[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Development Idea: Set parts Order

[Tim Spindler]

C/W MARS is looking at potential development on this function and is
looking for community comment.

*Idea:*  Ability to set parts order

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*Description:*  Parts are currently appearing in no real discernible order.
We would like to be able to define the order in which they appear.

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*Expected Functionality*

·         From the bibliographic record, provide a menu option on the
manage parts screen of actions for this record to set the order of parts on
this screen.

·         A default sort order will be defined by an alpha sort of the
label_sortkey in the monograph_part table.

·         Parts will display on holdings in the TPAC and holdings
maintenance in the order defined through the manage parts screen.  This
sort order will occur after sorting by organizational unit, prefix, call
number,  and suffix.

*Use Cases *

A  cataloger splits up a title “My Movie Set” into a 12 disk with its own
part assigned.   The parts include and should display in the following
order.

 ·         Disk 1

·         Disk 2

·         Disk 3

·         ...

·         Disk 8

·         Disk 9

·         Disk 10

·         Disk 11

·         Disk 12

 Similarly, we have Woman’s Day with parts for each issue received as well
as a copy record for each issue that is holdable and would like them to
display in date order:

·         JAN 2013

·         FEB 2013

·         MAR 2013

See also Field & Stream (
https://bark.cwmars.org/eg/opac/record/140662?fi%3Aitem_type=;query=field%20and%20stream;qtype=jtitle;locg=32;)
as an example of how it is now.


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Tim Spindler

Manager of Library Applications

tspindler at cwmars.org

508-755-3323 x20


C/W MARS, Inc.

67 Millbrook St, Suite 201

Worcester, MA 01606
http://www.cwmars.org



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