[OPEN-ILS-DEV] Acq development request for consideration

[Carri L. Oviatt]

David, 

You are right, my request is to help us better handle the exceptions.  We, for example, have set up our current program to always create a item record at the time of ordering.   For various reasons (mostly to do with media kits) we do order items where we don't want a new holding/item record created.  Because we don't have a  line option we either set up a new PO for those few items, or remove the item record after the item is received.  Both of which cause extra work for staff.  I imagine that each library would have their own policies on how they want to handle this type of situation, but I think flexibility is the key.

Carri

>>> "David Fiander" <david at fiander.info> 3/5/2008 11:03 AM >>>
Bill,

I suspect that this will be a policy decision rather than something
that staff will think about when selecting or ordering materials.

That is, we either always create a single stub bib record for the
title, or we always create a bib record and associated item records.

- David

On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 12:59 PM, Carri L. Oviatt <cloviatt at orem.org> wrote:
> Bill,
>
>  Yes, that would work, provided that we could set up a default and not need to make a decision on every item added, but have the option available for the exceptions to the rule.  Thanks.
>
>  >>> Bill Erickson <erickson at esilibrary.com> 3/5/2008 10:52 AM >>>
>
>
> Carri L. Oviatt wrote:
>  > Assuming that the option will be given to create item/holding records at the time an order is created, is it possible to place that option on the individual PO line rather than for an entire PO?
>  >
>
>
>  Hi, Carri
>
>  This is quite do-able with the existing architecture.  I imagine there
>  will be a variety of criteria for determining which lineitems create
>  holdings at order time.  I can see one of those criteria being a simple
>  "create holdings" checkbox (or some such) next to each lineitem at PO
>  creation time.
>
>  Is that more or less what you are getting at?
>
>  -bill
>
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