[Koha] Software error: Can't call method "branchname" on an undefined value at /usr/share/koha/lib/C4/Biblio.pm line 1627.

Sat Dec 21 22:10:34 NZDT 2019

Hi Bruck,

that's correct. Depending on the IRC client you are using, you might
have to enter the port separately.

Katrin

On 19.12.19 13:11, Tadesse, Bruck wrote:
>
> Hi Katrin,
>
> Thanks, I have never used a client for IRC, but I will trypidgin. What
> would be the address then? Is it *irc.oftc.net:6667*?
>
> thanks,
>
> Bruck T
>
> *From:* Katrin Fischer <Katrin.Fischer.83 at web.de>
> *Sent:* Thursday, December 19, 2019 12:21 PM
> *To:* Tadesse, Bruck <bruck at wider.unu.edu>
> *Cc:* Jonathan Druart <jonathan.druart at bugs.koha-community.org>;
> koha at lists.katipo.co.nz
> *Subject:* Aw: Re: [Koha] Software error: Can't call method
> "branchname" on an undefined value at /usr/share/koha/lib/C4/Biblio.pm
> line 1627.
>
> Hi Bruck,
>
> the web link hasn't worked for me in a while - the #koha tab doesn't
> open and only the status one is shown for me. Do you have access to a
> program like pidgin or another IRC client maybe that you could use
> instead?
>
> Katrin
>
> *Gesendet:* Donnerstag, 19. Dezember 2019 um 11:03 Uhr
> *Von:* "Tadesse, Bruck" <bruck at wider.unu.edu <mailto:bruck at wider.unu.edu>>
> *An:* "Jonathan Druart" <jonathan.druart at bugs.koha-community.org
> <mailto:jonathan.druart at bugs.koha-community.org>>
> *Cc:* "koha at lists.katipo.co.nz <mailto:koha at lists.katipo.co.nz>"
> <koha at lists.katipo.co.nz <mailto:koha at lists.katipo.co.nz>>
> *Betreff:* Re: [Koha] Software error: Can't call method "branchname"
> on an undefined value at /usr/share/koha/lib/C4/Biblio.pm line 1627.
>
> Hi Jonathan,
>
> I have been connected to this Koha channel
> (https://webchat.oftc.net/?channels=koha) through a browser for a
> while now, but I do not see any activity. May be I am not in the
> right, Can you send me the link to the right channel.
>
> Many thanks,
> Bruck T.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jonathan Druart <jonathan.druart at bugs.koha-community.org
> <mailto:jonathan.druart at bugs.koha-community.org>>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2019 6:36 PM
> To: Tadesse, Bruck <bruck at wider.unu.edu <mailto:bruck at wider.unu.edu>>
> Cc: koha at lists.katipo.co.nz <mailto:koha at lists.katipo.co.nz>
> Subject: Re: [Koha] Software error: Can't call method "branchname" on
> an undefined value at /usr/share/koha/lib/C4/Biblio.pm line 1627.
>
> I am expecting to see something just before this error. Maybe you did
> not restart plack?
> Consider jumping into IRC and catch me there, that would be easier ;)
>
> Le mer. 18 déc. 2019 à 17:09, Tadesse, Bruck <bruck at wider.unu.edu
> <mailto:bruck at wider.unu.edu>> a écrit :
> >
> > Jonathan,
> > I am not sure if I am looking in the right place and thanks for your
> patient with me. I opened the " intranet-error.log " log file (tail -f
> intranet-error.log) in the backend and see the result below. Could
> this be any helpful.
> >
> > Thanks.
> > Bruck.-
> > *********************************
> > [Wed Dec 18 15:59:18.279781 2019] [cgi:error] [pid 19666] [client
> > 172.22.3.115:59956] AH01215: [Wed Dec 18 15:59:18 2019] additem.pl:
> > Can't call method "branchname" on an undefined value at
> > /usr/share/koha/lib/C4/Biblio.pm line 1627.:
> > /usr/share/koha/intranet/cgi-bin/cataloguing/additem.pl, referer:
> > http://koha.wider.unu.edu:8080/cgi-bin/koha/catalogue/detail.pl?biblio
> > number=8418&searchid=scs_1576671122887
> >
> > *********************************
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jonathan Druart <jonathan.druart at bugs.koha-community.org
> <mailto:jonathan.druart at bugs.koha-community.org>>
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2019 3:15 PM
> > To: Tadesse, Bruck <bruck at wider.unu.edu <mailto:bruck at wider.unu.edu>>
> > Cc: koha at lists.katipo.co.nz <mailto:koha at lists.katipo.co.nz>
> > Subject: Re: [Koha] Software error: Can't call method "branchname"
> on an undefined value at /usr/share/koha/lib/C4/Biblio.pm line 1627.
> >
> > Have a look at the Koha log file, you should see the value of $value
> in it.
> >
> > Le mer. 18 déc. 2019 à 13:23, Tadesse, Bruck <bruck at wider.unu.edu
> <mailto:bruck at wider.unu.edu>> a écrit :
> > >
> > > Jonathan,
> > >
> > > Thanks, the SQL query returns empty set. I have also added the
