June 2018
Ver 5.6.0.0
Advanced Cataloging.
- Arabic and Hebrew characters are now handled correctly in the Find/Replace search results printable view.
Catalog.
- The default selection status of databases that are members of a Database Group can now be set on a per-installation basis.
- An issue that affected printing from My Account has been addressed.
- Self-hosted installations will get an ‘Upgrade Available’ notice after a privileged logon, if an software upgrade is available.
- Searches would fail after adding a record using the ‘Add Record’ link.
- Defining a Database Group would break the Select Library dropdown.
- The Databases post-query filter has been implemented for installations that have the Postgres interface turned off.
- The Details view has been removed from Record Fetch results.
- Postgres integration is automatically disabled if no connection to a Postgres server can be made.
- In Catalog Setup, the enable_account_change_signin key has been modified to allow changing only the login name. A new enable_account_change_password key has been added to allow for changing just the password. These settings affect the availability of options under Change Login/Password in My Account.
- Catalog now obeys the Change Login/Password permission in Group Editor.
- After creating multiple lists, using the Remove All button on one of the lists would cause all the other lists to have the same contents.
Circulation.
- Items with the status of ON ORDER, IN BINDERY, or WITHDRAWN can now be loaded in Status mode. When attempting to perform a transaction on holdings with these statuses, an Override to change the item’s status to Normal is now presented to the user.
- Arabic and Hebrew characters are now handled correctly in the Library Transactions printable view.
- The dropdown lists are stickier; the dropdown mechanism has been redesigned to prevent the menus from disappearing before the user can select an item.
- The Library Transactions page now displays the selected filter on screen and in print so that user can determine what kind of data is being displayed.
- The Session Due date dialog now stays open/expanded as long as the ‘Use session due date’ checkbox is selected.
- The calendars have been redesigned.
- The email notification summary has been simplified.
Record Editor.
- It is now possible to set the UCS/Unicode flag for patron records.
- Record Editor can optionally suggest the next barcode, based on the last one saved, if the key SUGGEST_BARCODE is present in Global.ini.REG with a value of ‘1’.
- It is no longer possible to delete the 004 field from holding records.
- An issue that prevented Record Editor from loading the Equipment template has been addressed.
- Record Editor now supports printing Avery 5160 barcode and Brodart 55-395-002 spine labels.
Reports.
- An issue where the database shows as UNKNOWN in Common and My Reports has been corrected.
- An ‘EasyLabel’ feature has been added to the Create Report page. This feature will allow printing Avery 5160 barcode and Brodart 55-395-002 spine labels for up to 30 scanned barcodes.
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