This message will be of interest to all staff
using
HOLLIS/Aleph.
OIS will be installing a service pack that will update Aleph Version
18.01 on
Tuesday, October 30, 2007.
This message contains the following information:
1. HOLLIS/Aleph will be brought down temporarily to install the
service pack
2. Problems that will be fixed by the service pack
3. Notice of an additional change not related to the service pack
4. Instructions for how to accept the new files loaded onto Aleph
1. HOLLIS/Aleph outage
OIS will install the service pack during Tuesday morning's maintenance
window. HOLLIS/Aleph will be unavailable October 30 from 6:00 am - 6:40 am. HULINFO will be
notified when
the public catalog and the Aleph client are again available.
2. The Service Pack will fix the following problems in Aleph:
Circulation
- Occasionally, the system crashed when cash transactions were
paid one after the other very quickly. This has been corrected.
Indexing
- Occasionally, indexing delays have been introduced when batch
loads
of records were prioritized higher than staff transactions. Ex
Libris has added the ability for OIS to prioritize batch indexing
transactions to ensure that staff transactions are indexed before batch
transactions. Just a reminder that number indexes for new
records (like Number - Aleph System No.) will continue to be available
immediately after the record is saved.
3. An additional change not related
to the service pack will
also be made to your Aleph client:
The alif character on the floating keyboard
will now insert
Unicode value U+02BC instead of U+02BE in keeping with MARBI Proposal:
2005-5
4. Follow these instructions to accept the new
files into your
Aleph client:
1. Log into Aleph via the Cataloging or Circulation Modules (NOTE: Do
NOT log
in via Acquisitions Module; you
may not receive the correct files if you use this module.)
2. You will get an Aleph Version Check dialog box that will say "New
Aleph
Files are Available.” Click 'OK'
to continue to the Update Version window.
3. A GUI Update Version Window will appear on your screen showing you
the files
that will be added to your Aleph
Client. Click the ‘Update All’ button to download the files.
4. Your Aleph client will reboot and
the Aleph Password
Dialog box will appear on
your screen. Type in your regular username and password and you will be
able to begin work as usual.
If you do not receive the Aleph Version Check Dialog box, follow these
steps to
update your client:
1. Click on the ALEPH menu in the Cataloging or Circulation module
2. Select Version Check from the ALEPH Menu
3. A GUI Update Version Window will appear on your screen showing you
the files
that will be added to your Aleph Client. Click the Update All button to
download the files.
4. Your Aleph client will reboot and the Aleph Password Dialog box will
appear
on your screen. Type in your regular username and password, and you
will
be able to begin work as usual.
Supervisors should confirm with their staff that all users
have received the updated files.
If you encounter any problems with updating your
Aleph Client, please contact
your IT department.
We appreciate your cooperation as we work to keep the Aleph client up
to date.
Thanks,
Beth
--
Beth Ann Raymond
Harvard University Library
Office for Information Systems
90 Mt. Auburn Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-495-3724
617-496-5600 (fax)