[Koha] Missing lost status in Default framework item record

[Bob Birchall]

Hi Elaine, I understand that in your situation.  For the benefit of 
others, the better way to set lost status is from the record Details 
page by selecting the Items tab from those at left.
Bob

On 08/12/15 12:49, Elaine Bradtke wrote:
> ​Thanks for that.  It does display in other frameworks, just not the 
> Default.
> This change to the Default framework actually works against us.
> I will change it back, because it's necessary for our collection. I 
> suppose the right answer is to correct the framework in the faulty 
> records, but that's not as critical as some other projects I'm working on.
>  We've got material shelved all over an old building and I don't want 
> the staff to spend a lot of time looking for something that's 'lost'.​ 
> Precisely because we have so many different shelving locations (and 
> we've been shifting material as the building is rehabbed) we're not 
> willing to abandon these items altogether, they usually do turn up 
> eventually.  Lost status has nothing to do with our borrowers. We 
> rarely circulate material.
>
> On Tue, Dec 8, 2015 at 1:10 AM, Bob Birchall <bob at calyx.net.au 
> <mailto:bob at calyx.net.au>> wrote:
>
>     Yes indeed it is a deliberate change.  Have a read of the rationale:
>     http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=5533
>
>     We're advising our clients not to change it back.
>     Cheers,
>     Bob
>
>
>     On 08/12/15 08:52, Mirko Tietgen wrote:
>
>         Apparently the behaviour got changed and the field is hidden
>         in the
>         framework setting for the editor. You could change the
>         visibility in
>         the MARC Frameworks editor.
>
>         http://koha.1045719.n5.nabble.com/Item-Lost-Status-not-showing-in-Editor-td5861454.html
>
>         HTH,
>
>         Mirko
>
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