Koha 23.11.09 released

The Koha community is proud to announce the release of version 23.11.09.

Koha 23.11.09 can be downloaded from:

• Download

Installation instructions can be found at:

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

Koha 23.11.09 is a bugfix/maintenance release.

It includes 1 enhancements, 27 bugfixes and 5 security fixes.

System requirements

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

Security bugs

• 13342 Not logged in user can place a review/comment as a deleted patron
• 37654 XSS in Batch record import for the Citation column

  Sponsored by Chetco Community Public Library

• 37655 XSS vulnerability in basic editor handling of title
• 37656 XSS in Advanced editor for Z39.50 search results

  Sponsored by Chetco Community Public Library

• 37720 XSS (and bustage) in label creator

Bugfixes

Acquisitions

Other bugs fixed

• 37337 Submitting a similar suggestion results in a blank page
• 37411 Exporting budget planning gives 500 error

Architecture, internals, and plumbing

Other bugs fixed

• 36362 Only call Koha::Libraries->search() if necessary in Item::pickup_locations

  Sponsored by Gothenburg University Library

• 37400 On checkin don’t search for a patron unless needed

Circulation

Other bugs fixed

• 36196 Handling NULL data in ajax calls for cities
• 37552 Automatic renewals cronjob can die when an item scheduled for renewal is checked in

ERM

Critical bugs fixed

• 37288 Edit data provider form does not show the name
  

  This fixes the editing form for eUsage data providers (ERM > eUsage > Data providers):
  – It delays the page display until the information from the counter registry is received. Previously, the data provider name was empty until the data from the registry was received.
  – It removes the ‘Create manually’ button when editing a data provider that was created from the registry.

Fines and fees

Other bugs fixed

• 37254 Dropdown values not cleared after pressing clear in circulation rules

  Sponsored by Koha-Suomi Oy

Hold requests

Critical bugs fixed

• 29087 Holds to pull list can crash with a SQL::Abstract puke
  

  This fixes the cause of an error (SQL::Abstract::puke():…) that can occur on the holds to pull list (Circulation > Holds > Holds to pull).

• 37351 Checkboxes on waiting holds report are not kept when switching to another page

Lists

Other bugs fixed

• 37285 Printing lists only prints the ten first results

MARC Authority data support

Other bugs fixed

• 37226 Authority hierarchy tree broken when a child (narrower) term appears under more than one parent (greater) term

OPAC

Other bugs fixed

• 36566 Correct ESLlint errors in OPAC enhanced content JS
  

  This fixes various ESLint errors in enhanced content JavaScript files:
  – Consistent indentation
  – Remove variables which are declared but not used
  – Add missing semicolons
  – Add missing “var” declarations

Patrons

Critical bugs fixed

• 37378 Patron searches can fail when library groups are set to ‘Limit patron data access by group’

Other bugs fixed

• 37435 Cannot renew patron from details page in patron account without circulate permissions

Point of Sale

Other bugs fixed

• 36998 ‘Issue refund’ modal on cash register transactions page can mistakenly display amount from previously clicked on transaction

REST API

Other bugs fixed

• 29509 GET /patrons* routes permissions excessive

Searching – Elasticsearch

Other bugs fixed

• 36879 Spurious warnings in QueryBuilder
  

  This fixes the cause of a warning message in the log files. Changing the sort order for search results in the staff interface (for example, from Relevance to Author (A-Z)) would generate an unnecessary warning message in plack-intranet-error.log: [WARN] Use of uninitialized value $f in hash element at /kohadevbox/koha/Koha/SearchEngine/Elasticsearch/QueryBuilder.pm line 72 5.

Staff interface

Other bugs fixed

• 33453 Confirmation button for ‘Record cashup’ should be yellow
  

  This fixes the style of the “Confirm” button in the pop-up window when recording a cashup (Tools > Transaction history for > Record cashup). The button was changed from the default button style (with a white background) to the yellow primary action button.

