[Evergreen-catalogers] auto-generate barcodes

[Janet Schrader]

Hi Beth,

Are your checkboxes for autogenerate barcodes and use check digit checked?
There's a bug that these checkboxes for defaults checked are not sticky, LP
#1812900 <https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1812900>. Staff at
CWMARS just signed off on the fix today. If the boxes aren't checked,
nothing happens. We have the patch on the training server and the feature
works fine when adding multiple copies to the same call number. I didn't
test adding to different call numbers, will have to try that.


Janet


Janet Schrader

Bibliographic Services Supervisor | CW MARS

67 Millbrook Street, Suite 201, Worcester, MA 01606

P: 508-755-3323 x 325 | F: 508-757-7801

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On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 3:31 PM Chrisy Schroth <
Chrisy.Schroth at kentonlibrary.org> wrote:

> Hi Beth,
>
> I haven’t actually used this feature since we migrated to Evergreen so I
> had forgotten all about it. Your email reminded me, and since I was
> curious, I logged into our test database to see if it worked. After I went
> into the Defaults tab and selected those boxes, I did get it to work as I
> expected it to do.
>
>
>
> I went to holdings > add call numbers and items > changed my number of
> items to 6 > it created 5 additional lines for barcodes, etc. > scanned the
> first barcode into the first box, and it generated the next 5 on the roll
> correctly.
>
>
>
> I did then check to see if it made a difference if you were creating more
> items on an existing call number. Initially it did not work, until I
> checked the defaults tab, and saw that the boxes were not checked on this
> view. Once I checked them again and then tried creating 6 items again, it
> filled in the next 5 barcodes after the one scanned.
>
>
>
> If I put in the first barcode into the first box, THEN changed it to 6
> items instead of only the one, it did not autogenerate the rest of the
> barcodes.
>
>
>
> I also tried to create 4 items on 4 different call numbers/owning
> libraries, and it did not autogenerate barcodes. If I remember correctly,
> this is consistent with how it worked in our previous ILS as well, that
> they all had to be the same call number or location or whatever. I think I
> only ever used it to create the volumes 2-?? on a set of encyclopedias or
> something like that. I hope this helps.
>
>
>
> Thanks and have a great day!
>
> Chrisy
>
>
>
> Chrisy Schroth
>
> Assistant Cataloger/Serials Coordinator
>
> Kenton County Public Library
>
> 3095 Hulbert Avenue
>
> Erlanger, KY 41018
>
> 859-578-7924 work
>
> chrisy.schroth at kentonlibrary.org
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* Evergreen-catalogers <
> evergreen-catalogers-bounces at list.evergreen-ils.org> *On Behalf Of *Willis,
> Beth
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 13, 2019 2:52 PM
> *To:* Evergreen Community Catalogers <
> evergreen-catalogers at list.evergreen-ils.org>
> *Subject:* [Evergreen-catalogers] auto-generate barcodes
>
>
>
> Hi everyone,
>
>
>
> The "Defaults" tab in the holdings editor has settings for "Auto-generate
> Barcodes" and "Use check digit."  I have selected both settings, but I have
> not had any luck in auto-generating barcodes when adding multiple items to
> a bib record.
>
>
>
> I believe this worked fine in the xul client, though I didn't have much
> occasion to use this option.
>
>
>
> Does anyone know if this is working in the web client?  What am I missing?
>
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> Beth
>
>
>
> --
>
> Beth Willis
> Digital & Catalog Librarian
> NOBLE, Inc.
> 42 Cherry Hill Drive
> Danvers, MA 01923
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