March 2024 Mosaic Release Notes

Application Updates from: Jan 18 - Feb 22, 2024

Release to Production: Mar 06, 2024

Release Notes Statement

New functionality added to Mosaic is controlled by feature flags to ensure readiness prior to use in production environments. Throughout release notes the phrase “If enabled” is used to designate capabilities that may be turned on or off. Such options may be released for a limited audience or dependent upon additional updates. These options will still be referenced in release notes to make clients aware all new application capabilities. 

Canadian Support

Mosaic is now available to clients requiring hosting in Canada. Canadian infrastructure has been created and configured to allow implementation of Mosaic where non-US hosting is required.

Course Header Import

A new import type, "Course Requests Header," has been added under the Administrator > Imports menu.

Mosaic course material managers now have the ability to import Course Headers independent of book data. This update is designed to streamline the integration of course information from campus systems or online requisition tools into Mosaic, providing a more flexibility to manage and share course details.

Import actions supported include:
- Options to Add, Update, or Add and Update.
- Ability to preview validated records for errors and warnings prior to import is available.
- Uniqueness validation from the combination of Term, Department Name, Course Name, and Section.
- Sample file download to aid in formatting source data.

Course Header Import (Hotfix 3/13/2024)

Status field is now optional during import, not required
When the Course Status field on the source file is empty, the import is expected to perform in the following ways:
- "Add" - Status defaults to "Open" if left blank or invalid. New records are processed based on combined term and course information, with existing records disregarded.
- "Update" - Status remains unchanged and defaults to null if left blank or invalid. Only existing records identified by combined term and course information are processed. Missing records are disregarded
- "Add & Update" - Processes all records with new headers defaulting to "Open" and existing headers maintaining their status unless a valid status is specified in the import.

Shelf Tags

The 2x2 shelf tag has been updated based on client feedback.

The edition field has been shifted to the left to accommodate longer values without obstructing the copyright field. Previously, if the edition value was longer than 2 or 3 digits, it would overwrite the Copyright field.
Digital Only titles have specific, updated contents including:
- "eBook/Digital" printed near the ISBN, aligned with the digital SKU.
- Author, Title, Supplier, Edition, and Copyright information matching the digital record.
- New price reflects the digital title's selling price.
- Used price and used barcode information have been removed from digital book shelf tags.

Buyback - Print Packing List

Several functional improvements have been made to the Buyback "Print Packing List" when managing a Buyback Session:

Packing list now show books bought for each purchaser as expected. Previously, the list was showing as empty when selecting all but Nebraska Book Company
- Known Issue: In future releases, “Nebraska Book Company” will be updated to reflect the name of the Purchaser you used when conducting your buyback session. Functionality is not affected.
Selecting "All" now functions as expected and will no longer result in a system error.
Purchasers are now able to be added to an existing buyback session. Previously, newly created purchasers could not be added to existing sessions.

Buyer’s Guide Load Screen

The Buyer's Guide load screen had been updated with an array of small improvements to provide more confidence around buy guide loading and to eliminate unnecessary UI elements:

The "Last Load Date" updates upon successful loading of a new buyers guide, ensuring users know when the data was last refreshed.
The "Last Updated Date" field has been renamed to "Last Load Date" and moved next to the Default Supplier Code for improved visibility.
The "Expiration Date" field is now hidden.
Version Label is has been removed, as it is inconsistent with current buy guide formats.

Miscellaneous Enhancements & Bug fixes

The “Product Sales” report now contains a column for "SKU". This column is included in addition to the already available Default Barcode column, making it easier to reference items in the output. This report is accessible from Report Templates.

AR Account Statements now take discounts into consideration, displaying correct “Transaction Total” and AR Charge Amount values. Previously, the report would show the transaction discount correctly, but the number was not included in the transaction total.

In Web Order management, the "Ext Tax" field now correctly shows tax for partially fulfilled orders, matching the final charge. Previously, for multi-quantity orders with partial shipments, it displayed incorrect taxes despite correct final order values.