1 # RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 18.11.06
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 18.11.06 can be downloaded from:
13 - [Download](http://download.koha-community.org/koha-18.11.06.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 18.11.06 is a bugfix/maintenance release.
22 It includes 50 bugfixes.
24 ## Critical bugs fixed
28 - [[22713]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22713) Replacement price removed when receiving if using MarcItemFieldstoOrder
29 - [[22908]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22908) Modsuggestion will generate a notice even if the modification failed
33 - [[22717]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22717) Google OAuth auto registration error
37 - [[22896]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22896) Item to be transferred at checkin clears overridden due date
41 - [[22899]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22899) Cannot view course details
45 - [[22724]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22724) Staff without writeoff permissions have access to 'Write off selected' button on Pay Fines tab
47 > Sponsored by Catalyst IT
52 - [[22895]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22895) [18.11] cannot place item level holds
56 - [[11853]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=11853) Cannot clear date of birth via OPAC patron update
57 - [[22420]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22420) Tag cloud feature broken
58 - [[22881]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22881) Trying to clear search history via the navbar X doesn't clear any searches
62 - [[22357]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22357) Every run of runreport.pl with --store-results creates a new row in saved reports
64 ### Searching - Elasticsearch
66 - [[22705]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22705) Change default value of Elasticsearch cxn_pool to 'Static'
70 - [[22812]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22812) Cannot add new subscription with strict SQL modes turned on
72 ### System Administration
74 - [[22847]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22847) Specific circ rule by patron category is displaying the default (or not displaying)
78 - [[22904]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22904) Untranslatable strings in members-menu.js
82 - [[22836]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22836) Tests catching XSS vulnerabilities in pagination are not correct
89 - [[22225]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22225) Tax hints and prices on orderreceive.pl may not match
90 - [[22791]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22791) Calculation differs on aqui-home/spent and ordered.pl
91 - [[22907]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22907) Cannot add new suggestion with strict SQL modes turned on
93 ### Architecture, internals, and plumbing
95 - [[7862]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=7862) Warns when creating a new notice
97 > Sponsored by Catalyst IT
99 - [[21036]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21036) Fix a bunch of older warnings
100 - [[22813]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22813) searchResults queries the Koha::Patron object inside two nested loops
104 - [[21709]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21709) Addbiblio shows clickable tag editor icons which do nothing
105 - [[22886]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22886) Missing space between fields from Keyword to MARC mapping in cataloguing search
107 ### Command-line Utilities
109 - [[20537]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=20537) Warnings in overdue_notices.pl
111 > Sponsored by Catalyst IT
113 - [[22875]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22875) Documentation misleading for import_patrons command line script
117 - [[22782]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22782) Schema change for SocialData
119 ### Installation and upgrade (web-based installer)
121 - [[21651]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21651) Force insert of notices related tables during the install process
122 - [[22527]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22527) Web installer links to wrong database manual when database user doesn't have required privileges
124 > Sponsored by Hypernova Oy
127 ### Label/patron card printing
129 - [[22878]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22878) Cannot add a patron card layout with mysql strict mode on
131 ### MARC Authority data support
133 - [[21450]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21450) link_bibs_to_authorities.pl is caching searches without the auth type
137 - [[22816]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22816) OPAC detail holdings table doesn't fill it's container
141 - [[20514]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=20514) Searching for a patrons using the address option doesn't work with streetnumber
142 - [[22781]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22781) Fields on patron search results should be html/json filtered
146 - [[15221]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=15221) SIP server always sets the alert flag when item not returned
150 - [[22010]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22010) RecordedBooks and OverDrive should check preferences over passing variables
151 - [[22787]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22787) Mapping missing for ů to u in word-phrase-utf-chr
