Improved SIP SSO Support, Privacy & Notifications – February 2025 myTurn Updates

Improved SIP, Privacy & Notifications

This release adds new privacy options, better control over reservation emails, and clearer maintenance notifications:

  • SSO/SIP Enhancements:
    • You can now block syncing specific personal data via SIP and improve SSO integration behavior.
    • Better handling of users that no longer exist in main ILS (expire them in myTurn)
    • Sync data from main ILS via SIP in more places
  • Email Controls: New settings allow you to disable reservation-related emails.
  • Maintenance Notifications: Improved notifications hen items checked in and have maintenance due.
  • Other Important Improvements:
    • Calendar buffers now display more accurately across months.
    • Membership history is accessible to location admins.
    • Improved performance for blocked users and dashboard updates.
    • Better support for special characters in agreement signatures and more accurate item availability logic.

Other updates include:

  • LEND-8870 Add ability to block syncing certain user data via SIP SSO
  • LEND-7653 Add new SIP codes as usable fields for expiration and Group Mappings
  • LEND-8902 When users request a password reset, do not leak whether an email address, membership id or username exists
  • LEND-8808 Other SIP options
  • LEND-8938 Hotfix do not create accounts when looking them up via SIP if they do not exist on the ILS
  • LEND-8846 Add options for disabling reservation related emails
  • LEND-8851 Show the current email address to admins and members while there is a change confirmation
  • LEND-8862 Location operators missing links and buttons on inventory report
  • LEND-8587 Add exact match by Item ID to dropdown when searching for items to check out by name
  • LEND-8828 Notify admins when an item checked in has maintenace reported or due
  • LEND-8850 Buffer for a reservation in the previous month does not appear in next month availability calendar
  • LEND-8855 Improve blocked user performance
  • LEND-8866 Shorten and move dashboard update times
  • LEND-8871 Location admins can’t view Membership History report
  • LEND-8873 SIP SSO improvements
  • LEND-8879 Allow special characters in agreement signatures
  • LEND-8931 Item incorrectly showing as in the between buffer when it’s not