[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Serials in alpha4

[Kathy Lussier]

Hi all,

I've been digging into serials on a 2.0 alpha4 installation by following the
notes at
http://open-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=acq:serials:release_notes:initial_t
runk_merge, but I've run into various stumbling blocks and can't get to the
point where I can successfully receive an issue. I'm not sure if I'm doing
things incorrectly, if the problems I've run across are for areas that are
still being worked on, or if they are bugs I should be submitting.

I have created templates using the copy templates editor, but when I create
a distribution, this template is not populating the template dropdown menus.
After I save the distribution, I can go into the database to associate the
distrubtion with my template, but I'm wondering if anyone has had success
identifying the template in the UI. Also, nothing appears in the dropdown
menus for call numbers, and I'm not sure how to add one. 

Once I create the distribution, I can successfully create a caption/pattern
and the first issuance using the sample pattern codes and holdings code
provided in the notes. When I make predictions for the subscription, I
receive a message similar to the one in the attached image on each item for
which I am creating a prediction. However, despite these popup boxes, the
system does create the issuances after completing this process.

I then head over to the items tab for the record, click on one of the items,
and then click the receive button to try to receive an issue. The system
returns an error message and is unable to receive the item. I suspect some
of the problems I came across earlier in the process may be responsible for
the fact that I can't receive an issue. Has anyone successfully received an
item in serials?

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!

Kathy Lussier

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