[OPEN-ILS-DEV] Content of the serial.caption_and_pattern.pattern_code column

[Lebbeous Fogle-Weekley]

On 06/20/2011 04:27 PM, John Craig wrote:
> Thanks, Lebbeous. Most helpful.
>

No problem.

> With regard to the serial.issuance.holding_code column, if that were not
> populated (for already received issuances--don't know if they want those
> migrated or not anyway), would that affect anything other than the ability to
> collapse holdings? That is, I'm assuming it's the issuance.label that's shown to
> the user?
>

Off the top of my head, I know that the system wouldn't have enough 
information to predict new serial issues without the holding_code 
column's being populated (among other requirements for prediction to 
work) at least for the single most recent issue of every publication.

In other words, if you're expecting the system to predict the new issues 
of Sports Illustrated, you'll need the holding_code populated on the 
last issue of SI that you have, but not necessarily on all the old issues.

As far as I recall, the lack of holding code shouldn't otherwise affect 
the way things display to users.

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