RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 22.11.12

28 nov 2023

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:

• Koha Community

Koha 22.11.12 can be downloaded from:

• Download

Installation instructions can be found at:

• Koha Wiki
• OR in the INSTALL files that come in the tarball

Koha 22.11.12 is a bugfix/maintenance release.

It includes 15 enhancements, 83 bugfixes.

System requirements

You can learn about the system components (like OS and database) needed for running Koha on the community wiki.

Security bugs

• 35290 SQL Injection vulnerability in ysearch.pl
• 35291 File Upload vulnerability in upload-cover-image.pl

Bugfixes

About

Other bugs fixed

• 34424 Update release team on about page for new QA team member
• 34800 Update contributor openhub links
• 35033 Add a validation for biblioitems in about/system information

Acquisitions

Other bugs fixed

• 22712 Funds from inactive budgets appear on Item details if using MarcItemFieldstoOrder
• 26994 Display list of names in alphabetical order when using the Suggestion information filter in Suggestions management
• 34375 Shipping fund in an invoice defaults to the first fund from the list rather than ‘no fund’ after receiving
• 35012 Framework item plugins fire twice on Acquisition item blocks

Architecture, internals, and plumbing

Critical bugs fixed

• 32305 Background worker doesn’t check job status when received from rabbitmq
• 34204 Koha user needs to be able to login
• 34731 C4::Letters::SendQueuedMessages can be triggered with an undef message_id

  This fixes an issue where generating a notice that is undefined (for example, where it is empty) will trigger the sending of any pending messages, even though the message queue cronjob isn’t run. This can cause an issue for libraries that expect emails and SMS messages to be processed at specific times.

• 34959 Translator tool generates too many changes
• 35111 Background jobs worker crashes on SIGPIPE when database connection lost in Ubuntu 22.04
• 35199 Fix error handling in http-client.js

Other bugs fixed

• 32379 CRASH: Can’t call method “itemlost” on an undefined value
• 34271 Remove a few Logger statements from REST API
• 34990 Backgroundjob->enqueue does not send persistent header
• 35000 OPACMandatoryHoldDates does not work well with flatpickr
• 35024 Do not wrap PO files
• 35064 Syntax error in db_revs/220600072.pl
• 35173 Call concat correctly for EDI SFTP Transport errors
• 35278 CGI::param called in list context from /usr/share/koha/admin/columns_settings.pl line 76
• 35298 Flatpickr makes focus handler in dateaccessioned plugin useless

Authentication

Other bugs fixed

• 31393 Koha::Config->read_from_file incorrectly parses elements with 1 attribute named” content” (Shibboleth config)

Cataloging

Critical bugs fixed

• 34993 Framework doesn’t load defaults in existing records or duplicate as new
• 35343 record method, required for bug 26611, missing from Koha::Authority

Other bugs fixed

• 32853 Fix cataloguing/value_builder/unimarc_field_125.pl
• 32856 Fix cataloguing/value_builder/unimarc_field_126.pl
• 34171 item_barcode_transform does not work when moving items
• 34966 Terminology: Add item form – “Add & duplicate” should be “Add and duplicate”

  This updates the add item form in the staff interface to
  change the ‘Add & duplicate’ button to ‘Add and duplicate’. (As per the terminology guidelines https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Terminology)

• 35101 Clicking the barcode.pl plugin causes screen to jump back to top
• 35245 Incorrect select2 width when cataloging authorities

Circulation

Critical bugs fixed

• 17798 Checking out an item on hold for another patron prints a slip but does not update hold
• 27249 Using the calendar to ‘close’ a library can create an infinite loop during renewals
• 35295 No hold modal when checking in an item of a held record

Other bugs fixed

• 33164 Return claim message shows intermittently when BlockReturnOfLostItems enabled

  Sponsored by Pymble Ladies’ College

• 34704 Print templates are formatted incorrectly

  The patch removes the automated additional of html linebreak markup to print notices when using –html.

  If you are using this flag with gather_print_notices.pl you may need to revisit your notice templates to ensure they are properly marked up as expected for html notices. If you are using non-html notices then they should remain as before.

