titles, and titles on hold pages.

• Share email of searches, lists and record without logging in by using a Recaptcha verification instead - (Academic Library Priority Issue). (Minute 24:54)

• Display of MARC 532 “Accessibility Information” as a General Note in the More Details record view section (Minute 12:21)

• Related to Record Grouping Improvement project (Minute 13:02) 
  • Overdrive format determination for electronic graphic novel material as eComic
  • Sideload format determination for electronic graphic novel material as eComic
  • Overdrive format determination of Magazines as eMagazine
  • Updated the Pika Sierra bibliographic extractor to extract the Sierra Language Fixed Field
• Reorganization of Admin Menu options (Minute 18:30) 

Bug Fixes

PHP7

• Fix fatal error when checking out hoopla titles (patch) (Minute 05:13)
• Fix long delay for holds showing up on My Holds page (patch) (MInute 05:40)
• Fix pin reset token not being valid (Minute 05:52)
• Hold pickup location not reflecting Sierra home library or default pickup location
• Erroneous display of expired cards when there is no expiration date
• Updated and renamed “Editorial Reviews” as “Librarian Reviews” (Minute 18:59)

• Group Work ID Location (Minute 22:22)
  • Full Record View

• Individual Edition View

• Group ID Located in the URL

• Group ID only changes with a short bib associated with an order record.  
• Genealogy search type options missings from drop-down
• Masquerade Mode time out & logout would end session as masqueraded user instead of admin user

Other bugs

• Link+ (Sacramento INN-reach) showing Prospector cover (Minute 06:14)
• Flatirons patrons unable to self register (patch) (Minute 06:37)
• Sierra holds that are ready for pickup didn’t show cancel button (Minute 06:54)
• Fetch cover art for magazines by ISSN in record for ISSNs with a dash in them
• INN-Reach and normal ILS holds ‘in-transit’ status not displaying properly
• Citations generated from user lists did not include publisher information (Minute 27:10) 
• When creating a new list from 'add to list' for a title from search results, the title wasn't added
• List widgets not saving when changes are made, being duplicated on update (Minute 07:22)
• Hoopla record view pages incorrectly displaying the status as withdrawn/unavailable

Sideloads (Minute 27:58) 

• Flipster for subscribing Marmot libraries
• RBdigital Audio for Montrose
• RBdigital Comics for Garfield County and Montrose

Additional Work

• Updated Aurora On Order info extraction to match their updated workflow
• Package Manager (Minute 08:08)
  • Replace Recaptcha with new version of library and load via package manager
  • Replace QR Code generator with new package and load via package manager
  • Load CAS authentication with package manager
• Boulder self registration updates (Minute 08:36)
• Updated language in My Materials Requests page to clarify ‘rolling year’ functionality (Minute 08:40)

Documentation (Minute 28:50) 

• Sierra Freezing Holds Logic
  • For Members>Pika Documentation & Training>Account Information