Koha 3.12.0 released
It is with great pleasure that I announce the release of Koha 3.12.0, the latest stable release of the Koha open source integrated library system. Koha is the first free and open source software library automation package (ILS). Development is sponsored by libraries of varying types and sizes, volunteers, and support companies from around the world.
Koha 3.12.0 is a major release, with numerous new features, enhancements, and bugfixes. Koha 3.12.0 is released under the GNU General Public License version 3 or later. Since the release of Koha 3.10.0, the development team has added 1470 patches to Koha, comprising some 21 new features, 160 enhancements, and 440 bugfixes. The result, I am sure you will agree, is the best version of Koha yet.
Koha can be downloaded from http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.12.00.tar.gz or—on apt-based Linux distributions—using .deb files from Koha’s apt repository at http://debian.koha-community.org/koha/. For installation documentation, see http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Installation_Documentation or the INSTALL files in the tarball.
Illustrated Koha 3.12 release notes outlining some of the highlights of 3.12.0 are available, as are full release notes, which you can find below the fold.
RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.12.0
18 May 2013
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Koha is the first free and open source software library automation package
(ILS). Development is sponsored by libraries of varying types and sizes,
volunteers, and support companies from around the world.
The website for the Koha project is
http://koha-community.org/
Koha 3.12.0 can be downloaded from:
http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.12.00.tar.gz
Installation instructions can be found at:
http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Installation_Documentation
OR in the INSTALL files that come in the tarball
Koha 3.12.0 is a major release with many new features compared to Koha 3.10.
It includes 21 features, 160 enhancements and 436 bugfixes.
New features in 3.12.0
======================
Architecture, internals, and plumbing
----------
7167 Updatedatabase improvements
7387 Add Template::Toolkit plugin to allow caching of includes
Authentication
----------
7973 Allow for new type of LDAP authentication
9587 Allow login via mozilla persona - https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/persona/
Cataloging
----------
7674 Separate tabs for my holdings and others holdings
7919 Display of values depending on the connexion library (authorised values, patron categories, extended attributes)
Circulation
----------
4906 Allow fine calculation to exclude grace period
7189 Preference to control if returning lost items gives refund
8220 Allow koc uploads to go to process queue instead of being applied directly.
8365 Renewal duration in issuingules
9151 Renewal notice according to patron alert preferences
Hold requests
----------
9206 Only allow place holds in records that the patron don't have in his possession
OPAC
----------
7740 Highlight items in own library in search results/detail page in OPAC
8377 Show HTML5 video/ audio for media files in OPAC and staff client
8733 Adding critic reviews to book pages
8917 Track clicks to links external to Koha
Patrons
----------
7067 Allow patron self registration via the opac
Serials
----------
5343 Subscription cost (Link serial and acqui modules)
8782 Add a feature to close a subscription
Templates
----------
9420 Work on Bootstrap for Koha
Tools
----------
7804 Add Koha Plugin System
Enhancements in 3.12.0
======================
About
----------
8641 Add information warning about log-in as root user to About->System information
Acquisitions
----------
8117 Divide budget periods into two tabs
8240 There is dead code in orderreceive.tt
8795 Just add the login branch In orderreveive.tt
8913 Improve acquisitions navigation
9030 There is no constraint on aqorders_items
9130 Remove old javascript from Parcel
Architecture, internals, and plumbing
----------
8089 Use Koha::Cache everywhere
8164 Replace IFNULL() with COALESCE() in all database calls
Authentication
----------
9704 Add persona login to the CCSR theme
Cataloging
----------
3549 Framework sorting in addbook
6945 Add a link to show a MARC preview in the normal view
8347 Koha forces UNIMARC 100 field code language to 'fre'
9025 Add new icons for item types
9034 Add sorting and filtering on items table (catalogue/detail.pl)
9154 On item edit page, highlight row of item being edited
9162 Add a system preference to set which notes fields appears on title notes/description separator
9356 Show Dissertation note (MARC21 502) in XSLT
9357 Missing 'c' option in LEADER_18 value builder
9363 Show Patent control information and report number (MARC21, XSLT, detail pages)
Circulation
----------
7243 Do not take rentals as fines
8758 Code seems useless in circ/returns.pl
9014 Add time due to slips
9263 Trim barcodes in offline circulation
9283 Change structure of export checkouts form
9332 Display call number in "Holds waiting" notice (checkout page)
9367 Code optimization: CheckReserves is too often called
9423 Add notforloan value to issue confirmation or blocking message
9604 Filter overdues with homebranch and holdingbranch
Command-line Utilities
----------
5608 Tool to move MARC21 series info to 490 tag
5635 Bulkmarcimport new parameters & features
8519 Make koha-index-daemon run on startup
9012 Allow bulkmarcimport to specify a framework code when importing MARC
9045 Adding some parameters to export_borrowers.pl
I18N/L10N
----------
2832 Make alphabet localizable
5709 Adding the ability to translate HTML5 placeholder text in an input field
9610 Spanish translation of MARC21 default bibliographic framework
Installation and upgrade (command-line installer)
----------
9191 Updatedatabase.pl must have ability to run updates only up to a particular revision
Installation and upgrade (web-based installer)
----------
9101 Add REPORT_GROUP to authorised values sample data
Lists
----------
8032 Sort lists by call number
9167 The sort field copyrightdate is not standardized
9458 Add sorting to lists
Notices
----------
6835 Ability to specify types of email address in overdue_notices.pl
OPAC
----------
5079 Make display of shelving location and call number in XSLT results controlled by sysprefs
5888 Opac-detail subject/author links improvements
7620 OPACNoResult, add search string to available parameters
8712 We should use WAI-ARIA guidelines to help with accessibility -OMNIBUS bug
9068 Babelthèque: New podcasts area
9257 Add "groups" to normal search pulldown
10100 OPAC News dates need an CSS handle (class)
Packaging
----------
8878 Koha-shell: a command to make using koha commands easier
9143 Package related updates for master
9250 Provide commands to allow handling of SIP servers in the packages
9880 Package updates to make master build
Patrons
----------
7969 Select all / unselect all on fines page
9076 Add ability to delete borrowers by expiration date and category code to cleanborrowers.pl
9718 Add POD and comments for Check_Userid and Generate_Userid subs
9751 Patron flags red in moremember.pl like in circulation.pl
Reports
----------
7678 Statistics wizard: patrons
7896 Acquisition statistics wizard: add filters and cell values
9117 Reports hierarchies management improvements
9417 Allow number of results per page to be selectable for guided reports
Searching
----------
9134 There is no previous link on the second page of the search results page
9239 Koha should share Evergreen's QueryParser module for parsing queries
9403 Material type icons not showing for XSLT default view in intranet
Self checkout
----------
