Aurora Desktop Release Notes – 2019 #
Details are displayed in reverse chronological order (latest first)
Type of Release code per feature: (E=Enhancement, B=Bug fix, M=Major release)
| Ref | Version | Change | Source of Change | Functions affected by Release | Display Effect | Parameter changes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93 E | 9.10.22 | A new checkbox has been added to the Untrapped/On shelf Reserves report to include items with ‘Local Use’ (8192) status. | NSPL | Reserves Reports | New checkbox | None |
| 92 E | 9.10.22 | A new option to select renewals only and automatic renewals has been added to the Statistics – Annual report. | AIT | Statistics | New radio button and checkbox | None |
| 91 E | 9.10.22 | A minor change to the Statistics – annual report to prevent loans being unticked when the Loans radio button is selected. | AIT | Statistics | None | None |
| 90 E | 9.10.22 | A new section in ‘Works to be done’ allows the operator to display shadowed works. If a database subset is selected then the list can be limited to that subset. | NHKS | Cataloguing | New button (eclipse) | None |
| 89 E | 9.10.22 | A work may have it’s status set to shadowed via the ‘Set Status of Work’ option in the search contextual menu. | NHKS | Search | New menu option | None |
| 88 E | 9.10.22 | A new symbol has been added to denote shadowed works in cataloguing and search. | NHKS | Search | None | None |
| 87 B | 9.10.22 | The MAtching Routine screen was not displaying correctly or allowing changes to be made. This has been rectified. | AIT | System Parameters | None | None |
| 86 E | 9.10.22 | The Search Items Call Number Browse report now has a filter to exclude in-transit items. | QPIL | Search | New check box | None |
| 85 E | 9.10.22 | The Stocktake report now has a filter to exclude in-transit items. | QPIL | Stock Analysis | New check box | None |
| 84 E | 9.10.22 | The Low Activity Items report now has a filter to exclude in-transit items. This report can now list items for locations outside of the workstations location. | QPIL | Stock Analysis | New check box | None |
| 83 E | 9.10.22 | A new checkbox allows an operator to suspend allocation of subscriptions through the Homebound screen | SALB | Homebound | New Checkbox | None |
| 82 E | 9.10.22 | On startup Desktop records the Active Directory group to see if this is allowed or not. | NHKS | System | None | None |
| 81 E | 9.10.22 | The thumnbnail image creation process can now process image files in the top level folder. | AIT | Export | None | None |
| 80 E | 9.10.22 | The BibUSRI & HolUSRI display in Item Details has been changed from a label to a read only text box allowing them to be copied to the clipboard. | AIT | Item Details | None | None |
| 79 E | 9.10.22 | User Messages now prompt the operator if instant turnaround is available. Used by libraries for the blind. | SALB | Returns | New message | None |
| 78 E | 9.10.22 | A new link is displayed allowing the operator to view the loan parameter used if the item is currently on loan. | AIT | Item Details | New link displayed | None |
| 77 E | 9.10.22 | A new link is available to change the collect at location to the user’s home location. | AIT | Reserves | New link displayed | None |
| 76 B | 9.10.22 | A bug was identified and fixed where the number of days in the date control was being incorrectly set by the related enterprise parameter. | AIT | Untrapped reserves | None | None |
| 75 E | 9.10.22 | Item transfer cluster block has been added for QPIL libraries. | QPIL | Item transfer | None | None |
| 74 E | 9.10.22 | The ability to bypass a cluster block where the item and user are in separate clusters has been added for PLS operators and level 9 operators. | QPIL | Reservations | None | None |
| 73 E | 9.10.22 | Cluster Block functionality has been integrated into the Loan screen. | QPIL | Loan | None | None |
| 72 E | 9.10.22 | A block has been added to the returns functionality to stop a cluster floating item from going to a non-cluster location. | QPIL | Returns | None | None |
| 71 E | 9.10.22 | Search now displays active reserve counts in the table. This can be exported as a list or viewed on the fly. | QPIL | Search | None | None |
| 70 E | 9.10.22 | Untrapped/On-shelf Reserves report now applies a cluster check for QPIL | QPIL | Reserve reports | None | None |
| 69 E | 9.10.22 | Charges Paid Report now shows Aurora Payment Portal frame if Enterprise setting is set on. | NLCOV | System Parameters | None | PaymentPortal _InUse |
| 68 E | 9.10.22 | The workstation name is now read only once at login, this change has been implemented in preparation for web based usage. | AIT | System | None | None |
| 67 E | 9.10.22 | Charges Paid is now only available if the operator level is enabled. | AIT | System Parameters | None | None |
| 66 E | 9.10.22 | User List is now only available if the operator level is enabled. | AIT | System Parameters | None | None |
| 65 E | 9.10.22 | User Merge is now only available if the operator has user delete level 9 in security settings. | AIT | User Merge | None | None |
| 64 E | 9.10.22 | Quick Find user browse is now disabled if the operator level is not enabled | AIT | Quick Find | None | None |
