[Koha-bugs] [Bug 25221] New: Imported records are not checked for accuracy

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https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=25221

            Bug ID: 25221
           Summary: Imported records are not checked for accuracy
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           Product: Koha
           Version: 19.11
          Hardware: All
                OS: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P5 - low
         Component: Cataloging
          Assignee: koha-bugs at lists.koha-community.org
          Reporter: cbrannon at cdalibrary.org
        QA Contact: testopia at bugs.koha-community.org
                CC: m.de.rooy at rijksmuseum.nl

When you create a new bib record, Koha checks if certain fields are filled out.
 When you import a bib record, Koha does not check if that record has those
fields filled out.

I would suggest that when a record is imported, it either needs to be taken
immediately into editing so that Koha can catch issues, or it needs to be put
into a quarantine state, and unusable anywhere in the system until it is edited
and saved.

When importing a bib for an order, since you are dealing with a single record,
I could see how going straight into editing after importing could work.

However, if you are importing bibs through an batch import tool, if the process
isn't already checking for issues or missing fields, these items should be set
in quarantine and require the cataloger to edit the record to remove it from
quarantine.

This process would address problems elsewhere in Koha where incomplete or
compromised records cause an error in Koha or in a process that can't complete
due to a faulty record.

I'm not a cataloger, but this seems like a reasonable workflow for bringing
outside records into your own system.

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