8033 Add print receipt option to Koha self-check
9009 Add separate user js and css for SCO module
Serials
----------
7688 Change subscriptions numbering pattern and frequencies
8509 Allowing the Expected status even if another status has been saved
8715 Select all serials for a year
SIP2
----------
8125 SIP should send Zipcode with address
Staff Client
----------
6209 Standardize on one javascript library for client-side form validation
System Administration
----------
4354 Cannot edit existing issuing rules
5634 Ordering branches should be case independent
8664 Add floating toolbar with save button to system preferences editor
8906 Improve OAI management interface
9760 Simplify local use preferences
Templates
----------
6261 Consolidate patron toolbar include files
7731 Library should be used instead of branch and site
8710 Do not show the images tab in the OPAC if the record has no local cover images
8877 MARC21 field 511 missing from XSLT
8893 Show more information on printout
9137 Focus when editing/adding new itemtypes/authorised values
9169 Wrap relator code in <span> to allow for CSS customization
9265 Switch to HTML5 doctype in OPAC and staff client
9428 Use DataTables in Authority MARC frameworks page
9429 Use DataTables on Authorized Values page
9430 Use DataTables on library transfer limits page
9431 Use DataTables on Patron Category Administration page
9435 Use DataTables on libraries and groups administration page
9436 Use DataTables on cities administration page
9437 Use DataTables on itemtypes administration page
9439 Enforce superlibrarian mutual exclusivity of other permissions
9444 Use DataTables in system preferences editor
9445 Use DataTables in local use system preferences editor
9446 Use DataTables on Z39.50 servers administration page
9450 Use DataTables in cataloging Z39.50 search results
9457 Ordering branches should be case independent (2)
9460 Use DataTables on transfers to receive report page
9461 Use DataTables on holds awaiting pickup report page
9462 Use DataTables on patron detail page
9464 Update DataTables configuration on patron statistics page
9465 Use DataTables on update child to adult patron page
9466 Use DataTables on saved reports page
9467 Use DataTables on catalog by item type report page
9469 Use Datatables in serials statistics wizard
9471 Use DataTables on serials claims page
9473 Use DataTables on tags list page
9476 Use Datatables on Koha news page
9477 Use Datatables on notices page
9483 Use DataTables on batch patron modifications page
9521 Move common jQuery assets to koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/lib
9615 Combine staff home page images into single sprite
9616 Replace YUI menu on patrons page with Bootstrap
9617 Replace YUI menu on catalog pages with Bootstrap
9619 Replace YUI buttons on libraries administration page with Bootstrap
9621 Replace YUI menu on lists pages with Bootstrap
9622 Replace YUI button on MARC frameworks page with Bootstrap
9623 Replace YUI button on authority types administration page with Bootstrap
9624 Replace YUI button on reports dictionary page with Bootstrap
9625 Replace YUI buttons and menus on reports pages with Bootstrap
9627 Replace YUI buttons and menus on serials pages with Bootstrap
9628 Replace YUI buttons and menus on budgets administration pages with Bootstrap
9629 Replace YUI button on patron category administration pages with Bootstrap
9630 Replace YUI button on cities and towns administration page with Bootstrap
9631 Replace YUI buttons on classification sources administration page with Bootstrap
9632 Replace YUI button on the currencies administration page with Bootstrap
9633 Replace YUI button on the itemtypes administration page with Bootstrap
9635 Replace YUI buttons on label batches pages with Bootstrap
9636 Replace YUI buttons on labels pages with Bootstrap
9637 Replace YUI button on local use system preferences page with Bootstrap
9639 Replace YUI button on MARC tag structure toolbar with Bootstrap
9640 Replace YUI button on record matching rules page with Bootstrap
9641 Replace YUI button on the Koha news management page with Bootstrap
9642 Replace YUI button on the patron attribute types administration page with Bootstrap
9643 Replace YUI button on the road types administration page with Bootstrap
9644 Replace YUI button on the suggestions management page with Bootstrap
9645 Replace YUI buttons on the quotes management page with Bootstrap
9646 Replace YUI buttons on the printers administration page with Bootstrap
9647 Replace YUI buttons on Z39.50 servers administration page with Bootstrap
9648 Replace YUI buttons on authorized values administration page with Bootstrap
9649 Replace YUI buttons on cataloging home page with Bootstrap
9650 Show message if there are no notices
9669 Replace YUI buttons on staff client cart toolbar
9672 Replace YUI buttons on MARC editor page with Bootstrap
9674 Replace YUI buttons and menu on acquisitions pages with Bootstrap
9675 Replace YUI buttons on authorities home page with Bootstrap
9676 Replace YUI buttons on authorities editor page with Bootstrap
9688 Replace YUI button on Authority MARC framework toolbar with Bootstrap
9689 Replace YUI buttons on the OAI sets administration page with Bootstrap
9690 Replace YUI buttons on the catalog search results page with Bootstrap
9693 Remove YUI styling from buttons on the patron card creator's image manage page
9694 Remove YUI styling from buttons on the patron card creator manage pages
9696 Remove YUI styling from buttons on patron card creator edit pages
9698 Replace YUI buttons on patron card creator manage toolbar with Bootstrap
9764 Replace YUI buttons on the authority search popup with Bootstrap
9765 Remove unused include file: budgetperiods-admin.inc
9769 Replace YUI buttons on acquisitions basket page with Bootstrap
9771 Replace YUI buttons on acquisitions basket groups page with Bootstrap
Test Suite
----------
8300 Koha should have mechanized testing suite
Critical bugs fixed in 3.12.0
======================
(this list include all bugfixes since the previous major version. Most of them have already been fixed in maintainance releases)
Acquisitions
----------
9928 blocker No way to see all purchase suggestions at all
7018 critical Need all acq permissions to search
9106 critical Filtering list of uncertain price list by owner empties order information
9126 critical Receiving orders create too much items
9346 critical Acqui/neworderempty.pl ignores exchange rates and destroys user data on page load
10088 critical Software error when filling a basket with staged record
4266 major Encumbrance and expenditure not used in code
7228 major Can't order more than 1 when importing all from staged file
7449 major Billingplace and freedeliveryplace not saved when creating a new basketgroup
7593 major Merging bib records loses connection to order line
8853 major Clicking basketgroup name in closed basketgroups reopens it
9236 major Deleting an order when receiving redirects to closed basket
9281 major Impossible to create an order from a staged file
9432 major Acqui/addorderiso2409.pl is not Plack-friendly
9454 major NewBasket does not use placeholders in sql
9503 major Link from histsearch via invoicenumber results in error
9653 major Filters on suggestion page in intranet are broken
9923 major Correction of a bug due to bz 7129
Architecture, internals, and plumbing
----------
9907 blocker Plugins test dies early on some servers
10085 blocker Unapi does not function under Plack
6554 critical Resolve encoding problems with corrected UTF8 handling in templates
9574 critical Serials/subscription-add.pl does not work right under Plack
9832 critical QueryParser causes software error if koha-conf.xml has not been updated
9971 critical Plugins system is broken!
