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List Cross Posting Trend
by Chris Nighswonger 20 Apr '11

20 Apr '11

Hi everyone, There seems to be a growing trend lately of cross posting to both the Koha user's and developer's list of questions which are usage related. Perhaps this is a good time to remind everyone to please post user questions to the user list and development/code questions to the developer's list in order to preserve each list from the clutter of the other. Only posts truly relevant to both audiences (like this one) should be cross posted. Thanks to all, both users and developers, for helping to make Koha the great ILS that it is! Kind Regards, Chris Koha 3.2.x/3.4.x Release Maintainer

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Issues with superlibrarian
by Zachary Spalding 20 Apr '11

20 Apr '11

I am currently using Koha 3.2.6 and have noticed some issues with a super librarian that I didn't see to have before. I have a user with the superlibrian permission assigned and about 15 independent catalogs in Koha. After the upgrade to 3.2.6 this person now is missing access to the full drop down list of locations when adding an item. They now have to set a home branch to access the location they want to assign the item too. Also when they go to delete an item they get a message that "The items do not belong to your branch". They have to set their home location to that branch or change the item to the branch they currently have defied as there home. Does anyone have any suggestions of what files I could edit to give the superlibrian more access? -- Zachary Spalding Systems Manager Southeastern NY Library Resources Council 21 S. Elting Corners Rd Highland, NY 12528 Phone: 845-883-9065x13 Fax: 845-883-9483 Email: spalding(a)senylrc.org

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Problem Setting the Renewal Field on Item Types
by Kyle Noakes 20 Apr '11

20 Apr '11

Hello, I am unable to edit existing item types to allow them to be renewable. I am also unable to add a new item type with the "Renewals" field set. Does anyone have any ideas of why this particular field would not save, but other fields in Item Types Administration would? In the past I have had a similar situation with saving something in Administration. When it happened previously, I was able to locate the table and field in Mysql and update it manually. I am unable to find where the "Renewals" field is in the database as it is not located in the itemtypes table. Any help on the location of the Renewals field would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Kyle Noakes Manager of Information Systems East Grand Rapids Public Schools

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SQL statement for generating current checkouts
by nabonita Guha 20 Apr '11

20 Apr '11

Dear Koha users/Developers, Can you please help me in building SQL statement to generate current checkouts on a given date (not for a date range). For example, I need to generate a report to get list of (barcodes with borrowers card number, surname and firstname and borrower's category with date of issue) were on Loan as on 2011-03-29. Looking forward to hearing from you. With best regards Nabonita -- Nabonita Guha Library-cum-Information Officer Library, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur Post, Bangalore 560064 Karnataka, India Phone: +91-80-22082930 Email: nabonita(a)jncasr.ac.in Web: http://lib.jncasr.ac.in

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reports -
by Jonson philip 20 Apr '11

20 Apr '11

hi i'm trying to create report to explain paid fines and duration between duedate and returndate but when i'm running this SELECT borrowers.firstname, borrowers.surname, accountlines.amount, accountlines.accounttype, borrowers.cardnumber, accountlines.`date` , old_issues.date_due, old_issues.returndate, old_issues.itemnumber FROM borrowers INNER JOIN accountlines ON ( borrowers.borrowernumber = accountlines.borrowernumber ) INNER JOIN old_issues ON ( accountlines.borrowernumber = old_issues.borrowernumber ) WHERE ( accountlines.accounttype > -1 ) AND ( MONTH( date ) = MONTH( NOW( ) ) ) AND ( accounttype LIKE 'Pay' ) AND ( old_issues.date_due < old_issues.returndate ) LIMIT 0 , 30 i getting results not correct , any one can help to create this report

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An enhancement to messaging preferences?
by Sue McMillan 20 Apr '11

