Online Selection & Acquisitions
Improvements
Multiple 9XX Configurations: OSA will now allow an institution to have multiple 9XX configurations for downloading MARC records.
New Configurations for MARC Upload: The MARC Upload functionality now includes additional parameters for specifying information from incoming MARC files.
Changes and Fixes
Improve the overall speed and performance: Several changes and refinements have been made to increase the performance and response of OSA
Printed Purchase Orders: The blank page that was included with a printed purchase is no longer included.
Error with Notes: A few customers experienced errors relating to the entry of large notes. These have been corrected and the size of the note field has been increased.
List Name Distribution Report: The List Name now prints on the Distribution Report. Previously the List Name did not appear even though the configuration indicated that it should be included.
Improvements
Default Selection Sort: Users can now added a primary and secondary default sort for all selection lists. This is easily configured on the My Info page.
Default Selection List: Selection users can identify a list as the "Default" list to speed to process of selection list creation.
Default Call Number: A call number field is now available in the Distribution Profile Setup.
Distribution Lists:Users can now print distribution reports from the Selection Page.
Changes and Fixes
Currency Error Message: An error has been corrected that was visible to some users when adding titles without a price.
Improvements
Purchase Orders: Printed and e-mailed purchase orders now include format.
Fiscal Year Maintenance: Improvements and changes made to end of Fiscal Year for improved processing at end of year
Previous and Next Buttons: Users will now see Previous and Next buttons on Item Information pages, allowing a user to easily move from one item on a list to the next.
Batch Options: Users will now see a button with an arrow instead of the Set Items Above link when making batch changes to a selection list.
Changes and Fixes
Distribution Lists: Correction made to Distribution Lists to fix problem with editing.
List Column Sorting: Sorting Lists by columns now works in ascending order when the column is first selected, previously the list was sorted in descending order with the first click.
Improvements
Sort by Column Heading: The Invoice Items Search page and Invoice Line Items page can now be sorted in ascending and descending order by clicking any underlined column heading. Click the heading a second time to reverse the sort order.
View local quantity information on Shared lists: On a Shared List users can now view, add, edit, and delete, quantities for their own library branch.
View Fund Effects without the ability to order: Administrators can now permit users without ordering permissions to view Fund Effects.
Notes on Printed Purchase Orders: Notes added to an item by the user will now be displayed on printed purchase orders.
Changes and Fixes
Private Lists: Owners and users can now add items to Private Lists.
Awaiting Review Level: Lists awaiting review now reflect the correct level "awaiting review" in the Status column.
Improvements
OSA Distribution Report: A new report based on item level information, and accessible via the Reports menu or a button on the Item Details screen.
Printed Purchase Orders sorting: Hard copy purchase orders can be configured to print in Title or Order Number sequence.
Option to Display only Archive Lists in List Search: Limit List Search to Archived Lists only via an additional drop-down menu option named Archive Lists.
Reactivate a Rejected List: Lists with a Declined status now have an option to reactivate the list to the Constructing Status.
Download List without Ordering: MARC records for items on a Selection List can be downloaded and saved without ordering the titles.
Customize Selection List Summary Page columns: Configure the column display of the elements of the Selection List Summary.
Modification for MARC Download Configuration: List ID and Format subfields added to the configuration options.
Removal of Diacritics from X12 Orders: Diacritic characters previously caused Order rejections.
Modification to Duplicate Detection: When adding items to a list, Duplicate Detection has been enhanced.
Known Issue
Lists Totals Varied: When encumbering funds by anticipated average discount, the total on the selection list may differ slightly from the total that is encumbered. This difference is the result of the rounding that is done as part of the calculation on the selection list screen. The amount that will be encumbered will be displayed on the Order Confirmation page or the View Fund Effects page.
Changes and Fixes
Deleting Lists: Viewing a List, then clicking the Back button and Deleting the list will no longer cause an error message.
Incorrect Unit Count: Users with inadequate permissions copying any lists with distribution information, no longer causes an incorrect unit count.
Purchase Order Pagination: Printed Purchase Orders now paginate correctly.
Improvements
User Authentication: On the Administration Menu, the new Library System Security selection provides the ability to set a limit on the number of unsuccessful logons a user may attempt before being blocked. The Library System Security selection also provides the ability to limit access to a specified range(s) of IP addresses.
System Security: On the Administration Menu, the Users selection now provides the ability to block or unblock a specific user's account.
Upload 9xx Information: Users now have the ability to upload MARC Records containing 9xx tags from vendor web sites. A 9xx configuration tool is also available.
Selection List Items with multiple ISBN/Price: When a title has more than one ISBN or price associated with the MARC record, the results set now lists each ISBN/Price to allow the user to select the appropriate item for their needs.
Changes and Fixes
Shared Lists: Shared lists now display properly on all "add to list" pull down lists.
Fund Code Characters: Entering Fund codes containing spaces, commas, or tildes will now result in an error message.
Improvements
Administrative Menu: The Library Resources selection displays the Library Management dialog. The dialog now displays the elapsed time since the last synchronization in Eastern Standard Time (EST) instead of Universal time.
Claims and Cancels: Users can claim or cancel items, manually or automatically.
Copying Lists with Distribution Information: If a User does not have the correct permissions assigned to encumber the funds included in a List that is being copied, only the Bibliographic information will be copied.
Order Distribution Information: Distribution Information can be optionally included on printed or e-mailed orders.
PAC Integration: An IN PAC status column will now appear on the My Lists, and Item Titles pages.
PAC Synchronization: Display in PAC and Allow Holds settings in the PAC Synchronization defaults will be referenced by the program, and automatically set when a new item is added to a list.
Quick Search: The Quick Search in the banner at the top-left will now search for ISBN or Title.
Reports: There is now a separate Reports Menu that is accessed using the Admin Menu, Reports option.
Reports: A Fund History report has been added to the Reports Menu.
Reports: The Order History Report now has the ability to limit by status code, and sort by any of seven fields.
Vendor Discounts: Users can now configure vendor discounts, and view discount information on lists and detailed screens.
Changes and Fixes
Deleting a Branch: A branch can no longer be deleted if Creators or Reviewers of an active Selection List are associated with the branch to be deleted.
Fund Lists Sorting: The Funds drop-down lists are now sorted by Fund Name, in all occurrences.
Library•Acquire Orders: Orders that were migrated from Library•Acquire can now be cancelled.
Orphan Records: The system now automatically removes incomplete, or otherwise "orphan" records.
Amounts With less than Two Decimal Points: Corrected Invoice Management handling of amounts entered with less than two decimal places.
Alpha Character in Price: Corrected an Invoice Management Oracle error that occurred when an alpha character is entered in the price field.
Improvements
Claims and Cancel Notices: Users can now list and print notices that are due to be printed, or reprint previously printed lists.
Order History Report: Search for Order information using Library name, Fund Name and date since the status was last modified.
List Search by Purchase Order Number
Search / List Invoices: Search for, and generate a list of invoices.
Edit "Notes" after order released: Notes on the Item Details screen can be edited after an order is released.
Released Lists Item Titles display: After an order is released, the Item Titles display will include a P.O. Number column. Click the column heading to sort the list by P.O. Number.
List Displays include # of Units, and # of Units Received
Reviewer can delete the list being reviewed.
Changes and Fixes
Negative Values in Invoices: Corrected Invoice management behavior when handling negative values.
List Titles page sort: Corrected the behavior of Sort by Price
Browser Printing: Corrected inability to print Purchase Orders when using Netscape or Mozilla browsers.
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