9136 major C4::Tags not Plack-compatible
9434 major Introduce new tied cache system
10074 major Encoding problems for login and installer
10176 major Invalid URLs in 'Refine Search Results' when it uses UNICODE symbols
Authentication
----------
10019 major Encoding problem with utf8 chars in userid
Browser compatibility
----------
10108 major Can't print more than one page of overdues
bugs.koha-community.org
----------
9246 blocker Upon running koha installer, mysql "Error 1166 at line 1871: Incorrect column name 'closed" appears and crashes install.
Cataloging
----------
7253 major Fast cataloging not always checking out
9392 major Confirmation does not appear for negative notforloan items issues
9662 major Z3950_search.pl ISSN search field not passed to Z3950Search
9684 major Z39.50 Card View broken in CCSR
9908 major OCLC Connexion Desktop Client Doesn't Work
Circulation
----------
8770 blocker Amount does not equal amountoutstanding on a fine with no payments or credits
9933 blocker Changing/editing circulation rules for specific library affects all libraries
9380 critical Branch not recording right on writeoff
9953 major When OpacMaintenance breaks lifting debarment
10030 major MaxFines checks against amount, not amount outstanding
10079 major HomeOrHoldingBranch should not control who can delete when IndependantBranches is enabled
Command-line Utilities
----------
9103 major Overdue_notices.pl should use AutoEmailPrimaryAddress syspref
9656 major Fines.pl creating a log file should be optional
Database
----------
9919 blocker Syntax error in kohastructure.sql
10185 blocker Updatedatabase.pl remove all reserves
Hold requests
----------
9922 critical Holds queue shows home library with AutomaticReturn
5801 major C4::Circulation::_GetCircControlBranch should not be used in opac-reserve.pl
8294 major Enumeration should show in copy specific hold menu
9575 major Serious Holds Problem with IndependantBranches
10166 major Can't place holds on multiple titles if one or more are un-holdable
I18N/L10N
----------
8061 major Koha's templates do not cope well with right-to-left languages
9414 major Fix sample letters for German and Norwegian
Installation and upgrade (command-line installer)
----------
9135 blocker Updatedatabase.pl fails when DEBUG is set
9812 blocker Several files shouldn't be exposed or browseable through a URL
9843 blocker OpenILS/QueryParser.pm not (always) installed when installing from tarball
9914 blocker Dependency updates for 3.12
9767 critical Fix for updatedatabase.pl (mixed version numbers)
Installation and upgrade (web-based installer)
----------
9413 blocker Renewal notice features breaks English installer
MARC Authority data support
----------
9132 major Paging through OPAC authority search results does not work
9145 major Authorities: standard language for UNIMARC
MARC Bibliographic record staging/import
----------
9839 major When importing MARC records, item record not created even when set to "always add"
Notices
----------
8378 major <fine> syntax not working on overdues anymore
OPAC
----------
10072 critical "my suggestions" always says "There are no pending purchase suggestions."
10217 critical Make sure direct links to detail views work when there is no session
8883 major Opacsmallimage doesn't work in ccsr theme
8979 major "News" does not work with CCSR
9147 major OPAC hidden fields are not hidden in ISBD view
9679 major Can't place hold from cart in CCSR
9711 major OPACPopupAuthorsSearch ugly in CSSR
9995 major For reference items no longer listed in XSLT result lists
10070 major History of anonymous searches is not kept
10201 major Old OPAC patron update system should be removed
Packaging
----------
9052 blocker YUI assets installed in the wrong place by packages
9256 critical Search is broken for 3.10 package-installs when marcflavour != marc21
10061 critical Fix the tiny_mce error when building packages
9918 major Packaging updates for 3.12
Patrons
----------
6506 critical Deleting patron history missing errors
9930 critical Can't update patron info in ccsr
Reports
----------
6898 major Circulation librarians can't run overdues without reports permissions
Searching
----------
9980 blocker Anonymous searches in the OPAC entirely broken
8620 critical Barcode searching not working correctly
7440 major Vestiges of NoZebra should be removed
8746 major Rebuild_zebra_sliced.sh don't work where Record length of 106041 is larger than the MARC spec allows
9341 major Problem with UNIMARC authors facets
9395 major Problem with callnumber and standard number search in OPAC and Staff Client
9620 major IncludeSeeFromInSearches ON and data in $9 subfields can break indexing
9961 major Truncation and QueryAutoTruncate not working properly with new QueryParser
Serials
----------
9902 major Item subfields not populating
Staff Client
----------
9591 blocker Set Library changes after viewing Holds Queue >> reserves item
9272 major Plack goes into paroxysms of horror when faced with deleting an authorized value
System Administration
----------
8401 critical Search term deleted from system preference content
Templates
----------
9529 major Adding a patron shows javascript on screen under login section
9570 major View plain not working in ccsr
Test Suite
----------
9142 blocker Failing test case in 3.10.0 release.
