[Koha] Display question

[Steve Sowder]

What kind of problems?

Steve

On 10/29/2015 3:23 PM, Katrin Fischer wrote:
> The biblionumber is the unique database assigned key for Koha, but as
> Chris has pointed out it is useless in another context and outside of Koha.
>
> I'd argue that reusing a deleted biblionumber like how you described
> sounds like a bug - it should not be possible to do that. One of the
> reasons being that then you'd have the same biblionumber in biblio and
> deletedbiblio and that would create problems.
>
> Katrin
>
> Am 29.10.2015 um 19:52 schrieb Steve:
>> The biblionumber can be used to match on if reloading records. I have
>> exported MARC records, made some mass changes, and then reloaded the
>> changed records by matching on the biblionumber. (Match points 10, if
>> points > 5 then go.) Worked well.
>>
>> I have even loaded new records by assigning a biblionumber that I know
>> had been deleted in Koha.
>> They loaded fine and assumed the biblionumber that I assigned.
>>
>>
>> Steve Sowder                            Systems Librarian
>> sowder at andrews.edu          Andrews University
>>
>>
>> On 10/29/2015 2:15 PM, Chris Cormack wrote:
>>> Hi Tim
>>>
>>> You could edit either the .tt file or make a custom XSLT file to do that.
>>>
>>> But please do not make the mistake that was made with MARC and give a
>>> machine used value any human significance. The biblionumber is the
>>> primary key on a database row to allow Koha to identify a biblio.
>>> It should not be given any human significance, accession numbers,
>>> control numbers etc play that role for humans.
>>>
>>> Hope this helps
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 30 October 2015 7:05:55 am NZDT, Tim Skeers
>>> <tim.skeers at lib.state.ia.us> wrote:
>>>> Is there an easy way to get the biblionumber of a record to display
>>>> somewhere on the "normal" view for a record in the staff interface? Or
>>>> would it require an actual programming change?
>>>>
>>>> As it is, it displays in the URL in the browser navigation window, but
>>>> I would like to be able to print out a record with it showing on the
>>>> printout.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Tim
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Timothy Skeers | Cataloger | Iowa Library Services/State Library of
>>>> Iowa | 1112 E. Grand Avenue | Des Moines, Iowa | 50319 |
>>>> tim.skeers at lib.state.ia.us | (515) 725-0605
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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