New developmentsversion 16
Users GroupDenmark23/05/03
Version 162
Main change – new clients
•New clients for Cataloging, Acquisitions and Serials (new Circ client available from 15.2).
•Search no longer a separate client – part of Cataloging, Acquisitions/Serials and Circ modules.
• Serials has been incorporated within Acquisitions.
Version 163
Main change – new clients
•Items no longer a separate client – part of Cataloging
•The Job manager client is now part of every module
• Administration module has been absorbed into Acq. (currencies), Circ. (profiles)module, all modules (privileges).
Version 164
Circ client
Version 165
New cataloging client
Version 166
Items management
Version 167
Browse in cataloging
Version 168
Acquisitions client
Version 169
Currency table now in ACQ
Version 1610
Serials module part of Acq.
Version 1611
New features - GUI• New ability to copy/paste data from the text lists in all GUI modules.•The “Enter Unicode value option” is available in all edit boxes • Now various alternatives for IP station identification identification:
– Station ID– External IP adress– Internal IP address
• GUI now uses HTML templates for display of data. All old display tables are no longer used.
Version 1612
Web OPAC A new column for an external link has been added to the Brief Display format of records in the WEB OPAC.
Version 1613
Cataloging
•Document length increased from 2000 lines to 5000. There is still a server limitation of 45000 characters.
•Check that the record won’t exceed 45000 characters, before sending it to the server. If so an error will be displayed (to avoid GUI crash) and the operation will stop.
Version 1614
Cataloging
•Unicode is now stored in UTF-8 (used to be in US7ASCII).
•It is now possible to view the value of a character by placing the mouse pointer over it. A tool tip with the Unicode value of the character will display.
Version 1615
Cataloging
•A new function allows for the display of a record in the ALEPH Web OPAC format
Version 1616
Circulation
• A picture ID can be attached to a user record. • The picture can be updated on-line using the “update picture” button
Version 1617
Circulation
• The new SIP2 server replaces the SC server. This server now supports the 3M Standard Interchange Protocol Version 1.00 and 2.00.
Version 1618
Advanced Booking in Circ
• Hold requests are now sensitive to ‘short loan’ items. A ‘Booking Schedule List’ will open instead of the standard Hold Request window.
Version 1619
Acquisitions – Order arrival• Upon the FIRST arrival of an order, a message can now be sent to the initiator of the order. Previously the options were:
– Create hold– Send directly– No action
Version 1620
Invoicing
•When a new invoice is created, or an existing one is modified, and the actual unit price exceeds the estimated unit price by more than a defined percent, an alert message displays
Version 1621
Acquisitions - VAT
• On the general invoice, a new flag allows for defining Y/N for VAT per line item.
•Budget summary also gives VAT breakdown
Version 1622
EDI
• Outgoing EDI– Monograph Order Dispatch – Order Cancellation– Order Claim - Monographs– Order Claim – Serials
• Incoming EDI– Serials Invoice– Monograph Invoice– Monograph Claim Response – Serials Claim Response
• An EDI loader log is now available and can be viewed on-line.
Version 1623
Course Reading
•A new summary list by instructor gives
– All course linked to an instructor– Bib info attached to them.
• Data Rights Access for E-reserve usage. It was developed for interaction with the "Course Reading" module, but can be used in any other environment in the system.
Version 1624
e-Reserves Flowchart
Version 1625
E-reserves
•The DRA system deals with three different cases:a.An object can be seen without any restrictions. b.An object can be seen with the approval of copyrights statement. c.An object can be seen only if the borrower is registered to the specific Course that the object is attached to.
Version 1626
Serials
• New developments place the prediction pattern in the HOL record rather than in the ADM record.
• Various expand programs takes the information from the 85x/86x fields, or the z30 record and expands it into the 866 format (summary holdings).
Version 1627
Claiming
•The list of claims was changed
•It is possible to edit claims
•Send claim optional
Version 1628
Claim Details
Version 1629
List of Claims
Version 1630
Claims Details - Update
Version 1631
Claims - Log
Claim text
Vendor reply
Version 1632
Acquisitions
Order Log new functionality:
User update
Version 1633
Version 1634
Order log - update
Version 1635
Transaction Type - Update
Version 1636
Order Log - Update
Version 1637
ILL request number
•Outgoing Request Number
•Incoming Request Number
Version 1638
Outgoing request number
last-req-no (util g/2)
ill.ini
Version 1639
Outgoing index
Version 1640
Incoming request number
last-in-req-no (util g/2)
Version 1641
Incoming index
Version 1642
Parallel Indexing
• Index building– Optimization and structural changes in
index building– Parallel indexing
– no downtime while index is being created - possible to change parameters and check results
without losing current indexes
Version 1643
Services
•The services are integrated on each module in the GUI client.
•Parameters are checked & corrected before submitting jobs.
•Parameter value options integrated with the system’s tables
Version 1644
GUI - services
Version 1645
Check/Correct – GUI Interface
Before submission:
Version 1646
Check/Correct – GUI Interface
After submission, including correction of parameters and errors
Version 1647
Batch Service - Value Options
Version 1648
Print History
Version 1649
Enhanced GUI Printing
•Flexibility in customization: editing and adding fields to the report
•HTML format
•Print history
Version 1650
SERVER
CLIENTGUI, Job manager, Print Daemon
HTML
PrintFile(Printouts)
XML
PC SERVERBatch Jobs
Translation
XML
XML
XSL
Preview
Save As
Version 1651
XML/XSL Print Mechanism
• Data Retrieval (XML)Contains all potential data to allow additional placeholdersOption to execute external programsPrint History
• Data Translation (XML)Codes to meaningful textsDates, Numbers and signs
• Data Formatting (XSL)Fast growing standard, support readily availableBuilt-in support for UTF8Templates managed and distributed from the server
Version 1652
Printing - Example
Version 1653
Printing - Example
Version 1654
Statistics
Z13 was enhanced - includes up to 5 additional based on tab22.
The fields can be individual BIB fields, or they can be multiple fields concatenated using edit_paragraph (up to 500 characters).
Version 1655
Statistics
Z00 table has a complementary table Z00R which is fully relational
Z00R table contains records including the bibliographic data in separate fields.
Version 1656
SQL-USM01> select * from z00r where Z00R_DOC_NUMBER = '000000500';**** Hit return to continue ****
Z00R_S Z00R_DOC_ Z00R_ Z Z00R_TEXT------ --------- ----- - ------------------------------------------- 000001 000000500 FMT L BK000002 000000500 LDR L 00868nam^^22002651^^4500000003 000000500 035 L $$a(OCoLC)99034062000004 000000500 040 L $$cCjkharP000005 000000500 05000 L $$aHG538.13$$b.F37000006 000000500 051 L $$cCopy 2.000007 000000500 090 L $$aHG538$$b.F294
Version 1657
Statistics
• The Z00R records are created by the “Update Short Bibliographic Record” (p_manage_07) batch process that also creates the short record (Z13).
•This service is available from the Build Indexes to the Catalog option of the Services menu in the Cataloging and Search modules.
Version 1658
Loading new records
Check input file against database (p_manage_36)Not in DB Unique match Multiple match
Tab_match
Match_doc_acc
Load MARCIVE Records RLIN LoaderOCLC Loader
Version 1659
Questions?
Version 1660
Action Log
• A new Action Log window displays all log transactions that match certain defined conditions.• The order button allows the user to jump from each log message to the related order.
Version 1661
Claims
•The claim window has been enhanced. •When a claim is sent to a vendor, the print format and date are recorded in the order log.
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