9486 blocker T/Letters.t loads modules in wrong order
9909 blocker If plugins directory isn't writable, plugins test shouldn't try to write to it
9911 blocker Remove two invalid tests
9912 blocker DateUtils.t must not access database
Tools
----------
9883 blocker Koha::Plugins::* should not require koha-conf to load
9884 blocker Plugin permissions not added to translations
9900 blocker Plugins should not be enabled by default
8264 major Local cover images not working in IE8
9065 major Upload local cover image permission implementation error
9421 major Tools/picture-upload.pl not Plack-compatible
9535 major Patron card creator "Remove duplicates" function doesn't work
Transaction logs
----------
9293 major Action_logs not tracking payments
Z39.50 / SRU / OpenSearch Servers
----------
9986 major Two fixes on Z3950 Search
Other bugs fixed in 3.12.0
======================
(this list include all bugfixes since the previous major version. Most of them have already been fixed in maintainance releases)
About
----------
9595 normal Update About page for license update to GPL3
9813 normal Update About page with license information about Bootstrap and jQuery
7143 trivial Bug for tracking changes to the about page
9418 trivial Some corrections and additions to about.tt
9956 trivial Add missing translators to the about page
Acquisitions
----------
2046 normal Suggestions: Title Field too small
7358 normal Basket.pl : it is possible to affect a closed basket to a closed basketgroup
8443 normal Suggestions : publication year and copyright date
8557 normal In orderreceive.tt and serials-edit.tt the use of a barcode scan send the form unexpectedly
9168 normal Software error when filtering in receipt summary
9280 normal Bad price calculation when filling a basket with staged records
9506 normal Values are false in the generated pdf for basketgroups
9824 normal Hide basket with no expected items in basket list by bookseller
9937 normal Routines introduced for creating a subscription from an order need unit tests.
10065 normal Style invoice edit form according to standard structure
10115 normal Hiding advanced search in Orders search tab removes plus button
10152 normal Default sorting wrong in parcels.pl
10270 normal GetOrdersByBiblionumber needs better unit tests
9116 minor Code cleaning: Remove some useless temp variables
9226 minor Wrong branch filter after suggestion creation
9364 minor Wrong billing/delivery addresses when creating a basket
9438 minor Biblio notes displayed when ordering
9685 minor Allow sort baskets by number
10106 minor Markup error causing misplacement of "reopen" checkbox on invoice edit screen
7875 trivial Pending suggestion link (the numbers) from staff client home directs to accepted suggestions instead of pending
9062 trivial Tax and discount should be formatted the same
9268 trivial Scanning in barcode or ISBN in Acquisitions -> new order submits the form unexpectedly
9455 trivial Embedded mysql quotes in sql string
9791 trivial Some tables are displayed with a pixel before and after
Architecture, internals, and plumbing
----------
7853 normal Opac-maintanance.pl should correctly redirect back to opac-main.pl, if no updates are outstanding
9183 normal C4::Search should only have one ZOOM event loop
9546 normal MANIFEST.SKIP breaking regexp when running make manifest tardist
9552 normal BIB1 Relation "Greater Than" Attribute Not Mapped Properly in CCL.Properties
9683 normal Allow disable rewrite apache mod
9727 normal Typo in code causes compilation failure with Solr enabled
9894 normal 'hidden' value is hard to understand in frameworks
9926 normal Missing perl modules in Koha
9951 normal Resolve encoding problems where script parameters are not decoded
8429 minor Unnecessary use of Exporter in SIP/ILS objects
9292 minor Remove dead code related to 'publictype'
9401 minor Javascript used for tags handling wants access to CGISESSID cookie
9582 minor Unused code in members/pay.pl
10054 minor When SingleBranchMode is enabled, allow superlibrarians to set logged in library
10143 minor Fix FSF address in license headers
9609 trivial Rebuild zebra reports double numbers for exported records with -z option
10156 trivial Fix usr/bin/perl path for get_report_social_data.pl
Authentication
----------
9008 normal Warn if librarian logged-in with mysql/admin account
9827 normal Remove 'insecure' system preference
9841 minor Improve the link from the "logged in as mysql-user"-warning
Browser compatibility
----------
7687 minor Remove problematic CSS gradient declarations targeting Internet Explorer
Cataloging
----------
5790 normal Deleting a biblio should alert/fail if there are existent holds
9123 normal Authorities search ordered by authid does not work
9358 normal Fixed field plugins for MARC21 should be updated for MARC21 update #15
9377 normal Itemtype in duplicate biblio search
9497 normal Make it easier to add to the the list of possible encodings for Z39.50 servers and add ISO 8859-1
9523 normal Trying to import staged marc records where a matched bib has been deleted caused the import to hang
10225 normal If an item isn't editable, don't show the onclick Edit/Delete menu
9019 minor ILS-DI: GetRecords should return item fields in marcxml
9207 minor Improve z39.50 speed slowdowns for sites with many records
9353 minor Missing subfields on MARC21 frameworks
9494 minor Library of Congress Z39.50 target seed data outdated
9759 minor Last subfield can be deleted
10033 minor Dangerous query in _koha_modify_item
9534 trivial No way to get back to bib detail from edit record screen
10093 trivial Typo in marc21_leader.tt
Circulation
----------
8054 normal Can hit submit twice when paying fines
8079 normal Opac not showing fines - says 'no'
8559 normal Conflicting item statuses
8682 normal Quick slip: renewals do not appear on quick slips
9219 normal Show damaged and lost statuses for issues on circulation.pl as they are on moremember.pl
9860 normal Incorrect box heading 'Cannot check in' when a late document is returned
9875 normal Don't display empty tab when using (OPAC)SeparateHoldings
8781 minor Access to Transfer page while "independent branches" is on
9289 minor Adjacent checkbox behavior broken on circulation.pl
9720 minor Uninitialized value warnings in circulation
9526 trivial Patron statistics table is not pretty, the page needs the circ toolbar added
Command-line Utilities
----------
2013 normal New Overdues.pm breaks fines2.pl
8840 normal Ubuntu-pkg-check.sh fix and extend functionality
9496 normal Rebuild_zebra.pl should handle invalid XML records better
9885 normal Passwords generated by command line scripts are weak
9104 minor Country in CSV in overdue_notices.pl
9235 minor Hardcoded values in cronjobs/backup.sh
8200 trivial /home/chris/git/koha.git in /usr/share/koha/misc/translator/update.pl
9671 trivial Fines.pl cronjob help lists wrong values for finesmode syspref
Database
----------
9681 normal Add some indexes in database
9745 trivial Don't nuke translated permissions with changes introduced in bug 9382
Documentation
----------
8945 normal Koha 3.10 Help Files Update
9267 normal Ubuntu 12.04 install docs broken
9850 normal Koha 3.12 Help Files Update
9440 trivial Update Koha's LICENSE file from GPL2 to GPL3
10042 trivial Minor typo ("Communnity") in packages docs
Hold requests
----------
8419 normal Suspended holds appear on the daily holds queue
9320 normal Pending reserves is showing reserves already waiting
8508 minor Holds to Pull : Library dropdown options are erroneously concatenated by br tags
Holidays
----------
9211 normal Days_between wrong behaviour
I18N/L10N
----------
6574 normal Js error in en-GB template breaks circulation toolbar
6709 normal Marc21_field_006.xml and marc21_field_008.xml can't be translated.
