https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=26869 --- Comment #37 from Andrew Fuerste-Henry <andrewfh@dubcolib.org> --- (In reply to Pedro Amorim from comment #35)
Thank you, Esther, for the detailed instructions and sample file. I believe that for the stage file import scenario, the setting 'How to process items:' being 'Always add items' (default) is what is causing each new MARC item entry (952 for MARC21) to forcibly create a new item.
Imo, the ideal solution here would be to also have a 'How to process items' option in the MARC modification template tool UI (the screen that shows after you select 'Modify record using template') from a bib record. This would work around/with the actions coming from the modification template in the same way the stage import flow currently does, ideally using the same code, for consistency.
In conclusion, I believe the behavior differs because the 'stage MARC record file for import' has additional logic on top of the MARC modification template actions, whereas the 'Modify record using template' only considers the actions from the MARC modification template and nothing else.
Would the suggestion above be better handled in a follow-up bug or here?
What do others think about this?
I like Pedro's idea of adding a "How to process items" dropdown to the Batch Record Modification tool so that the modification of existing bibs is handled using as much existing code from the record import process as possible, thereby ensuring consistency of behavior. I would rather see that functionality added in this bug than in a follow-up. Introducing this feature with its current inconsistency of behavior relative to the import process seems like it will create confusion that will persist even after a follow-up bug makes the behavior consistent. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.