1 # RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 17.11.15
4 Koha is the first free and open source software library automation
5 package (ILS). Development is sponsored by libraries of varying types
6 and sizes, volunteers, and support companies from around the world. The
7 website for the Koha project is:
9 - [Koha Community](http://koha-community.org)
11 Koha 17.11.15 can be downloaded from:
13 - [Download](http://download.koha-community.org/koha-17.11.15.tar.gz)
15 Installation instructions can be found at:
17 - [Koha Wiki](http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Installation_Documentation)
18 - OR in the INSTALL files that come in the tarball
20 Koha 17.11.15 is a bugfix/maintenance release.
22 It includes 1 enhancements, 27 bugfixes.
29 ### Architecture, internals, and plumbing
31 - [[21912]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21912) Koha::Objects->search lacks tests
34 ## Critical bugs fixed
38 - [[22282]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22282) Internal software error when exporting basket group as PDF
42 - [[21491]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21491) When 'Default lost item fee refund on return policy' is unset it says no but acts as if 'yes'
49 - [[21441]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21441) System information gives reference to a non-existant table
51 ### Architecture, internals, and plumbing
53 - [[19920]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19920) changepassword is exported from C4::Members but has been removed
54 - [[21170]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21170) Warnings in MARCdetail.pl - isn't numeric in numeric eq (==)
58 - [[20491]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=20491) Use "Date due" in table header of item table
59 - [[22122]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22122) Make sequence of Z39.50 search options match in acq and cataloguing
60 - [[22242]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22242) Javascript error in value builder cased by Select2
64 - [[17347]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=17347) 'Renew' tab should ignore whitespace at begining and end of barcode
65 - [[21877]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21877) Show authorized value description for withdrawn in checkout
66 - [[22054]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22054) Display a nicer error message when trying to renew an on-site checkout from renew page
67 - [[22083]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22083) Typo in circulation_batch_checkouts.tt
68 - [[22111]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22111) Correctly format fines when placing holds (maxoutstanding warning)
70 ### Developer documentation
72 - [[21290]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21290) POD of ModItem mentions MARC for items
76 - [[22101]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22101) ILL requests missing in menu on advanced search page
78 ### Installation and upgrade (web-based installer)
80 - [[11922]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=11922) Add SHOW_BCODE patron attribute for Norwegian web installer
81 - [[22095]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22095) Dead link in web installer
85 - [[21829]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21829) Date displays as a datetime in notices
89 - [[21192]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21192) Borrower Fields on OPAC's Personal Details Screen Use Self Register Field Options Incorrectly
90 - [[21808]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21808) Field 711 is not handled correctly in showAuthor XSLT for relator term or code
91 - [[22118]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22118) Format hold fee when placing holds in OPAC
92 - [[22207]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22207) Course reserves page does not have unique body id
96 - [[20274]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=20274) itemtypes.plugin report: not handling item-level_itypes syspref
97 - [[20679]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=20679) Remove 'rows per page' from reports print layout
98 - [[22082]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22082) Ambiguous column in patron stats
102 - [[21866]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21866) Rephrase "Warning: This *report* was written for an older version of Koha" to refer to plugins
103 - [[22113]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22113) Add price formatting on item lost report
107 ## System requirements
111 - Perl 5.10 is required
116 The Koha manual is maintained in Sphinx. The home page for Koha
119 - [Koha Documentation](http://koha-community.org/documentation/)
121 As of the date of these release notes, only the English version of the
122 Koha manual is available:
124 - [Koha Manual](http://koha-community.org/manual/17.11/en/html/)
127 The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at
129 - [Koha Git Repository](https://gitlab.com/koha-community/koha-manual)
133 Complete or near-complete translations of the OPAC and staff
134 interface are available in this release for the following languages:
139 - Chinese (China) (79.4%)
140 - Chinese (Taiwan) (99.4%)
143 - English (New Zealand) (99.1%)
147 - French (Canada) (91.7%)
149 - German (Switzerland) (99%)
153 - Norwegian Bokmål (54.2%)
154 - Occitan (post 1500) (72.5%)
158 - Portuguese (Brazil) (84.1%)
