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Call for news - Newsletter November 2023
by Koha Newsletter 13 Nov '23

13 Nov '23

Hi I'm collecting news for the November 2023 Koha Community Newsletter. Please send anything noteworthy to: kohanews (at) gmail (dot) com News criteria: * News items can be of any length. * Images are fine. * Anything and everything Koha. * Submit by the 26th of the month. Text format criteria: * Just structured plain text, or * HTML text to include tables or similar For events: * Consider adding your event to the Koha Community calendar at https://koha-community.org/calendar/ Thank you! Michael Kuhn Editor, Koha Community Newsletter

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How to display framework code
by david＠penkler.net 11 Nov '23

11 Nov '23

Hi, I would like to display the framework code associated with a record in the staff interface detail page. Thanks, -Dave Penkler Bibliothèque ABCeR - Centre Théologique de Meylan-Grenoble

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Issue logging into staff interface [Plack log complains about missing encryption key]
by Martin Morris 10 Nov '23

10 Nov '23

Hello all, I’m having trouble logging into our staff interface this morning. Here’s what’s happening: * I’m running koha 23.05.04 * I get an Error 500 page after putting in my credentials * The only error message I can see in any log file is in plack-error.log * Exception 'Koha::Exceptions::MissingParameter' thrown 'No encryption_key in koha-conf.xml. Please generate a key. We recommend one of at least 32 bytes. (You might use 'pwgen 32' to do so.)' * I currently have the following line in my koha-conf.xml file, as the last entry before </config> *  <encryption_key>__ENCRYPTION_KEY__</encryption_key>  * I’ve tried generating a password with ‘pwd 32’, copying the first entry and replacing __ENCRYPTION_KEY__ with that entry, and have rebooted, but it didn’t make any difference so I reverted. Is this a bug? A known issue? Thanks in advance! Martin

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Re: [Koha] Deleting biblios and items
by Bruns, Anke 10 Nov '23

