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Need to Modify Marc Import Tool
by savitra sirohi 16 Mar '09

16 Mar '09

Folks, One of our customers wants the ability to import Follett marc records without having to use Marc Edit (to change fields 852 to 952). We want to make this change generic such that it will work for any import file that has holdings in fields other than 952. This is what we were thinking, will appreciate feedback on this design: 1. Use marc_subfield_structure table to store field structure of the import file. So Follett would have records under its framework code. We could create frameworks for other vendors too. 2. Accept framework code as user input from stage-marc-import.pl. User could choose nothing which means input file already has holdings in 952. Or could choose Follett or some other vendor. 3. Pass framework code as parameter to BatchStageMarcRecords (C4/ImportBatch.pm) and from there to AddItemsToImportBiblio (C4/ImportBatch.pm). 4. In AddItemsToImportBiblio - Use the input framework code in GetMarcFromKohaField (C4/Biblio.pm) to fetch Follett holdings fields and subfields - Fetch default fields and subfields (952) using null framework code, as is currently done. - For each subfield set values appropriately (in the case of Follett 952s = 852s) before saving item record. 5. Initially the code will help with holdings tags, and later we could extend this to biblio tags as well. Thanks, Savitra Sirohi Nucsoft OSS Labs http://www.osslabs.biz

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Add Biblio slow
by zang＠zang.co.za 13 Mar '09

13 Mar '09

We are using Koha on a hosted server, so it is accessed via the internet (broadband). Everything works fine, but in some cases the "Add Biblio" page takes about 5 min to load. Is there perhaps a way to speed it up? Maybe by removing the unused marc input fields?

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Koha, Drupal and SOPAC
by paul POULAIN 12 Mar '09

12 Mar '09

Hello, I'm very pleased to announce that BibLibre has started working on a SOPAC connector for Koha. SOPAC is a module of drupal, written to have a perfectly integrated web2.0 catalogue over the CMS drupal. You can find information here : http://www.thesocialopac.net/ It's a new Biblibrian that works on that : jean-andré Santoni. He's still a student, working on this subject for 2 months. Hopefully, once he has finished his school, he will be hired by BibLibre. He will implement many new webservices, that will follow the DLF Discovery Interface scheme (http://diglib.org/architectures/ilsdi/) He started last week, and the 1st days are very encouraging. We will let you know once it can be opened. As usual, it will be GPL-ed, even if we still haven't decided how to distribute the code (use koha, sopac or BibLibre tools & repositories ?) happy day. -- Paul POULAIN http://www.biblibre.com Expert en Logiciels Libres pour l'info-doc Tel : (33) 4 91 81 35 08

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Change get_saved_reports order to alphabetical?
by Wagner, Jane 12 Mar '09

12 Mar '09

In C4::Reports::Guided (Guided.pm), the subroutine get_saved_reports() is sorting the saved reports list by date created. Would there be any interest in changing this to alphabetical by report name instead? That seems to be more functional. Is there some background or reason for the date sort? Jane Wagner Library Systems Analyst PTFS Inc. Content Management and Library Solutions 6400 Goldsboro Road, Suite 200 Bethesda, MD 20817 (301) 654-8088 x 151 jwagner(a)ptfs.com

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Urdu language Support
by Zahoor 12 Mar '09

12 Mar '09

Hi, We have installed and configured koha 3.0 on debian and our system is active now at University of Engineering and Technology Lahore Pakistan and soon will be available through Internet. At this stage, we want to provide URDU Language support in this koha 3.0 system to add books from URDU as well as wanna input values in required fileds (e.g. Title, auther name, publisher name etc.) in URDU. But we are facing problem to add URDU record. As soon as an URDU record is entered and we press save record button (add marc record), it generates an error. All required fields are in UTF-8. Can anyone help us how to do that task or what are the things being missed by us. Waiting for your response. Zahoor ur Rehman Senior Research Associate KISC, UET Lahore

