[Koha] Barcode Rejection Due to Miscalculated Check Digit

[Katrin Fischer]

Hi Charles,

which version of Koha are you using?

Koha does normally not do barcode checks, so I am surprised by the
described behavior.

There used to be the checkdigit system preference, but it was removed
18.05. If you are on this version or older, you could try to change the
setting to see if it makes a difference.

Hope this helps,

Katrin


On 18.10.19 01:15, Charles Kelley wrote:
> Hello, all!
>
>      My library will soon upload a lot of records (bibliographic with item
> records) into its Koha ILS. We have observed through experimentation that
> if the check digit of a barcode does not compute according to one of the
> standard modular arithmetic formulas, the item record is rejected. Not just
> the barcode, rather the entire item record.
>
>      Mind you, the bibliographic record makes it in, but the item record
> with the miscalculated check digit does not. If the barcode is not in the
> item data but the rest of the item data are, the item record will make it
> into the ILS.
>
>      Is there a way to suspend the check-digit calculation during the
> uploading process, e.g., a preference/option/setting called something like
> BarcodeDigitCheck? Mind you, my staff and I can type in the barcodes and we
> may use this for an inventory check -- pardon the pun.
>
>      Thanks for your help, all.
>