165 Partial translations are available for various other languages.
167 The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see
169 - [Koha Translation Info](http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Translating_Koha)
171 For information about translating Koha, and join the koha-translate
174 - [Koha Translate List](http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-translate)
176 The most up-to-date translations can be found at:
178 - [Koha Translation](http://translate.koha-community.org/)
182 The release team for Koha 17.11.15 is
184 - Release Manager: [Nick Clemens](mailto:nick@bywatersolutions.com)
185 - Release Manager assistants:
186 - [Jonathan Druart](mailto:jonathan.druart@bugs.koha-community.org)
187 - [Tomás Cohen Arazi](mailto:tomascohen@gmail.com)
188 - QA Manager: [Katrin Fischer](mailto:Katrin.Fischer@bsz-bw.de)
190 - [Alex Arnaud](mailto:alex.arnaud@biblibre.com)
191 - [Julian Maurice](mailto:julian.maurice@biblibre.com)
192 - [Kyle Hall](mailto:kyle@bywatersolutions.com)
194 - [Martin Renvoize](mailto:martin.renvoize@ptfs-europe.com)
195 - [Jonathan Druart](mailto:jonathan.druart@bugs.koha-community.org)
196 - [Marcel de Rooy](mailto:m.de.rooy@rijksmuseum.nl)
197 - [Tomás Cohen Arazi](mailto:tomascohen@gmail.com)
198 - [Chris Cormack](mailto:chrisc@catalyst.net.nz)
200 - SIP2 -- Colin Campbell
201 - EDI -- Colin Campbell
202 - Elasticsearch -- Ere Maijala
203 - REST API -- Tomás Cohen Arazi
204 - UI Design -- Owen Leonard
208 - [Indranil Das Gupta](mailto:indradg@l2c2.co.in)
209 - Packaging Manager: [Mirko Tietgen](mailto:mirko@abunchofthings.net)
210 - Documentation Manager: Caroline Cyr La Rose
211 - Documentation Team:
215 - Translation Managers:
216 - [Indranil Das Gupta](mailto:indradg@l2c2.co.in)
217 - [Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel](mailto:bgkriegel@gmail.com)
220 - Caroline Cyr La Rose
221 - Release Maintainers:
222 - 18.11 -- [Martin Renvoize](mailto:martin.renvoize@ptfs-europe.com)
223 - 18.05 -- Lucas Gass
224 - 18.05 -- Jesse Maseto
225 - 17.11 -- [Fridolin Somers](mailto:fridolin.somers@biblibre.com)
226 - Release Maintainer assistants:
227 - 18.05 -- [Kyle Hall](mailto:kyle@bywatersolutions.com)
231 We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 17.11.15.
235 - Tomás Cohen Arazi (2)
237 - Jonathan Druart (4)
246 - Caroline Cyr La Rose (1)
247 - Fridolin Somers (6)
248 - Koha translators (1)
250 We thank the following libraries, companies, and other institutions who contributed
251 patches to Koha 17.11.15
256 - ByWater-Solutions (4)
258 - Independant Individuals (3)
259 - Koha Community Developers (4)
261 - Solutions inLibro inc (1)
262 - Theke Solutions (2)
263 - Wellington East Girls' College (3)
266 We also especially thank the following individuals who tested patches
269 - Tomás Cohen Arazi (5)
270 - Mikaël Olangcay Brisebois (3)
273 - Katrin Fischer (14)
281 - Jose-Mario Monteiro-Santos (1)
284 - Martin Renvoize (37)
286 - Fridolin Somers (33)
287 - Pierre-Marc Thibault (5)
291 We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertently missed,
292 please send a patch against these release notes to
293 koha-patches@lists.koha-community.org.
295 ## Revision control notes
297 The Koha project uses Git for version control. The current development
298 version of Koha can be retrieved by checking out the master branch of:
300 - [Koha Git Repository](git://git.koha-community.org/koha.git)
302 The branch for this version of Koha and future bugfixes in this release
305 ## Bugs and feature requests
307 Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug
310 - [Koha Bugzilla](http://bugs.koha-community.org)
312 He rau ringa e oti ai.
313 (Many hands finish the work)
315 Autogenerated release notes updated last on 25 févr. 2019 06:23:27.