20 Apr '11

Hello everyone. The public library system that I work for has just recently joined the Koha family. I am loving the versatility of the system. We are using the Patron Messaging Preferences for the standard overdue and circulation notices. We wonder if there is room for an enhancement that would allow customers to select and receive periodic lists of newly accessioned items they are interested in? In our case I was thinking of basing lists on Koha Item types for the adults, and possibly more encompassing lists for the junior and teen books. How I envision it working is patrons would be able to see what lists were available by logging into the online catalogue and select individual lists that meet their borrowing interests. They would be able to select how often they would like to receive the lists; with weekly, fortnightly or monthly options. I would think the emailed list would include the author and title of the item and a small cover image. By being able to push this information out to customers via email we may increase our patronage. Has anyone done something like this? Regards Susan McMillan Acquisitions and Systems Librarian South Taranaki District Libraries 06 278 0555 or freecall 0800 111 323 ext 8706 ,sue.mcmillan(a)stdc.govt.nz http//:www.southtaranaki.com This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, delete this e-mail and destroy any copies. Any dissemination or use of this information by a person other than the intended recipient is unauthorised and may be illegal. Please note that this communication does not designate an information system for the purposes of the Electronic Transactions Act 2002. <p><b>CAN'T OPEN ATTACHMENTS?</b></p> The Council has upgraded to Microsoft office 2007 suite. This may mean you cannot open attachments if you have older versions of office. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=941B3470-3AE9-4AEE…"> Click here to access Microsoft Office 2007's compatibility website.<a/>

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Circulation report limited with date
by Vimal Kumar 20 Apr '11

20 Apr '11

Dear Friends, I could generate the current checkouts with following SQL query: SELECT issues.issuedate,items.barcode,biblio.title, author,borrowers.firstname,borrowers.surname FROM issues LEFT JOIN borrowers ON borrowers.borrowernumber=issues.borrowernumber LEFT JOIN items ON issues.itemnumber=items.itemnumber LEFT JOIN biblio ON items.biblionumber=biblio.biblionumber ORDER BY issues.issuedate Please help me to generate the same as per date limit. For example: I need to generate report of current checkouts as of 29th March 2011. How shall I modify the query so that I can get the report limited with date. With best regards -- Vimal Kumar V. Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala- 686 560 Web: http://www.vimalkumar.co.nr Blog: http://vimalkumar.oksociety.in http://linuxhalwa.blogspot.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White

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Showing Marc21 526 subfields in OPAC Normal View, or Labeling them in Notes
by Brad 20 Apr '11

20 Apr '11

Hi All, Our School uses Scholastic Reading Counts and I’ve figured out how to enter the “Reading Program” information into the MARC records 526 subfields. But I’d like the information to be displayed more prominently for the students in the OPAC. Right now they have to click the “Title Notes” tab to see the information (or the “MARC View” which most of them don’t look at because it is confusing). On the notes tab it is displayed as such “Reading Counts RC 3-5 5.1 10” So the list of numbers have no labels. I’d like to at least get the notes tab to show labels for the numbers. Reading Counts Interest Level 3-5 Grade Level 5.1 Point Value 10 Better yet since this info is so important to the students, I’d love to figure out a way to have this just show up in the “Normal View” Along with the Lexile Level from 521 8 $a perhaps like this Reading Counts Point Value 10 Interest Level 3-5 Grade Level 5.1 Lexile 700 I’ve been looking around for instructions on how to do this and have just become confused… So my questions are 1. Can it be done? 2. Where do I find info on how to do it? I am using Koha Version 3.02.00.004 Thanks, Brad Gabbert IT Director International School of Wuxi Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

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Re: [Koha] Zebra: only can index in XML format. Please help.
by hoa lean 20 Apr '11

