Version 8.8 - BiblioTECH Library Management System

Main menu:

Version 8.8

Release	For example: 8.8x [nnn]
	8 .8 x nnn	Product Version Sub Version Release Version Build Number	+ # - ? ^	New/Improved Feature Fix Feature removed Verified to be working Problem with external system
Notes	Sub Version: Changes when internal structures have been modified. Release Version: Changes when the Client-Server communication protocol has been modified. Build Number: Changes for every release (internal or public). Please note that not all builds are publicly available.


• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
8.8k [874] – Released 08/02/2018
#	Circulation	Circulation Manager group select bug fix
#	Patrons	Patrons Manager navigation bug fix
#	Resources	File - Import - SCIS ZIP files (imports both catalogue records and images) fixed
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
8.8j [870] – Released 04/12/2017
#	Resources	Fixed issue with Reservations when dealing with multiple copies of a Resource
+	SMTP	Subtitle field added
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
8.8j [869] – Released 03/11/2017
#	Resources	Rewrote cover image subsystem to convert all ISBNs to 13-digit .JPG variants before saving
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
8.8j [868] – Released 01/11/2017
+	Resources	MARC import - now supports 520u & 856t fields
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
8.8j [866] – Released 24/10/2017
+	Search	Ratings column to results page
#	Server	When retrieving a date & time value, the DB entry was being rounded, resulting in the display of similar date/time entries as the same value Note: the actual data was not affected, only the displayed values
?	Resources	"Mark by Subject & Tag"
#	Resources	Debug text showing on caption bar
#	Resources	Saving of "Tag" data
#	Resources	Navigation buttons (top-right) showing incorrect 'hint' text
+	Resources	File - Import - SCIS ZIP files (imports both catalogue records and images)
+	Resources	You can now "Select all MARKED records" within the Actions menu
^	Resources	Due to a change in Windows, some systems could not print to a Brother QL-570 label printer
+	Circulation	Ability to select which library is being checked during Stocktake
#	Circulation	Enable/disable "Auto-Return" of resources
#	Circulation	After a timeout and entry of a valid password, the timeout gauge was not showing
#	Patrons	Import Utilities' TAB text not being displayed
#	Reports	Several non-existent report categories removed
#	All	QR Codes now display consistently throughout Resources, Utilities, and Search
#	All	To improve performance with large datasets the loader currently progressively slows down as the database gets larger
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
8.8i [852]
+	Resources	Add "Add Tag" and "Add Subject" to Range Selection options
+	Reports	Added support to enable a new report "Resources - Holdings by Lexile Range"
+	Reports	Modified Report field value lists to display actually used entries rather than the complete list For User Managed Lists, there could be "used" entries that were not in the "full" list
#	Circulation	Handling of group "Max Loan Limit" not correct
#	Barcodes	Systems using AUTOZERO option not working
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
8.8h [848]
+	Server	Modified start-up so that clients are able to connect more quickly after server restart
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
8.8g [843]
+	All	- BiblioTECH now supports the generation and display of QR Codes - The librarian can select from 'Detailed', 'URL only' or to disable their display - Modules affected: Server, SysUtils, ResMgr, Search and WebSearch
+	Resources	Updated SCIS retrieval to improve handling via additional Proxy systems
#	Web Search	Right-click was disabled - now active (i.e. allows Printing, etc)
#	Server Installer	The setup utility was including an older version of the "loader"
#	Patrons	Patron Import - mappings - was not accepting multiple field mappings to a single BT field
#	All	Loader modified to gain a significant speed improvement when converting from BTv7 datasets
?	Circulation	Handling of group "Max Loan Limit" not correct
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
8.8f [842] *– Internal Build*
#	Server	When checking for a reservation request where there were multiple reservations AND one copy was being 'held', it would report the incorrect patron as having the resource on reserve
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
8.8f [841]
#	Server	During start up, ensures that every record has a "creation" timestamp (if not, it is set to midnight at start of 1 Jan 2000) This could arise if data from another library system had been imported in BiblioTECH v7
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
8.8f [840]
#	Server	When looking up patrons by "group" AND the group name consisted of simple text (e.g. PA), people whose name started with that text (i.e. Paul ...) were also being returned
#	Server	SCIS Cover Image downloads not working with certain proxy systems, updated authentication options
#	Server	Improved handling of multiple concurrent Circulation requests
#	Circulation	When using the "Select Patron by Photograph", the panel could appear small on some monitors. It is now scaled to suit the screen dimensions.
#	Circulation	- During start-up, now only synchronises 'data' BAK files to the 'local' cache (Previously was synchronising all files in the server's 'backup' folder)
#	Patrons	When using 'range selection' to reassign patrons to a group, a space was not being inserted prior to the group name in the 'searchable' field
#	Resources	If the "main" library had been renamed, when adding/editing a record, it was not displayed in the Library drop-down list
#	Resources	"Range Select --> Move to Library" was not setting location field to same as library if the resource was 'in'
#	Resources	Container - Export was not including the Container Title
?	Search	Checked searching by Subject and Tag
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
8.8e [837]
#	Circulation	When backup completed, was not asking if a copy should be saved elsewhere
+	Client	Improved client start-up "update" procedures to optimise performance and network utilisation
