[Koha] Importing circulation records

[Linda Culberson]

David,
It's been a while, but from my notes, I believe how we did it was by 
using the barcode numbers and the borrowernumber from our old system, 
and then tying the barcode to the item number.  We came from Aleph 500, 
so it is a bit convoluted, and may not fit your needs, but basically, we 
used old_issues and added a temporary field for the barcode.   From 
Aleph, we got the borrowernumber, date_due, returndate, timestamp, and 
the item's barcode number.   Then we updated the oldissues.itemnumber 
based on the barcode.  I think the statement was something like:
update old_issues, items set
old_issues.itemnumber=items.itemnumber
where old_issues.barcode=items.barcode;


On 1:59 PM, Hartman, David W. - GBTS Library wrote:
> Is there an import tool for bringing patron circulation records (patron name, ID of book, book title) into Koha?  If so, what format is recommended to bring this over .. CSV, Excel, etc.  Thanks for any input..
>
> David W. Hartman
> Global Business Technology Strategy Library
> Team Disney 336N
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Linda Culberson      lculber at mdah.state.ms.us
Archives and Records Services Division
Ms. Dept. of Archives & History
P. O. Box 571
Jackson, MS 39205-0571
Telephone:  601/576-6873   Fax:  601/576-6824