| 63 B | 9.10.22 | An operator who does not have access to the Loan screen is now unable to reach that screen from the Workflow tree. | AIT | Workflow | None | None |
| 62 E | 9.10.22 | Library to your door Delivery and Pickup flags are highlighted if selected | NLCOV | Item Details | None | None |
| 61 B | 9.10.22 | The search screen has been adjusted so that URLs with spaces in them can be launched from the work summary. | AIT | Search | None | None |
| 60 E | 9.10.22 | Two new reports for ‘Library to your door’ have been added to Key reports. These are only visible to NLCOV | NLCOV | Key Reports | Two new reports | None |
| 59 E | 9.10.22 | Hourly Circ loans will now not exit if the physical location is missing from the parameter table. | AIT | Circulation per Hour | None | None |
| 58 E | 9.10.22 | A reserve block by a Region/Cluster has been added for QPIL. PLS and task level 8 & 9 operators are allowed to optionally proceed. | QPIL | Reserve | None | None |
| 57 E | 9.10.22 | Floating stock may now be displayed as in-transit in the Item Details screen. | AIT | Item Details | None | None |
| 56 E | 9.10.22 | A new highlight is shown in Item Details when an item is floating stock | AIT | Item Details | None | None |
| 55 B | 9.10.22 | A bug was identified and fixed when inserting a specific tag. | AIT | Cataloguing | None | None |
| 54 E | 9.10.22 | The Item Transfer screen has been adjusted to better suit smaller screens. | AIT | Item Transfer | None | None |
| 53 E | 9.10.22 | A new function to set an item into in-transit to a logical location is now in Item Transfer. This check box has been designed for floating locations where a traditional transfer is not required but tracking of the item between locations is desired. | AIT | Item Transfer | None | None |
| 52 E | 9.10.22 | If an item is a trapped reserve, a link from the trapped reserve in the Returns screen to the User Details screen can be found in the contextual menu. | NSPL | Return | None | None |
| 51 E | 9.10.22 | Specific to NHKS Gallery and Museum, new dropdowns have been added to the cataloguing screens for specified tags. These dropdowns allow for the addition of predefined data and will not be available to any other library. | NHKS | Cataloguing | New drop downs for specific tags 570, 572, 575, 852 | None |
| 50 E | 9.10.22 | It is now posible to add all or several special interest codes to a user’s heading profile in one go. Each SIC code is given the same max titles number as defined during the process. | AIT | Homebound | New multi-select panel for SIC codes | None |
| 49 E | 9.10.22 | It is now possible to bulk delete SIC codes from a user’s heading profile. Right clicking a heading profile SIC code will provide the option in a contextual menu. | AIT | Homebound | New multi-select panel for SIC codes | None |
| 48 E | 9.10.22 | The ability to update the copy number for a child holding has been added to the child holding section of Cataloguing. The copy number is also now displayed on this screen. | SALB | Cataloguing | Copy number now displayed | None |
| 47 E | 9.10.22 | A new parameter has been introduced that allows the library to define the style of the automatic PIN allocation by DOB ddmm, ddyy, mmyy, etc. | NHKS | System | None | UserPIN_Template |
| 46 E | 9.10.22 | The number of days that an item is overdue is now shown in the loan screen where the existing loans are displayed. | NHKS | Loan | None | None |
| 45 E | 9.10.22 | A new parameter has been introduced that will block a loan if any item on loan is overdue by NNN days or more. This parameter is only activated when the number of days is specified. | NHKS | Loan | New pop up error message | LoansBlockIfAny ItemMaxDays |
| 44 E | 9.6.5 | Delete Physical Location now shows count of any items on the error message | AIT | System Parameters | None | None |
| 43 E | 9.6.5 | Item details now uses colour on in-transit information | AIT | Item details | None | None |
| 42 E | 9.6.5 | Loader, on title selection puts the focus back on list view so that you can use the arrows for stepping through records | AIT | Loader | None | None |
| 41 E | 9.6.5 | In search the items table now shows if items are floating stock | AIT | Search | None | None |
| 40 E | 9.6.5 | Extra transaction options for notices in Statistics Trends tab | AIT | Statistics | None | None |
| 39 E | 9.6.5 | Loader can now handle simultaneous load of the same record by multiple users. | NSPL | System | None | None |
| 38 B | 9.6.5 | A bug was fixed where a reserve trapped for a user, when the user was unable to loan item. If the item then went in-transit, two reserves would be trapped concurrently for the same item for different users. | NSPL | Reserves | None | None |
| 37 E | 9.6.5 | The screen Local Settings/Server Files has been updated to have a single templates folder. | AIT | Local Settings | Server Files new radio button for Templates added. Web Templates and Other Templates removed | None |
| 36 E | 9.6.5 | Statistics changes extended to cover Automatic renewals. | AIT | Statistics | None | None |
| 35 E | 9.6.5 | Ability to enhance dockets to support bold characters, double spaced font, double height font, justification, paper cut placement. | AIT | System | None | None |
| 34 E | 9.6.5 | Ability to have charges paid by credit added to an account. | NLCOV | User Links | None | None |