20 Apr '11

Thanks a lot Tomas for your help again, I edit the bib1.att and records.abs as you advised, now there are no missing attributes like ‘any’ anymore. koha@koha:/usr/webpages/koha/bin/migration_tools> ./rebuild_zebra.pl -a –v -r Zebra configuration information ================================ Zebra biblio directory = /var/lib/koha/zebradb/biblios Zebra authorities directory = /var/lib/koha/zebradb/authorities Koha directory = /usr/webpages/koha/intranet/cgi-bin BIBLIONUMBER in : 999$c BIBLIOITEMNUMBER in : 999$d ================================ ==================== exporting authority ==================== 101.................................................................................................. Records exported: 149 ==================== REINDEXING zebra ==================== 09:47:00-20/04 zebraidx(27948) [log] zebra_start 2.0.43 abd433d1a315576cf1f4a53f2c70365f9a76477f 09:47:00-20/04 zebraidx(27948) [log] config /etc/koha/zebradb/zebra-authorities.cfg 09:47:00-20/04 zebraidx(27948) [log] Loaded filter module /usr/lib64/idzebra-2.0/modules/mod-grs-marc.so 09:47:00-20/04 zebraidx(27948) [log] Loaded filter module /usr/lib64/idzebra-2.0/modules/mod-safari.so 09:47:00-20/04 zebraidx(27948) [log] Loaded filter module /usr/lib64/idzebra-2.0/modules/mod-text.so 09:47:00-20/04 zebraidx(27948) [log] Loaded filter module /usr/lib64/idzebra-2.0/modules/mod-alvis.so 09:47:00-20/04 zebraidx(27948) [log] Loaded filter module /usr/lib64/idzebra-2.0/modules/mod-dom.so 09:47:00-20/04 zebraidx(27948) [log] Loaded filter module /usr/lib64/idzebra-2.0/modules/mod-grs-xml.so 09:47:00-20/04 zebraidx(27948) [log] Loaded filter module /usr/lib64/idzebra-2.0/modules/mod-grs-regx.so 09:47:00-20/04 zebraidx(27948) [log] enabling shadow spec=/var/lib/koha/zebradb/authorities/shadow:1G 09:47:00-20/04 zebraidx(27948) [log] cache_fname = /var/lib/koha/zebradb/authorities/shadow/cache 09:47:00-20/04 zebraidx(27948) [log] dir /tmp/Ng8hIKCZHB/authority 09:47:00-20/04 zebraidx(27948) [log] update grs.marcxml.record /tmp/Ng8hIKCZHB/authority/exported_records 0 09:47:00-20/04 zebraidx(27948) [log] update grs.marcxml.record /tmp/Ng8hIKCZHB/authority/exported_records 377 09:47:00-20/04 zebraidx(27948) [log] update grs.marcxml.record /tmp/Ng8hIKCZHB/authority/exported_records 743 … 09:47:01-20/04 zebraidx(27948) [log] update grs.marcxml.record /tmp/Ng8hIKCZHB/authority/exported_records 60862 09:47:01-20/04 zebraidx(27948) [log] update grs.marcxml.record /tmp/Ng8hIKCZHB/authority/exported_records 61084 09:47:01-20/04 zebraidx(27948) [log] update grs.marcxml.record /tmp/Ng8hIKCZHB/authority/exported_records 61307 09:47:01-20/04 zebraidx(27948) [log] update grs.marcxml.record /tmp/Ng8hIKCZHB/authority/exported_records 61568 09:47:01-20/04 zebraidx(27948) [log] Iterations: isam/dict 8/2 09:47:01-20/04 zebraidx(27948) [log] Dict: inserts/updates/deletions: 1/1/0 09:47:01-20/04 zebraidx(27948) [log] Records: 149 i/u/d 0/149/0 09:47:01-20/04 zebraidx(27948) [log] zebra_stop: 0.63 0.09 0.03 09:47:01-20/04 zebraidx(27950) [log] zebra_start 2.0.43 abd433d1a315576cf1f4a53f2c70365f9a76477f 09:47:01-20/04 zebraidx(27950) [log] config /etc/koha/zebradb/zebra-authorities.cfg 09:47:01-20/04 zebraidx(27950) [log] Loaded filter module /usr/lib64/idzebra-2.0/modules/mod-grs-marc.so 09:47:01-20/04 zebraidx(27950) [log] Loaded filter module /usr/lib64/idzebra-2.0/modules/mod-safari.so 09:47:01-20/04 zebraidx(27950) [log] Loaded filter module /usr/lib64/idzebra-2.0/modules/mod-text.so 09:47:01-20/04 zebraidx(27950) [log] Loaded filter module /usr/lib64/idzebra-2.0/modules/mod-alvis.so 09:47:01-20/04 zebraidx(27950) [log] Loaded filter module /usr/lib64/idzebra-2.0/modules/mod-dom.so 09:47:01-20/04 zebraidx(27950) [log] Loaded filter module /usr/lib64/idzebra-2.0/modules/mod-grs-xml.so 09:47:01-20/04 zebraidx(27950) [log] Loaded filter module /usr/lib64/idzebra-2.0/modules/mod-grs-regx.so 09:47:01-20/04 zebraidx(27950) [log] enabling shadow spec=/var/lib/koha/zebradb/authorities/shadow:1G 09:47:01-20/04 