[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Searching for items from multiple branches on an invoice

[Mary Toma]

This has come to the wrong Mary.  I am Mary Toma at South Central Regional
Library in Manitoba Canada.


On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 8:30 AM, Bill Erickson <berick at esilibrary.com>wrote:

> Hi Mary,
>
> I have not heard of this problem before.  I tried a quick test on my dev
> server (running master) and was unable to reproduce it.  I'm probably
> missing some important nuance of the test data/setup, though.  I would
> suggest opening a Launchpad ticket.  If possible, it would be good to see
> the SQL logs showing the limit-by-invoiceable query that is failing to find
> the correct records.
>
> -b
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 12:53 PM, Mary Llewellyn <mllewell at biblio.org>wrote:
>
>> Hi all, especially you acq libraries…****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> I’m getting ready to train in the acquisitions module at one of our
>> member libraries that has 2 branches in its system, and I’ve run into
>> something unexpected. I’d like to get an understanding of what’s happening,
>> if not an outright fix, before I train their staff. ****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Scenario: I log in as Branch 1. ****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> I’m able to create a PO with items from Branch 1 and Branch 2 and
>> activate the order. When I go to Acquisitions/Create Invoice and set up the
>> invoice and I try using the search tab on the invoice to get a list of
>> items to add to the invoice, (searching by provider), if I have the box
>> checked to filter by invoiceable items, I don’t get results when the
>> lineitem includes copies from both branches. If I uncheck that box, then
>> the lines with both branches will appear and I can add them to the invoice.
>> ****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> I know I can create an invoice from a PO, but the object here is to be
>> able to invoice without necessarily knowing the PO, for items that may be
>> coming from several POs.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Clearly, the system is seeing the lines from Branch 2 as “uninvoiceable,”
>> but I don’t know why. ****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> I’ve tried setting up the invoice receiver as system level or as Branch
>> 1. I get the same results either way.****
>>
>> The provider is owned by the system.****
>>
>> The fund account is owned by the system.****
>>
>> Our invoice permissions, indeed, most of our acq permissions are set to
>> system level.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Either I’ve missed a setting somewhere, or there’s a glitch in the
>> software.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> We are using Evergreen 2.4-ish, but it’s also happening in our test
>> database with 2.5.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Has anyone else encountered this?****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Thanks,****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Mary****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Mary Llewellyn****
>>
>> Database Manager****
>>
>> Bibliomation, Inc.****
>>
>> 24 Wooster Ave.****
>>
>> Waterbury, CT 06708****
>>
>> mllewell at biblio.org****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>
>
>
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> Bill Erickson
> | Senior Software Developer
> | phone: 877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457)
> | email: berick at esilibrary.com
> | web: http://esilibrary.com
> | Equinox Software, Inc. / Your Library's Guide to Open Source
>
>


-- 
Mary Toma
Head Librarian
South Central Regional Library
160 Main Street
Box 1540
Winkler, MB R6W 4B4
204-325-5864
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