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Book Checkout Issue
by Roche III, Edward 11 Mar '09

11 Mar '09

Good Afternoon All I did my test server that currently has Koha installed and did a restore of the database from a dump file. All went well no problems and all my data was there. But now when I try to check out a book for a patron it goes to a blank screen with just top header. I am able to find the patron then I put the book barcode in select Checkout button and I get the top header and that's it and the book is never checked out to the patron. Has anyone seen this before? Also, there are no errors that appear. Thanks Ed Edward J. Roche Network Administrator Solanco School District 717.786.2151 x2437 "At the End of the Day, Did You Play to Win or Not to Lose?"

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Live system running for tests/use
by Ardeshir Sepahsalar 11 Mar '09

11 Mar '09

Hello List, I'm new to the list, my name is Ardeshir Sepahsalar. I have been reading the koha developers mailing list for some time, and look forward to helping out. I have a working Koha 3.0 system available for anyone interested in using/testing and working with a live Catalog, @ http://www.ardeshir.org At this time, if anyone has Marc records they would like to import, it would greatly help using/testing this system. So far, I've been using the Z39.50 to upload records, and it's working. For Client OPAC : Cataloging : Patron Record, use 8080 http://www.ardeshir.org:8080/ login: kohaadmin pwd: kohaadmin For Developers interested in coding, the server is open, using Webmin or SSH login accounts. Webmin: https://www.adeshir.org:10000/ Login: kohaadmin pswd: kohaadmin System info: Debian/Ubuntu 8.04 = OS Git = Repository trunk Webmin = Server Interface https://www.ardeshir.org:10000/ uses *nix accounts. Apache 2.2 = Web Server MySQL 5 = Database Thanks in advance for your help, Ardeshir Sepahsalar Developer Hennepin County Library asepahsalar(a)hclib.org

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Hello Koha world!
by Birmingham, David 11 Mar '09

11 Mar '09

I'd like to introduce myself to the community and throw my development hat into the ring. I've been reading this list for about a month and I've been doing some small development tasks for roughly two. I'm sure I'll ask some questions of the Koha savvy in time as I'm new to ILS scene. I look forward to helping in the development process, and I hope to provide some patches to the community shortly. David Birmingham Software Engineer P | T | F | S 6400 Goldsboro Road, Suite 200 Bethesda, MD 20817 301-654-8088, Ext 149 301-654-5789 (fax) dbirmingham(a)ptfs.com <mailto:rfaraby@ptfs.com> www.ptfs.com

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OPAC Search
by Marcel de Rooy 10 Mar '09

10 Mar '09

Hi all, As I understand [..], Koha 3.0 stable does not let me find records linked to a specific term, if I search on an unauthorized form of this term in the OPAC. (At least, when the wrong term differs so much that fuzzy search does not include it.) If that assumption is correct [and I did not miss something here], is such a feature ever evaluated by the Koha developers? What makes it hard to implement? Are you aware of any negative side-effects? Simple example to illustrate this point: Bibliographic record 1 BOOK 100 Author 245 Title 650=Test [linked to authid 1] Authority record 1 ESTABL. TERM 150 Test 450 Oldtezt Optionally: Auth rec 2 TRACED REF 150 Oldtezt 260 Test When searching the OPAC, I would like my user to find book 1 when typing Oldtezt in the search bar. Your response is most welcome. Thanks, Marcel de Rooy

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C4::Members Attributes tightener integration
by LAURENT Henri-Damien 09 Mar '09

09 Mar '09

I would like to propose that C4::Members::Attributes could be more tightly integrated into C4::Members so that AddMember(%member) or ModMember,... or whatever... would also call Attributes add. This would allow ppl to have only one function call to add a Member and not many little functions to call. And would eventually be more friendly for unifying calls to functions. Does that sound a good idea ? I could send a patch tomorrow about that. Comments welcome. -- Henri-Damien LAURENT

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