Inmagic® Genie Version 3.1 README

Except where noted, everything in this document applies to all configurations of the Inmagic® Genie product.

About Inmagic® Genie
System Requirements
What's New in this Version?
Issues Addressed
Known Issues
Additional Documentation and Help Resources

About Inmagic® Genie

Inmagic® Genie is a Web-based integrated library system (ILS) designed to meet the expanding needs of information centers that must manage and provide effective access to both traditional and non-traditional library materials. It is well-suited to both single-site libraries, and multi-site libraries that want a single catalog covering multiple collections.

System Requirements

Browser: Minimum supported screen resolution of 1024 X 768.

PC: Microsoft Internet Explorer v6+ (v7 recommended) , Firefox v1+ for OPAC users only (v2 recommended)

Server(s):

Supported operating systems: Windows 2003 Server SP2, Windows 2000 Server SP4, Windows XP PRO SP2+
Supported Databases: MS SQL Server 2000 SP4, MS SQL Server 2005 (SP2 or later recommended), MS SQL Server 2000 Desktop Edition (MSDE) SP3a+, SQL Server Express Edition
Software: Inmagic Content Server v9.0 SP1 or later, v10.0 SP1 or later recommended (both CS/WebPublisher PRO and CS/TextWorks)
Application/Web Server Requirements: Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS), Microsoft .NET Framework v2.0, E-mail server (optional)

What's New in this Version?

Each new and enhanced feature is discussed briefly here. The applicable Inmagic Software Feature Request number follows each item listed. For more information on a feature, see the Inmagic Genie Technical Notes, unless otherwise noted.

MyQueries.CONFIG: Support addition of hidden and/or pre-populated query boxes to a query screen. Implement using two new attributes, DefaultValue and IsHidden. Example: <QueryField Type="QueryField" IsHidden="true" DefaultValue="Book" FieldList="CatRecordType" .... /> [5695]
NavBarMenudata.config: Ability to specify the width of the menu bar [5527]
Support configuration file reset, so that .CONFIG changes don't require an IIS restart. See the new Reset button, available to Administrators, on the About Genie screen. [3907]
InmagicBrowse: Improved appearance of buttons using an image, and list width expands when you resize the window [5408]
BookWhere support: Enhanced BookWhere.XSL file to support BookWhere for Windows XML output. BookWhere is a third-party product, developed by WebClarity, that supports finding and downloading MARC catalog information. [5798]
Genie to Presto synchronization: Support writing out changes made to Genie records to a specified folder so Presto can import the modified records [5831]
Prepare Genie for localization and multilingual capability. Specifically:
- Isolate message text and user interface text in an external resource file [1320]
- Support language-specific .CONFIG files [5282]
- Support language-specific template files [5310]
- Support ability to select locale from a drop-down list [5311]
- Support ability to specify locale in Genie URL, and hide locale drop-down list if included [5500]
- Support ability to request language-specific messages returned from CS/WebPublisher PRO [5285]
- Ensure that InmagicBrowse respects language information passed in [5341, 5342]
- Ensure that the calendar pop-up respects the current language [5325, 5326]

Issues Addressed

The following issues are addressed by this version. The applicable Inmagic Software Problem Report (SPR) number follows each item listed.

Printing: The PageBreak="true" MyReports.config option now works properly on Internet Explorer 7.0, when printing a report where each Borrower or Order is supposed to be on a separate page [4966]
My Genie (OPAC): The E-mail link now is hidden until the user has logged in [5366]
Reports: Issue if a printing report appeared first in the drop-down list [5403]
About Genie: Supports MyGenie.css for customization of styles [5472]
Security: "Create item record for new issue" link on Edit Serial Record page should not appear for Staff logins [5474]
Generate Items: Could not Close window if Edit Catalog Record page omitted box for Location field [5734]
Security: Addressed issue with [Browse] link for Borrower field [5883]
Genie Help will not open (introduced in SP2) [5292]
When reporting errors in a .Config file, include the file name, possible unless the entire file fails to load [1811]
.Net error editing items when CatLocation field has duplicate entries [5413]
Corrected "Add New Catalog Item" breadcrumb to say "Add New Catalog Record" [5293]

Known Issues

This version has the following known issues, which will be addressed in a future service pack or version. The applicable Inmagic Software Problem Report (SPR) number follows each item listed.

For multilingual sites, CS/WebPublisher PRO error messages returned on Edit and Full Display pages are always in English; they do not use the specified language [5448]
InmagicBrowse: Firefox initially shows extended characters in field-name drop-down lists as 2-byte characters; navigating away from the query screen corrects the problem for the rest of the browser session [5600]

Additional Documentation and Help Resources

Below is a list of the documentation and help resources. You received electronic copies of the documentation set when you installed the software. You will find them in the Documentation subfolder of the install folder.

Installation notes for new & upgrade installations. The document InmagicGenieInstallNotes.pdf describes how to install or upgrade the application.
Technical Notes. InmagicGenieTechnicalNotes.pdf describes how to configure Genie screens, menus, etc.
Security Notes. InmagicGenieSecurityNotes.pdf describes how to manage security, login, and password information in Genie.
Online Help. The online help covers the Genie Web application and some administrative tasks. The help documentation is always available within Genie by choosing Other>Help Topics from the menu.