Release notes for LADD

VDX 4.1.4 release notes

  • Cancelled requests

Cancelled requests are now included in the requester’s end of rota work queue.

  • Note replication

Item and public notes sent by ISO sites were replicating with all subsequent actions. This resulted in requests containing notes with more than 1000 characters sometimes creating looping requests on the gateway.

  • Suspension Icon

The suspension icon and accompanying details which appear next to the holding information in LADD bibliographic searches are now displaying correctly.

  • Public notes

Public notes now include the NUC of the location which sent the note and the correct date and time.

  • Answer Nonsupply action

When a responder actions Answer Will Supply to a request and then follows this action with an Answer Nonsupply, this Answer Nonsupply will NOT be overridden by another Answer Will Supply action.

  • Calculate new cost button

Changing the cost of an item about to be shipped and using the ‘calculate new cost’ button does not ‘reset’ other fields that have previously been altered such as delivery method or due date.

  • Mark as unread button

When a responder accesses a new request, this changes its authorisation status from ‘To Be Acknowledged’ to ‘Acknowledged’. If the responder wishes to return a request to authorisation status of ‘To be Acknowledged,’ selecting the ‘Mark as Unread’ button will now return the request to its original status in all circumstances.

  • Control numbers

Control numbers in bibliographic records (eg 001, 010, 035 fields) now display in the requester/borrower and responder/lender views for both copy and loan requests.

  • Bulk actions and the Rota

The rota now remains unaffected when performing bulk actions on requests.

  • Subtitle display

The subtitle now displays correctly for all item formats in Copy non returnable requests.

  • Item and public notes in print screen format

         Item and public notes are now visible in the print format screen.

  • Item and public notes in copy requests

        Item and public notes are now visible in all copy requests.

  • Item and public notes retained in re-requests

        Item and public notes are now retained in a request when re-requesting an item with new locations added.

  • Modifying item format or service level in a new request

       Modifying item format or service level in a new request does not result in the screen focussing on the rota search box

  • WebPDF delivery method

      Selecting WebPDF as a delivery method for a copy request does not now result in the processed request arriving at the lender location with a  different requested delivery method.

 

  • Client note display

       client notes (in requests for manual authorisation) are displaying correctly in the request action screen when a request is authorised.

  • Page item counts in PDF reports

       The PDF reports in the report section of the work queues now display correctly at the top of the page, the number of items on that particular page.

 

 

LADD 4.1.4 (Released 5 Dec 2011) – Current Version

These notes refer to VDX 4.1.4, the Libraries Australia Document Delivery production service and are valid as of the 5 December 2011.

Libraries Australia Document Delivery Browser Compatibility – Browsers

Libraries Australia Document Delivery Browser Compatibility – Platforms


Legend

Differences between VDX 3.2.1 and VDX 4.1.2

  • Requester/Responder

    The Requester is now known as the Borrower and the Responder is now known as the Lender.

  • Audit Details

    Previously the Audit Details and now known as the History, this lists the sequence of action and action-indications for each request

  • ILL No/TGQ

    The ILL Number is now known as ‘Our Number’ and the TGQ (Transaction Group Qualifier) is now known as ‘Their Number’

  • DocStore

    When attaching a TIFF document via the DocStore, the document is automatically converted to a PDF document

  • ‘Complete’ Action

    Previously an Authorisation Status, ‘Complete’ is now an Action that can be performed at any stage of the request lifecycle by either the Borrower (Requester) or Lender (Responder).

  • Request Screen

    When creating a new request the Request screen display changes for a copy or a loan request, with appropriate fields displaying for the service type. The Request screen display is now on one screen, and there are no longer tabs for Main/Rota and Main/Documents.

  • WorkQueue Users are now able to edit the display of the WorkQueue. Also there is no longer a waiting column, just a total column for requests in that status.
  • ISO ILL requests

    When a request is received from an ISO ILL location there will only be one request number appearing, which is the requesting ISO ILL sites Their Number (previously the TGQ).

  • ISO ILL locations

    ISO ILL locations no longer appear with the ‘I’ prefixing the NUC. For example the University of New South Wales previously displayed as ‘INUN’, while they now display as ‘NUN’. There is no change in placing requests to ISO ILL locations.

  • Dates

    Any dates that are included in responses, for example the answer date in Answer Will Supply or Answer Conditional actions, the Due Date, Local Due Date, Shipped Date or Desired Due Date for Renewal actions, now display under the Additional Service Details section in the ILL Request Details.

  • Messages

    Users are able to send a Public Note associated with a request, which is viewable by both the Borrower (Requester) and Lender (Responder), or a Private Note which is viewable only by the library who attached the Private Note to the request. When creating a request the Borrower (Requester) is able to place an Item Note which is viewable by the Lender (Responder). The Public Note, Private Note and Item Note replace the Message action. When a note has been sent with an action, this action appears in blue in the History (audit trail). When clicking on this blue action, the note appears in a new window. The note is also able to be read within the body of the request itself.

  • Suspension

    Local library suspensions have been merged with system configured local calendar holidays (e.g. Melbourne Cup Day). Local calendar holidays are unable to be altered, however local library suspensions can be created, edited and deleted.

  • Default loan days

    When shipping a loan request the due date is defaulted to 28 days in the future. Lenders (Responders) are able to change this due date before actioning shipped.

  • Enter key executable

    On screens that have a ‘submit’ icon this action can be executed by the user hitting the ‘enter’ key on their keyboard

  • Local Number

    When creating a new request the Borrower (Requester) is able to use the Our Local Number field to record a locally defined running number for the request

  • Amount Willing to Pay

    When creating a new request the Borrower (Requester) is able to enter in the amount the patron is willing to pay for the item. This amount must be either blank, zero (0.00) or less then the Max Cost field, otherwise the request will go into Check Error. This patron amount is not taken into consideration during the Libraries Australia Document Delivery Payments Service report is generated.

  • Rota management

    When creating a new request the Rota section now contains two tabs, Holdings and Found, to better manage the selection of the rota. The Holdings tab contains all of the LADD locations that hold the item. The Found tab will contain the locations that are located via a search in the ‘Library Symbol or Location Name’ field. When selecting locations to add to the rota the Borrower (Requester) is able to toggle between the Holdings and Found tabs.

  • Location details

    Users are now able to click on the Location listed within the History (audit details) of a request, which opens a new window containing the current details of that location, including suspension status and delivery address.