152 - [[22901]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22901) On item search authorised values select disappears on conditional change
156 - [[17698]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=17698) Make patron notes show up on staff dashboard
158 > RMNOTE - REMOVE FROM RELEASE NOTES - 18.11 FEATURE
161 - [[22914]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22914) Add holds column to batch item delete to fix show/hide columns behaviour
163 ### System Administration
165 - [[22965]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22965) Typo in Classification Sources description on Admin homepage (admin-home.tt)
169 - [[22800]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22800) No need to raw filter the mandatory fields var (OPAC suggestions)
170 - [[22932]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22932) GetLatestSerials should not return formatted date
174 - [[21671]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21671) Koha/Patron/Modifications.t is failing randomly
175 - [[22433]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22433) SIP/Transaction.t is failing randomly
176 - [[22453]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22453) TestBuilder should generate now() using the current timezone
177 - [[22808]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22808) Move Cache.t to db_dependent
178 - [[22917]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22917) Circulation.t fails if tests are ran slowly
179 - [[22930]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=22930) Make TestBuilder more strict about wrong arguments
183 - [[21831]](http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21831) Marc modification templates move all action moves only one field
187 ## System requirements
191 - Perl 5.10 is required
196 The Koha manual is maintained in Sphinx. The home page for Koha
199 - [Koha Documentation](http://koha-community.org/documentation/)
201 As of the date of these release notes, only the English version of the
202 Koha manual is available:
204 - [Koha Manual](http://koha-community.org/manual/18.11/en/html/)
207 The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at
209 - [Koha Git Repository](https://gitlab.com/koha-community/koha-manual)
213 Complete or near-complete translations of the OPAC and staff
214 interface are available in this release for the following languages:
219 - Chinese (China) (64%)
220 - Chinese (Taiwan) (99.8%)
223 - English (New Zealand) (88.3%)
227 - French (Canada) (99.7%)
229 - German (Switzerland) (91.8%)
233 - Norwegian Bokmål (94.9%)
234 - Occitan (post 1500) (59.6%)
237 - Portuguese (Brazil) (87.5%)
245 Partial translations are available for various other languages.
247 The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see
249 - [Koha Translation Info](http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Translating_Koha)
251 For information about translating Koha, and join the koha-translate
254 - [Koha Translate List](http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-translate)
256 The most up-to-date translations can be found at:
258 - [Koha Translation](http://translate.koha-community.org/)
262 The release team for Koha 18.11.06 is
264 - Release Manager: Nick Clemens
265 - Release Manager assistants:
268 - QA Manager: Katrin Fischer
280 - REST API -- Tomás Cohen Arazi
281 - SIP2 -- Colin Campbell
282 - EDI -- Colin Campbell
283 - UI Design -- Owen Leonard
284 - Elasticsearch -- Ere Maijala
289 - Packaging Manager: Mirko Tietgen
290 - Documentation Manager: Caroline Cyr-La-Rose
291 - Documentation Team:
295 - Translation Managers:
297 - Bernardo González Kriegel
300 - Caroline Cyr-La-Rose
301 - Release Maintainers:
302 - 18.05 -- Lucas Gass
303 - 18.05 -- Jesse Maseto
304 - 18.11 -- Martin Renvoize
305 - 17.11 -- Fridolin Somers
306 - Release Maintainer assistants:
310 We thank the following libraries who are known to have sponsored
311 new features in Koha 18.11.06:
315 - Northeast Kansas Library System, NEKLS (http://nekls.org/)
317 We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 18.11.06.
320 - Tomás Cohen Arazi (3)
325 - Jonathan Druart (40)
333 - Martin Renvoize (9)
335 - Fridolin Somers (1)
337 - Koha translators (1)
339 We thank the following libraries, companies, and other institutions who contributed
340 patches to Koha 18.11.06
342 - abunchofthings.net (1)
346 - ByWater-Solutions (17)
348 - Independant Individuals (5)
349 - Koha Community Developers (40)
351 - Prosentient Systems (1)
354 - Theke Solutions (3)
356 We also especially thank the following individuals who tested patches
359 - Tomás Cohen Arazi (3)
360 - Arthur Bousquet (1)
365 - Jonathan Druart (11)
367 - Katrin Fischer (31)
375 - Martin Renvoize (104)
376 - Marcel de Rooy (22)
383 We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertently missed,
384 please send a patch against these release notes to
385 koha-patches@lists.koha-community.org.
387 ## Revision control notes
389 The Koha project uses Git for version control. The current development
390 version of Koha can be retrieved by checking out the master branch of:
392 - [Koha Git Repository](git://git.koha-community.org/koha.git)
394 The branch for this version of Koha and future bugfixes in this release
397 ## Bugs and feature requests
399 Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug
402 - [Koha Bugzilla](http://bugs.koha-community.org)
404 He rau ringa e oti ai.
405 (Many hands finish the work)
407 Autogenerated release notes updated last on 31 May 2019 06:51:51.