Aeon 4.0 Highlights
Staff can choose to remove users from Aeon along with their requests, based off of custom criteria. If you would like to keep the requests for statistical purposes, you can “anonymize” the user record so that it can’t be traced to that person. This option requires a server addon to configure the criteria for anonymizing or deleting users.
Staff can create a series of requests at once in the client by uploading the citation information from an Excel file. This is particularly useful for users that may represent a special project (like cataloging new manuscripts) or who provided their requests in a bulk format. The Excel file can have as many or few fields as necessary. The client will review the file and give an error if any fields can’t be imported.
Within the staff client, you can view the flags that are on any request from the grid without having to open the request. If there is only a single flag, it displays in the grid. Multiple flags are noted as such and show if you hover over that line. Note that sorting will sort by the flag id number and not the text. Filtering is a better option for seeing only certain requests.
Sites can create user status specific include files (like the menu option) in the web. This means that certain user statuses could have access to request forms that others don't. Also, users who are not yet cleared can be sent to a custom landing page upon logging in. This allows users to register but not place requests until cleared by staff.
User records can have one or more files attached to them. The file format is not limited, so it could be an image, scanned file, Word document, etc. There is a history of when the files were added and removed and by whom. These items are not visible to the researcher and only accessible through the staff client.
Bug fixes and new features are added periodically as point releases:
12 Feb 2018 (4.0.1) Client Release
05 Mar 2018 (4.0.2) Client Release
26 Nov 2018 (4.0.1) Server Release
26 Nov 2018 (4.0.4) Client Release
Additional Aeon 4.0 Features & Fixes
Admin Tools | Aeon Client | Aeon Customization Manager | Aeon Server | Custom Search | Database | Installation | Payment Providers | Printing | Staff Manager | Updater | Web Interface | Web Platform
Administrative Tools
| New | User Anonymization & Deletion Functionality added |
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| Fixed |
Remove EAD contents from log statements. Previously, when the aeon.dll processed finding aid requests, it downloaded the finding aid (EAD) and logs the file contents in their entirety at the debug level. Since EADs can be very large, this would often cause the log files to fill up and roll over very quickly if debug logging is enabled. |
Aeon Client
| New | Create multiple requests in the Client from an Excel file |
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| Changed | A "Transaction Flags" column has been added to request list forms that display when performing request searches, custom request searches, activity request lists, user request lists, and opening queues & flags from the main menu. |
| Changed | New support for the Chrome web browser in the add-on system requires .NET 4.6.2 Framework or higher full version. |
| Changed | User attachments are available in the staff client only. Store signed agreements of reading room policies or a copy of provided identification. |
| Fixed | Bundle names and descriptions can now be edited after they are created. |
| Fixed | The "Manage Windows" button in the Quick Access Toolbar has been renamed to "Manage Tabs". |
| Fixed | Corrected issue with field customizations not hiding duplicate field names |
| Fixed | Corrected Billing Category dropdown anchoring on the User form. |
| Fixed | Client no longer ignoring confirm exit dialog response when activity forms open |
| Fixed | Searching for user details in the 'Proxies' tab of the Client user form no longer causes an error if the search terms include an apostrophe. |
| Fixed | Change from AutoSize to StretchImage in the picture box for the "Aeon" text |
| Fixed | Corrected field customizations for some grids |
Aeon Customization Manager
| New | Customization manager has a new look and feel. It will now show separate forms when editing different components. Tabs previously showed at the top of the ribbon. Now each is a separate form that displays under the ribbon. The ribbon will change when a different form is selected to show relevant actions available for the displayed form. |
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| New | Added SLNotificationOwnership customization key to display a web status line when a patron navigates to a notification they are not associated with. |
Aeon Server
| Changed | New support for the Chromium browser in the add-on system requires .NET 4.6.2 Framework or higher full version. |
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Custom Search
| Changed |
