[Koha-devel] RFC 3.2: stop copying item data to MARC and MARCXML

[Ryan Higgins]

Yes, this will be a significant change, but one I think is necessary.
It will only be more difficult to test later when more features are added.

Serial records become unmanageable when they

On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 8:26 AM, Paul POULAIN <paul.poulain at free.fr> wrote:

> Galen Charlton a écrit :
>
> > Consequently, I propose the following changes, in order of priority:
> >
> > 1. Take item data out of biblioitems.marc*.  Instead, whenever item
> > records need to be embedded in a MARC bib record (primarily during
> > Zebra indexing or record export), do it on the fly.  If a bib record
> > has lots of items, this will still be an expensive operation, but it
> > will take place in a batch job or indexing daemon.
> > 2. Separate the item field mapping from the rest of the MARC
> > framework.  Allow multiple item field mappings, each identified by a
> > code, and add the ability to specify a mapping to be used during
> > record import, export, or indexing.
> > 3. Switch to Zebra's DOM filter and supply item data for indexing
> > outside of the MARC bib record; instead, define an XML schema to wrap
> > bib, item, and summary records without force the last two to be
> > embedded in the MARC.  This is similar to an idea that I believe Tümer
> > Garip proposed back in 2006.
>
> this is a good idea. BUT : it means making heavy changes in Koha, as
> it's the core of most features we have. Even if we have nice packages &
> a stable API, I think the changes will be heavy. I spoke of that with
> hdl this morning, he fully agree.
>
> So I think this change must be carefully estimated, and double checked
> if we can include that in 3.2 with the timeline you've announced (and
> that I fully agree with)
>
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