Thanks Jonathan, I think we have libraries who would take advantage of this if it were available. Obviously, it depends on the vendor supporting this functionality.
Tim On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 7:02 AM, Jonathan Field < [email protected]> wrote: > Hello Tim, > > Don't know if this helps you at all (or if Ingram's support it?), but, we > are developing the EDIfact QUOTE message for an Evergreen ccustomer right > now. So, the work-flow goes like this:- > > 1) Library supplies the book vendor with details of library policies (that > is, item types, locations, fund codes etc.) > 2) Vendor loads these policies into their ordering system > 3) Library orders books on Vendors web site and selects the appropriate > fund code, item type etc. online. > 4) Vendor produces an EDI QUOTE message and sticks it on their FTP server > 5) Evergreen picks up QUOTE message with edi_fetcher.pl and loads the > QUOTE in as a purchase order with associated bibliographic items. > 6) Library review the PO next day (it gets added to the EDI messages btw) > and should be able to just approve it and then .... > 7) Evergreen sends it back on the next run of edi_pusher.pl as an ORDER > message > 8) Vendor delivers the goods! > > I believe that in the US libraries tend to use 9XX ordering more than EDI > QUOTE? In the UK, the QUOTE message is used by all libraries doing EDI and > is well supported by book vendors. > > The up side is that all of your ordering is done on the vendor web site and > you should just be checking the order in the LMS (all your POs are done and > funds allocated to copies etc.). The downside (and benefit of 9XX) is that > EDI QUOTE doesn't really support the MARC21 record part very well. As part > of the message you get a very crude bibliographic record with the core > information but nothing else. This means you really have a step 9) above > which is "Library overlays the crude bib record with a high quality one from > a known source". Often book sellers in the UK supply these alongside the EDI > QUOTE message but it adds a bit of complication to the work-flow. > > Anyhow, work is on-going right now on this and we hope to be testing with > UK vendors over the next 2 months. All being well, we'll have some code to > submit back after that. > > We already have QUOTE supported (and work-flow) available in Koha and it is > in live use in two places but there is still work to do on Evergreen. > > Anyhow, don't know if this helps at all but QUOTE does support your > description of "enriched" data (such as the fund codes) and support for > multiple copies of an item. > > Thanks > Jonathan > > On 12/10/2011 20:54, Tim Spindler wrote: > >> One of our member libraries asked the following questions/raised the >> following issues. Does anyone know the answer to the questions? I don't >> really know the answer to some of her questions and concerns. >> >> 1) We are unable to load a selection list with copies for multiple >> branches (possibly because Evergreen only has basic EDI). Can more data >> fields be added to the distribution lists (like fund, call number, circ >> modifier) to make them more like a template, or are we stuck with just >> branch, shelf location, and quantity? >> 2) If we are not downloading a gridded selection list, how do we add >> 962 fields to the line items in our Purchase Order for ordering with an >> EDI Account? Does Evergreen automatically generate a 962 field if the >> provider is linked to an EDI Account? >> 3) Any idea when Evergreen will support enriched EDI so that data such >> as location, fund, and PO get transmitted to the vendor (and hopefully >> loaded from the vendor as well)? The subfields are there, but only >> ISBN, title, publisher, and quantity get sent with basic EDI. >> >> One of the issues is that this is a library with 9 branches and when >> ordering from a vendor like Ingram, they don't seem to be able to import >> an order with items that are ordered fro 3 different branches. >> >> -- >> >> Tim Spindler >> >> Manager of Library Applications >> >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> >> 508-755-3323 x20 >> IM: tjspindler (AOL, meebo, google wave) >> >> C/W MARS, Inc. >> >> 67 Millbrook St, Suite 201 >> >> Worcester, MA 01606 >> http://www.cwmars.org <http://www.cwmars.org/> >> >> *P** Go Green - **Save a tree! Please don't print this e-mail unless >> it's really necessary.* >> >> >> > -- > > Jonathan Field > Technical Director, PTFS Europe Limited > Content Management and Library Solutions > +44 (0) 845 557 5634 (phone) > +44 (0) 7919 372002 (mobile) > +44 (0) 800 756 6384 (fax) > [email protected] > skype: jonathan.field2 > > http://www.ptfs-europe.com > -- Tim Spindler [email protected] *P** Go Green - **Save a tree! Please don't print this e-mail unless it's really necessary.*
