These solutions would be a great help I'm sure. However, having spent most of yesterday poring over the manual and my preferences, I still can't see how to either move fields onto the first tab or alternatively how to set some (the majority) to be hidden. I've obviously missed something and would be grateful for help in finding whatever switches I need.
You can create a new Framework from an existing one, hide all its subfields, and then select one by one subfields you want to see in Data Entry form. In Koha PRO interface, create a new Framework: 1. Admin > MARC Frameworks. 2. Button New Framework. Name it FOO (for example). 3. Click on 'MARC Structure'. Then Choose to create framework for FOO using Default framework. At this stage, you have a new Framework, which is Default framework duplicate. In MySql command line interface, or phpMyAdmin, or whatever, enter this SQL statement against your Koha DB : UPDATE marc_subfield_structure SET tab='-1' WHERE frameworkcode='FOO'; At this stage, you FOO framework has all its fields hidden. You have to go in FOO Framework definition, and for each subfields you want to see in Data Entry, modify Managed in tab attribute. -- Frédéric DEMIANS http://www.tamil.fr/u/fdemians.html