zebraidx(27950) [log] cache_fname = /var/lib/koha/zebradb/authorities/shadow/cache 09:47:01-20/04 zebraidx(27950) [log] zebra_stop: 0.40 0.03 0.16 skipping biblios ==================== CLEANING Besides, I try this command ./link_bibs_to_authorities.pl and the result is Could not retrieve bib 21 from the database - record is corrupt. ... processed 100 records Bib authority heading linking report ------------------------------------ Number of bibs checked: 127 Number of bibs modified: 0 Number of bibs with errors: 1 But I still cannot search any thing on the Authority section. Does it mean that there are some authority record in the database or the data insert went wrong ? I wonder if there are some configuration sections that I need to check to make sure the authority search are on. Best Regards, Ann --- On Mon, 18/4/11, Tomas Cohen Arazi <tomascohen(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Tomas Cohen Arazi <tomascohen(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Koha] Zebra: only can index in XML format. Please help. To: "hoa lean" <anhoale(a)yahoo.com> Received: Monday, 18 April, 2011, 10:29 PM Yes, we had problems with DOM for authorities in a MARC21 context, so I told you to switch to GRS1. That warning you get has to do with the index 'any' not being set in your att set. You should rebuild your authorities database so the change from dom to grs1 applies, it is triggered like this: su - koha -c "KOHA_CONF=/etc/koha/koha-conf.xml PERL5LIB=/usr/share/koha/lib /usr/share/koha/bin/migration_tools/rebuild_zebra.pl -a -v -r" Note the '-r'. You could also restart your zebra daemon: # service koha-zerba-daemon restart in recent versions of ubuntu. As for the 'any' index not found in att set, i attach our zera config files, which we corrected fr that purpose. Note: - bib1.att belongs to '/etc/koha/zebradb/authorities/etc' - record.abs blongs to '/etc/koha/zebradb/marc_defs/marc21/authorities' Regards To+ On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 7:39 PM, hoa lean <anhoale(a)yahoo.com> wrote: Thank Tomas, I did what you suggested, and still cannot see any result. It seems that you suggest me to change from DOM to GRS1. The results from the reindex -a -v are: Zebra configuration information ================================ Zebra biblio directory = /var/lib/koha/zebradb/biblios Zebra authorities directory = /var/lib/koha/zebradb/authorities Koha directory = /usr/webpages/koha/intranet/cgi-bin BIBLIONUMBER in : 999$c BIBLIOITEMNUMBER in : 999$d ================================ ==================== exporting authority ==================== 101.................................................................................................. Records exported: 149 ==================== REINDEXING zebra ==================== 09:47:23-18/04 zebraidx(21663) [log] zebra_start 2.0.43 abd433d1a315576cf1f4a53f2c70365f9a76477f 09:47:23-18/04 zebraidx(21663) [log] config /etc/koha/zebradb/zebra-authorities.cfg 09:47:23-18/04 zebraidx(21663) [log] Loaded filter module /usr/lib64/idzebra-2.0/modules/mod-grs-marc.so 09:47:23-18/04 zebraidx(21663) [log] Loaded filter module /usr/lib64/idzebra-2.0/modules/mod-safari.so 09:47:23-18/04 zebraidx(21663) [log] Loaded filter module /usr/lib64/idzebra-2.0/modules/mod-text.so 09:47:23-18/04 zebraidx(21663) [log] Loaded filter module /usr/lib64/idzebra-2.0/modules/mod-alvis.so 09:47:23-18/04 zebraidx(21663) [log] Loaded filter module /usr/lib64/idzebra-2.0/modules/mod-dom.so 09:47:23-18/04 zebraidx(21663) [log] Loaded filter module /usr/lib64/idzebra-2.0/modules/mod-grs-xml.so 09:47:23-18/04 zebraidx(21663) [log] Loaded filter module /usr/lib64/idzebra-2.0/modules/mod-grs-regx.so 09:47:23-18/04 zebraidx(21663) [log] enabling shadow spec=/var/lib/koha/zebradb/authorities/shadow:1G 09:47:23-18/04 zebraidx(21663) [log] cache_fname = /var/lib/koha/zebradb/authorities/shadow/cache 09:47:23-18/04 zebraidx(21663) [log] dir /tmp/coujdZdf_R/authority 09:47:23-18/04 zebraidx(21663) [warn] Index 'any' not found in attset(s) 09:47:23-18/04 