1 # RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 18.05.12
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 18.05.12 can be downloaded from:
13 - [Download](http://download.koha-community.org/koha-18.05.12.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 18.05.12 is a bugfix/maintenance release with security fixes.
22 It includes 4 security fixes, 1 enhancements, 31 bugfixes.
29 - [[22068]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22068) Canceling article request should verify the request belongs to the borrower
30 - [[22478]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22478) Cross-site scripting vulnerability in paginations
31 - [[22542]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22542) Back browser should not allow to see other patrons details (see bug 5371)
32 - [[22692]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22692) Logging in via cardnumber circumvents account logout
39 - [[20450]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=20450) Add collection to list of items when placing hold on specific copy
42 ## Critical bugs fixed
46 - [[22611]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22611) Typo introduced into Koha::EDI by bug 15685
50 - [[21049]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21049) Rancor 007 field does not retain value
54 - [[21346]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21346) Clean up dialogs in returns.pl
58 - [[22652]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22652) Editing Course reserves is broken
62 - [[21832]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21832) Restore is_expired in ILS-DI GetPatronInfo service
69 - [[20782]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=20782) EDI: Clicking the 'Invoice' link on the 'EDI Messages' page does not take you directly to the corresponding invoice
70 - [[21659]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21659) Link to basket groups from order receive page are broken
71 - [[22444]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22444) currencies_manage permission doesn't provide link to manage currencies when selected alone
73 ### Architecture, internals, and plumbing
75 - [[22607]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22607) Default value in issues.renewals should be '0' not null
79 - [[10345]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=10345) Copy number should be incremented when adding multiple items at once
83 - [[13763]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=13763) Renew feature does not check for the BarcodeInputFilter option
85 > Sponsored by Catalyst IT
87 - [[21013]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21013) Missing itemtype for checkut makes patron summary print explode
88 - [[22536]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22536) Display problem in Holds to Pull report
90 ### Command-line Utilities
92 - [[17746]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=17746) koha-reset-passwd should use Koha::Patron->set_password
96 - [[21003]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21003) Don't show warning when editing a reserve item
100 - [[21263]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21263) Pickup library not set correctly when using Default holds policy by item type
104 - [[19497]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19497) Translatability: Get rid of "Edit [% field.name |html %] field"
106 > Sponsored by Catalyst IT
111 - [[14358]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=14358) Changing the module refreshes the page and resets library choice
112 - [[20937]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=20937) PrintNoticesMaxLines is not effective for overdue notices with a print type specified where a patron has an email
116 - [[13629]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=13629) SingleBranchMode removes both library and availability search from advanced search
117 - [[22075]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22075) Encoding problem with RIS export
118 - [[22560]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22560) Forgotten password "token expired" page still shows boxes to reset password
119 - [[22561]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22561) Forgotten password requirements hint doesn't list all rules for new passwords
120 - [[22620]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22620) OPAC description for collection in opac-reserve.tt
121 - [[22624]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22624) Show OPAC description for authorised values in OPAC
125 - [[12441]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=12441) search.pl has incorrect reference to OPACdefaultSortField and OPACdefaultSortOrder
127 > Sponsored by Catalyst IT
129 - [[20823]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=20823) UNIMARC XSLT does not display 604$t
131 ### Searching - Elasticsearch
133 - [[19670]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19670) search_marc_map.marc_field should have COLLATE= utf8mb4_bin
137 - [[13735]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=13735) Item form in serials module doesn't respect max length set in the frameworks
139 ### System Administration
141 - [[22575]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22575) Item type administration uses invalid error class for dialog
145 - [[21130]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21130) Detail XSLT produces translatable HTML class
149 ## System requirements
153 - Perl 5.10 is required
158 The Koha manual is maintained in Sphinx. The home page for Koha
161 - [Koha Documentation](http://koha-community.org/documentation/)
163 As of the date of these release notes, only the English version of the
164 Koha manual is available:
166 - [Koha Manual](http://koha-community.org/manual/18.05/en/html/)
169 The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at
171 - [Koha Git Repository](https://gitlab.com/koha-community/koha-manual)
175 Complete or near-complete translations of the OPAC and staff
176 interface are available in this release for the following languages:
181 - Chinese (China) (76.9%)
182 - Chinese (Taiwan) (98.5%)
185 - English (New Zealand) (95.2%)
189 - French (Canada) (93.7%)
191 - German (Switzerland) (98.1%)
195 - Norwegian Bokmål (67.3%)
196 - Occitan (post 1500) (70.2%)
200 - Portuguese (Brazil) (87.2%)
