[Koha] Temporary shelving location

[Jason M. Burds]

We would love to do this. 

Currently we have to batch change the items from a saved text file.

I was thinking of possibly writing an SQL script that would fine all items with the status of checked out and the temporary location and modify them to the permanent location.  This would let shelvers know where to return the item.
 
Jason Burds
I.T. Supervisor
Carnegie-Stout Public Library
(563)589-4229

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From: Koha [mailto:koha-bounces at lists.katipo.co.nz] On Behalf Of Jorge de Cardenas
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 3:06 PM
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Subject: [Koha] Temporary shelving location

Is anybody using temporary shelving locations? What we would like to happen is that an item has a permanent location & location set. Normally they would be the same, but occasionally items are pulled and displayed e.g. a holiday display table with holiday books, dvds, etc. The location would be changed to reflect that they are on the display table so they can be found.
When they items are checked out/in they revert back to the permanent location where they are shelved.

It would be a similar mechanism as items marked as lost. When they are checked in or out they revert to available. We are currently using the Lost field to mark the temporary display location but that requires modifying core modules to allow holds on certain lost codes.

Jorge

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