• 34910 Do not allow checkout for anonymous patron

Command-line Utilities

Other bugs fixed

• 35141 Prevent link_bibs_to_authorities from dying on search error

ERM

Critical bugs fixed

• 33606 Access to ERM requires parameters => ‘manage_sysprefs’

Hold requests

Other bugs fixed

• 34678 Concurrent changes to the holds can fail due to primary key constraints
• 34901 Item-level holds can show inaccurate transit status on the patron details page
• 35003 Holds with cancellation requests table on waitingreserves.tt does not filter by branch
• 35069 Items needed column on circ/reserveratios.pl does not sort properly

I18N/L10N

Other bugs fixed

• 32312 Complete database column descriptions for circulation module in guided reports

  This adds and clarifies database column descriptions shown for the statistics table when creating a guided report for the circulation module. Previously, some columns didn’t have a description or were ambiguous.

Installation and upgrade (command-line installer)

Critical bugs fixed

• 34881 Database update for bug 28854 isn’t fully idempotent

Other bugs fixed

• 35180 Fix typo in deletedbiblioitems.publishercode comment in kohastructure.sql

Installation and upgrade (web-based installer)

Critical bugs fixed

• 34520 Database update 22.06.00.078 breaks update process

MARC Authority data support

Other bugs fixed

• 30024 link_bibs_to_authorities.pl relies on CatalogModuleRelink

Notices

Other bugs fixed

• 35185 Remove is_html flag from sample notices for text notices
• 35186 Remove html tags from sample notices

  This removes unnecessary tags in two email notices:
  * PASSWORD_RESET
  * STAFF_PASSWORD_RESET
  These notices are only updated in new installations, for existing installation manually change the notices.

• 35187 Fix line breaks in some HTML notices, including WELCOME

OPAC

Other bugs fixed

• 33810 Accessibility: OPAC Advanced Search fields are not labelled
• 34946 Remove the use of event attributes from self checkout and check-in
• 34980 Remove the use of event attributes from title-actions-menu.inc in OPAC
• 35006 OPAC holdings table – sort for current library column doesn’t work

  This fixes the holdings table on the OPAC’s bibliographic detail
  page so that home and current library columns are sorted correctly by
  library name.

• 35144 ‘Required’ mention for patron attributes is not red in OPAC
• 35280 OPAC patron entry form: Patron attributes “clear” link broken

Packaging

Critical bugs fixed

• 35242 Force memcache restart after koha upgrade

Patrons

Other bugs fixed

• 34413 Flat picker birth date field does not display properly on initial load on iOS
• 34462 Bug 25299 seems to have been reintroduced in more recent versions.

  This fixes the display of the card expiration message on a patron’s page so that it now includes the date that their card will expire.

• 34531 Hiding Lost card flag and Gone no address flag via BorrowerUnwantedFields hides Patron restrictions
• 34931 Collapsed additional attributes and identifiers with a PA_CLASS don’t display well
• 35127 Patron search ignores searchtype from the context menu

Plugin architecture

Other bugs fixed

• 35148 before_send_messages plugin hook does not pass the –where option

REST API

Critical bugs fixed

• 35167 GET /items* broken if notforloan == 0 and itemtype.notforloan == NULL

Other bugs fixed

• 35053 Item-level rules not checked if both item_id and biblio_id are passed

Searching

Critical bugs fixed

• 34857 OPAC advanced search operator “not” is searching as “and” on chrome

  This fixes a regression (from bug 33233) when using a Chrome-based browser with AND, OR, and NOT in OPAC > Advanced search > More options. Using these operators with keywords should now work as expected.

Serials

Critical bugs fixed

• 35073 Serials batch edit deletes unchanged additional fields data

Staff interface

Critical bugs fixed

• 35284 No more delay between 2 DT requests

Other bugs fixed

• 31041 Cashup summary modal printing issue

  This bugfix updates the modal printing system to trigger a new page for dialogue printing.

  Whilst this causes a minor flash unsightly content at print preview, it significantly improves the reliability of modal printing where such dialogues appear on pages containing a lot of content or the modals themselves contain a enough content to require a scroll.

• 35019 Can’t delete news from the staff interface main page

• 35112 [22.11] Return claims table showing on all patron tabs and not behaving as normal

  Sponsored by Pymble Ladies’ College

• 35276 Suggestions form crashes on Unknown column ‘auth_forwarded_hash’ when logging in

  This fixes an issue when trying to directly access the suggestions management page in the staff interface ([YOURDOMAIN]/cgi-bin/koha/suggestion/suggestion.pl) when you are logged out. Previously, if you were logged out, tried to access the suggestions management page, and then entered your credentials, you would get an error trace.

