[Evergreen-catalogers] Null values in holdings templates

[Willis, Beth]

No, if the template that is being applied has valid values for the required
statistical category fields, the stat cat values are not set to null; they
are set in accordance with the new template.

Beth

On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 7:43 AM Elaine Hardy <ehardy at georgialibraries.org>
wrote:

> We don't use required stat cats, so don't have this particular issue with
> holdings templates. We do set for just a couple of values and are able to
> apply templates successfully.
>
> There are a couple of bugs reported around required stat cats but I didn't
> find this particular one. What happens if the template is also set to apply
> those required stat cats? Does it also flip them to null?
>
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> On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 6:07 PM Willis, Beth via Evergreen-catalogers <
> evergreen-catalogers at list.evergreen-ils.org> wrote:
>
>> One of our libraries has created a holdings template for Summer Reading
>> titles.  This template sets values only for the Shelving Location and the
>> Circulation Modifier.  When applied to an existing item, only these two
>> fields should be updated.  Instead, application of this template removes
>> the values for the statistical categories.  Since the statistical
>> categories are required elements of our holdings templates, the items
>> cannot be saved unless these fields are then edited manually.
>>
>> I can see in the template file that the values for the statistical
>> categories are set to null.  I have seen null values in holdings templates
>> when a value has been set for a field but then the value is deleted and the
>> template is resaved; or when a field is inadvertently selected as part of a
>> template, but no value has been assigned.
>>
>> In this instance, I am not sure why the values are null.  The library
>> that created the template did not select these fields as part of this
>> template.
>>
>> I don't see any way to fix this problem without editing the template file
>> directly to remove the statistical categories and values.
>>
>> Do your libraries use holdings templates in this manner -- to change just
>> one or two selected fields?
>>
>> Have you run into this problem with null values in templates?  If so,
>> have you found a solution other than editing the template file?
>>
>> Thank you.
>> Beth
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Beth Willis
>> Digital & Catalog Librarian
>> NOBLE, Inc.
>> 42 Cherry Hill Drive
>> Danvers, MA 01923
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-- 
Beth Willis
Digital & Catalog Librarian
NOBLE, Inc.
42 Cherry Hill Drive
Danvers, MA 01923
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