[Koha] Purchase request vanishes into thin air?

Elaine Bradtke eb at efdss.org
Thu Nov 8 11:12:32 NZDT 2012


Further testing reveals that suggestions made from the staff interface do
work.  It's the OPAC side that doesn't seem to work.  After submitting a
suggestion in the OPAC, a message pops up that says your suggestion has
been submitted.
But it hasn't. . .
Elaine

On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 10:06 PM, Elaine Bradtke <eb at efdss.org> wrote:

>  I've checked in Acquisitions > Suggestions and nothing is there.  If the
> suggestions are being collected somewhere, it's not immediately obvious
> where, and that was my best guess.
> Elaine
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 7:52 PM, Chris Cormack <chris at bigballofwax.co.nz>wrote:
>
>> On 8 November 2012 06:54, Elaine Bradtke <eb at efdss.org> wrote:
>> > Koha version 3.08.05.
>> >  I tested the purchase suggestion feature  - as I understand,  it should
>> > come straight to the Koha admin e-mail address.  But it doesn't (I
>> checked
>> > the spam folder too).
>> >
>> > We have purchase suggestions enabled. . . OPAC user login is off, Anon.
>> > suggestions is set to allow.
>> > is there another setting somewhere I need to check?
>> > The e-mailing of lists seems to work fine (with the From: being the Koha
>> > admin e-mail address) so the problem isn't in the admin address.
>> > It also makes me wonder if we are not getting error messages (we haven't
>> > gotten any yet, either we're very lucky or something is awry???)
>> > --
>>
>> Hi Elaine
>>
>> As far as I know purchase suggestions do not email the library.
>> http://manual.koha-community.org/3.8/en/purchasesuggest.html
>>
>> When one is made, it should show up the staff interface for the
>> librarians to deal with, are the suggestions not showing there?
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> > Elaine Bradtke
>> > Data Wrangler
>> > VWML
>> > English Folk Dance and Song Society | http://www.efdss.org
>> > Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London NW1 7AY
>> > Tel    +44 (0) 20 7485 2206 (This number is for the English Folk Dance
>> and
>> > Song Society in London, England. If you wish to phone me personally,
>> send
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>> >
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>
>
>
> --
> Elaine Bradtke
> Data Wrangler
> VWML
> English Folk Dance and Song Society | http://www.efdss.org
> Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London NW1 7AY
> Tel    +44 (0) 20 7485 2206 (This number is for the English Folk Dance
> and Song Society in London, England. If you wish to phone me personally,
> send an e-mail first. I work off site)
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Registered Company No. 297142
> Charity Registered in England and Wales No. 305999
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> "Writing about music is like dancing about architecture"
> --Elvis Costello (Musician magazine No. 60 (October 1983), p. 52)
>
>


-- 
Elaine Bradtke
Data Wrangler
VWML
English Folk Dance and Song Society | http://www.efdss.org
Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London NW1 7AY
Tel    +44 (0) 20 7485 2206 (This number is for the English Folk Dance and
Song Society in London, England. If you wish to phone me personally, send
an e-mail first. I work off site)
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Registered Company No. 297142
Charity Registered in England and Wales No. 305999
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"Writing about music is like dancing about architecture"
--Elvis Costello (Musician magazine No. 60 (October 1983), p. 52)


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