[Koha] Missing Genres (and confusion over 942$c and 952$y)

[Katrin Fischer]

Hi Chris,

I think 952 should not be used on tabs other than 'tab 10' = items in 
your framework configuration. I would not expect it to work outside the 
item form. Koha will automatically take you to the item form. If you 
want, you can use 942$c as a default - if you set it on record level, 
Koha will preselect that itemtype in the item form.

Both 942$c and 952$y will be used, when you limit on itemtype in search.

Hope this helps,

Katrin


On 30.01.2018 22:47, Chris Brown wrote:
> Gentle Reader,
>
> We are using a minimalist Marc framework for adding books. We really only
> need Author, Title, and Genre. We have defined  a set of itemtypes
> corresponding to our genres.
>
> Our problem is that values (selected from a dropdown) in the 952$y field on
> our "Add MARC record" screen do not reach the items.itype field in the
> database. In fact as far as we can tell they aren't being stored ANYWHERE,
> even though the "Koha to MARC Mapping" screen shows that 952$y is mapped to
> items.itype.
>
> See screenshot here:
>
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/5bs9ipwh9y48ajv/genre-entry.PNG?dl=0
>
> I would be grateful if anyone has an explanation for this or suggestions on
> how to fix it.
>
> More generally, can anyone point me at an explanation of how the 942$c and
> 952$y fields are related? They appear to have the same purpose in life.
>
> Thanks and Best Regards,
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