[Koha] same barcode number

[Chris Cormack]

On Wed, Dec 22, 2004 at 05:20:09PM +0100, Martin Longo said:
> I have a similar problem, but regarding different items with the same 
> barcode number but from different branches
> 
> Say I have branches A and B
> 
> there's an item with barcode 1234 at branch A
> and a completely different item at branch B with barcode 1234
> 
> both items were "bulmarkimported" into Koha
> 
> If I search the catalogue for barcode '1234' I find both items, with 
> their correspondig 'holdingbranch'
> 
> *BUT*
> 
> when I try to issue item 1234 ... Koha always issues item 1234 from 
> branch A...  and I never get to choose item 1234 from branch B..
> 
Hmm, unfortunately no easy fix. Koha is built on the assumption every item
you will want to circulate (issue/return) will have a unique barcode.

So its going to always get the first one. This is so you can return an item
at another branch and it will get its holdingrbanch set to there.
IE it allows people to borrow from one branch and return at another.

Barcode to Koha should be unique .. if you are going to do any issuing.
As Jared said, the restriction on unique was removed earlier to allow for
people who didnt have barcodes. Which was perhaps a mistake. 
Think of barcode as being id .. it needs to be unique, its the only way koha
can tell items apart.


Chris
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