[Koha-devel] Koha - biblioitems

[Linda Culberson]

All,
I  couldn't remember where I'd seen the reference to biblioitems being 
merged with biblio, so went back to my notes.  It was in an RFP on the 
wiki.  Now, I see that  the RFC  has been listed as abandoned. Thanks to 
all for your reassurance.

By way of explanation we have done numerous test migrations, checking 
and rechecking that things convert properly, and then fixing in our 
current catalog what doesn't  work in Koha.  We are getting very close, 
and I've be going over my notes to make sure I didn't miss anything. 
Out of over 100,000 biblios, I'm now down to two (that I know of) that 
have serious problems. One of those has multiple 300 tags, although that 
isn't creating its problem.

It helps to know everyone is out there and so willing to help, and I 
appreciate your patience.

Thanks,
Linda

On 4/6/2011 12:17 PM, Chris Cormack wrote:
> * Linda Culberson (lculber at mdah.state.ms.us) wrote:
>> All,
>> In 3.4 and on, I somehow got the impression (dream/nightmare?) that
>> biblioitems was to no longer exist, and that certain MARC fields
>> that are repeatable - particularly the 300, will no longer be.  Did
>> I dream that or is that the case?  If it is true, will Koha have a
>> way to handle those repeatable fields?
>>
>> I would appreciate hearing from someone about this right away, as it
>> may scuttle our whole migration plan.
>
> I can confirm as 3.4 Release Manager that removing repeatable fields was
> not ever planned for the 3.4.x series (or any other release series for
> that matter).
>
> Merging biblio and biblioitems may happen in the future, (not for 3.4.x)
> but it will not ever result in a regression of features like this.
>
> I'm not sure where you got them impression, if you can recall, and
> correct anyone else who has this fear also that would be awesome.
>
> The nice thing about Koha is all development and discussion is done in
> the open, so at any point anyone can see exactly what is going to be in
> 3.4.x. No hidden suprises, no unreleased code, it's all there for
> everyone to see. Which is why I recommend (well I would wouldn't I,
> being Release manager and all) that people run from official Koha
> releases. No hidden nasties.
>
> Chris

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Linda Culberson			lculber at mdah.state.ms.us
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