10 Nov '23

Hi Aida, you may have accidentally deleted your super user if you truncated the borrowers table. There is a workaround to re-create the super user, afaik, but I'm not sure where I got this info. Perhaps s.o. else can help? Otherwise, if you haven't yet invested lots of work in customizing the instance, it might be easiest to create a new instance and start again from scratch. Best regards, Anke Am 10.11.2023 14:30 schrieb Aida Djikic <aidadjikic(a)gmail.com>: Hello Anke and others, I tried this again today; truncated the zebraqueue, and reset the zebra index as listed on the wiki: Reset Zebra index zebraidx -c /etc/koha/sites/your_koha_library/zebra-authorities-dom.cfg -g iso2709 -d authorities init zebraidx -c /etc/koha/sites/your_koha_library/zebra-biblios-dom.cfg -g iso2709 -d biblios init (I replaced your_koha_library with the name of my instance) but nothing happens, and when I try to log into my instance, I get an Error: Invalid username or password. Now what? Am I going to have to remove this instance of Koha and create another? On Thu, Nov 9, 2023 at 10:11 AM Aida Djikic <aidadjikic(a)gmail.com<mailto:aidadjikic@gmail.com>> wrote: Hi Anke, no problem, I'll also keep digging. No, I did not; I didn't know it was needed. I will have to look up how does one truncate zebraque. On Thu, Nov 9, 2023 at 10:03 AM Bruns, Anke <Anke.Bruns(a)gwdg.de<mailto:Anke.Bruns@gwdg.de>> wrote: Hi Aida, this seems strange to me. Unfortunately I don’t have time right now to dig deeper into this. Maybe someone else could help? Did you truncate zebraqueue? No idea if this is relevant to the problem though. Best regards, Anke -- Anke Bruns M.A. (LIS) Arbeitsgruppe "Anwendungs- und Informationssysteme" E-Mail: anke.bruns(a)gwdg.de<mailto:anke.bruns@gwdg.de> ------------------------------------------------- Gesellschaft für wissenschaftliche Datenverarbeitung mbH Göttingen (GWDG) Burckhardtweg 4, 37077 Göttingen, URL: https://gwdg.de<https://gwdg.de/> Support: Tel.: +49 551 39-30000, URL: https://gwdg.de/support Sekretariat: Tel.: +49 551 39-30001, E-Mail: gwdg(a)gwdg.de<mailto:gwdg@gwdg.de> Geschäftsführer: Prof. Dr. Ramin Yahyapour Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender: Prof. Dr. Christian Griesinger Sitz der Gesellschaft: Göttingen Registergericht: Göttingen, Handelsregister-Nr. B 598 ------------------------------------------------- Zertifiziert nach ISO 9001 und ISO 27001 ------------------------------------------------- Von: Aida Djikic <aidadjikic(a)gmail.com<mailto:aidadjikic@gmail.com>> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 9. November 2023 09:59 An: Bruns, Anke <Anke.Bruns(a)gwdg.de<mailto:Anke.Bruns@gwdg.de>> Cc: koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz<mailto:koha@lists.katipo.co.nz> Betreff: Re: [Koha] Deleting biblios and items Hello Anke, yes, I had to go back and rebuild it because I forgot to do it the first time. I used sudo koha-rebuild-zebra -f -v instancename but they are still there: when I go to Authorities > Search main heading, I get a list of 580 entries. Some of them are personal names, some are topical terms though none of them are marked as such, only as Default. I'm not sure why they weren't removed. On Thu, Nov 9, 2023 at 9:45 AM Bruns, Anke <Anke.Bruns(a)gwdg.de<mailto:Anke.Bruns@gwdg.de>> wrote: Hi Aida, good to know that it worked well. As to the autorities, if you also truncated the auth_header table they should be gone. What you see might be the Zebra index entries – did you rebuild the Zebra index (or if you use ElasticSearch, I suppose the index has to be rebuilt as well after deleting the records). Best regards, Anke Von: Aida Djikic <aidadjikic(a)gmail.com<mailto:aidadjikic@gmail.com>> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 8. November 2023 12:07 An: Bruns, Anke <Anke.Bruns(a)gwdg.de<mailto:Anke.Bruns@gwdg.de>> Cc: koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz<mailto:koha@lists.katipo.co.nz> Betreff: Re: [Koha] Deleting biblios and items Hello Anke, thank you for the directions; I have followed them and have managed to remove all records. When I run an authority search, I get a list of all of them, though they are now lacking a heading type (it is now marked as "Default"). Is it possible to bulk remove all of them from search results as well or will I need to delete them one by one? The ones that were not attached to records have a Delete option, but the few that were have only an Edit option which leads to a "The authority record you requested does not exist" note. (Must also remember to uncheck AutoCreateAuthorities as that caused me to have multiple copies of authorities (e.g. thesis advisors, as well as subjects and index terms). Lesson learned the hard way!) On Tue, Nov 7, 2023 at 12:03 PM Bruns, Anke <Anke.Bruns(a)gwdg.de<mailto:Anke.Bruns@gwdg.de>> wrote: Hi, your_koha_library in this case means the database name. This is typically "koha_<instancename>". If you open MySQL (before the "use" step), you can list your database(s) with "show databases;" to see the exact name. When everything is done, don't forget to set the Foreign Key check back to 1. You can leave MySQL by entering "quit", then the prompt will change back to the one you see when logged in as the linux root user. I recommend also to create a database dump as a backup before these activities in case anything goes wrong and you want to restore the database. Best regards, Anke > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Koha <koha-bounces(a)lists.katipo.co.nz<mailto:koha-bounces@lists.katipo.co.nz>> Im Auftrag von Aida Djikic > Gesendet: Dienstag, 7. November 2023 10:15 > An: koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz<mailto:koha@lists.katipo.co.nz> > Betreff: [Koha] Deleting biblios and items > > Hello all, > > I've been looking up how to delete all biblios and items since I made some > errors and would like to restart with a clean slate without losing my > settings and customizations. > > I want to check whether the commands listed on > https://wiki.koha- > community.org/wiki/How_to_delete_all_records_and_keep_settings<http://community.org/wiki/How_to_delete_all_records_and_keep_settings> > are to be entered exactly as written, or if there's anything that's assumed > to be understood by more experienced users. I am really struggling whenever > I have to use terminal commands. > > E.g. where it says > Login to database > > sudo su > mysql -u root > use your_koha_library; > > Can I assume your_koha_library is where the instance name goes or is this > literally what should be entered into the terminal? If not the instance > name, what should be entered? > > How does one log in to mysql and then move back to root once done with > these changes? > > When only deleting biblios and items, does Zebra index need to be reset for > both biblios and authorities, or just the biblios? > > Thank you in advance! > > -- > Regards, > Aida > _______________________________________________ > > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz<mailto:Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz> > Unsubscribe: https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha -- Regards, Aida -- Regards, Aida -- Regards, Aida -- Regards, Aida

