From d1daa4452d8839313d13b8326762893b77019a9c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dan Scott Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2011 15:07:28 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Release notes: add some staff client and circ enhancements James Fournie initiated some of these items and Thomas Berezansky provided more details to flesh them out and distinguish them. Thanks guys! Signed-off-by: Dan Scott --- RELEASE_NOTES.txt | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+) diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.txt b/RELEASE_NOTES.txt index 92d326a8d1..690239db9b 100644 --- a/RELEASE_NOTES.txt +++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.txt @@ -61,6 +61,18 @@ Circulation improvements: loan period to a specified value; change the fine rules; and send email notification to the person who currently holds the item saying "A hold has been placed on this item, get it back before ". +* Weighting of the individual fields of the in-database circulation and holds + rules can now be configured, rather than using hard-coded values. This allows + the importance of each field to be adjusted as needed. +* The in-database circulation rules support "fall-through" wherein some + information can be left out of more specific rules and filled in from less + specific rules. For example, disabling fines for staff could be accomplished + with a single rule setting only the fine rate and/or max fine rules, without + having to duplicate all duration related rules in the system. +* Grace periods are now stored in the database and set via circulation rules, + rather than passed into the fine generation code, and can thus differ between + different rules. They are also no longer based on a number of fine intervals, + but are instead defined by their own specific interval. Public interface improvements: ------------------------------ @@ -78,6 +90,20 @@ Public interface improvements: run of `autogen.sh` will automatically cause browsers to fetch refreshed copies of generated files. +Staff client improvements: +-------------------------- +* The client supports new hotkey sets that are selectable per workstation. In + addition, there is now a toggle for temporarily disabling hotkeys available + on the toolbar and in the admin menu. +* The client has a second toolbar for cataloging functions as well as options + controlling the presence and size of icons and presence and position of + labels. To support the preferences of individual staff, each workstation can + be configured differently. +* Patron registration now supports "Suggested" fields that are configurable + per library. In addition, library settings allow required fields to be + adjusted, and it is possible to specify regular expressions to validate + input for many fields in the patron registration interface. + New library settings: --------------------- [options="header"] @@ -147,3 +173,4 @@ New library settings: | Recalls: Circulation duration that triggers a recall. | Recalls: A hold placed on an item with a circulation duration longer than this will trigger a recall. For example, "14 days" or "3 weeks". | Recalls: Truncated loan period. | Recalls: When a recall is triggered, this defines the adjusted loan period for the item. For example, "4 days" or "1 week". |=============================== + -- 2.11.0