7938 normal The -v option to the translate script is not documented
9112 normal Update of SQL file for italian setup
9140 normal Untranslatable strings in item circulation history
9141 normal Untranslatable strings on "pay an amount..." page
9266 normal Untranslated strings in tags moderation
9331 normal Untranslatable strings in ajax.js
9797 normal Untranslatable strings have returned to ajax.js
9818 normal "Overdue Fines Cap ($)" should not use $ (I18N)
10017 normal Opac CCSR template do not cope well with right-to-left languages
10083 normal In Transit string doesn't get translated in the staff interface
10214 normal Malformed syspref.po file
9056 minor Add more translations to table language_descriptions
9493 minor Confirmations for user holds in opac are not translatable
9020 trivial Translate new permissions for 3.10
9381 trivial Add Catalan language
Installation and upgrade (command-line installer)
----------
9734 normal String::Random is marked as optional, but C4::Members requires it
9315 trivial Bad version of String::Random reported by koha_perl_deps.pl
Installation and upgrade (web-based installer)
----------
9498 normal Update encoding for Norwegian sample Z39.50 servers
9752 normal Set marcflavor = normarc when NORMARC is chosen in the web installer
9837 normal Fix Norwegian authorized values for the web installer
10050 normal Update German web installer files for 3.12
9831 minor Wrong and missing values in installer for French UNIMARC
9863 trivial 'import' button in web installer should read 'Import'
Label printing
----------
8943 normal Add table sorting to labels
MARC Bibliographic data support
----------
7054 normal NORMARC: wrong default for 000 position 17
7055 normal NORMARC: Links and defaults for 008 position 15-17 and 35-37
9213 normal Implement analytics for NORMARC XSLT
9274 normal Software error in bibtex export
9804 trivial Fix name for NORMARC biblio-koha-indexdefs.xml
MARC Bibliographic record staging/import
----------
5333 normal Undefined value stops import from z39.50
9035 trivial Remove deprecated 'bulkauthimport.pl' file
9144 trivial Bulkmarcimport.pl - Problem identifying errors
Notices
----------
8299 normal Overdue_notice.pl shows warning messages
9348 minor Format dates in HOLD notices consistently
9886 minor ParseLetter removes too often punctuation characters from fields
9499 trivial --itemscontent= option is undocumented in advanced-notice.pl cronjob + default date should be date_due, not issuedate
OPAC
----------
8108 normal Remove unused images from the OPAC
8515 normal OPAC password change does not obey OpacPasswordChange
8660 normal Tag status does not show on multiple tag add
8955 normal Self checkout should degrade gracefully with JavaScript turned off
9102 normal [SECURITY] We should set httponly on our session cookie
9115 normal [3.6.X] basket window should close automatically when placing a hold
9166 normal OPAC needs configuration file for datepicker
9174 normal Item type image does not display for biblio-level itemtypes in list display in OPAC
9276 normal Display of biblio-level authorized values on OPAC search results broken
9287 normal Socialnetworks is enabled by default
9504 normal URL escape in OPAC more searches
9572 normal Opac info tooltip from branches is not well positioned
9660 normal OpenLibrary covers are too small on OPAC search results
9731 normal Remove changelanguage.pl in favor of (already present) opac-changelanguage.pl
9932 normal Broken calendar image and misplaced masthead include for CCSR theme
9970 normal Add datepicker widget default configuration to OPAC patron entry form
10026 normal OPAC cart not showing location anymore
10107 normal Opacbookbag shouldn't prevent from adding items to a list in the OPAC
10204 normal Patron image no longer appears in the OPAC
10266 normal Restricted status doesn't show in OPAC
4862 minor "Browse by subject" is misnamed
7657 minor Google and OpenLibrary image conflict
8981 minor Remove Nonpublic General Note from OPAC authorities display
8983 minor Typo error in UNIMARCslim2OPACResults.xsl
9003 minor Add css fix for opac news items with strong and em
9098 minor Replace tabulations by spaces in opac-user.pl
9158 minor Correcting whitespace around display of series 440 marc fields
9308 minor Logo-koha.png not transparent in ccsr theme.