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Demand - on Koha import
by Olcese Martina EXT 10 Nov '23

10 Nov '23

Dear Ladies and Sirs, Following the exchange on the Koha mailing list on bulk upload, I wish to request your advice regarding own import process. Steps: 1. We converted our source excel into Marc .mrk format via Marcedit. =LDR 00000nam a2200000Ia 4500 =008 231106s9999||||xx\||||||||||||||\||und|| =020 \\$a9780691228662<file://$a9780691228662> =100 \\$aGoldin<file://$aGoldin>, Claudia =245 \0$aCareer and Family.$bWomen's Century-Long Journey toward Equity =260 \\$aPrincenton$bPrincenton<file://$aPrincenton$bPrincenton> University Press$c2021 =300 \\$bBook<file://$bBook> =700 \\$aCameron<file://$aCameron>, Bruce G.Selva, Daniel =942 \\$cBK<file://$cBK> =952 \\$10$2Dewy<file://$10$2Dewy> Decimal Classification$aITER-LIBRARY$bITER-LIBRARY$d10/31/23$i02250$o331.42$p02250$yBK =LDR 00000nam a2200000Ia 4500 =008 231106s9999||||xx\||||||||||||||\||und|| =020 \\$a9781292110844<file://$a9781292110844> =100 \\$aCrawley<file://$aCrawley>, Edward F. =245 \0$aSystem architecture.$bStrategy and product development for complex systems =260 \\$aEdinburgh$bGlobal<file://$aEdinburgh$bGlobal> Edition$c2015 =300 \\$bBook<file://$bBook> =942 \\$cBK<file://$cBK> =952 \\$10$2Dewy<file://$10$2Dewy> Decimal Classification$aITER-LIBRARY$bITER-LIBRARY$d10/31/23$i02252$o620$p02252$yBK 2. and then staged the .mrc file as per instructions on various sites Home<https://koha-admin.iter.org/cgi-bin/koha/mainpage.pl> - Tools<https://koha-admin.iter.org/cgi-bin/koha/tools/tools-home.pl> - Stage MARC records for import<https://koha-admin.iter.org/cgi-bin/koha/tools/stage-marc-import.pl> No profile - Bibliographic - UTF-8 - MARC - 245a matching rule - replace existing record with incoming record if match- add incoming record if no match - check imbedded items 3. The staging of the two sample files was successful: MARC staging results Processing bibliographic records 2 records in file 0 records not staged because of MARC error 2 records staged 0 records with at least one match in catalog per matching rule "245" 0 item records found and staged 4. Yet, the batch import into the catalogue did not work. The import batch into catalog remained blocked at 0%. Home<https://koha-admin.iter.org/cgi-bin/koha/mainpage.pl> Tools<https://koha-admin.iter.org/cgi-bin/koha/tools/tools-home.pl> Manage staged MARC records<https://koha-admin.iter.org/cgi-bin/koha/tools/manage-marc-import.pl> Batch 40<https://koha-admin.iter.org/cgi-bin/koha/tools/manage-marc-import.pl?import…> Would you please help us to clarify why the process does not work? Is there an error in the .mrk file? 5. Further, I notice that the 245a matching rule is not working, as it seems not able to retrieve records with the same title already on Koha Home<https://koha-admin.iter.org/cgi-bin/koha/mainpage.pl> Administration<https://koha-admin.iter.org/cgi-bin/koha/admin/admin-home.pl> Record matching rules<https://koha-admin.iter.org/cgi-bin/koha/admin/matching-rules.pl> Modify record matching rule<https://koha-admin.iter.org/cgi-bin/koha/admin/matching-rules.pl?op=edit_ma…> Description: 245a - Match threshold 1000 - Search index Title-cover:w - Score 1000 - Tag 245 - subfield a - normalization none May I ask you either there is a mistake on the setting of the matching rule? Thank you very much in advance for your kind help.