Added additional tables to the User Custom Search form |
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| Fixed | Dropdown menus in the custom search query builders now include all possible options. |
Database
| Changed | A new Addons table has been added to the database. It will contain the server addons. During the update for existing sites, a conversion utility will be run that will change the ServerAddons and migrate them to this new database structure. |
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| Changed | Added support for TLS1.2 for Aeon database connections |
| Fixed |
Increased the maximum field length of the following fields to 255 characters: Transactions (EADNumber, Format, ServiceLevel, ShippingOption) BillingDefaults (BillingContext, BillingType) BillingDetails (BillingContext, BillingType) ServicePackageLinks (BillingContext, BillingType) |
| Fixed | Username in history and tracking now says “Researcher” instead of the username. |
Installation
| Fixed | Server Installer no longer installs client applications on the server. Previous versions of the client applications will be uninstalled from the server. Client applications can be installed on the server using the Client Installer. |
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| Fixed | Aeon 4.0 requires .NET 4.6.2 framework which will be installed if not already present |
Payment Providers
| New | New Authorize.Net payment workflow support. See Using Authorize.Net Accept Hosted with Aeon for additional information. |
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| New | Added support for Payment Gateway TouchNet. See Using TouchNet Payment Provider with Aeon for additional information. |
| Fixed | Corrected PayPal double payments issue |
| Fixed | Corrected typo in Paypal IPN Response Debug statement |
| Fixed | Payments with Authorize.net no longer fail if details contain certain characters |
Printing
| Fixed | Added delay for automatic printing to close Microsoft Word |
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Staff Manager
Updater
| Fixed | Aeon v4.0 server updater now allows updating of Azure SQL databases. |
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Web Interface
| New | Custom landing page for uncleared users. |
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Changed |
A new column, SiteDescription, is available in web page grids. This allows the more descriptive Sites. Description value to be displayed in web page grids in place of the Transactions. Site value. |
| Fixed | Corrected issue with EAD requests for photoduplication not displaying the View Order Estimates page. |
| Fixed | Removed unnecessary div from include_header_request.html |
| Fixed | DLL now handles all invalid Action/Form values |
| Fixed | Corrected typos in the default FAQ.html page |
| Fixed | Aeon.dll will now check a user's request limit when they edit and submit for retrieval a request that's in user review. |
| Fixed | Aeon.dll will now check a user's request limit when they approve an order estimate. |
| Fixed | Aeon.dll now correctly sets more than one cookie at a time. |
| Fixed | If the LDAP server times out when logging in, the web DLL no longer reports that the username is not in the database. |
| Fixed | Logging in to the web will no longer fail if the password contains certain characters, such as a plus sign. |
| Fixed | The EditEADRequest.html form now works with web validation in the default web pages. |
| Fixed | The billing account associated with a request is now set when creating or editing a request in the web. |
| Fixed | Removed tab order for all default web pages. |
| Fixed | Added password requirement information to NewUserRegistration default page. |
| Fixed | Billing options that contain a double quote character no longer cause the billing option dropdown to be empty in the web. |
| Fixed | Aeon cannot retrieve finding aids with the HTTPS protocol. (also in 3.9.4 DLL) |
| Fixed | The 'Request For' dropdown may exclude activities or users when cloning requests on the web. (also in 3.9.4 DLL) |
| Fixed | If the collective cookie size is more than 4096 characters, Aeon is unable to read cookies including the AeonSessionID (also in 3.9.4 DLL) |
| Fixed | We should be setting the HttpOnly flag on cookies (also in 3.9.4 DLL) |
| Fixed | The web DLL does not properly handle more than 48K of POST data. (also in 3.9.4 DLL) |
| Fixed | Requests can be created in the web without web validation being applied. (also in 3.9.4 DLL) |
Web Platform
| Fixed | The Aeon WebPlatform now targets a runtime.NET framework |
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Aeon 4.0 Point Release Notes
12 Feb 2018 (4.0.1) Client Release
If you are currently using the Aeon 4.0.0.0 client and want to update to the 4.0.2 client (4.0.2 replaced 4.0.1), you should run the AeonClientUpdate_ 4.0.2.msp patch file manually on each client machine that needs updating (no Admin rights required).