9309 minor "OPACurlOpenInNewWindow" isn't respected for 856$u links shown in OPAC when not using XSLT
9329 minor Wrong message for already expired cards
9585 minor Fix spelling mistake in default tab conditional for opac-detail
9756 minor Patron self registration missing the system preference PatronSelfRegistrationAdditionalInstructions
9935 minor Social icons missing in CSSR theme
9946 minor Opac-topissues with no time limit
10073 minor Show ccode or location also if not bound to Authorized Values in XSLT
8546 trivial Error in description of OPAC Advanced Search Publication date range search
9059 trivial Increase size of opac-sendbasket window
10006 trivial Holding branch is not available to XSLT display
Packaging
----------
8816 normal Add WARNING to debian/control file, to not manually edit
9260 normal Koha-run-backups complains "[: 97: missing ]"
9890 normal Fix the new plugin system for package installs
10041 normal Provide a koha-translate script to aid package users on installing translations
10094 normal Koha-list should have an --disabled option
10101 normal Koha-enable error handling
10104 normal Koha-disable error handling
10144 normal Koha-start-zebra error handling
10146 normal Koha-stop-zebra error handling
10149 normal Koha-restart-zebra error handling
10150 normal Koha-email-disable error handling
10157 normal Koha-email-enable error handling
10159 normal Koha-rebuild-zebra error handling
10259 normal Koha-*-zebra scripts are expected to run without warnings if no instance name passed
9592 minor Package dependency updates for master
9784 minor Koha-shell missing from koha-common man page
9802 minor Add test case to verify package man pages are well formatted
10084 minor YUI path wrong in CCSR theme with packages
Patrons
----------
207 normal Display of institutional member's info gives strange information
9002 normal Remove Problematic Logic from Patron Messaging Preferences Form
9479 normal The member notices page does not display dates in the syspref format
9556 normal Changing patron category does not fully update patron messaging preferences
9772 normal Displayed Norwegian chars correctly in the patron category dropdown on the Patrons page
9783 normal Can hit submit twice when adding patrons
9917 normal Routing list tab on patron account should depend on syspref/permission
10053 normal Borrowers.branchcode cannot be null
9406 minor No confirmation displayed after renewing a patron from details page
9407 minor Patrons search should match substrings
9484 minor Userid not generated consistently (different editing pages)
9997 minor Suspected typo in patron self registration code
9330 trivial Patron duplication : should duplicate with empty title (salutation field)
9981 trivial Sort1 not automatically cleared when duplicating a patron
Reports
----------
6602 normal Reports dictionary doesn't properly recognize text columns
9033 normal Wide character error in runreport.pl
9451 normal Borrower_stats.pl gives off warnings and is not Plack-compatible
9659 normal Undefined authorised value category yields empty dropdown menu on SQL reports
9719 normal Changing the rows per page on a custom report fails if it has user supplied parameters
10110 normal Problems with diacritics in saved SQL reports
9182 trivial Saved reports list : wrong sortable columns
Searching
----------
7507 normal Audience Subtype limit on Advanced Search does not have all Audiences
8984 normal Zebra does not index some fields in UNIMARC biblio records
9049 normal Rebuild_zebra should not use shadow when called with -r
8946 minor Wrong label and missing values in UNIMARC coded fields advanced search
9419 minor The highlight feature can cause a browser freeze
9588 minor Weighted search query with index
9402 trivial Useless letter "v" between 2 <option> tags
Self checkout
----------
9748 minor Noitemlinks not being enforced
Serials
----------
7608 normal Manual history is always 'enabled'
8896 normal Delete serials no more missing from missinglist
9323 normal Untranslatable string in serials search
9391 normal Issues on serial collection page no longer show status
10183 normal Serials collection table is displayed with a single pixel before and after
9222 minor Manual history reversed in subscription-detail.pl
9229 minor Branch code instead of name in subscription-detail.pl
9947 minor Creating item for received serial prefills enumchron subfield
SIP2
----------
8039 normal Self Checkout/SIP: Allow authentication with userid and password
9343 minor SIP doesn't handle debarred date/status correctly
8433 trivial Use English not needed in modules not using English
9838 trivial SIP tests : fix in 04patron_status.t
Staff Client
----------
9663 normal Individual bibliographic record "Save" option requires export permission
9873 normal Quiet errors in the log from XSLT.pm
9335 minor Message Log Popups don't disappear?
9376 minor Problem with dateexpiry display in moremember.tt
9726 minor XISBN service throttle not initialized
7368 trivial General staff client typo omnibus
9179 trivial Incorrect capitalization in serials-collection.pl
9382 trivial Bold necessary permissions for staff client access.
9397 trivial Error Messages hard to find for Visually Impaired Users (Accessibility) [Returning Items]
9398 trivial [ ? ] Link Lacks Context for All General Users (Accessibility) [Contexual Help]
9658 trivial Breadcrumb wrong on reports dictionary
System Administration
----------
7596 normal System preferences editor JavaScript contains untranslatable English string
9201 normal OAI-PMH mapping value cannot be 0
10103 minor UniqueItemFields is missing from sysprefs.sql
8163 trivial Click to populate XSLT preferences with "default" or empty values
Templates
----------
6329 normal Patron categories should show which fields are required
8068 normal Acq stats refers to budgets when it should be funds
8278 normal Replace YUI autocomplete in UNIMARC 210c plugin
8986 normal Batch patron modification template corrections
9073 normal Download option from the cart should match the menu button in lists
9108 normal Add uk/euro date sort filter to pages which require it
9172 normal Move TinyMCE library outside of language-specific directory
9284 normal JavaScript should conform to coding guidelines recommended by JSHint
9310 normal Patron image upload template corrections
9443 normal Use DataTables on MARC frameworks administration page
9459 normal Use DataTables on hold ratios report page
9463 normal Use DataTables on patron sent notices page
9554 normal Single quote in didyoumean
9555 normal Template files contain single quote strings
9583 normal OPAC cart button display problem in Chromium
9680 normal Cart aligned right in CCSR
9695 normal Use alphabet system preference on page used to browse patrons for patron card batches
9697 normal Replace YUI buttons on the patron cards batch edit page with Bootstrap
9737 normal Local Covers sometimes appear then disappear on OPAC Search Results/Lists
9766 normal Remove YUI menu on budget planning page in favor of different column-hiding system
