WorldShare Acquisitions release notes, September 3, 2025
Release Date: September 3, 2025
Introduction
This release of WorldShare Acquisitions provides numerous bug fixes. Many of these enhancements are the direct result of your feedback.
Recommended actions
For this release, we recommend that you review the following checklists and complete the relevant tasks so that you can adjust your policies and workflows and train your staff. These checklists identify updates that we have determined as significant for most institutions. We encourage you to review all of the items in the release notes to determine whether there are other items that might require additional action or follow up by your institution.
Administrative actions
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Follow-up actions
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Bug fixes
Barcode Entry for Received Order Items
Users can now add barcodes and call numbers after receiving items from Order Items without needing to unreceive the items first. Previously, the barcode and call number fields would become grayed out and uneditable after receiving an item through Order Items, forcing users to unreceive items before they could add catalog information. This workflow issue particularly affected libraries that prefer to receive items early for tracking purposes while postponing cataloging and barcode assignment until items are shelf-ready.
Ebook Platform Code Display for Vendors
All ebook platform codes now display properly for vendors with more than 20 codes in the Ebook Vendor Mapping settings. Previously, only the first 20 codes would show in the administration interface, even when vendors had additional codes configured. Users can now view all mapped ebook platform codes for their vendors without needing to call the API directly.
Order Change Error Resolution
Users no longer encounter false "Order Changed" error messages when working on orders. Previously, users would see a pop-up error stating "Order Changed: Another user has modified this order. Any changes will not be saved. Order will be re-loaded" even when they were the only staff member working on acquisitions. This error would appear during the order workflow, particularly after saving order details and proceeding through the budget and price information steps. Users can now complete their order workflow without these misleading error messages interrupting their process.
EDI File Transmission for Electronic Resources
Electronic resource orders can now be successfully transmitted via EDI to vendors. Previously, when attempting to send EDI files for electronic resource orders created after July 17, 2025, users would encounter parsing errors during transmission. The preview message functionality now works correctly for both print and electronic orders, allowing users to verify order content before sending.
Support website(s)
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