LINK 2.0 Koha tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1861079 2012-02-14T14:01:05-06:00 TypePad link2kohahttp://feedburner.google.com Changes in Placing Multiple Copy Holds Procedure & Staff Use of Other Libraries' Materials tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d32e053ef01630163304e970d 2012-02-14T14:01:05-06:00 2012-02-14T14:01:05-06:00 For several months, the ILS Circulation Services Subcomittee (CSC) and the Resource Sharing Work Group have been discussing and fine-tuning the policies and procedures for placing multiple copy holds including book group holds. The Resource Sharing Work Group has also developed policies for appropriate staff use of other library's materials, including multiple copies of the same title. Placing Book Group and Multiple Copy Hold Requests It is no longer necessary to send an email after placing multiple copy holds. Koha automatically moves the holds through the available copies in the system. This is, however, dependent on each library in the... Vicki Teal Lovely

For several months, the ILS Circulation Services Subcomittee (CSC) and the Resource Sharing Work Group have been discussing and fine-tuning the policies and procedures for placing multiple copy holds including book group holds.  The Resource Sharing Work Group has also developed policies for appropriate staff use of other library's materials, including multiple copies of the same title. 

Placing Book Group and Multiple Copy Hold Requests

It is no longer necessary to send an email after placing multiple copy holds. Koha automatically moves the holds through the available copies in the system. This is, however, dependent on each library in the shared ILS running and processing their holds queue report at least once per day. If this is not done, holds may become "stuck" on one library's report. Library staff placing multiple copy holds should 1) place holds far enough in advance that they can all be delivered and 2) monitor the holds and take action if it appears they are not being filled in a timely manner.  This is all explained in the new "Book Group and Multiple Copy Holds" workflow.

Library Staff Use of Other Libraries’ Materials

One of the charges to the Resource Sharing Work Group was to review how materials are circulated between libraries. This was extended to include the use of other libraries' materials by library staff, including multiple copies of the same title.  The Work Group drafted a policy on this topic which has been approved by the CSC and which will be included in the policies to be submitted to the ILS Committee for adoption.  It is suggested that all library staff familiarize themselves with the whole policy, but here is the portion pertaining to multiple copy holds:

  • Place all‐copy holds at least a week ahead of when needed, so no email is required.
  • Limit to books that are not high demand/new.
  • Suspended holds may be used until books are no longer new/high demand.

Since book discussion groups are "events" the following regarding holds on materials for events also applies:

  • For single events only, not long‐term or ongoing displays.
  • Keep for maximum of one week.
  • Send materials back immediately after event.

 

 http://scls.typepad.com/link2koha/2012/02/changes-in-placing-multiple-copy-holds-procedure-staff-use-of-other-libraries-materials.html Patrons can opt out of hold notices in any format tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d32e053ef0168e71f2160970c 2012-02-10T16:45:29-06:00 2012-02-10T16:51:23-06:00 Patrons can now opt out of hold notices. Prior to our last upgrade, if the messaging preference box for Hold Filled was unchecked on a patron’s record, a hold notice was generated anyway. This functionality now works correctly in production, and hold messages are no longer generated for patrons who have asked to have this box unchecked on his or her patron record. This means that if your patron has elected not to receive messages for available holds and has had the Hold Filled box unchecked on his or her record, since Tuesday, s/he has not been receiving any messages... ILS Staff

Patrons can now opt out of hold notices. Prior to our last upgrade, if the messaging preference box for Hold Filled was unchecked on a patron’s record, a hold notice was generated anyway. This functionality now works correctly in production, and hold messages are no longer generated for patrons who have asked to have this box unchecked on his or her patron record.

This means that if your patron has elected not to receive messages for available holds and has had the Hold Filled box unchecked on his or her record, since Tuesday, s/he has not been receiving any messages for holds available. Early next week, we will run and post a report for your patrons who have the Hold Filled messaging box unchecked for you to verify their preferences.

Overdue notices are still generated for patrons who opt out of hold notice messaging, and the delivery method is based upon whether or not the patron has an email address entered in his/her patron record. If there is no email address, a print overdue notice is generated. Billing notices are always generated as print. Neither of these notices are delivered via phone.

