March 2024 Mosaic Release Notes

Application Updates from: Jan 18 - Feb 22, 2023

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. 

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 independently 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 efficient way to manage course details.

Import actions supported include the ability to Add, Update, or Add and Update
A choice to preview validated records for errors and warnings prior to import is available.
The uniqueness of a record is validated based on a combination of Term, Department Name, Course Name, and Section.
A sample file is provided to aid in formatting of the source data

Shelf Tags

Digital Only Titles

Shelf tag templates, specifically the 2x2 tags, now support digital titles, without requiring information for new and used titles. Improvements have been made to specifically support the digital format:

"eBook/Digital" are printed near the ISBN, aligning with the digital SKU
Author, Title, Supplier, Edition, and Copyright information are updated to match the digital record
New Buy price reflects the digital title's selling price, ensuring accurate pricing information
Used price and barcode information has been removed from digital book shelf tags to avoid confusion

Also, longer values in the edition field no longer obstruct the copyright field. Previously, if the edition value was longer than 2 or 3 digits, it would overwrite the Copyright field. The edition field has been shifted to the left to accommodate longer values.

Buyback

Print Packing List

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

Packing list should 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" now updates immediately 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 now removed as it is no longer applicable to current buy guides

Miscellaneous Enhancements & Bug fixes

The “Product Sales” report now contains a column for "SKU". This column is here in addition to the already available Default Barcode column, making it easier for stores who reference one or both to find 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 calculation for the effected fields. This issue has been addressed.

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 inaccurate taxes despite correct final calculations. This issue has been resolved.