[OPEN-ILS-DEV] User permissions error

[Mike Rylander]

On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 10:51 AM, Robert <glibrarysystem at gmail.com> wrote:
> Yeah Mike, I see what you're saying. I did mean to take these out as they
> were put in before I really knew about the structure of the whole system. I
> do have the branches in as the org_unit instead of the org_unit_type. I only
> had a few in the org_unit_type before I realized that I was doing it wrong.
> Thanks for pointing that out to me and reminding me that I need to take
> those out.
>

Ahh... now it all makes sense.  :)  Just wanted to make sure, and also
for general list education.

--miker

> On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 10:46 AM, Mike Rylander <mrylander at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 8:21 AM, Robert <glibrarysystem at gmail.com> wrote:
>> [snip]
>> >
>> > and here is the second:
>> >
>> > evergreen=# select * from actor.org_unit_type;
>> >  id |      name      |        opac_label         | depth | parent |
>> > can_have_vols | can_have_users
>> >
>> > ----+----------------+---------------------------+-------+--------+---------------+----------------
>> >   1 | Consortium     | Everywhere                |     0 |        | f
>> > | f
>> >   5 | Bookmobile     | Your Bookmobile           |     3 |      3 | t
>> > | t
>> >   2 | Main System    | Greenville Library System |     1 |      1 | t
>> > | t
>> >   3 | Main Branch    | Hughes Main               |     2 |      2 | t
>> > | t
>> >   4 | Augusta Branch | Augusta Branch            |     2 |      2 | t
>> > | t
>> >   7 | Berea Branch   | Berea Branch              |     2 |      2 | t
>> > | t
>> >   8 | Greer Branch   | Greer Branch              |     2 |      2 | t
>> > | t
>> > (7 rows)
>> >
>>
>> In addition to the points made by Jason and Dan, (unless I'm
>> misunderstanding completely) you seem to be using the org_unit_type
>> table to name specific branches.  org_unit_type entries are for
>> specifying types of nodes ("library", "system", "university",
>> "school", "consortium", etc) instead of specific nodes.  Specific
>> nodes are set up completely in the org_unit table.  org_unit rows
>> supply the context ("the August branch location") and org_unit_type
>> defines the hierarchical skeleton (branches are attached to, say,
>> universities, which are attached to consortia).
>>
>> --
>> 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