November 2017 - Koha-devel - lists.koha-community.org

String Freeze
by Tomas Cohen Arazi 10 Nov '17

10 Nov '17

Hi everyone, we reached the date. We are on string freeze for the 17.11 release. Go! Translate! -- Tomás Cohen Arazi Theke Solutions (https://theke.io <http://theke.io/>) ✆ +54 9351 3513384 GPG: B2F3C15F

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Valid id_types for LookupPatron in ilsdi.pl
by Jon Knight 08 Nov '17

08 Nov '17

Hi all, I've been tinkering on bug 13990 to provide ilsdi.pl with a default when the optional id_type field in LookupPatron isn't supplied by the client. We'd noticed some time ago that we can use "email" as an id_type to search patron's based on email address, which turns out to be very handy for integrating with the CampusM mobile app that we have here (which uses email addresses for lots of stuff). However email isn't a documented id_type so whilst tinkering on 13990 I added it into the POD and online documentation in the patches. I traced the logic in the code a bit and realised that any borrower table field can be specified as an id_type. Is this expected/OK? The ilsdi.pl script is usually either disabled or restricted to a known set of IP addresses, so I don't think its much of a security issue, but it does mean that we're exposing database schema details to the outside world, which might cause integration issues if we did ever change the borrower table fields. Should id_type be a constrained list that LookupPatron validates? If so, I hope we can have email in there! ;-) If not, should the documentation point out that any borrower table column name is OK as an id_type field? Jon

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Canceling reserves via opac
by Alex Arnaud 07 Nov '17

07 Nov '17

Hi Koha community Just came across a weird thing about the way Koha handle the ability to cancel reserves via opac user account. There is 2 steps: - Displaying of the "cancel" button. Which depends on Koha::Hold->is_cancelable method, - the cancellation itself, which depends on C4::Reserves::CanReserveBeCanceledFromOpac The problem is that the 2 sub do not behave the same. Just see: /sub is_cancelable {// // my ($self) = @_; // //// //*return 1 unless $self->is_found();*// // return 0 if $self->is_in_transit(); // //*return 1 if $self->is_waiting(); * // // return 0; // //}/ /sub CanReserveBeCanceledFromOpac {// // my ($reserve_id, $borrowernumber) = @_;// // // return unless $reserve_id and $borrowernumber;// // my $reserve = Koha::Holds->find($reserve_id);// // // return 0 unless $reserve->borrowernumber == $borrowernumber;// //*return 0 if ( $reserve->found eq 'W' ) or ( $reserve->found eq 'T' );*// // // return 1;// // //}/ A concrete example is that if i want to cancel a waiting reserve, i can see the button, but it does nothing. I think this should be fixed, but which sub is the right one? Regards Alex Biblibre

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What's on in koha-devel #16
by Jonathan Druart 07 Nov '17

07 Nov '17

Hello librarians and developers, The what's on in koha-devel #16 is available on the Koha website: https://koha-community.org/whats-on-in-koha-devel-16/ Regards, Jonathan

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Meeting reminders for tomorrow
by Nick Clemens 07 Nov '17

07 Nov '17

Hi All, Reminder that we have 2!!! Koha IRC meetings tomorrow, General and Development You can follow the calendar to get updates: https://koha-community.org/calendar/ Agendas where you can find IRC info and local time conversions: https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/General_IRC_meeting_8_November_2017 https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Development_IRC_meeting_8_November_2017 Hope to see you all soon! -Nick

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New Firefox version 57 incompatibility with JS Print Setup Addon
by Roger Grossmann 07 Nov '17

07 Nov '17

Hi all, I am not sure whether one of you has more information about an incompatility of the "JS Print Setup Addon" with the new Firefox version 57 going to be released on 2017-11-14. It seems that the new Webextensions API used with Firefox 57 does not provide the functionality required to build a compatible version of the "JS Print Setup Addon". See https://github.com/edabg/jsprintsetup/issues/39 and https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1385827 With an activated automated Firefox update function the update is going to be installed automatically after 2017-11-17 which makes the silent print feature likely to be dysfunctional. Looks like blocking the FF 57 update until the issue is fixed is the only way for now to keep the silent printing feature. Roger -- LMSCloud GmbH Roger Großmann - Geschäftsführer Konrad-Zuse-Platz 8 - D-81829 München t +49 (0)89 207042-620 m +49 (0)171-2194775 f +49 (0)89 207042-623 e roger.grossmann(a)lmscloud.de w www.lmscloud.de

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Koha 18.05 released in march ? (Joubu)
by Paul Poulain 04 Nov '17

04 Nov '17

Hi Koha-devel & mainly Jonathan, On your RM proposal (https://wiki.koha-community.org/w/index.php?title=Proposal_for_RM_18.05_jou…) , you write: * Koha 18.05 will be released *end of March*, if it is considered stable enough for release I've nothing against this, but is there a reason to release in March and not in May as usual ? In this case, shouldn't we call it 18.03 ? Or will it be a 18.05RC, and the final 18.05.00 will still be in May ? Anyway: explanation welcomed ;) -- Paul Poulain, Associé-gérant / co-owner BibLibre, Services en logiciels libres pour les bibliothèques BibLibre, Open Source software and services for libraries

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Koha Community Newsletter: October 2017
by kohanews 02 Nov '17

02 Nov '17

Fellow Koha users: The Koha Community Newsletter for October 2017 is here: https://koha-community.org/koha-community-newsletter-october-2017/ Many thanks to the folks who submitted articles and news to this month's newsletter. Please feel free to email me with any corrections or suggestions. Thanks! -- Chad Roseburg Editor, Koha Community Newsletter

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Multiple levels approval for suggested title and multiple level late fee slabs required in Koha
by Manju N 01 Nov '17

01 Nov '17

Dear All, Anybody has customized the Koha for multiple level approval of suggested titles from the patrons/faculty in Acquisition module? In our library, we need multiple level approvals such as from the Head of Department and Chairman, Library Committee/Dy. Director etc. We also want to use multiple levels late fee/fine slab. Currently, Koha supports only one late fee slab. We have different late fee structure/ slabs at our library. Please let us know if anybody customized the Koha for the above requirements. With Regards Manju Naika, PhD Asst.Librarian IIT Bombay

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