[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] straw poll, call numbers in check-in screen

[Kathy Lussier]

I concur with everyone else to restore the call number. I've heard from a
couple of libraries that would like to see the call number at check in.

Kathy

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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org [mailto:open-
>>ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of Jason Boyer
>>Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 12:26 PM
>>To: Evergreen Discussion Group
>>Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] straw poll, call numbers in check-in
>>screen
>>
>>Is everything in the column picker retrieved, even if it's not
>>currently displayed? If so, the long term solution may be to only
>>request from the server what will actually be shown (or the smallest
>>superset necessary) and only retrieve things like call numbers when
>>they're requested. Adding a column with this arrangement would leave
>>some columns blank, but to see those the items could just be scanned
>>again. That way those that need to save network calls can not show it,
>>and those that prefer to display it can take the hit, without having to
>>bother with another setting.
>>
>>
>>Also, I'd vote for it to go back in.
>>
>>
>>Jason
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>>Jason Boyer, IT Specialist
>>Jackson County Public Library
>>303 W Second St
>>Seymour, IN 47274
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>>On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 12:13 PM, Rogan Hamby
>><rhamby at statelibrary.sc.gov> wrote:
>>
>>
>>	+1
>>
>>	Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>	On Dec 14, 2011, at 11:46 AM, "Gordana Vitez"
>><gvitez at niagaracollege.ca> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>		Hi Jason,
>>
>>		I vote for having it restored.
>>
>>		Thanks!
>>		Gordana
>>
>>		>>> Jason Etheridge <jason at esilibrary.com> 12/14/2011 11:38
>>AM >>>
>>		In EG 2.1, we--well, I, this was before we started doing
>>		sign-offs--removed the call number column from the list in
>>the Check
>>		In interface (in the name of fewer network calls and
>>improved
>>		performance), and maybe should not have.  I know of at
>>least two
>>		libraries that miss it.  How do others feel?
>>
>>		Should it be restored outright, or made into a configurable
>>option?
>>
>>		Thanks!
>>
>>		--
>>		Jason Etheridge
>>		| Equinox Software, Inc. / The Open Source Experts
>>		| phone:  1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457)
>>		| email:  jason at esilibrary.com
>>		| web:  http://www.esilibrary.com
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