[Koha-bugs] [Bug 8991] Add a script to delete old orders

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http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=8991

--- Comment #15 from Jonathan Druart <jonathan.druart at biblibre.com> ---
(In reply to comment #14)
> This script is potentially dangerous as it deletes data in an unrecoverable
> way.
> 
> Maybe we should have a very clear warning about the consequences of this in
> the script before you can run it.  
> 
> Deleting orders and baskets has some consequences like losing the
> acquisition history shown in the items tab in staff detail page. 
> 
> Also if you are not careful with the date, you will mess up the amounts in
> your funds and budgets for a fiscal year. Really bad.

A confirm flag is needed for deleting records. Without it, a list of orders and
baskets is displayed.

> I never had this request from one of our libraries and I can't help but
> wonder why you wouldn't want to keep the data. I wonder if it's display
> problems being the reason for this request or some law requirement?

I don't know, I asked Mathieu Saby to explain why this script is useful for
them.

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