1 RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.2.1 - 20 November 2010
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4 Koha is the first free and open source software library automation package
5 (ILS). Development is sponsored by libraries of varying types and sizes,
6 volunteers, and support companies from around the world.
7 The website for the Koha project is
9 http://koha-community.org/
11 Koha 3.2.1 can be downloaded from:
13 http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.02.01.tar.gz
15 Installation instructions can be found at:
17 http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Installation_Documentation
19 Koha 3.2.1 is a bugfix/maintenance release.
22 ======================
24 Some of the higher profile bugs addressed in this release are:
26 * Further fixes smoothing the upgrade process from 3.0.x to 3.2.x. (Bug 4141)
27 * Subject links in search results are now properly formed. (Bug 4074)
28 * Advanced notice preferences set during new patron creation are now saved
30 * Img tags in XSLT templates are now handled correctly during automatic
31 translation. (Bug 4472)
32 * The "Show More" link listed with facets has been made to work. (Bug 4520)
33 * Amanzon book covers will now work with ISBN13. (Bug 4305)
34 * The staff client XSLT templates are now unique. (Bug 4423)
35 * The Unimarc XSLT templates are now translated in English. (Bug 5204)
37 Other notable fixes in this release include:
39 * A number of spelling corrections
40 * Various fixes to formerly non-translatable phrases
41 * Some tweaks to fix display problems in Internet Explorer
43 This release also contains a variety of minor enhancements improving Koha's interface.
45 Maintenance activities performed in this release include:
47 * A number of new and improved test cases
48 * Removal of unused dependencies
51 ======================
53 2122 Grayed out Fields not always visible
54 2567 008 editor falsely populating Illustrations and Nature of Contents positions
55 3013 Value builder for 006 and 008 need choices for all format types
56 3211 cataloging value plugin forms should be valid XHTML
57 3271 Missing message when adding to a list with no items selected
58 3811 biblios record.abs indexes 008 language as numeric (marc21)
59 4074 The 'Subject(s)' link(s) are malformed resulting in no search results
60 4141 reconcile 3.0.x and HEAD database updates for 3.2.0
61 4254 adding new patron advanced notice doesn't save
62 4261 keyword mapping should show which framework the map is for
63 4305 Amazon book covers do not work with ISBN13
64 4359 noItemTypeImages not active in OPAC
65 4423 Staff Client XSLT is just a copy of the OPAC one
66 4472 img tags in xslt broken after automatic translation
67 4498 Acq always shows '1 suggestions waiting'
68 4515 Few very small errors in opac-search.pl
69 4520 facets "show more" doesn't work
70 4866 Optionally enable Change event for item plugins
71 4912 After editing private list, user should be redirect to private lists
72 4913 Budget planning pages should show currency name instead of symbol
73 4924 Public/Internal notes missing in staff normal view
74 4933 Link to subfield's edit tab from MARC subfield structure admin summary
75 4963 sys prefs need date hints and/or picker
76 4979 Acq: input fields for new record are too short
77 4980 Acq: pull down 'Restrict access to:' for funds not translatable
78 4986 move serials prefs from cataloging tab
79 4991 Overhaul Calendar interface
80 5003 Can not search for organisation by name
81 5004 Do not block deletion of cities when instances exist in borrowers table
82 5008 "Remove" link missing when viewing Cart in expanded "More details" view
83 5019 funds link doesn't go to list
84 5037 If patron category is empty it shouldn't show
85 5050 Staff client's language preference should be grouped with I18N/L10N preferences
86 5056 Untranslatable strings in members.js
87 5059 Inconsistent use of ordering price and list price in vendor form
88 5066 Incorrect use of localtime function when calling _session_log
89 5075 Terms not highlighted w/ xslt on
90 5082 Not translatable name of default framework 'Default' in MARCdetail.tmpl
91 5110 NewItemsDefaultLocation should be under cataloging
92 5112 Organisation does not show links to professional patrons
93 5114 Can't edit basket in Internet Explorer
94 5117 Misspelled word: Orgnisztion
95 5118 Misspelled word: Currencey
96 5119 Misspelled word: correspounding
97 5121 Misspelled words: stripts biographyl Begininning
98 5122 Misspelled word: Transfered/transfered
99 5123 Misspelled words: Depdending Commited flutucations
100 5124 Duplicate and Misspelled words: periodicy outputing
101 5128 Define default 9xx fields for Unimarc setup in all languages
102 5130 Misspelled words: biblographic delimeter extention
103 5132 Misspelled words: Acquistion Succesfully professionnal
104 5133 Misspelled words: reservior notifiying deleete
105 5134 Misspelled words: exisiting anomolies genereated
106 5135 Authorized value input maxlength should match table column
107 5136 Replace embedded SQL query with call to GetAuthorisedValues
108 5137 Remove obsolete code for counting issues by item type in circulation
109 5142 Untranslatable strings in tag review template
110 5146 Patron Import Requires Header Row
111 5149 Link to noItemTypeImages pref on item types is wrong
112 5151 Saved Report Breadcrumb in bold
113 5152 confirm buttons different styles on lists
114 5162 patron attributes 'new' link should create blank value
115 5163 holds to pull is titled pending holds
116 5168 add holdings' should read 'add/edit items'
117 5171 edit items should be edit item when under 1 item
118 5175 The opac XSLTDetails view field Publisher: doesn't provide a hyperlink as the non XSLT view does.
