Aspen Discovery
Aspen Discovery 24.04.00 Release Notes
by Mark Noble on Apr 17, 2024
Aspen Discovery announced this week that the 24.04.00 release is now available.
24.04.00 Release Notes
This release includes code contributions from:
- ByWater Solutions
- Kirstien Kroeger (KK)
- Kodi Lein (KL)
- Kyle Hall (KH)
- Mark Noble (MDN)
Boundless Updates
- Allow scoping of Boundless titles by audience. (MDN)
New Settings
- Boundless > Settings > Scopes > Include Adult
- Boundless > Settings > Scopes > Include Teen
- Boundless > Settings > Scopes > Include Kids
Carl.X Updates
- Updated self registration to be more generic (KL)
New Settings
- Primary Configuration > Libraries > ILS/Account Integration > Self Registration > Institution Code
CloudLibrary Updates
- Allow scoping of cloudLibrary titles by audience. (MDN)
New Settings
- cloudLibrary > Settings > Scopes > Include Adult
- cloudLibrary > Settings > Scopes > Include Teen
- cloudLibrary > Settings > Scopes > Include Kids
Removed Settings
- cloudLibrary > Settings > Scopes > Include Children's Materials Only
Evergreen Updates
- When updating from unapi, check the holdable attribute for the copy and if it is set to false set the subfield x to unholdable. (MDN)
- When indexing MARC records, mark any item with subfield x of unholdable as not holdable within Aspen. (MDN)
Hold Updates
- Correct setting Always Use Pickup Location and desired pickup location after placing a hold. (MDN)
Hoopla Updates
- Allow scoping of Hoopla titles by audience. (MDN)
New Settings
- Hoopla > Settings > Scopes > Include Adult
- Hoopla > Settings > Scopes > Include Teen
- Hoopla > Settings > Scopes > Include Kids
Removed Settings
- Hoopla > Settings > Scopes > Include Children's Materials Only
Indexing Updates
- Do not use the 500 field to index Blu-ray/DVD and 4k/Blu-ray combo packs. (MDN)
- Check for and suppress items with no item identifier in Koha extracts. (MDN)
Koha Updates
- For Messaging Settings, allow selecting Digest checkbox for Holds Filled as part of Koha 23.11. (KK)
- For Self-Check with Aspen LiDA libraries using Koha 23.11 or newer, we will use the Checkout API endpoint instead of SIP. (KK)
- When displaying libraries for self registration, sort by main library first and then alphabetically by name. (MDN)
- If no value is set for MaxReserves in Koha set a default of 999 instead of 50. (MDN)
Marc holdings updates
- Update logic for determining the display name for an owning library for a marc holding. (MDN)
Palace Project Updates
- Automatically load Palace Project Collections into Aspen and allow the name of the collection to be changed for display within Aspen. (MDN)
- Allow Palace Project Collections to be omitted from Aspen. (MDN)
- Reduce the update interval for Palace Project Collections that do not have circulation. (MDN)
- Store Palace Project availability based on collection and only store each title once. (MDN)
- Don't show checkouts and holds that are not part of the active collection and improve loading formats for Palace Project titles. (MDN)
- Allow scoping of Palace Project titles by audience. (MDN)
New Settings
- Palace Project > Settings > Collections
- Palace Project > Settings > Scopes > Include Adult
- Palace Project > Settings > Scopes > Include Teen
- Palace Project > Settings > Scopes > Include Kids
Help Center Documentation - Scoping
Help Center Documentation - Collection Settings
Polaris Updates
- Correct Polaris indexing to have 15 minute buffer when loading changed records. (MDN)
Search Updates
- When determining the active search location, match the rules for determining scope. First check the subdomain against the active subdomain and then check the location code but only if the subdomain is blank. (MDN)
Self-Check Updates
- Added settings to define where a checkout should be assigned to.
New Settings
- Aspen LiDA > Self-Check Settings > Assign Checkouts To
Side Load Updates
- Allow scoping of Side Load titles by audience. (MDN)
New Settings
- Side Loads > Settings > Scopes > Include Adult
- Side Loads > Settings > Scopes > Include Teen
- Side Loads > Settings > Scopes > Include Kids
Removed Settings
- Side Loads > Settings > Scopes > Include Children's Materials Only
Sierra Updates
- Update Sierra Export to handle MARC holdings that do not have a MARC tag associated with them. (MDN)
- Update Sierra Export to ignore invalid MARC tags when looking for MARC holdings. (MDN)
- Fix loading location for additional copies. (MDN)
Springshare LibCal Updates
- Fixed issue with display information for Springshare LibCal events with no 'campus' location (KL)
Theme Updates
- Replace Arial font with Arimo font. (MDN)
Unit Test Updates
- Setup unit test framework for Aspen APIs with a standardized database. (MDN)
- Remove old unmaintained test. (MDN)
Website Indexing Updates
- Do not strip hyphens from library and location codes when determining scoping information. (MDN)
Other Updates
- Fix descriptions for some items within the admin dashboard. (MDN)
- Display total holds placed in the ILS Dashboard. (MDN)
- Update to automatically push docker images to dockerhub and quay on commits. (KH)
- Fix issue where max cost per checkout for Hoopla eBooks was fetching incorrect information (KL)
- Added extra log entry for website indexing if we get a bad response code when fetching a site (KL)
- Fix typo for tool tips for Boundless and Palace Project settings (KL)
- Remove stray ` mark in advanced search screen and correct spacing between predefined year ranges. (MDN)
- Correct adding new one to many properties to hide options that should not be visible in lists. (MDN)
- Correct message when no holds can be frozen or thawed to show the proper alert style. (MDN)
- Updates to checking the status of User List and Side Loads indexing. (MDN)
- Update so Custom CSS and JavaScript can be turned off with noCustom, noCustomCSS, or noCustomJavaScript rather than requiring a combination of parameters. (MDN)
Aspen LiDA Updates
- Fixes on various screens to only load translations when a desirable translation is returned from Discovery. (KK)
- Fixed a bug where sometimes facets would not apply correctly to searches. (KK)
- Fixed a bug where device browsers were not properly closing and would not allow additional browsers to be opened. (KK)
- The Library Card screen will now respect the Discovery setting for hiding card expiration dates. (KK)
- Fixed a bug with cover images on the Holds screen sometimes loading incorrect images. (KK)
- Select menus when placing a hold (i.e. Pickup Locations, Volumes, Linked Accounts) will now allow users to scroll through the options if needed. (KK)
- Fixed a bug where some devices weren't allowing users to option select menus when placing a hold. (KK)
- Menu links without a scheme or domain will now properly load when opened. (KK)
- Fixed a bug that would sometimes display a lesser contrasting color for text color on buttons. (KK)
- If a library has been put in Offline Mode, patrons will not be able to log into Aspen LiDA until it's back online. (KK)
- Added a Permissions Dashboard screen to view what's enabled/disabled and how to update the status. (KK)
- Fixed translations referencing Palace Project on the Holds and Checkouts screens. (KK)
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