Templates

Critical bugs fixed

• 35110 Authorities editor with JS error when only one tab

Other bugs fixed

• 34119 Improve staff interface print stylesheet following redesign
• 34954 Typo: datexpiry
• 35055 Don’t export actions column from patron search results
• 35072 Invalid usage of “&” in JavaScript intranet-tmpl script redirects
• 35124 Incorrect item groups table markup
• 35212 Correct mismatched label on identity provider entry form
• 35283 XSLT 583 Action note is missing subfield h and x in staff interface

Test Suite

Other bugs fixed

• 35042 Members.t: should not set datelastseen to NULL everywhere

Enhancements

Acquisitions

Enhancements

• 34908 Sort item types alphabetically by description rather than code when adding a new empty record as an order to a basket

  Sponsored by South Taranaki District Council

Architecture, internals, and plumbing

Enhancements

• 34983 Retranslating causes changes in locale_data.json
• 35043 Handling of \t in PO files is confusing
• 35079 Add option to gulp tasks po:update and po:create to control if POT should be built
• 35103 Add option to gulp tasks to pass a list of tasks
• 35174 Remove .po files from the codebase

Cataloging

Enhancements

• 35198 Sort database column names alphabetically on automatic item modification page

ILL

Enhancements

• 35105 ILL – Saving ‘Edit request’ form with invalid Patron ID causes ILL table to not render

OPAC

Enhancements

• 35147 Add classes to Shibboleth text on OPAC login page

  Sponsored by New Zealand Council for Educational Research

• 35262 Improve OPAC self registration confirmation page

Staff interface

Enhancements

• 33169 Improve vue breadcrumbs and left-hand menu

• 33662 Add link to order search to acq module navigation

  Sponsored by The Research University in the Helmholtz Association (KIT)

Templates

Enhancements

• 35206 Adjust style of add button on curbside pickups administration

Tools

Enhancements

• 29811 misc/export_records.pl add possibility to export with timestamp option on authority record type

Documentation

The Koha manual is maintained in Sphinx. The home page for Koha
documentation is

• Koha Documentation

The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at

• Koha Git Repository

Partial translations are available for various other languages.

The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see

• Koha Translation Info

For information about translating Koha, and join the koha-translate
list to volunteer:

• Koha Translate List

The most up-to-date translations can be found at:

• Koha Translation

Release Team

The release team for Koha 22.11.12 is

• Release Manager: Tomás Cohen Arazi

• Release Manager assistants:

  • Jonathan Druart
  • Martin Renvoize

• QA Manager: Katrin Fischer

• QA Team:

  • Aleisha Amohia
  • Nick Clemens
  • David Cook
  • Jonathan Druart
  • Lucas Gass
  • Victor Grousset
  • Kyle M Hall
  • Andrii Nugged
  • Martin Renvoize
  • Marcel de Rooy
  • Petro Vashchuk

• Topic Experts:

  • UI Design — Owen Leonard
  • Zebra — Fridolin Somers
  • REST API — Martin Renvoize
  • ERM — Pedro Amorim
  • ILL — Pedro Amorim

• Bug Wranglers:

  • Aleisha Amohia

• Packaging Manager: Mason James

• Documentation Manager: Aude Charillon

• Documentation Team:

  • Caroline Cyr La Rose
  • Lucy Vaux-Harvey

• Translation Manager: Bernardo González Kriegel

• Wiki curators:

  • Thomas Dukleth
  • Katrin Fischer

• Release Maintainers:

  • 23.05 — Fridolin Somers
  • 22.11 — PTFS Europe (Matt Blenkinsop, Pedro Amorim)
  • 22.05 — Lucas Gass
  • 21.11 — Danyon Sewell

• Release Maintainer assistants:

  • 21.11 — Wainui Witika-Park

Credits

We thank the following libraries, companies, and other institutions who are known to have sponsored
new features in Koha 22.11.12

We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 22.11.12

We thank the following libraries, companies, and other institutions who contributed
patches to Koha 22.11.12

We also especially thank the following individuals who tested patches
for Koha

We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertently missed,
please send a patch against these release notes to koha-devel@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:

• Koha Git Repository

The branch for this version of Koha and future bugfixes in this release
line is 22.11.x.

Bugs and feature requests

Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug
tracker at:

• Koha Bugzilla

He rau ringa e oti ai.
(Many hands finish the work)

Autogenerated release notes updated last on 28 nov 2023 14:43:19.