9877 normal Use DataTables on funds administration page
9879 normal Use DataTables on suggestions management page
9881 normal Remove unused tablesorter plugin from offline circulation page
9882 normal Use DataTables on batch modifications pages
9887 normal Use DataTables on circulation page
9903 normal Sort by date broken on patron detail page
9904 normal Link to plugins management should not be in global navigation
9905 normal Use DataTables on calendar page
9925 normal Remove unused table-pager include
9945 normal Pretty icon display in authorised values configuration
10023 normal Degree notation in acq
10044 normal Doubled up paging on order receive
10134 normal Set XSLT usage ON as default, for new Koha installs
10145 normal The acquisition details block is badly placed
10153 normal Patron header search form is too wide
10196 normal Items table partially hidden in marc view in ccsr
5648 minor Icons clumping together
8899 minor Remove unused CSS declarations from staff client CSS
9196 minor Authorities editor overlapping box
9215 minor Non translatable string in manage-marc-import
9278 minor Remove unused OPAC CSS file sanop.css
9306 minor Update SeparateHoldings preference descriptions
9385 minor Patron add labels right aligned in chrome
9545 minor Fix Import Marc Bibliographic Framework Text Label
9571 minor Fix width for textareas in Edit Item screen
9586 minor Remove $ENV{DEBUG} info from Member Template
9608 minor White background on header on check in
9613 minor Items namespace missing in XSLT
9651 minor When deleting a fund, button is wrongly labelled with 'Delete this budget'
9803 minor Question mark in cataloging not clearly a link
9984 minor The hold ratios table uses a server-side sort
10045 minor Suggestions refer to budgets, but should be funds
10046 minor Label budget should be fund on invoices page
10049 minor Comments tab shows ( ) instead of ( 0 ) on translated templates
10097 minor Hide framework selection when importing staged authority records
10111 minor Layout on basket summary page a bit inconsistent
2835 trivial Inconsistent use of colon at the end of sentences
6680 trivial Cart download choices not understandable to patrons
9275 trivial Missing '<' closing pharagraph tag
9655 trivial Capitalization wrong on 'Close and Print' button in basket groups
9952 trivial MARC tab: tab 0 is not translated correctly
9957 trivial Missing cancel link on subfield editing page
10000 trivial Little typo in intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/help/tools/letter.tt: sliip
10002 trivial Don't include line breaks in strings that are translated
10008 trivial Serials search results 'Opened' tab should be 'Open'
10040 trivial Capitalization wrong on alert when deleting subfields from authority frameworks
10233 trivial Toolbar background missing from staff client catalogue page
Test Suite
----------
9209 normal Mocked Koha::Calendar tests
8924 minor Some modules erroneously skipped by 00-load
Tools
----------
5521 normal Item edit form appears if no items found
8745 normal Disallow rebuild_zebra.pl from executing, when run by root user
8977 normal Printoverdues.sh call an uninitialized variable
9360 normal Clean borrowers tool wording and layout problematic
9415 normal XML catalog export is missing root node
9509 normal BatchMod.pl does not ensure each barcode is unique
9605 normal Rotating collections permissions are wrong
10022 normal Multiple tags moderation doesn't work on translated page
9954 minor CSV profile encoding not selected on editing
Transaction logs
----------
7241 normal Circulation action logs record biblionumber instead of item number
translate.koha-community.org
----------
8942 normal Translation process breaks javascript in calendar.inc
Z39.50 / SRU / OpenSearch Servers
----------
9105 normal Moving Z3950 search code to Breeding.pm
10058 normal Fix unapi for NORMARC
9520 minor Update default LOC Z39.50 target
New sysprefs in 3.12.0
======================
* AllowHoldsOnPatronsPossessions
* alphabet
* DisplayIconsXSLT
* DisplayOPACiconsXSLT
* FinesIncludeGracePeriod
* HighlightOwnItemsOnOPAC
* HighlightOwnItemsOnOPACWhich
* HTML5MediaEnabled
* HTML5MediaExtensions
* IDreamBooksReadometer
* IDreamBooksResults
* IDreamBooksReviews
* IntranetNumbersPreferPhrase
* ManInvInNoissuesCharge
* NotesBlacklist
* OpacItemLocation
* OPACNumbersPreferPhrase
* OpacSeparateHoldings
* OpacSeparateHoldingsBranch
* PatronSelfRegistrationAdditionalInstructions
* Persona
* RefundLostItemFeeOnReturn
* RenewalSendNotice
* RentalsInNoissuesCharge
* SCOUserCSS
* SCOUserJS
* SeparateHoldings
* SeparateHoldingsBranch
* SocialNetworks
* TimeFormat
* TrackClicks
* UNIMARCAuthorityField100
* UNIMARCAuthorsFacetsSeparator
* UNIMARCField100Language
* UniqueItemFields
* UseKohaPlugins
* UseQueryParser
System requirements
======================
Important notes:
* Perl 5.10 is required
* Zebra is required
Documentation
======================
The Koha manual is maintained in DocBook.The home page for Koha
documentation is
http://koha-community.org/documentation/
As of the date of these release notes, only the English version of the
Koha manual is available:
http://manual.koha-community.org/3.12/en/
The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at
http://git.koha-community.org/gitweb/?p=kohadocs.git;a=summary
Translations
======================
Complete or near-complete translations of the OPAC and staff
interface are available in this release for the following languages:
* English (USA)
* Arabic (91%)
* Armenian (94%)
* Chinese (China) (84%)
* Chinese (Taiwan) (94%)
* Danish (100%)
* English (New Zealand) (94%)
* French (100%)
* French (Canada) (61%)
* German (100%)
* German (Switzerland) (94%)
* Greek (56%)
* Italian (99%)
* Norwegian Bokmål (64%)
* Portuguese (93%)
* Portuguese (Brazil) (90%)
* Slovak (100%)
* Spanish (100%)
* Turkish (98%)
Partial translations are available for various other languages.
The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see
http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Translating_Koha
for information about translating Koha, and join the koha-translate
list to volunteer:
http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-translate
The most up-to-date translations can be found at:
http://translate.koha-community.org/
Release Team
======================
The release team for Koha 3.12 is
Release Manager: Jared Camins-Esakov <jcamins@cpbibliography.com>
Documentation Manager: Nicole C Engard <nengard@gmail.com>
Installation Documentation Manager: Mason James <mtj@kohaaloha.com>
Translation Manager: Ruth Bavousett <druthb@bywatersolutions.com>
QA Manager: Katrin Fischer <Katrin.Fischer@bsz-bw.de>
QA Team: Marcel de Rooy <M.de.Rooy@rijksmuseum.nl>,
Elliott Davis <elliott@bywatersolutions.com>,
Jonathan Druart <jonathan.druart@biblibre.com>,
Mason James <mtj@kohaaloha.com>
Paul Poulain <paul.poulain@biblibre.com>
Bug Wranglers: Magnus Enger <magnus@enger.priv.no>,
Chris Hall
Mirko Tietgen
Marc Veron
Packaging Manager: Robin Sheat <robin@catalyst.net.nz>
Live CD Manager: Vimal Kumar V.