207 Partial translations are available for various other languages.
209 The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see
211 - [Koha Translation Info](http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Translating_Koha)
213 For information about translating Koha, and join the koha-translate
216 - [Koha Translate List](http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-translate)
218 The most up-to-date translations can be found at:
220 - [Koha Translation](http://translate.koha-community.org/)
224 The release team for Koha 18.05.12 is
226 - Release Manager: [Nick Clemens](mailto:nick@bywatersolutions.com)
227 - Release Manager assistants:
228 - [Jonathan Druart](mailto:jonathan.druart@bugs.koha-community.org)
229 - [Tomás Cohen Arazi](mailto:tomascohen@gmail.com)
230 - QA Manager: [Katrin Fischer](mailto:Katrin.Fischer@bsz-bw.de)
232 - [Alex Arnaud](mailto:alex.arnaud@biblibre.com)
233 - [Julian Maurice](mailto:julian.maurice@biblibre.com)
234 - [Kyle Hall](mailto:kyle@bywatersolutions.com)
236 - [Martin Renvoize](mailto:martin.renvoize@ptfs-europe.com)
237 - [Jonathan Druart](mailto:jonathan.druart@bugs.koha-community.org)
238 - [Marcel de Rooy](mailto:m.de.rooy@rijksmuseum.nl)
239 - [Tomás Cohen Arazi](mailto:tomascohen@gmail.com)
240 - [Chris Cormack](mailto:chrisc@catalyst.net.nz)
242 - SIP2 -- Colin Campbell
243 - EDI -- Colin Campbell
244 - Elasticsearch -- Ere Maijala
245 - REST API -- Tomás Cohen Arazi
246 - UI Design -- Owen Leonard
250 - [Indranil Das Gupta](mailto:indradg@l2c2.co.in)
251 - Packaging Manager: [Mirko Tietgen](mailto:mirko@abunchofthings.net)
252 - Documentation Manager: Caroline Cyr-La-Rose
253 - Documentation Team:
257 - Translation Managers:
258 - [Indranil Das Gupta](mailto:indradg@l2c2.co.in)
259 - [Bernardo González Kriegel](mailto:bgkriegel@gmail.com)
262 - Caroline Cyr-La-Rose
263 - Release Maintainers:
264 - 18.11 -- [Martin Renvoize](mailto:martin.renvoize@ptfs-europe.com)
265 - 18.05 -- Lucas Gass
266 - 18.05 -- Jesse Maseto
267 - 17.11 -- [Fridolin Somers](mailto:fridolin.somers@biblibre.com)
268 - Release Maintainer assistants:
269 - 18.05 -- [Kyle Hall](mailto:kyle@bywatersolutions.com)
272 We thank the following libraries who are known to have sponsored
273 new features in Koha 18.05.12:
277 We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 18.05.12.
279 - Tomás Cohen Arazi (4)
280 - Philippe Blouin (1)
281 - David Bourgault (1)
282 - Christopher Brannon (4)
285 - Jonathan Druart (4)
294 - Martin Renvoize (4)
297 - Fridolin Somers (5)
299 - Koha translators (1)
301 We thank the following libraries, companies, and other institutions who contributed
302 patches to Koha 18.05.12
307 - ByWater-Solutions (9)
309 - Coeur D'Alene Public Library (4)
310 - Independant Individuals (3)
311 - Koha Community Developers (4)
314 - Solutions inLibro inc (2)
315 - Theke Solutions (4)
317 - University of Helsinki (1)
318 - Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3 (1)
320 We also especially thank the following individuals who tested patches
323 - Tomás Cohen Arazi (6)
324 - Mikaël Olangcay Brisebois (3)
328 - Jonathan Druart (3)
329 - Katrin Fischer (21)
335 - Jose-Mario Monteiro-Santos (2)
337 - Séverine Queune (1)
339 - Martin Renvoize (67)
344 - Pierre-Marc Thibault (4)
346 - Mengü Yazıcıoğlu (1)
350 We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertently missed,
351 please send a patch against these release notes to
352 koha-patches@lists.koha-community.org.
354 ## Revision control notes
356 The Koha project uses Git for version control. The current development
357 version of Koha can be retrieved by checking out the master branch of:
359 - [Koha Git Repository](git://git.koha-community.org/koha.git)
361 The branch for this version of Koha and future bugfixes in this release
364 ## Bugs and feature requests
366 Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug
369 - [Koha Bugzilla](http://bugs.koha-community.org)
371 He rau ringa e oti ai.
372 (Many hands finish the work)
374 Autogenerated release notes updated last on 02 May 2019 12:42:22.