[Koha] Unexpected behaviour 942 $h (3.18)

Sat Jan 24 15:24:20 NZDT 2015

Hi Elaine,

Nothing to be embarrassed about. This happens.

And it was an interesting read :)

Arslan

-- Sent from my phone.
On Jan 23, 2015 7:32 AM, "Elaine Bradtke" <eb at efdss.org> wrote:

> I am a bit embarrassed.
> After discussing this problem with my IT wizard who actually looked at
> callnumber.pl and understood it's inner workings, I know where the
> unwanted
> numbers are coming from.  Many of our call numbers consist of nothing more
> than two upper case letters, for example QM. The plugin is looking at that
> and seeing a prefix and adding sequential numbers to create a unique call
> number. Our numbers are not unique.
>
> Perhaps a brief explanation of what this plugin is meant to do would be a
> useful addition to the manual?
> As I understand it, the plugin looks for any number of or combination of
> upper case letters, and/or punctuation.
> It treats that information as a prefix, chooses the largest number assigned
> to this prefix, and adds one to it. If there is no number it adds a space
> and a number 1 to the end.
> For example If I type in M, it looks for all the Ms in the call number
> field, finds the one with the highest number and then adds the next number
> in the sequence (for example M 123 exists, so it will make this one M 124).
>
> Unfortunately that won't work with our system.  But at least I know I'm not
> going mad.
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 6:52 PM, Elaine Bradtke <eb at efdss.org> wrote:
>
> > With the plugin callnumber.pl activated in 942 $h and 952$o :
> >  the 1 appears after the call number in 942 $h as it is being saved as
> > described above.  But, it vanishes again - it does not appear in the MARC
> > after saving. The 952$o is populated automatically with the information
> > from 942 h.
> >
> > With the plugin enabled in $942 h, after editing the field if I click on
> > the editing box to the right of the 942 h (this is only there when the
> > plugin is activated)  -  it inserts the 1
> > My original aim for activating the plugin in the 942 h was to pull the
> > call  number from our 099 field.  But it doesn't do that, and it has to
> be
> > manually input.  However if I disable the plugin in 942 and enable it in
> > 952, it will pull the information directly from the 099 field to 952 o.
> But
> > if you edit an existing item's 952 o, it adds the 1.
> >
> > Note: our callnumbers are not unique. I wonder if this is part of the
> > problem? I was just looking at
> > http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=13364 when it
> > dawned on me that the plugin might be built with the assumption that full
> > callnumbers would be unique.
> >
> > At any rate the plugin's behaviour seems contrary to (at least my)
> > expectations. Perhaps I should file a bug report, once I figure out how
> to
> > describe it. I am not the techie on the team ;-)
> > Maybe someone who really understands how it works could explain what it
> > does and does not do?
> > Elaine
> >
> > On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 1:50 AM, Bob Birchall <bob at calyx.net.au> wrote:
> >
> >>  Then shouldn't the plugin be activated in 952$o, not in 942$h?  Can you
> >> check if it is used in 952$o also?
> >> Bob
> >>
> >>
> >> On 22/01/15 11:37, Elaine Bradtke wrote:
> >>
> >> Bob, you may be on to something.  If I remove the plugin, the problem
> >> seems to stop. We use the plugin to auto populate the $o field in the
> item
> >> record.
> >>
> >>  I can't be sure, because of the intermittant nature of the problem, but
> >> it seems to only happen if you edit the 942$h
> >>
> >> On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 12:05 AM, Bob Birchall <bob at calyx.net.au>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi Elaine, I see there that at 942$h you deploy a plugin:
> callnumber.pl
> >>> Its not present in a default framework that I just checked.
> >>>
> >>> What happens if you remove that?
> >>>
> >>> Bob Birchall
> >>> Calyx
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 22/01/15 10:47, Elaine Bradtke wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I can't seem to replicate the problem in Firefox.  I'm thinking it
> >>>> might be
> >>>> a Chrome problem.
> >>>>
> >>>> On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 11:33 PM, Elaine Bradtke <eb at efdss.org>
> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>  This is kind of messy, but it shows what our framework is set to for
> >>>>> 942
> >>>>>
> >>>>> 0 Koha issues (borrowed), all copies Tab:9, | Koha field:
> >>>>> biblioitems.totalissues, Not repeatable, Not mandatory, hidden,
> >>>>> 2 Source of classification or shelving scheme Tab:9, | Koha field:
> >>>>> biblioitems.cn_source, Not repeatable, Not mandatory, | Auth
> >>>>> value:cn_source,
> >>>>> 6 Koha normalized classification for sorting subfield ignored Edit
> >>>>> Delete
> >>>>> a Institution code [OBSOLETE] Tab:9, Not repeatable, Not mandatory,
> >>>>> hidden, c Koha [default] item type Tab:9, | Koha field:
> >>>>> biblioitems.itemtype, Not repeatable, Mandatory, | Auth
> >>>>> value:itemtypes,
> >>>>> e Edition Tab:9, Not repeatable, Not mandatory, hidden
> >>>>> h Class mark Tab:9, | Koha field: biblioitems.cn_class, Not
> repeatable,
> >>>>> Not mandatory, | Plugin:callnumber.pl
> >>>>>
> >>>>
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> >>
> >>
> >>  --
> >> Elaine Bradtke
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> >>
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> >
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> > Elaine Bradtke
> > Data Wrangler
> > VWML
> > English Folk Dance and Song Society | http://www.efdss.org
> > Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London NW1 7AY
> > Tel    +44 (0) 20 7485 2206 (This number is for the English Folk Dance
> > and Song Society in London, England. If you wish to phone me personally,
> > send an e-mail first. I work off site)
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> > "Writing about music is like dancing about architecture"
> > --Elvis Costello (Musician magazine No. 60 (October 1983), p. 52)
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Elaine Bradtke
> Data Wrangler
> VWML
> English Folk Dance and Song Society | http://www.efdss.org
> Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London NW1 7AY
> Tel    +44 (0) 20 7485 2206 (This number is for the English Folk Dance and
> Song Society in London, England. If you wish to phone me personally, send
> an e-mail first. I work off site)
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Registered Company No. 297142
> Charity Registered in England and Wales No. 305999
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> "Writing about music is like dancing about architecture"
> --Elvis Costello (Musician magazine No. 60 (October 1983), p. 52)
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