> debug statement just before the line 1627 and there is no change to
> the error message. Thinking it is a browser cache issue, I changed
> computer and browser, the debug statement didn’t bring any change to
> the error message.
> > >
> > > This is how it looks now in ...C4/biblio.pm
> > > #---- branch
> > > if ( $tagslib->{$tag}->{$subfield}->{'authorised_value'} eq
> "branches" ) {
> > > warn $value;
> > > return Koha::Libraries->find($value)->branchname;
> > > }
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Bruck T.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Jonathan Druart <jonathan.druart at bugs.koha-community.org
> <mailto:jonathan.druart at bugs.koha-community.org>>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2019 1:22 PM
> > > To: Tadesse, Bruck <bruck at wider.unu.edu <mailto:bruck at wider.unu.edu>>
> > > Cc: koha at lists.katipo.co.nz <mailto:koha at lists.katipo.co.nz>
> > > Subject: Re: [Koha] Software error: Can't call method "branchname"
> on an undefined value at /usr/share/koha/lib/C4/Biblio.pm line 1627.
> > >
> > > Bruck,
> > >
> > > My understanding of the error is that you have a field that is
> mapped with the "authorised value" branches (that's not a real
> authorised value). But at least one of those field has a value that is
> not a branchcode defined in your system.
> > >
> > > The weird thing is that, by default, only item's fields are mapped
> with "branches", 952$a and 952$b Can you try this SQL query: select
> tagfield, tagsubfield from marc_subfield_structure where
> authorised_value="branches" and tagfield != 952; Does it return something?
> > >
> > > To know which value we are searching search, you could also add a
> debug statement
> > > warn $value;
> > > before
> > > 1627 return Koha::Libraries->find($value)->branchname;
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Jonathan
> > >
> > > Le mer. 18 déc. 2019 à 11:37, Tadesse, Bruck <bruck at wider.unu.edu
> <mailto:bruck at wider.unu.edu>> a écrit :
> > > >
> > > > Dear Karam,
> > > >
> > > > Thanks, Since the update didn’t result in solving the problem, I
> will revert back for now. I have taken a snapshot of the VM, so it
> easy to do that. I would still appreciate any advice that would help
> me resolve the underlying problem of updating the items.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Bruck T.
> > > >
> > > > From: Karam Qubsi <karamqubsi at gmail.com
> <mailto:karamqubsi at gmail.com>>
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2019 12:26 PM
> > > > To: Tadesse, Bruck <bruck at wider.unu.edu
> <mailto:bruck at wider.unu.edu>>
> > > > Cc: koha at lists.katipo.co.nz <mailto:koha at lists.katipo.co.nz>;
> Allonen, Lay Poh
> > > > <allonen at wider.unu.edu <mailto:allonen at wider.unu.edu>>
> > > > Subject: Re: [Koha] Software error: Can't call method
> "branchname" on an undefined value at /usr/share/koha/lib/C4/Biblio.pm
> line 1627.
> > > >
> > > > Hello Bruck,
> > > >
> > > > This query (UPDATE items SET homebranch='LIB',
> holdingbranch='LIB') ) is very dangerous.
> > > >
> > > > This will set all (homebranch and holdingbranch ) in your items
> table to be LIB for all items!
> > > >
> > > > if that is not what you want, then try to retrieve a backup from
> ( /var/spool/koha ) or anywhere else you store your backups .
> > > >
> > > > Please note that LIB should be one of your branches custom code.
> so are you sure it is LIB in your Koha installation ?
> > > > Regards.
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 5:27 PM Tadesse, Bruck
> <bruck at wider.unu.edu<mailto:bruck at wider.unu.edu
> <mailto:bruck at wider.unu.edu%3cmailto:bruck at wider.unu.edu>>> wrote:
> > > > Hi All,
> > > >
> > > > I have just recently upgraded to 17.05 from 16.05 and when I try
> to edit items on Koha, it throws the following error "Can't call
> method "branchname" on an undefined value at
> /usr/share/koha/lib/C4/Biblio.pm line 1627". I search the archive
> online saw the advice to update the two
> fields<https://lists.katipo.co.nz/public/koha/2017-September/048966.html>
> (UPDATE items SET homebranch='LIB', holdingbranch='LIB'). I have done
> that and did the full reindex. But, that does not seem to have helped.
> Please advise.
> > > >
> > > > Many thanks,
> > > > Bruck Tadesse
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> > > > Karam Qubsi
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