Release Maintainer (3.6.x): Liz Rea <lrea@catalyst.net.nz>
Release Maintainer (3.8.x): Chris Cormack <chrisc@catalyst.net.nz>
Release Maintainer (3.10.x): Chris Cormack <chrisc@catalyst.net.nz>
Credits
======================
We thank the following libraries who are known to have sponsored
new features in Koha 3.12.0:
* Arcadia Public Library
* Athens County Public Libraries
* BdP de la Meuse
* Brooklyn Law School Library
* Central Kansas Library System (CKLS)
* Corpus Christi Public Libraries
* KEEP SOLUTIONS
* Library of the Józef Piłsudski Institute of America
* Los Gatos Public Library and Harrison Carmel Public Library
* North Central Regional Library (NCRL)
* Northeast Kansas Library System (NEKLS)
* Plum Creek Library System
* Rolling Hills Consolidated Libraries
* software.coop
* Talking Tech
* Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
* Université d'Aix-Marseille
* Université de Lyon 3
* Université de Rennes 2
* Université de St Etienne
* VOKAL
* Washoe County Library System
We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 3.12.0.
* 34 Tomas Cohen Arazi
* 1 Alex Arnaud
* 1 Edmund Balnaves
* 1 Stefano Bargioni
* 5 D Ruth Bavousett
* 616 Jared Camins-Esakov
* 9 Colin Campbell
* 1 Barry Cannon
* 7 Galen Charlton
* 17 David Cook
* 29 Chris Cormack
* 4 Christophe Croullebois
* 2 Hugh Davenport
* 1 Elliott Davis
* 2 Stéphane Delaune
* 1 Frédéric Demians
* 1 Srikanth Dhondi
* 89 Jonathan Druart
* 24 Nicole Engard
* 18 Magnus Enger
* 13 Vitor FERNANDES
* 24 Katrin Fischer
* 3 Corey Fuimaono
* 3 Michael Hafen
* 1 Chris Hall
* 78 Kyle M Hall
* 2 Kristina D.C. Hoeppner
* 1 Rolando Isidoro
* 6 Mason James
* 3 Srdjan Jankovic
* 5 Peter Crellan Kelly
* 1 Rafal Kopaczka
* 21 Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel
* 187 Owen Leonard
* 32 Julian Maurice
* 1 Melia Meggs
* 1 Matthias Meusburger
* 4 Sophie Meynieux
* 1 Nadia Nicolaides
* 1 Chris Nighswonger
* 7 Dobrica Pavlinusic
* 1 Maxime Pelletier
* 1 Fred Pierre
* 18 Paul Poulain
* 7 Karam Qubsi
* 1 Romina Racca
* 3 MJ Ray
* 15 Liz Rea
* 1 Thatcher Rea
* 2 Martin Renvoize
* 37 Marcel de Rooy
* 53 Fridolyn SOMERS
* 9 Mathieu Saby
* 16 Adrien Saurat
* 16 Robin Sheat
* 1 Will Stokes
* 1 ByWater Migration Support
* 1 Zeno Tajoli
* 4 Lyon3 Team
* 5 Mirko Tietgen
* 1 Mark Tompsett
* 1 Ed Veal
* 2 Marc Veron
* 2 Aaron Wells
* 1 Jen Zajac
* 1 koha-preprod
We thank the following companies who contributed patches to Koha 3.12.0
* 187 ACPL
* 24 BSZ BW
* 220 BibLibre
* 11 BigBallOfWax
* 106 ByWater-Solutions
* 616 C & P Bibliography
* 65 Catalyst
* 7 Equinox
* 1 Foundations
* 6 KohaAloha
* 1 Libeo
* 1 Libeo
* 18 Libriotech
* 11 PTFS-Europe
* 18 Prosentient Systems
* 37 Rijksmuseum
* 3 Software.coop
* 1 Tamil
* 4 Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3
* 9 Université Rennes 2
* 5 abunchofthings.net
* 1 cineca.it
* 2 davenport.net.nz
* 1 di.unc.edu.ar
* 13 keep.pt
* 1 oslo.ie
* 1 poczta.onet.pl
* 1 pusc.it
* 7 rot13.org
* 1 smfpl.org
* 3 tech.washk12.org
* 74 unidentified
* 2 veron.ch
We also especially thank the following individuals who tested patches
for Koha 3.12.0.
* 1 Koha Team Lyon 3
* 4 Pierre Angot
* 10 Tomas Cohen Arazi
* 5 Leila Arkab
* 1 Larry Baerveldt
* 1 Bob Birchall
* 2 Nora Blake
* 3 Brendan
* 2 Broust
* 1 Corinne Bulac
* 1068 Jared Camins-Esakov
* 1 Colin Campbell
* 36 Galen Charlton
* 10 David Cook
* 124 Chris Cormack
* 3 Hugh Davenport
* 31 Elliott Davis
* 4 Frédéric Demians
* 2 Srikanth Dhondi
* 252 Jonathan Druart
* 1 Jonathan Druarth
* 1 Frédéric Durand
* 4 Frederic Durand
* 32 Nicole C. Engard
* 14 Magnus Enger
* 1 Vitor FERNANDES
* 1 Vitor Fernandes
* 385 Katrin Fischer
* 141 Kyle M Hall
* 2 Claire Hernandez
* 3 Rolando Isodoro
* 35 Mason James
* 133 Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel
* 104 Owen Leonard
* 7 Julian Maurice
* 26 Melia Meggs
* 1 Sophie Meynieux
* 1 Pascale Nalon
* 19 Chris Nighswonger
* 3 Dobrica Pavlinusic
* 80 Paul Poulain
* 2 Karam Qubsi
* 3 MJ Ray
* 20 Liz Rea
* 1 Martin Renvoize
* 78 Marcel de Rooy
* 1 M. de Rooy
* 2 Fridolyn SOMERS
* 1 Marc Sabin
* 11 Mathieu Saby
* 1 Adrien Saurat
* 9 Robin Sheat
* 2 Delaye Stephane
* 1 Zeno Tajoli
* 20 Mirko Tietgen
* 1 Ed Veal
* 12 Marc Veron
* 2 Cedric Vita
* 2 Ian Walls
* 3 koha.aixmarseille
* 3 mathieu saby
* 2 wajasu
We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertently missed,
please send a patch against these release notes to
koha-patches@lists.koha-community.org.
Revision control notes
======================
The Koha project uses Git for version control. The current development
version of Koha can be retrieved by checking out the master branch of
git://git.koha-community.org/koha.git
The branch for this version of Koha and future bugfixes in this release line is 3.12-master.
Bugs and feature requests
======================
Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug
tracker at
http://bugs.koha-community.org/
He rau ringa e oti ai.
(Many hands finish the work)
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