[Evergreen-catalogers] Transferring Items from Item Status Screen

[Elaine Hardy]

Beth,

Rather than Select “Transfer Items to Previously Marked Library” from the
Actions menu, try:

Select "Items to previously Marked Call Number"


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On Fri, Nov 22, 2019 at 11:49 AM Willis, Beth <willis at noblenet.org> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
>
> When transferring holdings, I always use the Actions menu from the
> Holdings View tab.  One or our libraries reported that they had tried to
> transfer holdings from the Item Status screen but that this did not work.
>
> I tested this and found that if the library already has a call number
> attached to the destination MARC record, the item can be transferred from
> the Item Status screen by selecting “Transfer Items to Previously Marked
> Call Number” from the Actions menu.
>
> However, the option on the Item Status Actions menu to Transfer Items to
> Previously Marked Library does not work, whether the library has a call
> number attached to the destination record or not.  Does anyone recall if it
> worked in the staff client?
>
> Here’s what I did:
>
>    -
>
>    Retrieve the MARC record to transfer holdings to
>    -
>
>    From “Holdings View” select the destination library
>    -
>
>    Select ”Mark Library/Call Number as Transfer Destination” from the
>    Actions menu
>    -
>
>    Select “Item Status” from the Circulation menu
>    -
>
>    Enter the barcode(s) of the item(s) that you wish to transfer
>    -
>
>    Select “Transfer Items to Previously Marked Library” from the Actions
>    menu
>
>
> Result: the item(s) does not transfer
>
> Note: There is a related bug (1789485
> <https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1789485>) for changing the
> language used on the Item Status screen to match that used in Holdings View.
>
> Are the actions on both menus intended to work the same way?
>
>
> I'll plan to submit a bug report, but am interested in your feedback first.
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> Beth
>
>
> --
> Beth Willis
> Digital & Catalog Librarian
> NOBLE, Inc.
> 42 Cherry Hill Drive
> Danvers, MA 01923
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