From the web installer's Step 3 screen:
A few sample libraries, and library categories, including examples of the hardcoded types, CU, IS, PE. (sample_libraries) I've looked through the table structures immediately following the install, and although I do find the sample libraries, I don't see any such categories. Any clarification as to what "library categories" are would be appreciated; I'm guessing the term's been replaced with library "groups". If so, there aren't any sample groups imported during the install, and if all this is true I'd suggest this install screen text be corrected. Moving on to documentation issues, the section on libraries and groups here http://koha-community.org/documentation/3-2-manual/?ch=x3670#AEN3676 isn't clear on what the "properties" type of group could be used for. My understanding from googling is that there isn't any such use coded in Koha itself, but (I'm speculating here) it should be possible to use them as SELECT criteria for custom reports. If the above is true, perhaps a statement similar to the preceding sentence would be worth adding to the docs. I realize this is an outdated site, but this particular page does have some useful information that isn't in the official one: http://koha.org/documentation/manual/3.2/administration/basic-parameters/lib... Please let me know if there is a more suitable location/method for posting these types of suggestion.
On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 5:55 AM, <hansbkk@gmail.com> wrote:
Moving on to documentation issues, the section on libraries and groups here
http://koha-community.org/documentation/3-2-manual/?ch=x3670#AEN3676
isn't clear on what the "properties" type of group could be used for.
I never really got a clear definition of what that was for - hence the lack of clarity in the manual. Once you get an answer here I'll update the manual accordingly! Thanks Nicole C. Engard Documentation Manager
On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 7:28 PM, Nicole Engard <nengard@gmail.com> wrote:
Moving on to documentation issues, the section on libraries and groups here
http://koha-community.org/documentation/3-2-manual/?ch=x3670#AEN3676
isn't clear on what the "properties" type of group could be used for.
I never really got a clear definition of what that was for - hence the lack of clarity in the manual. Once you get an answer here I'll update the manual accordingly!
My impression from my research is that it's perfectly clear that their purpose isn't clear 8-) I reckon they're an artifact of an intention for a future enhancement that never quite crystallized into released code. Let's make it easy - could "one who knows" please either confirm or deny that the below statement is "good enough for now" to add to the docs? Improvements (in style or content) would of course be welcome. 1.2.1.3.2. Library Property Groups The purpose of Property Groups is to allow you to categorize your Libraries in a way that makes sense to you. This could for example be "Main" as opposed to "Branch" or "Mobile", or by region, or perhaps status within a consortium. It is not necessary to assign Property Groups to your Libraries, as they are not currently used within Koha itself, but larger library systems may find them useful, e.g. as select criteria for custom reports.
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