You can share this news with your patrons who wish to opt out of hold notices.

 

 http://scls.typepad.com/link2koha/2012/02/patrons-can-opt-out-of-hold-notices-in-any-format.html Batch delete of Withdrawn items on 2/6 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d32e053ef0167615c44d6970b 2012-02-01T07:58:20-06:00 2012-02-01T07:58:20-06:00 Items that have a status of Withdrawn will be deleted on Monday, Feb. 6. If you have items that you want deleted that do not have a Withdrawn status, then you must change the status by the end of the day on Feb. 5 in order to include them in the batch delete. On the flip side, if you have items with a Withdrawn status that you do not want deleted, then you must remove the Withdrawn status by Feb. 5. A report of all items with a Withdrawn status (as of today, 2/1/12) is posted on the Reports page.... Amy Gannaway

Items that have a status of Withdrawn will be deleted on Monday, Feb. 6. If you have items that you want deleted that do not have a Withdrawn status, then you must change the status by the end of the day on Feb. 5 in order to include them in the batch delete. On the flip side, if you have items with a Withdrawn status that you do not want deleted, then you must remove the Withdrawn status by Feb. 5. A report of all items with a Withdrawn status (as of today, 2/1/12) is posted on the Reports page.

If the last item on a bib is deleted and there are holds on the bib, then the holds will be canceled. Also, if the last item on the bib record is deleted, then the bib record will be deleted as well. Checked out items will be excluded from the batch delete.

Going forward, we will be doing a batch delete of Withdrawn items every month, on the last Friday of the month. We will no longer be running a report of Withdrawn items; instead, we will run a report of deleted items shortly after the monthly batch delete date. It is important that only items intended for deletion are marked Withdrawn. The Withdrawn status should not be used for any other reason than to delete items from the catalog.

 http://scls.typepad.com/link2koha/2012/02/batch-delete-of-withdrawn-items-on-26.html Printing Notices tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d32e053ef0168e6717a8b970c 2012-01-31T16:44:44-06:00 2012-01-31T16:44:44-06:00 We are transitioning libraries over to printing their own notices beginning on Monday, February 27, 2012. The last day that SCLS will be printing notices is for files dated Saturday, February 25, 2012. This means that on Monday, February 27, libraries will be responsible for printing notice files dated February 26 and February 27. Please read the Notice Printing Instructions in full before printing your notices for the first time. The final page is a cheat sheet for when you have completed your initial set-up on the computer you will use to print your notices regularly. If you have any... ILS Staff

We are transitioning libraries over to printing their own notices beginning on Monday, February 27, 2012. The last day that SCLS will be printing notices is for files dated Saturday, February 25, 2012. This means that on Monday, February 27, libraries will be responsible for printing notice files dated February 26 and February 27.

Please read the Notice Printing Instructions in full before printing your notices for the first time. The final page is a cheat sheet for when you have completed your initial set-up on the computer you will use to print your notices regularly. If you have any questions, please call the ILS Help Desk at 608-242-4720 for clarification or for assistance.

Several libraries have already begun printing notices in-house already, and we have some notes and best practices to share along with the documentation from SCLS:

  • Notice files are not available until after 12pm. They aren’t posted to the fileshare and server until after that time.
  • Once you set the header and footer to <blank> in the browser on the computer you use to print your library’s notices, it will remain that way unless you change it again manually.
  • There are two locations for notices: hold notices are on the SCLS fileshare, and overdue & billing notices are in a special print directory in Koha.
  • Hold notices: If you don’t use the command prompt often, this information will stay in the command prompt field: \\sclfs01\Koha\notices
  • Overdue and billing notices: Bookmark the print directory in the browser on the computer you use to print your library’s notices. The URL is: http://scls-staff.ec2.liblime.com/~scls/
  • You may not have all three types of notices for your library every day. Read the Notice Printing Instructions for details.
  • Make sure your printing targets are accurate, that your notice paper is loaded into the correct printer, and that you are printing one notice per sheet.
  • To safeguard private information, destroy any notices printed in error that you are not sending to your patrons.

A note about notice paper: Prior to the migration last spring, we distributed one ream of trifold notice paper to each library. Let us know by February 15th if you cannot find your notice paper. Libraries will be expected to purchase their own paper beginning in July when it will be added as a line item to the coordinated order form.

If you have any questions about the notice printing process and timeline, please call the ILS Help Desk at 608-242-4720.

-Joanna

 http://scls.typepad.com/link2koha/2012/01/printing-notices.html News Summary for1/23/2012 through 1/27/2012 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d32e053ef0167616f34bb970b 2012-01-31T15:02:32-06:00 2012-01-31T15:02:32-06:00 News For the most current news, see the ILS Support Main page. 1/26/12 PACC Minutes from the January meeting are posted online. 1/26/12 CMC Minutes from the January meeting are posted online. 1/26/12 CSC Minutes from the January meeting are posted online. 1/26/12 The 4.10 Koha Release notes have been posted. The upgrade is still planned for the evening of January 30, for library use on January 31. 1/25/12 The 2011 State Annual Reports memo has been posted to the Reports page. 1/24/12 We have started a FAQ with frequently asked questions about the annual reports (and other reports). It... Vicki Teal Lovely

News

For the most current news, see the ILS Support Main page.

  • 1/26/12 PACC Minutes from the January meeting are posted online.
  • 1/26/12 CMC Minutes from the January meeting are posted online.
  • 1/26/12 CSC Minutes from the January meeting are posted online.
  • 1/26/12 The 4.10 Koha Release notes have been posted. The upgrade is still planned for the evening of January 30, for library use on January 31.
  • 1/25/12 The 2011 State Annual Reports memo has been posted to the Reports page.
  • 1/24/12 We have started a FAQ with frequently asked questions about the annual reports (and other reports).  It can be found on the Reports page of the ILS Web site.  We will continue to update it as new questions come in. http://www.scls.info/ils/reports/faq.html
  • 1/24/12 We have discovered that the printed "Annual Report of New Bibs" for Dynix is incorrect. We will re-run the reports with the correct information and send them out to you.

New Problems Identified

We have received reports of patrons with multiple holds on the same bib. We have not been able to replicate this problem, but we have reported it to LibLime. Please report instances of this on the Problems and Questions form. (1/24/2012) (SCLS Support Ticket 41643) (Not on Koha Problems and Fixes spreadsheet)

 

 

 

 http://scls.typepad.com/link2koha/2012/01/news-summary-for1232012-through-1272012.html News Summary for12/19/2011 through 1/20/2012 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d32e053ef0163001e5ecc970d 2012-01-25T15:58:22-06:00 2012-01-25T15:58:22-06:00 News For the most current news, see the ILS Support Main page. 1/20/12 We are currently offering two sessions of the ILS Annual Report Webinar on February 2nd, 9 - 11:30 am or February 7th, 1 - 3:30 pm. The ILS annual report webinars will provide guidance on using your LINKcat year end reports to answer questions on your library's annual report. The webinars will cover Cataloging, Serials, and Circulation data. The Cataloging/Serials portion will be first and will take approximately an hour. Then we will take a 15 minute break. After the break, the Circulation part will begin and... Vicki Teal Lovely

News

For the most current news, see the ILS Support Main page.

  • 1/20/12 We are currently offering two sessions of the ILS Annual Report Webinar on February 2nd, 9 - 11:30 am or February 7th, 1 - 3:30 pm. The ILS annual report webinars will provide guidance on using your LINKcat year end reports to answer questions on your library's annual report. The webinars will cover Cataloging, Serials, and Circulation data. The Cataloging/Serials portion will be first and will take approximately an hour. Then we will take a 15 minute break. After the break, the Circulation part will begin and should also last approximately an hour. You may register online at:
    http://host.evanced.info/scls/evanced/eventcalendar.asp
  • 1/20/12 The tentative upgrade date for Koha 4.10 is January 31. We will keep you posted.
  • 1/19/12 A summary and analysis from the LINKcat patron survey have been posted on the PAC page. A separate message will be sent to those patrons who asked to be notified of results.
  • 1/13/12 The Dynix print annual reports have been distributed via Delivery. Please watch for annual report workshop information in your email and on this page.
  • 1/11/12 The December ILS Committee Minutes have been posted.
  • 1/11/12 LINKcat survey: The unedited responses to the two free text questions from the survey have been posted on the PAC page. There are 2800+ responses to these two questions. We are still working on categorizing the responses. Survey results for the rest of the survey will be posted in the next couple of weeks.
  • 1/11/12 The labels on the LINKcat login/password box have been changed to Login/Barcode and PIN/Password. This was done because patrons can use either their barcode (truncated barcodes will work) or their custom login (if they have requested one) to log in. They may only have one password, but it could be a password that they created in Koha, or the PIN that migrated from Dynix.
  • 1/10/12 Annual report update:
    • The Koha annual reports are being generated.
    • We will distribute the Dynix pring annual reports within a day or two (due to illness this has been delayed)
    • We are working on the state annual report memo and will schedule workshops to assist you with using Dynix and Koha to complete the report.
  • 1/10/12 We are working to transition libraries over to printing their own notices beginning February 27, 2012.  We are looking for a few libraries to help pilot test printing notices.  Please let Vicki Teal Lovely know if you would like your library to participate in the pilot. 
  • 1/4/12 The "Total Checkouts" and "Total Renewals" fields on each item were reset for 2012. These fields reflect 2012 activity, or "current use." 2011 use counts (both checkouts and renewals) were added to the use counts that migrated from Dynix. Total past use is in each item record in the "Z - Dynix Past and Current Use" field. This field will be renamed to "Z - Dynix and Koha Past Use" by the end of this week.
  • 1/3/12 The minutes from the Resource Sharing Work Group November 17, 2011 meeting are available online.
  • 12/30/11 In preparation for the upcoming 4.10 Koha upgrade, we encourage everyone to become familiar with the new Holds Management Software. You will find documentation to walk you through the new feature on the Training page under Testing/Holds management in Koha. You can try it out now in the sandbox.
  • 12/23/11 Items with a status of Withdrawn were deleted yesterday. Items that were also checked out were not deleted.
  • 12/22/11 The ILS Help Desk will not be available on Monday, December 26. Notices from 12/24 through 12/26 will be printed on 12/26 and put into deliver on 12/27.
  • 12/22/11 Announcement regarding 4.10 upgrade.
  • 12/21/11 General testing in the 4.9 sandbox is complete.
  • 12/21/11 We have turned on patron images in the sandbox. Take a look at patron "Danny Dynix." We are just trying it out at this point--you can too. Before we implement this in Production, we would need to set guidelines and make sure that loading images does not affect response time, etc.
  • 12/20/11 This is a reminder that there is another scheduled Amazon down-time for maintenance this evening between 10pm and 4am. We are working with LibLime to minimize problems as a result of this downtime. We updated LINKcat, Facebook and Twitter to inform as many patrons as possible.
  • 12/19/11 Please check the Recently Added section of the Known Problems page for updates on several problems that have occured since the Amazon server maintenance on 12/12/11.

Recently Fixed

  • Odd display problems: Sometimes Koha displays with the wrong font or with icons out of place. This has occurred since the system maintenance overnight on 12/12 and has been reported to LibLime. The problem occurs in both the staff client and the PAC. Refreshing the screen or clicking on a link to get to another page usually clears the display problems. (12/16/2011) (SCLS Support 41637) (Not on Koha Problems and Fixes spreadsheet) (Fixed 12/20/11)

New Problems Identified

  • We have received reports of patrons with multiple holds on the same bib. We have not been able to replicate this problem, but we have reported it to LibLime. Please report instances of this on the Problems and Questions form. (1/24/2012) (SCLS Support Ticket 41643) (Not on Koha Problems and Fixes spreadsheet)
  • At Checkout, if you see the pop-up message "Please Confirm Checkout - Item (title) checked out to Patron X. Check in and Check Out? Check out anyway?, click "No, Don't Check Out". Leave the Check Out screen, go to Check in and check the item in before proceeding with the check out to the current patron. There is a bug that is causing display problems in patron records when Lost and Claims Returned items are "checked in" at Check Out; the current patron information will display in the previous patron's Account screen. SCLS staff will run daily reports and submit them for data cleanup until the next upgrade. (1/19/2012) (SCLS Support ticket 41371) (Not on Koha Problems and Fixes spreadsheet) (Fixed in 4.9)
http://scls.typepad.com/link2koha/2012/01/news-summary-for12192011-through-1202012.html 4.10 LibLime Koha Upgrade "Coming Soon" tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d32e053ef015438b6b693970c 2011-12-22T14:23:56-06:00 2011-12-22T14:27:36-06:00 We are planning to do the 4.10 LibLime Koha Upgrade in mid-January (no specific date yet). The LibLime elves are working on completing the final bug fixes. Next week, ILS staff will be doing additional testing in the sandbox and begin preparing the documentation for the upgrade. Included in the 4.10 upgrade are: Last patron information (more details coming next week) Holds Managament which resolves the problems with manipulating holds when there are a large number on a single bib. See the Holds Managament document under Testing on the ILS Web Site Training page. We strongly encourage you to look... Vicki Teal Lovely

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We are planning to do the 4.10 LibLime Koha Upgrade in mid-January (no specific date yet).  The LibLime elves are working on completing the final bug fixes.  Next week, ILS staff will be doing additional testing in the sandbox and begin preparing the documentation for the upgrade.  Included in the 4.10 upgrade are:

  • Last patron information (more details coming next week)
  • Holds Managament which resolves the problems with manipulating holds when there are a large number on a single bib. See the Holds Managament document under Testing on the ILS Web Site Training page. We strongly encourage you to look at this in the sandbox as it substantially changes the way holds are displayed for staff.
  • Display Agency code when checking in holds
  • Improvements to relevancy ranking (more details coming soon)
  • Many bug fixes (more details coming soon)

We realize there are a lot of "details coming soon", but we wanted to get the word out about this upgrade as soon as possible.

Following this upgrade, LibLime will be delivering to our sandbox a substantial number of additional bug fixes and enhancements pertaining to our contracted development. We are working on a complete list which is "coming soon."  This will be the beginning of LibLime Koha 4.11 which will also include our next phase of new development.

 

 http://scls.typepad.com/link2koha/2011/12/410-liblime-koha-upgrade-coming-soon.html Testing, testing, testing tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d32e053ef0162fe27f914970d 2011-12-21T16:47:53-06:00 2011-12-21T16:47:53-06:00 Testing in the LibLime Koha 4.9 Sandbox I am pleased to report that we received a great response to our call for general software testing in the sandbox. Here are some statistics: We had 16 checklists covering the various modules. We had 56 individuals participate in testing! The most tests that one person completed was 8. We had testers from 23 libraries. This testing was in preparation for the 4.10 upgrade which will be coming in mid-January 2012. We asked for people to test to identify bugs in the sandbox that can be fixed before we go into production. Thanks... Vicki Teal Lovely

Testing in the LibLime Koha 4.9 Sandbox

I am pleased to report that we received a great response to our call for general software testing in the sandbox.  Here are some statistics:

  • We had 16 checklists covering the various modules.
  • We had 56 individuals participate in testing!
  • The most tests that one person completed was 8.
  • We had testers from 23 libraries.

This testing was in preparation for the 4.10 upgrade which will be coming in mid-January 2012.  We asked for people to test to identify bugs in the sandbox that can be fixed before we go into production.

Thanks to each and every one of you who helped out. You will be receiving a little Thank You in delivery.

More details on what will be included in 4.10 will be coming shortly.

 http://scls.typepad.com/link2koha/2011/12/testing-testing-testing.html News summary: weeks of 11/28/2011, 12/5/2011 and 12/12/2011 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d32e053ef0154388c124e970c 2011-12-19T16:50:20-06:00 2011-12-19T16:50:20-06:00 News 12/19/11 Please check the Recently Added section of the Known Problems page for updates on several problems that have occured since the Amazon server maintenance on 12/12/11. 12/16/11 Items with a status of Withdrawn will be deleted on 12/22/11. See the blog post for details. 12/13/11 The Purchase Alert reports have been reworked and changes have been made based on the feedback from the earlier reports. (Thanks Greg!) The new reports are split out by agency with the holds in one column and the number of copies in the next. The reports are current as of 12/07. Please take... Vicki Teal Lovely

News

  • 12/19/11 Please check the Recently Added section of the Known Problems page for updates on several problems that have occured since the Amazon server maintenance on 12/12/11.
  • 12/16/11 Items with a status of Withdrawn will be deleted on 12/22/11. See the blog post for details.
  • 12/13/11 The Purchase Alert reports have been reworked and changes have been made based on the feedback from the earlier reports.  (Thanks Greg!)  The new reports are split out by agency with the holds in one column and the number of copies in the next.  The reports are current as of 12/07.  Please take a look and let us know what you think of the new reports. These will go into production soon. http://www.scls.info/ils/reports/Purchase/12-07-2011/
  • 12/8/2011 Read the Annual Reports blog post for all the details on how this will work on Koha.
  • 11/29/2011 LibLime is applying a fix to Koha tonight. It should resolve the problems with drop-box checkin and may address some issues with Lost and Damaged items and the Holds Queue Report. We will provide more details tomorrow.
  • 11/29/2011 We have created a check-list for staff to test and try out the new holds management feature in the Koha sandbox. Before proceeding, it may be helpful to read the document called Holds Management in Koha which can be found on the Training page under Testing.

Recently Fixed

  • New items/bibs not searchable: New items and bib records that have been added since 12/13 (after the server work overnight on 12/12) are still not searchable as of today. (12/15/2011) (SCLS Support Ticket 41630) (Not on Koha Problems and Fixes spreadsheet) (Fixed 12/16/2011)
  • Dropbox checkin and the Override check in date options are fixed: Items checked in using the Dropbox option credited one day of overdue fines and recorded the return date as yesterday.  Items checked in using the Override option credited overdues and recorded the return date based on the date set.  The system retained both options throughout the process.  IMPORTANT: You must uncheck the Dropbox option to get out of it and you must use the Clear screen button to remove the setting for the Override option.  Just leaving that screen will not 'turn off' those check in options.  If you are still having problems or notice that fines are not being credited correctly, please submit a Koha Problems and Questions form. (Fixed 12/1/2011)
  • Subject searching: "Corporate names" are not included in the subject or subject as phrase searches in both the staff client and PAC. (A corporate name is a name that represents a group, not an individual. It can be a band name, such as "Red Hot Chili Peppers" or a corporate name, such as "General Electric Company.") You can still do a keyword search for corporate names. (10/31/2011) (SCLS Support ticket 41342) (Not on Koha Problems and Fixes spreadsheet) (Fixed 11/30/2011)
  • Damaged items appear on Holds Queue reports. (8/23/11) (SCLS Support Ticket 40836) (Fixed 11/30/2011)
  • If an item appears on a Holds Queue report, and its status is later changed to a status in the Lost status category (Mending, AV Repair, etc.), the item does not automatically drop off the Holds Queue report. If there are other Available items to fill the hold, try Passing the item to remove it from the Holds Queue report. This includes items that are marked Trace from the item record. Items should be marked Trace from the Holds Queue report, not from the item record. (10/7/11) (SCLS Support Ticket 41024) (Not on Koha Problems and Fixes spreadsheet) (Fixed 11/30/2011)

