'Numbering pattern' will help you determine how the numbers are printed for each issue Start with the numbering on the issue you have in hand, the numbering
Hi, all-- There are many things that I don't understand about serials in 3.16--maybe one of the developers could help explain? E.g. when entering or modifying a subscription, the contextual help says: that matches the date > you entered in the 'First issue publication' field Is that what goes in "Last value?" What is the purpose of "Inner counter?"
If you have chosen any 'Numbering Format' other than 'Number' in the 'Rollover at' field, enter the last issue number before the volume number changes
Where on the screens is the "Rollover at" field? To what is this referring?
If you chose the 'Number' Numbering Format you will see 'issues expected' in which you will enter the total number of issues you expect to receive.
Where on the screens is "Issues expected?" In the manual itself says at: http://manual.koha-community.org/3.16/en/newsubscription.html "The 'Inner counter' is usually only needed in the first field (the 'Volume' in the image above) to help with the rollover of the number. The 'Inner counter' is 1 less than the last field. If the 'Number' is 4 the 'Inner counter' under 'Volume' should be 3" I don't understand what "The 'Inner counter' is 1 less than the last field," means--which "last field?" "Last field" where? What is this "last field" called on the screen? I also don't understand what "If the 'Number' is 4 the 'Inner counter' under 'Volume' should be 3" is supposed to mean. Maybe a developer could help explain? Maybe a developer is working on updating the contextual help to match the screens, so that the manual could then be updated? I'm no serials newbie--I've worked extensively on ILS's going back to the old Innovacq that ran on a mainframe, but I find 3.16 serials byzantine--I can't guess what the developers are intending the values to do or how they are intended to work together. Screenshots are helpful as models from which I can hack new subs via trial and error, but I want to understand what the values are supposed to be doing & how they're supposed to work together, and the contextual help isn't matching the screen options...>_< So I'd really appreciate any clarification--maybe developer(s) could help? Thanks so much, everyone! Cheerio! heather ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Heather Hernandez Technical Services Librarian San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Research Center heather_hernandez@nps.gov 415-561-7032 (voice) 415-556-3540 (fax) http://www.nps.gov/safr/historyculture/museum-collections.htm "The sailor does not pray for wind, he learns to sail."--Gustaf Lindborg