Library Open Platform - Solr8 Infrastructure Upgrade [Progress Update]

This page serves as a central hub for tracking the progress of the Library Open Platform Solr8 infrastructure upgrade.

This change affects Alma, Rapido, Leganto, Esploro and Rialto

This upgrade is gradual, and is enacted instance by instance.

Below is the status of each instance, and cases reported in the instance that will be resolved when the upgrade is implemented.

The project is expected to conclude during H2 of 2025.

Completed instances:

EU00

AP01

AP02 – Cases:

Case #	Title	Senario
05331041	Category tree display affected by Alma Repository search issue with hyphens	Advanced search “contains phrase” won’t return a search for titles when the phrase include an apostrophe or hyphen.

CN01

EU05

Incomplete instances:

EU01 – Cases:

Case #	Title	Senario
07205539	Search problems with ULI-V TESTNG	Queries in Hebrew in the ULI External Search Resource are inconsistent
06281092	Problem with the search and retrieval of authorities in Hebrew that have apostrophe and hyphen	Searching of Hebrew authorities that have apostrophes and hyphen fails
06840097	Issue with parentheses when searching the new “ULI (Alma SRU) live on September 20th” external resource	Queries in Hebrew in the ULI External Search Resource are inconsistent

EU02 – Cases:

Case #	Title	Senario
06484343	Extended Search for local field 983 ends in false hits	“Contains Phrase” does not to consider punctuation within the search term
05924208	ALMA - unable to retrieve SH "Bet She'arim (Israel) Tombs" in Advanced search – Subjects – Contains Phrase - Dafna	Advanced search “contains phrase” won’t return a search for titles when the phrase include an apostrophe or hyphen.
05313363	ALMA - hyphen is not searchable in: Advanced Search – Subject – Contains Phrase	Advanced search “contains phrase” won’t return a search for titles when the phrase include an apostrophe or hyphen.
05310455	Searching authorities	Advanced search “contains phrase” won’t return a search for titles when the phrase include an apostrophe or hyphen.

EU04 – Cases:

Case #	Title	Senario
07262082	Alma Repository Search: Phrase Search does not Return Results with Periods	“Contains phrase” does not find results when searching ’All Titles’ for a title that includes periods and commas.
06523006	RM - Search for call numbers - with asterisk or without	Advanced search “contains phrase” won’t return a search for titles when the phrase include an apostrophe or hyphen.

NA01 - Cases:

Case #	Title	Senario
05309128	Glitchy Exact Search in Alma	Advanced search “contains phrase” won’t return a search for titles when the phrase include an apostrophe or hyphen.

NA02 – Cases:

#	Title	Senario
05916520	Case problem with title phrase search in Alma	Advanced search “contains phrase” won’t return a search for titles when the phrase include an apostrophe or hyphen.

NA03 – Cases:

Case #	Title	Senario
05393936	z39.50 search not finding titles with apostrophes	Advanced search “contains phrase” won’t return a search for titles when the phrase include an apostrophe or hyphen.