+	Server	Included check for duplicate subject & tags during housekeeping (i.e. "case" variations of sane text)
+	Resources	Container 'Export to File' minor formatting changes
+	Resources	Subject & Tag Updater revamped
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
8.8e [836]
+	Server	Improved handling of SCIS cover images
+	Resources	Improved handling of Cover Images
#	Search	"Detail Page" - dates not displaying correctly
#	All	"Modules" menu was hesitating before dropping down
#	Server	"HOLD" requests not being finalised (from client it appeared to complete OK)
+	Server	Updated SCIS z39.50 queries so they do specific "ISBN-Word-NoTruncation" searches (Previously 'keyword' searching which could result in multiple results)
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
8.8d [835] *– Internal Build*
#	Reports	Problem when processing 'date range' reports
+	Server	Updated handling of BiblioTECH 'messaging system'
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
8.8d [834]
#	Search	When saving Search results to a TXT file, only the first few columns were being exported
+	Reports	All reports reviewed with the aim of improving performance and standardising structure Updated 'history' based reports to be Date-Range based
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
8.8c [833] *– Internal Build*
+	Resources	Moved SCIS Cover Image retrieval from client to server
+	Server	Add menu option "File - Check SCIS for Cover Image for Resources with an ISBN but no image" This fires a request to the server which performs the request as a background task
#	Web Search	Detail page not displaying all fields selected to be shown
+	Resources	Add new menu option "Adjust which fields have drop downs" (cannot disable 'title' drop-down)
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
8.8c [832] *– Internal Build*
#	All	Licence Keys with an expiry after mid-April 2017 will not decode correctly.
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
8.8c [831]
#	Server	If a Resource was on loan and its 'library' was changed – the location was reset
#	Server	Search results not reflecting updated Subject or Tag entries
#	Server	Added "price" to the available fields in "Overdue Email" message content
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
8.8b [830] *– Internal Build*
+	Clients	Changed application icon for each client module
#	Circulation	Modified Reservations Manager to improve performance at initial start-up
#	Clients	Updated handling of "cover" & "photo" image files to improve performance
+	Server	Added function to have the server check SCIS for a cover image for resources with an ISBN but not having an image
+	Patrons & Circulation	Updated photo handling to improve performance
+	Resources	Added File menu option to request a SCIS Cover Image check
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
8.8b [829]
#	Server	All server operations reviewed to optimise memory usage and to maximise performance
#	Server	Backup & Restore operations given priority over other server tasks
+	Web Engine	Updated start-up procedure to allow time for the Communications engine to fully start
+	Web Engine	Installer now defaults WebEngine service to "Delayed Start" on systems that allow that option
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
8.8b [826]
#	Server	Improvement to the performance of server responses to "search" requests
#	Patrons	Following a Patron Import, the system was not immediately reindexing the updated patron records (these were being updated during over-night housekeeping)
#	Resources	When exiting the Spine Label print function, you could get a fault which re-occurred every second (caused by an internal timer which could trigger during the panel shutdown)
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
8.8a [825]
#	Server	Improvements to the performance of server operations
+	System Utilities	Added a new page which allows the client to display & save log files. In particular, it allows the client to view the server's log file (previously not accessible from a client computer)
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
8.8a [824]
#	Installers	The installers were not processing "service" instructions correctly.
#	Spine Labels	The SpineLabel system was starting on the incorrect label
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
8.8a [823] *– Internal Build*
#	Server	At a small number of sites and under specific circumstances, the server "re-index" background task would not complete before the next task was triggered. This resulted in the server appearing overly busy and a 'memory leak' which could result in the server stopping unexpectedly after running for several hours.
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
8.8a [822]
+	All	When loading a resource record, the Accession number was being cleared, resulting in a new record being created (rather than replacing the 'old' entry) when subsequently saved {NB. the problem was only introduced in [821]}
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
8.8a [821] *– Internal Build*
+	System Utilities	Updated the Backup page to include the Date that a backup was generated (previously just displayed the name of the backups)
#	Patrons	When Deleting a Patron, a log message was being displayed instead of being written to the log file
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
8.8a [820]
+	All	Changed internal structures to allow for unlimited number of Subjects/Tags per resource
+	All	After a Restore, the server will now perform a full restart - forces processing of all housekeeping tasks
+	Resources	Incorporated sub-modules into Resource Manager
+	Patrons	Incorporated sub-modules into Patron Manager
+	Reports	Updated affected reports to reflect subject/tag changes
+	Resources & Circulation	Updated "KeyDelay" sub-system and added an Option menu item to allow user customisation
+	All	Updated "Lookup List" handling - after a data change, the lists are immediately updated (ie. no delay in lookup results)
#	Patron Import	Modified so that invalid mappings are removed and if no valid mappings, the system will not let you proceed
+	Server Installer	*Updated:* - Now requires "admin" access - Modified 'service' installation handling - Incorporates a check for previous version and alerts user based on that version