Katrin++ The koha encyclopaedia has spoken!
Thanks @cait On Mon, 18 Oct, 2021, 2:23 am Katrin Fischer, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Caroline and all, > > to add to the list of things: > > - 942$c is used as the pre-selected item type when adding new items. > - 942$c will be used for record level article requests to determine > which circulation rule applies. > - I also believe that 942$c plays a role in record level hold requests, > but I couldn't quite pinpoint that. I seem to remember that it was used > for the max number of possible record level holds for an item type. > > Hope that helps, > > Katrin > > On 15.10.21 16:22, Caroline Cyr-La-Rose wrote: > > Hello! > > > > I'd like to add to Indranil's explanation. > > > > 952$y is mandatory for circulation IF item-level_itypes is set to > > "specific item". Otherwise, 942$c is used as the item type for > > circulation. > > > > Another thing that I have observed about 942$c is that it is indexed > > for the search in the same way as 952$y. So if you have records > > without items (for journal articles, websites or ebooks for example), > > these will still be searchable through the item type filter. > > > > Also, if 942$c and 952$y are not the same in one record (for example, > > 942$c is Book and 952$y is Reference), they will show in the results > > of a search for either type. > > > > I'm making a note to compile all our comments to add into the manual, > > since that's where you searched for the information first. > > https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=29252 > > > > Best regards, > > > > Caroline > > > > On 2021-10-15 10 h 02, Indranil Das Gupta wrote: > >> Hi Tasha, > >> > >> 942$c - defines the type of material the bibliographic record > >> represents, > >> sort of like it's GMD (general material description). Has no bearing on > >> circulation of material. Stored as marcxml in biblio_metadata. > >> > >> 952$y - defines the item-level item, and is used mandatorily for Koha's > >> circulation rules which work as a permutation of (a) branchcodes (b) > >> patron > >> categories and (c) item-level item types. Stored as itype column in > >> items > >> table. > >> > >> Hope this helps > >> Indranil > >> > >> On Fri, 15 Oct, 2021, 12:44 am Bales (US), Tasha R, < > >> [email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> Good afternoon, > >>> > >>> I recall reading (in the Koha manual?) the explanation for why it is > >>> advantageous to define Koha item type in the bib 942 field. I > >>> believe it > >>> has to do with exporting records, or the scope of records that is > >>> included > >>> when doing some type of report? I'm trying to locate that information > >>> again, but can't find it for the life of me. > >>> > >>> Does this seem familiar to anyone? Thanks. > >>> > >>> > >>> Tasha Bales > >>> Enterprise Services > >>> http://isesi.web.boeing.com/ > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> > >>> Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > >>> [email protected] > >>> Unsubscribe: https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > >>> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> > >> Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > >> [email protected] > >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > > Caroline Cyr La Rose, M.S.I. > > Bibliothécaire | Responsable de produit > > > > Tél. : 1-833-465-4276, poste 221 > > [email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]> > > > > INLiBRO | Spécialistes en technologies documentaires | www.inLibro.com > > <http://www.inLibro.com> > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > > [email protected] > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > _______________________________________________ > > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
