* [email protected] ([email protected]) wrote: > Chris/Robin, > > If either or both of you could comment on the below I (and other > future inquiring minds) would greatly appreciate it.
Probably better if the people who wrote the Groups stuff commented on it. But from what I can tell, they are exactly like extended attributes for Patrons, a way of collecting more information about a branch than what is the default set available. Chris > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 7:58 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Moving on to documentation issues, the section on libraries and groups here > > > > http://koha-community.org/documentation/3-2-manual/?ch=x3670#AEN3676 > > > > isn't clear on what the "properties" type of group could be used for. > > I never really got a clear definition of what that was for - hence the > lack of clarity in the manual. Once you get an answer here I'll > update the manual accordingly! > > My impression from my research is that it's perfectly clear that their > purpose isn't clear 8-) I reckon they're an artifact of an intention > for a future enhancement that never quite crystallized into released > code. > > > Let's make it easy - could "one who knows" please either confirm or > deny that the below statement is "good enough for now" to add to the > docs? Improvements (in style or content) would of course be welcome. > > > 1.2.1.3.2. Library Property Groups > > The purpose of Property Groups is to allow you to categorize your > Libraries in a way that makes sense to you. This could for example be > "Main" as opposed to "Branch" or "Mobile", or by region, or perhaps > status within a consortium. It is not necessary to assign Property > Groups to your Libraries, as they are not currently used within Koha > itself, but larger library systems may find them useful, e.g. as > select criteria for custom reports. -- Chris Cormack Catalyst IT Ltd. +64 4 803 2238 PO Box 11-053, Manners St, Wellington 6142, New Zealand
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