Hi Theodoros, What I usually do is put default information in the field in the MARC framework. I'll do the example for 003, but it would work with any field (maybe not 005 though). 1- Go in Administration > MARC bibliographic framework (for bibliographic records) or Administration > Authority types (for authority records) 2- Next to the framework you want to change, click on "Action" and choose "MARC structure" 3- Next to the 003 field, click on "Action" and choose "Subfields" 4- Click on "Edit" 5- Click on "Advanced constraints" 6- In "Default value", enter the value you want filled in by default 7- Click on "Save changes" Also check the following system preferences: - DefaultCountryField008 - DefaultLanguageField008 - MARCOrgCode - MARCAuthorityControlField008 I hope this helps, Caroline Caroline Cyr La Rose, M.L.I.S. Librarian / Head of Training and Support Tel. : 1 (833) 465-4276 caroline.cyr-la-rose@inLibro.com <mailto:caroline.cyr-la-rose@inLibro.com> inLibro | pour esprit libre | www.inLibro.com <http://www.inLibro.com> Le 2018-10-15 à 07:19, Theodoros Theodoropoulos a écrit :
Dear all,
We're using Koha 17.11.06 (USMarc) and our cataloguers have the following request:
When creating a new authority, some static fields [like Control Number Idenifier (003)] as well as some 00x fields that are calculated on-the-fly [like Leader(000), Date and time of last transaction (005), Fixed length data elements (008), etc] are not shown until you click on them. I have created a short video to demonstrate this: https://imgur.com/a/dRDhFKr
Although this has always been the default behaviour for new bibs, I vaguely remember that the authority fields where shown prefilled by default in old 3.x Koha versions.
So, our cataloguers asked if there is an easy way (ie a javascript snippet) to have all required (static and dynamically calculated) fields prefilled and shown by default when creating a new authority (and biblio) because it save them a few 'unnecessary' clicks.
Also, this is the default behavior for advanced editor. Maybe you could consider making this the default behavior for the 'classic' biblio/authority editor as well?
If you think any of the above requests is valid (and does not conflict with general directions/best practices you might have set), I could create an enhancement request in BZ case to better keep track of it.
Best regards, Theodoros Theodoropoulos
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