[Koha-oz] Koha in schools: group patrons by class?
Bob Birchall
bob at calyx.net.au
Mon Apr 30 04:27:17 CEST 2018
On 30/04/18 11:55, FNPS Library wrote:
> Hi Bob,
> Thanks for the tip about sort 1/sort 2 categories. Looks like it does
> exactly what I want, but I'll be duplicating the info in the 'added
> attribute' parameter only so it shows up in the patron info sidebar at
> checkout.
That's an insight, thanks Michael. We have a request afoot to display
those parameters at a couple of places at Circulation. Your method could
make that unnecessary. I'll check it out.
>
> I'm having an issue with editing patron information and creating new
> patrons (save button isn't responding), so I'll test it out once I've
> worked out how to save and modify my patrons. (patron list is
> populated because csv batch import worked fine, it's individual
> records I can't create or modify).
>
> I have submitted details of the issue to the koha-community bugzilla
> page, so I'll hopefully get some answers soon.
I've not come across that one. Do you have any javascript in your
intranetuserjs sys pref that might be misfiring? The user has
permissions for that module?
OK, I found your bz
<https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=20680>.
Sounds like a bug but if so others should have come across it by now. I
have to move on. Let's see what response you get.
Cheers,
Bob
>
> Thanks for the advice,
>
> Cheers,
> Michael.
>
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> Hi Michael,
> I didn't see that you received a response to this post. If you did
> but I
> missed it, I'm sorry.
>
> Defining an additional patron attribute is a valid way of
> achieving your
> goal. However if it is the only additional attribute you will have,
> there are times it might feel cumbersome. For example, when you
> need to
> use the parameter in a report, you'll need to join the additional
> attributes table - by no means a game breaker, but a consideration.
>
> An alternative approach that some schools have taken is to use the
> Sort1
> or Sort2 fields in the borrowers table. You can define your
> classes as a
> set of Authorised Values for the chosen field if you wish. And if you
> feel the need, you can re-name the field using a little js.
>
> I hope this helps, despite the delay.
> Bob Birchall
> Calyx
>
> On 21/03/18 11:02, FNPS Library wrote:
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > I work in a primary school library in Melbourne, I'm looking at
> > transitioning our library system from Oliver Junior to Koha. We
> have
> > set up a test system to play with settings and so on, and I was
> hoping
> > someone might have an idea for this.
> > I want to be able to group students by class (e.g. 56A, 56B, 56C,
> > etc.) for the purpose of finding them for checkout, and for
> grouping
> > overdue notices.
> >
> > I thought of using a custom patron parameter, but I was
> wondering if
> > anybody had a more elegant solution available.
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Kind regards,
> >
> > Michael Barry.
> >
> >
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