| 33 E | 9.6.5 | Ability to change operator password & workstation and record these transactions to the audit trail | AIT | System | New right click on operator name shown at footer of all screens | None |
| 32 E | 9.6.5 | The batch update of items to a specific Statistical category 1 or 2 is now available in Item Transfer. | AIT | Item Transfer | New Radio button options in Batch on Cloud | None |
| 31 E | 9.6.5 | Cataloguer has been updated to show the horizontal scrollbar similar to the Headings screen. | AIT | Cataloguing | None | None |
| 30 E | 9.6.5 | Ability to do a single user allocation run from the Homebound screen. | AIT | Homebound | New button in Homebound ‘Go to allocate for homebound user’ | None |
| 29 E | 9.6.5 | Search screen now shows count of reserves, order items and items (in the title row). | AIT | Search | New columns in works section | None |
| 28 E | 9.6.5 | Web links on desktop updated. | AIT | System | None | None |
| 27 E | 9.6.5 | Change for AIT workstations only, to simulate the SALB time difference. | AIT | System | None | None |
| 26 E | 9.6.5 | Circulation per Hour screen takes time-zone difference into account. | AIT | Circulation per Hour report | None | None |
| 25 E | 9.6.5 | New option will clear the Loan transactions on a change of user barcode. Requires new Enterprise parameter. | AIT | Loan | None | ClearLoanTrans OnNewUser |
| 24 E | 9.6.5 | New option to select a predefined template in the user details send Email and SMS screens. | AIT | User Details | None | Requires new System ST parameters in place for each new text script. |
| 23 E | 9.6.5 | The Loan parameter can now be changed in Item Details if the matching loan parameter has a material type of 0 (Any). Previously it would not save unless there was an exact match to material type. | AIT | Item Details | None | None |
| 22 E | 9.6.5 | Homebound lookup now immediately clears titles found in earlier searches | AIT | Homebound | None | None |
| 21 E | 9.6.5 | Minor caption improvement and script enhancements in Annual statistics | AIT | Statistics | None | None |
| 20 E | 9.6.5 | New Institutions tab allows maintenance of institution information. This has been added for the maintenance of regions and clusters | QPIL | System Parameters | New tab called Institutions | None |
| 19 E | 9.6.5 | StatCat2 now shown in the untrapped on-shelf reserves report. Genre moved down the end of the column list. | NHKS | Reports | New column in untrapped reserves report | None |
| 18 E | 9.6.5 | Changes to Loan Parameters and Reserve Parameters so that the loan categories are now also in a list rather than a combo box. | AIT | Loan Parameters | New columns for loan categories | None |
| 17 E | 9.6.5 | Fix to OPAC link from Cataloguing screen – will only work with Montage and requires Enterprise eLibraryServer value to be correct. | AIT | Cataloguing | None | None |
| 16 E | 9.6.5 | Mpac references removed | AIT | System | None | None |
| 15 B | 9.6.5 | Name lookup of works in the history tab error has been fixed. | AIT | User Lists | None | None |
| 14 E | 9.6.5 | Charges and Calls change to overcome display issue seen only on low resolution monitors. | SALB | User Links | None | None |
| 13 E | 9.6.5 | New Batch Update option to build thumbnails from existing image folders. | AIT | System | None | None |
| 12 E | 9.6.5 | The ability to bcc an email address into the Overdue notice if the notice is an Account notice has been added as a new enterprise parameter. | NINV | System | None | EmailBCCAddress AccountNotice |
| 11 E | 9.6.5 | Changes to Untrapped reserves report – takes into account floating stock | AIT | Reports | None | None |
| 10 M | 9.6.5 | Instant Turnaround released for the libraries for the blind. This allows a returned work that has been reserved to be automatically loaned to the next user. A mailing label is also produced. | AIT | Returns | None | None |
| 9 E | 9.6.5 | General enhancements to update loader with new 007 from item formats | AIT | Loader | None | None |
| 8 E | 9.6.5 | Fix to the audio books selection in batch run via Batch on Cloud. The radio buttons are now exclusive. | AIT | Item Transfer | None | None |
| 7 E | 9.6.5 | Statistical enhancement to allow count by overdue items not just those on loan. | AIT | System | None | None |
| 6 E | 9.6.5 | Charges Paid reports gives breakdown by Aurora Payment Portal (securepay) payment method. | AIT | System | None | None |
| 5 E | 9.6.5 | Payment portal method no longer a constant and can be overwritten by an Enterprise table code. | AIT | System | None | None |
| 4 E | 9.6.5 | New Enterprise setting called UserReregisterAlwaysShow to allow the re-registration button to always shown in User Details | NRML | System | None | UserReregister AlwaysShow |
| 3 E | 9.6.5 | 856 URLs now shows in a new column and also on the summary for a work in Search. The URL in the summary is also clickable. | AIT | Search | None | None |
| 2 E | 9.6.5 | User registration end date now will update automatically preventing users from having this field empty. Also asks operator before changing the field. | SALB | User Details | New popup confirmation | None |
| 1 E | 9.6.5 | The Inter Library Loan screen now compensates if the operator changes the ILL status before amending the date values. | AIT | Inter Library Loans | None | None |