[OPEN-ILS-DEV] Item Type

[Dan Scott]

If you search for "circ_modifier" in /openils/conf/opensrf.xml you'll
find a nice list of circ modifiers to append to.

2008/6/5 Robert <glibrarysystem at gmail.com>:
> Ok, I see that I can just type in the circulation modifier that I want to
> apply but where is the config file that I can add them to in order for them
> to appear in the drop down menu?
>
> On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 12:59 PM, Mike Rylander <mrylander at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 12:51 PM, Robert <glibrarysystem at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Oh sorry about that. We are using the circulation modifiers for the circ
>> > rules, which we have a lot of that need to be added into our Evergreen
>>
>> For circ modifiers, you can add more to the config file (for currently
>> released versions), and these will migrate into the database as of
>> 1.4.
>>
>> > installation. Also I was wondering about the MARC template. The only
>> > selection in the drop down when creating a new marc record is K_book. Is
>> > that just there as the name of the template to get to the creation of
>> > the
>> > marc records or does that have any other significance?
>>
>> That's just the name supplied in the config file, and K_book is just a
>> K-level BKS template record.  You can create more templates by adding
>> an almost-empty marcxml record (or cloning and changing an existing)
>> and adding it to the config file next to the K_book element, in the
>> same form.
>>
>> >
>> > On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 12:26 PM, Mike Rylander <mrylander at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 12:20 PM, Robert <glibrarysystem at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > Either. I need to add a new book item type for new records.
>> >>
>> >> Sorry, I mean, do you want to change or add to the values prescribed
>> >> by the LoC for USMARC records, or do you want to add a circulation
>> >> modifier called "book".  And what purpose do you want this to serve?
>> >> MARC item types (those actually in the marc records) can be used to
>> >> limit searches, but circulation modifiers simply allow special cases
>> >> for choosing circ rules.  If you just need to know if the MARC claims
>> >> to be for a BKS type record, then you can do that in the scripts
>> >> already, or just use the MARC Form (called item_form) in your
>> >> circulation config.
>> >>
>> >> --miker
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 12:10 PM, Mike Rylander <mrylander at gmail.com>
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 10:20 AM, Robert <glibrarysystem at gmail.com>
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> > Is there a way besides going into the database itself for adding
>> >> >> > an
>> >> >> > item
>> >> >> > type and a shelving location into Evergreen?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Shelving/Copy locations can be added via Admin->Local
>> >> >> Administration->Copy Location Editor.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> For item types, do you mean the MARC item type or the Circulation
>> >> >> Modifier in the Copy Attribute Editor?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Mike Rylander
>> >> >>  | VP, Research and Design
>> >> >>  | Equinox Software, Inc. / The Evergreen Experts
>> >> >>  | phone: 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457)
>> >> >>  | email: miker at esilibrary.com
>> >> >>  | web: http://www.esilibrary.com
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Mike Rylander
>> >>  | VP, Research and Design
>> >>  | Equinox Software, Inc. / The Evergreen Experts
>> >>  | phone: 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457)
>> >>  | email: miker at esilibrary.com
>> >>  | web: http://www.esilibrary.com
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Mike Rylander
>>  | VP, Research and Design
>>  | Equinox Software, Inc. / The Evergreen Experts
>>  | phone: 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457)
>>  | email: miker at esilibrary.com
>>  | web: http://www.esilibrary.com
>
>



-- 
Dan Scott
Laurentian University