If you are on Aeon Client 3.9 and want to update to Aeon Client 4.0.2 (4.0.2 replaced 4.0.1), please use the 4.0.2 AeonClientSetup.exe. If you need assistance determining which file you should use, please contact Atlas Systems Support.
| Fixed | Added a minimum form size to the Activity, Main, UserInfo, and Request forms for the Aeon Client. |
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| Fixed | The 'Logon to Web' button in the Aeon client is now disabled for disavowed users. |
| Fixed | Fixed an issue where cancelling an item would not process if the cancel note was too long. Cancellations in the client made after the update will no longer store the cancellation note in the history entry. Note that existing history entries are not modified during update. The cancel note is exported for printing & emails, and is available in the Request lists/custom searches. |
| Fixed | Added functionality to convert UTC to the correct local date/time when exporting from a grid. |
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Client addons can now successfully route a request to a queue that has a menu group. |
| Fixed | Fixed the auto-update feature in the Aeon Client |
05 Mar 2018 (4.0.2) Client Release
If you are currently using the Aeon 4.0.0.0 client and want to update to the 4.0.2 client, you should run the AeonClientUpdate_ 4.0.2.msp patch file manually on each client machine that needs updating (no Admin rights required).
If you are on Aeon Client 3.9 and want to update to Aeon Client 4.0.2, please use the 4.0.2 AeonClientSetup.exe. If you need assistance determining which file you should use, please contact Atlas Systems Support.
| Fixed | Restored client grid export feature. |
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26 Nov 2018 (4.0.1) Server Release
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Fixed 3466 3722 |
Fixed two bugs that could potentially (under rare circumstances) allow users to see email notifications that did not belong to them. |
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Fixed 3573 |
Added the ability to use request limit tags ( <#REQUESTLIMIT> , <#ACTIVEREQUESTS>) for the SLSubmitExternalRequests status line. |
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Fixed 3649 |
The mapped isPhotoDuplicationRequests now initializes when external requests are sent from ILLiad to Aeon by setting the photoduplication status to Awaiting Order Submittal and The Date of the Transaction instead of leaving both fields blank. |
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Fixed 3662 |
Changed web template tag handling to prevent the use of tag replacements for cross-site scripting (XSS). |
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Fixed 3028 |
Fixed password hint functionality. |
26 Nov 2018 (4.0.4) Client Release
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There was a deployment error with the 4.0.3 client version. The error occurred when the client prompted to update and the user selected 'Yes' to proceed. That issue has been resolved and the client has been versioned 4.0.4. The 4.0.4 release covers all of the same fixes that were present in 4.0.3. The only difference between the two is the version number. *This 4.0.4 client update can be completed prior to the 4.0.1 server update. |
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Fixed 3598 |
When requests are made from an Excel spreadsheet through the file import, blank requests are no longer utilized to format excel fields. |
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Fixed 3621 |
Fixed an issue where Activity Requests couldn't be created from a file when more than one User is assigned to an activity. |
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Fixed 3642 |
Files uploaded through the New Requests from the File option, now assume the timezone in the import file as the Scheduled date rather than uploading at GMT then converting to the local timezone. |
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Fixed 3658 |
The error message that appears when Uploading Requests from File has been modified to notify customers if the title field has exceeded the max limit of 255 characters. |
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Fixed 3833 |
When creating a transaction, any field that exceeds the maximum length for that field will display an error message explaining which filed type has exceeded the maximum and by how much. For example, this message will appear if the ItemTitle exceeds 255 characters or the DocumentType exceeds 50 characters. |
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Fixed 3707 |
Fixed an issue preventing password hints to appear for users when the WebUsePasswordHint customization key was enabled and a user had entered a password hint. |
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Fixed 3763 |
When importing requests to an activity that has multiple users, you are now able to select which user the imported requests are associated with. |