[Koha] Koha integration with other systems

[Russel G. P. Shihepo]

Thank you so much for your input. I will give it a try.

On Tue, 28 Nov 2023 at 23:02, Katrin Fischer <katrin.fischer.83 at web.de>
wrote:

> Hi Joel,
>
> you can add additional match points for patron import by configuring
> patron attributes marked as unique. As soon as it's configued it will
> show up in the pull down on the patron import tool. It works quite well,
> but you might need to adjust your CSV file a bit for the special syntax
> required to import patron attributes.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Katrin
>
> On 28.11.23 21:29, Coehoorn, Joel wrote:
> > We configured our Koha installation to use our university AD FS
> > (SAML-based) SSO service. Note I've setup over a dozen different apps
> > for this service, and Koha was definitely the most difficult to get
> > working... but it DOES work.
> >
> > We also have a "manual integration" to populate users in Koha based on
> > our Jenzabar J1 SIS, which amounts to a report our librarians can run
> > on demand and then manually import the generated CSV file via Koha's
> > Patron Import tool. When done right this is idempotent, which is a
> > fancy way of saying the librarians can run it as often as they want
> > without duplicating users. However, we built and configured things so
> > Koha student accounts expire at the end of each term, meaning someone
> > MUST run it each term to reactivate our students. This process has
> > been in place since long before Koha had its own API, so I'm hoping to
> > use that to make this run automatically in the background in the near
> > future.
> >
> > We do NOT have an integration with our student billing for things like
> > late fees or lost item charges. Those are still handled completely by
> > hand.
> >
> > One feature I would like to see Koha add is the ability to match new
> > users based on an external immutable ID. The existing patron import
> > tool allows us to match existing patrons based on card number or
> > username (email). However, BOTH of those might need to change. We
> > don't want to leave an old card active if it's lost or stolen and we
> > need to replace it. A random person shouldn't be able to pick it up
> > and use the old card, and so the new card will have a newly-generated
> > barcode number. Our student emails/usernames track with their real
> > names, and these do also change on occasion (most common reasons are a
> > parent divorce or student marriage). But we have an immutable student
> > ID for each person, and it would be really nice for Koha to have a way
> > to ingest that and use it for patron updates, because we know for
> > certain it really won't change. There may also be some support around
> > borrowernumber, but our SIS has no knowledge of the borrowernumber
> > when creating the student exports.
> >
> > *Joel Coehoorn*
> > Director of Information Technology
> > *York University*
> > Office: 402-363-5603 | jcoehoorn at york.edu | york.edu <https://york.edu>
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 12:47 PM Katrin Fischer
> > <katrin.fischer.83 at web.de> wrote:
> >
> >     Hi Russel,
> >
> >     Koha provides a lot of different APIs and protocols for
> >     integrating with
> >     other systems. This might be a starting point:
> >
> https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/APIs_and_protocols_supported_by_Koha
> >
> >     Hope this helps,
> >
> >     Katrin
> >
> >     On 27.11.23 16:05, Russel G. P. Shihepo wrote:
> >     > Dear Community
> >     >
> >     > Does Koha support integrations such as:
> >     >
> >     > - Centralized Single-Sign-On Integration.
> >     > - ERP Integration (Student and HRMs).
> >     > - Payment gateway integration.
> >     >
> >     > I have been tasked by our school to make an attempt to integrate
> >     Koha with
> >     > other systems at the institution. Thank you in advance.
> >     >
> >     >
> >     > Regards,
> >     > Russel
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