[Koha] Confusion over filtering search results by "current location" of an item

[Katrin Fischer]

Hi Chris,

current location refers to items.holdingbranch in your library. The
current location represents the library where the library is currently
at or was checked out last. This is especially important in a
multi-library installation.

Then there is home library, items.homebranch, that represents the
library that owns the item.

Both fields should be set for all of your items in order for Koha to
work correctly. This is also the case, if your installation has only one
library/branch.

See also:
https://koha-community.org/manual/19.11/en/html/cataloging.html?highlight=holdingbranch#item-holdings-record-cataloging-guide

So the problem you see might actually be more of a data issue.

Both, homebranch and holdingbranch, appear on the standard item form as
$a and $b subfields. They are pre-set to the library the staff user is
logged in at. So usually if the framework hasn't been changed, new items
should have them set correctly. Maybe you changed the frameworks for 952
or these items were created in a migration?

Permanent location should actually not show on the items form usually,
so I assume some changes were made to the framework.

Hope this helps,

Katrin


On 28.11.22 15:09, Chris Brown wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Please can anyone explain to me the role of the "Current Location" of an
> item in filterng results from searching the catalog (using the staf
> interface). The behaviour we are seeing is that items with no "Current
> Location" set DO NOT SHOW UP if you filter the seach results based on
> "Holding Library". On the other hand, if you use the "Advanced Search" and
> select a specific library, items with no "Current Location" DO show up.
>
> Also, when/how does the "Current Location" get set and how do you edit it?
> (The screen for editing items lets us change the "Permanent Location" but
> there is no column for "Current Location".)
>
> Any advice much appreciated. Let me know if you want me to explain this
> better! We are using Koha 19.11.
>
> Chris Brown (Voluntary Libraries in Sheffield)
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