Release Notes for 06/01/2021
- Sierra Integration (Minute 00:37)
- Display the item volume on the patron's Holds page when an item-level hold has been placed.
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When an item level hold is required, the item selection box will only display items holdable by the patron for additional Sierra API versions (including Marmot’s current version)
- The Sierra API returns a list of these items when an item level hold is required
- Technical note: the format of the item list is different in some versions of the API.
- Patron API used for patron reading history opt in and opt out (Minute 21:07)
- Previously screen scraping was used
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Ptypes can now be imported from Sierra (Minute 22:47)
- Optional web note for patron accounts (Minute 23:45)
- Displays in patrons MyAccount pages
- New library/location setting Catalog URL (Minute 3:51)
- Connects the URL a user in browsing with to the library or location
- Replaces the removed ‘subdomain’ setting
- Opac Admins can now change the catalog URL which will set the symbolic link on the server needed for the URL to work
- (DNS entries must already exist for a new URL to function)
- MyAccount/SelectInterface will now function correctly regardless of libraries’ URLs
- Libraries now display in columns
- Search Improvements
- When an eContent Source facet is selected, other format manifestations will be hidden by default under the ‘View All Formats’ link so that the search results highlight the chosen eContent Source.
- Northern Waters Implementation Import user lists from classic implemented (Minute 14:53)
- Theme updated and implemented
- Production Servers and URLs set up and ready to go
- SSL setup on production servers
- Update Sierra API Extract to fetch item opac message field (used for suppression)
- Add notification preference option Text and field to set text number (Minute 6:56)
- Consortium shared OverDrive Advantage account (Minute 8:29)
- Wisconsin has a state-wide OverDrive collection, the consortium shares a single advantage account
- Handling created so that each library in the Pika site refers to the same Advantage account
- Handling of Inter-library Loans checkouts (WISCAT does not use Inn-Reach)(Minute 9:16)
- Checkouts tracked as items on an ILL bib for each library with ILL title stored as the item call number
- Implemented special handling to replace the title for bib with the title for the call number for display to patrons in their Check Out Page and Reading History
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During initial Reading History ingestion, any Sierra reading history entries referring to ILLs are excluded from Pika Reading History, because they contain no useful information for the patron.
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Filtering and sorting in Translation Maps (Minute 20:05)
- Filtering and sorting My Ratings (Minute 19:50)
- Must have a minimum of 6 ratings to see the filtering and sorting box
- Pika Offline Mode (Minute 10:32)
- When using Offline Mode and Offline Holds allowed, display on the User’s Hold page any offline holds they have placed.
- Created a configuration setting to divert holds to Offline Holds without having to turn on the Offline Mode (Minute 12:07)
- Marmot Member Implementation
- Built Migrate Circs form to ingest new library’s current checkouts using the Pika Offline Circs process (Minute 13:38)
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Documentation linked to Offline Circ Page (Minute 12:56)
- Pika Admins with access to a single library will be taken directly to that library’s admin page rather than the list of library pages (with the single library listed)
- Lists Improvements (Minute 16:35)
- Added link to user facing list documentation
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Fines alert level setting (Minute 16:57)
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Location phone number expanded to allow for extension information
Bug Fixes (Minute 25:58)
- When download from OverDrive directs users to the Pika OverDrive Support Request form, the form will require the patron to log in so that the request can be sent to the patron’s library.
- Form will be sent to email provided in the the ‘OverDrive settings’ section of the Library System settings
- User list ‘Add multiple titles’ pop-up will not attempt to search the digital archive for entries that appear to be archive pids (having the colon : character) when that Pika site does not have the archive enabled.
- User list digital archive entries can now be selected to be deleted in multiple entries actions.
- Sierra libraries using Pika Self-Registration can disable using Patron Agency by setting the library admin setting to -1
- Patron phone updates in Pika db (patrons could not remove phone)
- Alternate phone numbers were removed when updating primary phone
- Fix error when creating or updating a patron phone number when over 30 characters
- Pika patron display name now updates when patron name changes in ILS
- Fixed sidebar sticky not functioning
- Date picker on Suspend Holds prompt for WCPL and Anne Arundel (SirsiDynix libraries) would not display within browser view thus making it impossible to select a thaw date
- Removed “Clear Islandora Cache” from Overdrive record display
- ~10k Hoopla record Ids within Hoopla’s MARC Records mismatch the Ids used in the Hoopla API and website.
- Fallback to attempting to parse the correct Id from the access URL within the marc and matching with metadata from the API as well as for check out actions.
Sideloads (Minute 34:37)
- Creativebug for Anne Arundel
- LinkedIn Learning for Anne Arundel and Sacramento
- Hoopla Flex titles for Addison
- Automated fetching MARC record sets from Midwest Tapes FTP server
- Gale Courses for Northern Waters
- Open Textbook Library for Aims
- Alexander Street for Aims
- Hoopla for Summit County
Additional Work
- Anne Arundel circulation system transition to UTF8 encoding
- Offline Mode for the transition days
- Processed Offline Holds on transition completion
- Aims Community College Marmot Member Implementation Pika configuration
- Pika Theme created
- Northern Waters Implementation
- Test and Production Server setup
- User registration set up
- Add extra white space between search facet labels (Minute 30:35)
- User interface is easier to navigate on mobile devices
- Folsom required fields for self registration (Minute 31:31)
- MCPLD add field to specify if college student in Mesa county for their Self-Registration (Minute 31:47)
- Self-registration configuration for Aurora
Documentation (Minute 38:55)
New
- Archive Clear Cache
- Marmot.org>For Members>Pika Documentation & Training>Digital Archive
- Pika - Holds
- Marmot.org>For Members>Pika Documentation & Training>Browsing Pika
Updated
- Digital Archives - Marmot Master Metadata Form
- Pika Restrict Access Options
- Located on Islandora for Marmot libraries
- Pika Configuration - Full Record Display
- Removed the "text this" and SMS information & updated the show 856 links as tab information
- Marmot.org>For Members>Pika Documentation & Training>Pika Admin Basics
- Pika Configuration - Library System
- Added the Catalog URL information
- Marmot.org>For Members>Pika Documentation & Training>Pika Admin Basics
- Pika - Format Facet Logic
- Added the Board Book format
- Marmot.org>For Members>Pika Documentation & Training> Pika Admin Basics, Record Grouping, Browsing Pika
- Pika Configuration - ILS Account Integration (Holds)
- Updated the default not needed after days and show cancellation date information
- Marmot.org>For Members>Pika Documentation & Training>ILS Integration
- Pika Configuration - Local Content Archives
- Added more information to the claim authorship portion of the documentation
- Marmot.org>For Members>Pika Documentation & Training>Digital Archive
- User Lists Guide
- Delete selected lists functionality
- Marmot.org>For Members>Pika Documentation & Training>User Lists