119 5177 Descending sort search result defined by syspref doesn't work
120 5190 MARC and UNIMARC bibliographic fields documentation accesible when cataloging
121 5204 Unimarc xslt default templates are in french
122 5210 Function of back button on batch modification result page unclear
123 5214 undefined itype images cause broken image icon in request.pl
125 5221 Preselect tab containing itemtype/authorized value image in use
126 5223 related subjects' should read 'subjects'
127 5224 Replace Shopping Basket with basket
128 5235 checkout receipt should include patron name
129 5236 "hide my tags" link does nothing
130 5237 Special characters in patron barcodes cause renewals to fail.
131 5243 C4::Search::SimpleSearch call in AuthoritiesMarc.pm
132 5254 no need to scroll left to right on acq z search
133 5258 Order should read 'order line' in receive table
134 5301 In C4/XSLT.pm, itemcallnumber can contain special XML characters
135 5308 subscriptionroutinglist table is too lax
136 5309 Progress bar inaccurate
137 5311 Language dropdown in advanced search broken?
138 5315 Authority search Templates refer to unused variable
139 5318 rank weight error in ccl.properties
140 5322 pwgen not a dependency for the packages
141 5326 when ExtendedPatronAttributes off error links to old sys prefs
142 5327 Unit tests required for all C4 modules
143 5363 Remove dependency on Cache::Memcached::Fast
144 5368 Browse Shelf link appears even if there isn't an itemcallnumber
145 5370 Fix all the references to koha.org
146 5372 Editing a bilbio record, existing value can be replace by default value
147 5380 an end to copy-and-paste-itis
148 5381 Fines in notices prints always 0.00
149 5385 Correct POD errors as highlighted by podchecker
150 5389 Business::ISBN should be marked as required dependency
151 5392 reserve/renewscript logging lots of warnings
152 5393 test case for verifying XML/XSLT files are well-formed
153 5396 UseTablesortForCirc syspref to toggle table sorter on circ/circulation.pl
154 5400 add test case to detect merge conflict markers in the code
155 5412 Double quotes in publisher name, no date cause search results links to break
157 Commits in 3.2.1 without a referenced bug report:
159 * Adding a simple test for Service.pm
160 * create unit test files
161 * Create Unit Test for ImportBatch
162 * unit test stub for Z3950.pm
163 * Test modules compile
164 * Updated links in Main Page Help
165 * remove extraneous semicolon
167 * history updates - recent releases
168 * Adding 3.2 Release Maintainer to Release Team List
169 * Adding possibility to cleanup_database.pl to purge only older sessions
170 * Display available error information during bulkmarcimport
171 * add missing help file for merging records
172 * (MT 2985) simplify CanBookBeReserved
173 * fix use of outdated boilerplate
174 * remove unused template include
175 * Misspells: deleteing -> deleting
176 * Misspell: Quanity -> Quantity
179 ======================
183 * The minimum version of Perl required is now 5.8.8.
184 * There are a number of new Perl module dependencies.
185 Run ./koha_perl_deps.pl -u -m to get a list of
186 any new modules to install during upgrade.
189 ======================
191 The structure of the acquisitions tables have changed significantly
192 from 3.0.x. In particular, the budget hierarchy is quite different.
193 During an upgrade, a new database table is created called fundmapping
194 that contains a record of how budgets were mapped. It is strongly
195 recommended that users of Koha 3.0.x acquisitions carefully review
196 the results of the upgrade before resuming ordering in Koha 3.2.x.
199 ======================
201 As of Koha 3.2, the Koha manual is now maintained in DocBook. The
202 home page for Koha documentation is
204 http://koha-community.org/documentation/
206 As of the date of these release notes, several translations of the
207 Koha manual are available:
209 English: http://koha-community.org/documentation/3-2-manual/
210 Spanish: http://koha-community.org/documentation/3-2-manual-es/
211 French: http://koha-community.org/documentation/3-2-manual-fr/
213 The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at
215 http://git.koha-community.org/gitweb/?p=kohadocs.git;a=summary
218 ======================
220 Complete or near-complete translations of the OPAC and staff
221 interface are available in this release for the following languages:
225 * English (New Zealand)
238 Translation related commits new to 3.2.1:
240 * Staff interface .po file updates
241 * Russian and Ukranian opac language updates
242 * Ukranian and Russian syspref language updates
243 * German and italian language updates
245 Partial translations are available for various other languages.
247 The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see
249 http://www.kohadocs.org/usersguide/apb.html
251 for information about translating Koha, and join the koha-translate
254 http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-translate
256 The most up-to-date translations can be found at:
258 http://translate.koha.org/
261 ======================
263 The release team for Koha 3.2 is
265 Release Manager: Galen Charlton <gmcharlt@gmail.com>
266 Documentation Manager: Nicole Engard <nengard@gmail.com>
267 Translation Manager: Chris Cormack <chris@bigallofwax.co.nz>
268 Release Maintainer (3.0.x):
269 Henri-Damien Laurent <henridamien.laurent@biblibre.com>
270 Release Maintainer (3.2.x):
271 Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger@foundations.edu>
274 ======================
276 We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 3.2.1.
294 Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel
307 We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertantly missed,
308 please send patch against these release notes to
309 koha-patches@lists.koha-community.org.
311 The 3.2.x Release Maintainer especially thanks the 3.4 Release Team and all
312 who participated in QA for their diligent labors in testing and pushing well
313 over 100 patches since the 3.2.0 relese. Their work very much makes possible
314 the release of 3.2.1 on its announced schedule.
316 Revision control notes
317 ======================
319 The Koha project uses Git for version control. The current development
320 version of Koha can be retrieved by checking out the master branch of
322 git://git.koha-community.org/koha.git
324 The branch for Koha 3.2.x (i.e., this version of Koha and future bugfix
327 The next major feature release of Koha will be Koha 3.4.0.
329 Bugs and feature requests
330 ======================
332 Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug
335 http://bugs.koha-community.org/
337 Naku te rourou, nau te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi.