[Evergreen-catalogers] Item tags, AKA copy tags

Wed Jul 17 13:44:16 EDT 2019

Hi all,

Our Evergreen support person, John, found the source of the change in
3.1.9. He took it out for us and tags are behaving normally again.

He added comments to the tag:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1825403

Mary

On Tue, Jul 16, 2019 at 12:06 PM Ron Eifert <reifert at sikeston.lib.mo.us>
wrote:

> This is a known bug.  It is bug #1825403 if you and others would like to
> add heat to it.
>
>
> Ron Eifert
>
> Director
>
> Sikeston (MO) Public Library
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Evergreen-catalogers <
> evergreen-catalogers-bounces at list.evergreen-ils.org> on behalf of Mary
> Llewellyn <mllewell at biblio.org>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 16, 2019 7:18:15 AM
> *To:* Evergreen Community Catalogers <
> evergreen-catalogers at list.evergreen-ils.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [Evergreen-catalogers] Item tags, AKA copy tags
>
> We were displaying the values in the OPAC until very recently. I was
> trying to add a tag to an item last night, and the label name *sometimes
> with the Org Unit shortname in parentheses) displayed instead. We're on
> 3.1.11. I don't know what changed.
>
> Before: *just a few weeks ago)
>
> [image: image.png]
>
> Last night
>
>
> [image: image.png]
>
> [image: image.png]
>
> Mary
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 28, 2019 at 3:48 PM Janet Schrader <jschrader at cwmars.org>
> wrote:
>
> There are 2 copy tag bugs on Launchpad: LP #1721012 and LP #1741980 that
> seem to address part of this problem of what displays in the drop-down menu
> and the OPAC. The latter is designated wishlist. I disagree with that
> designation as it seems to me the whole point of adding these digital
> bookplates is to have the "values" we assign display in the OPAC. I.e.
> create a copy tag label, this is what the cataloger selects when adding to
> an item; this links to the copy tag value which is what displays in the
> OPAC.  I am not a programmer, do not even play one on TV, so I have no idea
> of how these two fields would be linked. I'm curious as to what the specs
> for this development were.
>
>
> Janet
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 28, 2019 at 2:38 PM Willis, Beth <willis at noblenet.org> wrote:
>
> Hi Janet,
>
> I don't think the documentation is clear regarding what should be typed
> into that box when adding a tag to an item.
>
> The item editor indicates that the tag label should be input:
> [image: image.png]
>
> But, I agree that the final result--the OPAC display-- is not correct.
> The value, not the label, should display.
>
> Beth
>
> On Thu, Mar 28, 2019 at 2:10 PM Janet Schrader <jschrader at cwmars.org>
> wrote:
>
> Hi Beth,
>
> That did work for me. However it's not putting in what the documentation
> says will show in the catalog. It's putting in the label and not the value.
> This is my item tag. According to the documentation I select the type from
> the drop-down menu. I enter a label and a value.  The *value* is what is
> supposed to display in the OPAC.
> [image: image.png]
>
> Screenshot from here:
> http://docs.evergreen-ils.org/3.0/_creating_copy_tags.html#_create_copy_tags
> [image: image.png]
>  When the *Label* shows in the catalog it also shows the org unit that
> owns this label.
> [image: image.png]
> I think something is buggy with this development. Entering free text
> works fine. But even if I put my "value" text into the "label" box I will
> still get the org unit in the bookplate.
> [image: image.png]
>
>
> Janet
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 28, 2019 at 1:06 PM Willis, Beth <willis at noblenet.org> wrote:
>
> Hi Jane,
>
> I think the intention of this development is to allow for entry of "ad
> hoc" item tags when adding or editing items.  I agree with you that tags
> already created should display here.   However, if you start typing in the
> box, tags starting with the text typed should display so that you can
> select them.  Below I started typing "A" and the one relevant tag for the
> selected tag type displayed:
>
>
> [image: image.png]
>
> Are you not seeing the same thing?
>
> Beth
>
> On Wed, Mar 27, 2019 at 5:37 PM Janet Schrader <jschrader at cwmars.org>
> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> Here I am again needed more help with item tags, formerly known as copy
> tags.
>
> I have created the copy tag types under Server admin.
> Item tag type code: grant_funded
> Item tag type label: Grant Funded
> Owner: my library
>
> I have created Item tags under Local admin.
> Item tag type: Grant Funded selected from the drop-down menu.
> Item tag label: MassHealth
> Item tag value: Funded with a grant from MassHealth
> (no staff note)
> check OPAC visible
> owner: my library
>
> Now I go to my item record and click on the item tags button. I can select
> the item tag type and there's a box to enter the value. This seems to be
> free text. I thought I could enter something here that would automatically
> fill in the value I created for this tag so the tags would be consistent. I
> guess I don't understand creating the Copy tag under Local Admin. I must be
> missing a step somewhere.
>
>
> Thanks for any help you can provide.
>
>
> Janet
>
>
> Janet Schrader
>
> Bibliographic Services Supervisor | CW MARS
>
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>
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