[Koha] [EXTERNAL] Filtering inventory results by cn_sort vs. callnumber

[Eric Phetteplace]

I'm in support of using cn_sort wherever sorting occurs as that's its
purpose. If I'm not mistaken, it's already being used in some places
without an existing system preference, and I don't see how the Inventory
tool is categorically different. Is it possible, perhaps in a plugin, to
configure new normalization methods for different classification sources?
That seems to be the purpose of the Classification Sources admin settings
but I'm not sure.

To answer Heather—I think your second question is correct, the two problems
are not intertwined. One deals with LC numbers being improperly normalized
and another deals with the normalized strings not being used as the sorting
value in places.

Best,

ERIC PHETTEPLACE

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On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 8:01 AM Hernandez, Heather <
heather_hernandez at nps.gov> wrote:

> Hi, Nick--
>
> I read through Bug 21629 and if I'm reading it correctly, it says that call
> numbers are sorted correctly using cn_sort, but Bug 17269 describes how
> call numbers are not sorted correctly using cn_sort, specifically the ones
> with colons in them in the G Library of Congress classification schedule.
>
> Has Bug 21629 been tested using LC call numbers with colons in them?  Or is
> the problem of incorrect sorts of LC call numbers with colons in them
> unrelated?
>
> Thank you!  Cheers,
> h2
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