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Deleting biblios and items
by Aida Djikic 10 Nov '23

10 Nov '23

Hello all, I've been looking up how to delete all biblios and items since I made some errors and would like to restart with a clean slate without losing my settings and customizations. I want to check whether the commands listed on https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/How_to_delete_all_records_and_keep_set… are to be entered exactly as written, or if there's anything that's assumed to be understood by more experienced users. I am really struggling whenever I have to use terminal commands. E.g. where it says Login to database sudo su mysql -u root use your_koha_library; Can I assume your_koha_library is where the instance name goes or is this literally what should be entered into the terminal? If not the instance name, what should be entered? How does one log in to mysql and then move back to root once done with these changes? When only deleting biblios and items, does Zebra index need to be reset for both biblios and authorities, or just the biblios? Thank you in advance! -- Regards, Aida

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The Terrific Every-Other-Thursday Training Videos | Dynamic Hold Slips using Patron Attributes | 405
by BRANNON, CHRISTOPHER 09 Nov '23

09 Nov '23

We can't seem to get enough out of monkeying with the hold slips. This time, we've got something special. What if you could change content in the hold slip based on a patron attribute in the patron record? Wouldn't that be cool? Well, even if you don't think it's cool, you are sure to find some helpful tips in this week's episode. And if not, at least you got to spend some time with us again. https://youtu.be/oh0PJHaf_lQ Christopher Brannon 2023 koha-US President

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koha-US General Meeting Minutes for November 8, 2023
by Jennifer Marlatt 09 Nov '23

09 Nov '23

Hello, Here's a link to the minutes from the koha-US General Meeting held on November 8, 2023 - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fHmb3Vd4lSwxeT3HwYHXccaKvuqtptmh4DhJYEm…. The recording for the general meeting has been posted, there's a link to the recording in the minutes. koha-US meetings are open to all! The next board meeting will be on December 6, 2023 at 8:30 am PT / 9:30 am MT / 10:30 am CT / 11:30 am ET. The next general meeting will be on December 13, 2023 at 8:30 am PT / 9:30 am MT / 10:30 am CT / 11:30 am ET. Jennifer Marlatt koha-US Secretary <secretary(a)koha-us.org>secretary(a)koha-us.org

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Service unavailable
by Beda Szukics 08 Nov '23

08 Nov '23

Hello I'm running 4 instances of Koha on 1 server. 3 work fine, the 4th gives me: Service Unavailable The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try again later. Apache/2.4.38 (Debian) Server at bibliotheksverwaltung.abtei-muri.ch Port 443 /var/log/koha/mg/intranet-error.log tells me: [Wed Nov 08 07:35:21.555396 2023] [proxy:error] [pid 18177] (2)No such file or directory: AH02454: HTTP: attempt to connect to Unix domain socket /var/run/koha/mg/plack.sock (localhost) failed [Wed Nov 08 07:35:21.555491 2023] [proxy_http:error] [pid 18177] [client 84.18.155.129:63022] AH01114: HTTP: failed to make connection to backend: httpd-UDS Where is the problem? I migrated this instance from a second server using koha-restore Greetings Beda

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22.11.xx vs 23.05.xx opinions
by Paulo Neto 08 Nov '23

08 Nov '23

Hello, What are the big diferences between koha 22.11.xx and koha 23.05.xx , i know i can read the release notes (and i had) but i want to know about personal experience. Main highlights and main features, doesnt need to be a very much detailed explanation a few good words will be enough. Best regards, Paulo Neto DSIGA / DPGI Tel. (+351) 21 844 2228 http://www.dgadr.gov.pt

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