zebraidx(21663) [log] update grs.marcxml.record /tmp/coujdZdf_R/authority/exported_records 0 09:47:23-18/04 zebraidx(21663) [log] update grs.marcxml.record /tmp/coujdZdf_R/authority/exported_records 377 09:47:23-18/04 zebraidx(21663) [log] update grs.marcxml.record /tmp/coujdZdf_R/authority/exported_records 743 … 09:47:23-18/04 zebraidx(21663) [log] update grs.marcxml.record /tmp/coujdZdf_R/authority/exported_records 61307 09:47:23-18/04 zebraidx(21663) [log] update grs.marcxml.record /tmp/coujdZdf_R/authority/exported_records 61568 09:47:23-18/04 zebraidx(21663) [log] Iterations: isam/dict 8/2 09:47:23-18/04 zebraidx(21663) [log] Dict: inserts/updates/deletions: 1/0/1 09:47:23-18/04 zebraidx(21663) [log] Records: 149 i/u/d 0/149/0 09:47:23-18/04 zebraidx(21663) [log] zebra_stop: 0.41 0.10 0.04 09:47:23-18/04 zebraidx(21665) [log] zebra_start 2.0.43 abd433d1a315576cf1f4a53f2c70365f9a76477f 09:47:23-18/04 zebraidx(21665) [log] config /etc/koha/zebradb/zebra-authorities.cfg 09:47:23-18/04 zebraidx(21665) [log] Loaded filter module /usr/lib64/idzebra-2.0/modules/mod-grs-marc.so 09:47:23-18/04 zebraidx(21665) [log] Loaded filter module /usr/lib64/idzebra-2.0/modules/mod-safari.so 09:47:23-18/04 zebraidx(21665) [log] Loaded filter module /usr/lib64/idzebra-2.0/modules/mod-text.so 09:47:23-18/04 zebraidx(21665) [log] Loaded filter module /usr/lib64/idzebra-2.0/modules/mod-alvis.so 09:47:23-18/04 zebraidx(21665) [log] Loaded filter module /usr/lib64/idzebra-2.0/modules/mod-dom.so 09:47:23-18/04 zebraidx(21665) [log] Loaded filter module /usr/lib64/idzebra-2.0/modules/mod-grs-xml.so 09:47:23-18/04 zebraidx(21665) [log] Loaded filter module /usr/lib64/idzebra-2.0/modules/mod-grs-regx.so 09:47:23-18/04 zebraidx(21665) [log] enabling shadow spec=/var/lib/koha/zebradb/authorities/shadow:1G 09:47:23-18/04 zebraidx(21665) [log] cache_fname = /var/lib/koha/zebradb/authorities/shadow/cache 09:47:23-18/04 zebraidx(21665) [log] zebra_stop: 0.18 0.01 0.01 skipping biblios ==================== CLEANING ==================== I just wonder does the result show any errors that I cannot figure out beside the09:47:23-18/04 zebraidx(21663) [warn] Index 'any' not found in attset(s) Really appreciate your helps. Regards, --- On Fri, 15/4/11, Tomas Cohen Arazi <tomascohen(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Tomas Cohen Arazi <tomascohen(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Koha] Zebra: only can index in XML format. Please help. To: "hoa lean" <anhoale(a)yahoo.com> Cc: "Chris Cormack" <chrisc(a)catalyst.net.nz>, koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz Received: Friday, 15 April, 2011, 6:42 PM 2011/4/14 hoa lean <anhoale(a)yahoo.com> > > Thank you Chris, > > > > I run as you suggested, but still cannot use the Authority Search. [snip] > > 13:09:59-15/04 zebraidx(12757) [log] config /etc/koha/zebradb/zebra-authorities-dom.cfg Try editing your '/etc/koha/koha-conf.xml' file and replace inside the section <server id="authorityserver" listenref="authorityserver" > this way: <config>/etc/koha_bmayor/zebradb/zebra-authorities-dom.cfg</config> with <config>/etc/koha_bmayor/zebradb/zebra-authorities.cfg</config> and: <xi:include href="/etc/koha_bmayor/zebradb/retrieval-info-auth-dom.xml" with <xi:include href="/etc/koha_bmayor/zebradb/retrieval-info-auth-grs1.xml" And then reindex and try your search again. Regards To+

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Documentation Questions for 3.4
by Nicole Engard 20 Apr '11

20 Apr '11

Hi all, I need some help documenting the following: * OpacHiddenItems - I know it says to read the text file, but that text file doesn't explain how this is to be used or why? What do I put in the box? How do I format it? Why am I using this? * UseControlNumber - What does this do? I'm totally clueless here. * State fields for libraries and patrons - these will not populate with states that were in the system already on upgrade - right? Thanks in advance, Nicole

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