[Koha] Added 588 field display in OPAC won't switch off

[Elaine Bradtke]

I've tried the advanced constraints / options, but for some reason they're
not working for this field.  They work for the other fields.


On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 10:25 PM, Mark Tompsett <mtompset at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> Is Bug 11592 something you are looking for? http://bugs.koha-community.
> org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=11592
> Only known leaks in this should be LDR and 952, since item records are
> displayed differently in the opac-details page. Or at least, the steps
> outlined in the test plan may point you to places to check for
> configuration for what you do want.
>
> If I recall, the MARC view page pulls from the MARCXML field, which is
> from what you import. If you want the value, but to have it not displayed
> there are advanced constraints/options under the framework editing that
> allow you to change visibility. That may be sufficient for you now. Of
> course, I make no claims as to the accuracy of any of my statements. ;)
>
> GPML,
> Mark Tompsett
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Elaine Bradtke
> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 5:08 PM
> To: koha
> Subject: [Koha] Added 588 field display in OPAC won't switch off
>
>
> Koha 3.14
> I have a feeling I've asked about this before, but the answer doesn't seem
> to come up when I look for it.
> We have info in a 588a that I want to hide in the OPAC.  I've tried
> everything short of actually deleting the whole 588 tag in the MARC default
> framework (deleting and then re-creating the subfield had no effect). It is
> hidden in the editor, but it still displays in the OPAC.  The information
> comes in as part of the data that we are converting and uploading, and is
> useful for the librarians, but possibly confusing to the general public.
>
> Looking at bug 5858, it appears that the 588 was not included in the
> default framework when we installed Koha.  If it's a Tag/field that we
> created, would that be a clue as to why it doesn't work as it should?
>
> Would it help to export the data, delete the field, create a new one with
> the settings we want in place and then re-import the data?  We have a test
> site I can run this through.
>
> Or do I need to ask the IT wizard to poke around in the SQL to fix this?
> --
> Elaine Bradtke
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Elaine Bradtke
Data Wrangler
VWML
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Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London NW1 7AY
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