New Problems Identified

  • "Not found" message when using Search to Hold: Sometimes when using the Search to Hold button from a patron's Check Out screen, after clicking the Search to Hold button, you get a mostly blank pop-up screen with the header Search to Hold" and the words "not found" in the body of the screen. This as a sporadic occurrence that can be "resolved by exiting the "Search to Holds" pop-up screen, refreshing the Check Out screen and retrying the Search to Hold button. It has been reported to LibLime (12/16/2011) (SCLS Support Ticket 41636) (Not on Koha Problems and Fixes spreadsheet)
  • Odd display problems: Sometimes Koha displays with the wrong font or with icons out of place. This has occurred since the system maintenance overnight on 12/12 and has been reported to LibLime. The problem occurs in both the staff client and the PAC. Refreshing the screen or clicking on a link to get to another page usually clears the display problems. (12/16/2011) (SCLS Support 41637) (Not on Koha Problems and Fixes spreadsheet)
  • Problems checking in items on the Holds Queue report: Since the Amazon maintenance occurred 12/12, various libraries have reported problems checking in items on the Holds Queue report. Staff pull up the report, click the Check in hyperlink for the item to fill a hold and they get a mostly white screen superimposed on the report with the header Check In Item and "not found" as the info on the screen. If you have a large report, you may have to scroll down to find this screen. This does not happen for very item.
    If this happens to you, close the Check in Item screen, and check in a different item and then go back to the 'problem' item. The second check-in of the 'problem' items usually succeeds. You can also try checking in from the checkin screen rather than the Holds Queue report.  (12/14/2011) (SCLS Support 41627) (Not on Koha Problems and Fixes spreadsheet).
  • Clear Date button for the Override Check In Date Check in option is not clearing the date: If you select an Override check in date and check in some items, the system properly assigns the backdated date as the return date.  You can click the Clear Date button and the date is 'cleared' from the field but, unless you perform a check in transaction or click the "Submit" button with the date field cleared, the first backdate you 'selected' will return any/every time you go back to the Check In screen, regardless of which hyperlink you use. Libraries have also reported that sometimes they do not get the Clear Date button unless they click the "Submit" button or until after the first item is checked in. (12/12/2011) SCLS Support Ticket 41619) (Not on Koha Problems and Fixes spreadsheet)
  • Problem with mis-matched hold pickup locations: On Friday, December 2 a post was made to the status wiki that staff should not shuffle holds on titles with a large number of holds. Several titles were reported as having an incorrect pickup location after a hold had been shuffled. It is OK to continue to shuffle holds (aka change the priority). However, it is important that you not interrupt the process as this may be what causes the corruption. When there are a large number of titles, it does take more time to process changes to the holds queue. Be sure that it is finished before clicking on something else on the screen, or trying it again. ILS Staff have checked over 100 titles that have more than 50 holds with pickup locations that do not match home agency and have only identified the 3 titles mentioned above. LibLime has cleaned up the pickup locations on these titles: Social Network (DVD), Thor (DVD) and The Adjustment Bureaud (DVD). There may have been some holds sent to the wrong library, so you may want to check to see if any of these are at your library and send them to the correct location. Please let us know if you find any other titles with large numbers of holds with mis-matched pickup locations via the Problems and Questions form. This problem should be completely resolved by the new holds management feature which will be available with the next upgrade. (12/8/2011) (Not on Koha Problems and Fixes spreadsheet)
 http://scls.typepad.com/link2koha/2011/12/news-summary-weeks-of-11282011-1252011-and-12122011.html Batch delete of Withdrawn items on 12/22 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d32e053ef015438633117970c 2011-12-16T12:12:47-06:00 2011-12-16T12:12:47-06:00 Items that have a status of Withdrawn will be deleted on Thursday, Dec. 22. If you have items to be deleted that do not have a Withdrawn status, then you must change the status by the end of the day on Wednesday, Dec. 21 in order to include them in the batch deletion. A report of all items with a Withdrawn status (as of today, 12/16/11) is posted on the Reports page. The report is an Excel spreadsheet with three tabs. The first tab is ACL-MID (excluding MAD), the second tab is MOO-WYO, and the third tab is MAD. Also,... Amy Gannaway

Items that have a status of Withdrawn will be deleted on Thursday, Dec. 22. If you have items to be deleted that do not have a Withdrawn status, then you must change the status by the end of the day on Wednesday, Dec. 21 in order to include them in the batch deletion.

A report of all items with a Withdrawn status (as of today, 12/16/11) is posted on the Reports page. The report is an Excel spreadsheet with three tabs. The first tab is ACL-MID (excluding MAD), the second tab is MOO-WYO, and the third tab is MAD. Also, please note that there are a few items included on this report that are checked out (the due date is listed in the last column, if the column is blank that means the item is not checked out). That means they have a Withdrawn status and are checked out to a patron. Checked out items will be excluded from the batch delete, but you might want to investigate these items because Withdrawn items should not be checked out.

If the last item on a bib is deleted and there are holds on the bib, then the holds will be canceled. Also, if the last item on the bib record is deleted, then the bib record will be deleted as well.

This will be the last batch deletion of Withdrawn items in 2011. For 2012, we plan to do a monthly deletion of Withdrawn items. We will notify you of the monthly dates when we have that information.
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