[Koha-bugs] [Bug 13529] Easy analyticals and UseControl number should be able to coexist

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https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=13529

--- Comment #1 from Lauren Denny <lauren_denny at sil.org> ---
Could someone explain why the two system preferences 'UseControlNumber' &
'EasyAnalytics' cannot co-exist?  We used to have both turned on until a recent
upgrade and now only use 'UseControlNumber' so that we can seperate our links
to the corresponding relationship instead of combining all the options into the
773 field.

We are needing features from both system preferences.
The flexibility of the 'UseControlNumber' allows koha to use seperate linking
fields based on the relationship between records/items instead of putting all
the links in the 773 which is only for the parent/child relationship.
And how EasyAnalytics allows koha display the item record on both records for
those linked together.

Here are functions that are utilized by the EasyAnalytics that I would find
helpful with some ideas on how to make it work. (I am not a programer so I
don't totally know if they would work but are ideas from a librarian's point of
view.)

1 - Have a drop-down menu that allows you to choose the linking field you want
the information to koha auto-populate subfields from based on the bibilonumber
instead of the barcode.  The field selected where to put the inforamtion to
pulled based on system preference or framework selection.

2- System preference that allows you to control which fields auto-populate with
the selected field.  
245$ab title to $t, 1xx$a author to $a, 250$a edition to $b, 001 control number
(biblionumber) to $w , 260/264 publishing details to $d, 020 ISBN to $x, 022
ISSN to $z

Another idea would be to have a checkbox in the framework that people select
that tells koha what information to pull into the field.

3- Have the item record appear on both the parent & child records
This would be helpful for records using the 773 (parent & child relationship)
where one item record is 'shared' with both record.  It is physcially on the
child record but would be helpful to patrons to have a list of all the items
associated with the parent record.  

An idea would be, if the item number or barcode is found in the 773 field, the
item appears on record with the link.  If these subfields are empty the item
will not display on the linked record.

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