• 33455 Heading on ‘update password’ page is too big
  This fixes the heading for the patron change password page in the staff interface (Patrons > search for a patron > Change password). It was previously part of the form area with the white background, when it should have been above it like other page headings.
• 36129 Check in “Hide all columns” doesn’t persist on item batch modification/deletion
  

  This fixes the item batch modification/deletion tool, so that if the “Hide all columns” checkbox is selected and then the page is reloaded, the checkbox is still shown as selected. Before this, the columns remained hidden as expected, but the checkbox wasn’t selected.

  Sponsored by Koha-Suomi Oy

• 37425 Deletion of bibliographic record can cause search errors

Templates

Other bugs fixed

• 35235 Mismatched label on notice edit form
• 35236 Mismatched label on patron card batch edit form
  

  This fixes the “Batch description” label when editing a patron card batch (Tools > Patrons and circulation > Patron card creator > Manage > Card batches > Edit). When you click on the batch description label, the input field is now selected and you can enter the batch description. Before this, you had to click in the field to add the description.

• 36885 Missing tooltip on budget planning page
  This fixes the “Budget locked” tooltip for budget fund planning pages (Administration > Budgets > select a budget that is locked > Funds > Planning > any planning option). The tooltip was not styled correctly for fund names – it now has white text on a black background.
• 37030 Use template wrapper for breadcrumbs: Cash register stats

Test Suite

Other bugs fixed

• 37607 t/cypress/integration/ERM/DataProviders_spec.ts fails

Enhancements

REST API

Enhancements

• 36481 Add GET /libraries/:library_id/cash_registers
  

  This enhancement adds an API endpoint for requesting a list of cash registers for a library. For example: http://127.0.0.1:8080/api/v1/libraries/cpl/cash_registers

Documentation

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

• Koha Documentation
  As of the date of these release notes, the Koha manual is available in the following languages:
• Chinese (Traditional) (78%)
• English (100%)
• English (USA)
• French (49%)
• German (39%)
• Greek (73%)
• Hindi (75%)

The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at

• Koha Git Repository

Translations

Complete or near-complete translations of the OPAC and staff
interface are available in this release for the following languages:

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 23.11.09 is

• Release Manager: Katrin Fischer
• Release Manager assistants:
  • Tomás Cohen Arazi
  • Martin Renvoize
  • Jonathan Druart
• QA Manager: Martin Renvoize
• QA Team:
  • Marcel de Rooy
  • Kyle M Hall
  • Emily Lamancusa
  • Nick Clemens
  • Lucas Gass
  • Tomás Cohen Arazi
  • Julian Maurice
  • Victor Grousset
  • Aleisha Amohia
  • David Cook
  • Laura Escamilla
  • Jonathan Druart
  • Pedro Amorim
  • Matt Blenkinsop
  • Thomas Klausner
• Topic Experts:
  • UI Design — Owen Leonard
  • Zebra — Fridolin Somers
  • ERM — Matt Blenkinsop
  • ILL — Pedro Amorim
  • SIP2 — Matthias Meusburger
  • CAS — Matthias Meusburger
• Bug Wranglers:
  • Aleisha Amohia
  • Jacob O’Mara
• Packaging Managers:
  • Mason James
  • Tomás Cohen Arazi
• Documentation Manager: Philip Orr
• Documentation Team:
  • Aude Charillon
  • Caroline Cyr La Rose
  • Lucy Vaux-Harvey
  • Emmanuel Bétemps
  • Marie-Luce Laflamme
  • Kelly McElligott
  • Rasa Šatinskienė
  • Heather Hernandez
• Wiki curators:
  • Thomas Dukleth
  • George Williams
• Release Maintainers:
  • 24.05 — Lucas Gass
  • 23.11 — Fridolin Somers
  • 23.05 — Wainui Witika-Park
  • 22.11 — Fridolin Somers

Credits

We thank the following libraries, companies, and other institutions who are known to have sponsored
new features in Koha 23.11.09

We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 23.11.09

We thank the following libraries, companies, and other institutions who contributed
patches to Koha 23.11.09

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 main branch of:

• Koha Git Repository

The branch for this version of Koha and future bugfixes in this release
line is 23.11.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 03 Oct 2024 10:12:54.