Aspen Discovery 23.11.00 Release Notes

by Mark Noble on Nov 15, 2023

Aspen Discovery announced this week that the 23.11.00 release is now available.

See Release Summary Here

This release contains contributions from:

• ByWater Solutions
• PTFS Europe
• Theke Solutions
• Brendan Lawlor, CLAMS

Thanks to all the contributors!!!

23.11.00 Release Notes

Account Updates

• Reduce cache time for account information (summary, holds, checkouts) from 15 minutes to 5 minutes.

• Correct resetting PINs after a user self registered without a PIN or has only been loading in Aspen via Masquerade Mode.

Accelerated Reader Updates

• Properly handle new format of Accelerated Reader Exports.

API Updates

• In Search API, getLocationInfo will now return some the location's Grouped Work Display Settings.
• In Search API, getLibraryInfo will now return some the library's Grouped Work Display Settings.
• In Search API, getAvailableFacets now returns values for the availability toggle.
• In Search API, searchLite now returns values for the availability toggle.
• In Search API, if searchLite returns 0 results when the availability toggle is not set to global, it will retry the search as global.
• In User API, honor pType restrictions for account linking

Cookie Consent Updates

• Store cookie consent options with the user when logged in. When logged out, store the selected options in a cookie.
• When logging in, transfer settings from cookie to user if the user has not already selected their options.
• Hide Google Analytics tracking code if the user has opted out of tracking.

Help Center Documentation

Evergreen Updates

• Add error checking when adding libraries from Evergreen to ensure subdomains are the correct length.
• Allow Evergreen titles to not include collections for the items.

Genealogy Updates

• Correct import of people to set date added.
• If date added is not present when saving a person, add before saving.

Hoopla Updates

• Add additional authors (other than primary author) to keyword index.

ILL Search Links

• For WorldCat and INN-Reach ILL systems, through "Request through ILL" user searches will be redirected to the correct URL with search parameters retained.

Help Center Documentation

Polaris Updates

• Increase buffer when polling for changes to 15 minutes from 5 minutes to ensure all bib and item changes are properly captured.

Sierra Updates

• Temporarily disable name/barcode login for Sierra.

Symphony Updates

• Extended the Symphony Payment Type field in Library Systems to allow values up to 12 characters.
• Fix issue where non-public notes were showing for some multi-volume Symphony records
• Update custom self registration forms to always use separate city and state fields and use the City / State setting to determine how the fields are submitted
• Added 'prompt for parent' to custom self registration forms

User List Updates

• Added the ability for users to choose whether to display their own name or have it appear as "Library Staff" when they create a public list.

New Settings

• Your Lists > Show list author in search results (Only shown for public searchable lists)

Help Center Documentation

Other Updates

• Fix issue where exporting selected eCommerce reports to csv was exporting blank values
• Cover images in browse categories will no longer be stretched in height to fill a minimum box height in "Grid" mode.
• When signing up for 2-factor authentication display an error message if the user does not have an email associated with their account.
• If a 2-factor authentication code cannot be sent to a user display an error message.
• If 2-factor authentication has been disabled for a patron type, do not start the verification process if the user previously opted in to 2-factor authentication.

• Renamed default label for availability toggle from "Available?" to "Search Within".

• Added role="button" to the get more results link chevron within search results and browse categories
• List covers will now properly inherit the theme's Cover Image Style preference.

Aspen LiDA Updates

Self-Check Updates

• Added settings to define a location's barcode styles that are allowed when checking out items. If none are provided, defaults of Codabar, UPC A, UPC E, UPC EAN, EAN-13, and EAN-8 are applied.

New Settings

• Aspen LiDA > Self-Check Settings > Valid Barcode Styles

Help Center Documentation

• Fixed a bug that would sometimes cause the Place Hold modal to appear to never complete.
• Added a new default facet option for setting the Availability toggle.

Help Center Documentation

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