[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Primary Barcode in Reports

[Rogan Hamby]

Interesting, thanks for the info Mike!


On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 3:58 PM, Mike Rylander <mrylander at gmail.com> wrote:

> Rogan,
>
> Actually, Evergreen does track a single, "current" barcode from the
> patron record perspective.  There's a field on the actor.usr table
> called card which points to the current user barcode.  That's what's
> labeled "Current Card" in the User reporting source.
>
> When scanning a card we have to look at the actor.card table (where
> all user barcodes live), so we are looking at things from another
> direction -- one that doesn't readily tell us which the user record
> considers "primary".
>
> I hope that helps clarify the ... duality ... of cards in Evergreen. :)
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 2:13 PM, Rogan Hamby <rogan.hamby at yclibrary.net>
> wrote:
> > Just a warning, Evergreen doesn't actually have a concept of current or
> > not-current though it has active and inactive.  I'm not familiar with
> what
> > the reporter is drawing on there but I'm assuming it's looking for active
> > cards and it is possible for a patron to have multiple active cards.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 1:56 PM, Jessica Venturo - Bibliomation
> > <jventuro at biblio.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Rose,
> >>
> >> There are two barcode sources under the ILS User source - one called
> "All
> >> Barcodes" and one called "Current Barcode."  Use the Current Barcode
> source
> >> instead of the All Barcode source and you should be all set.
> >>
> >> Hope that helps!
> >> Jessica
> >>
> >> Jessica Venturo
> >> Applications Support Specialist
> >> Bibliomation, Inc.
> >> 24 Wooster Ave.
> >> Waterbury, CT 06708
> >> 203-577-4070 ext. 105
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Rose Schooff (LVA)" <Rose.Schooff at lva.virginia.gov>
> >> To: open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org
> >> Sent: Friday, March 7, 2014 1:40:38 PM
> >> Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Primary Barcode in Reports
> >>
> >> I'm running an overdue report (from reports menu) and its giving me all
> of
> >> the barcodes that a patron may have.  I only want their primary
> barcode.  I
> >> thought I had it when I said active = true, but I still get duplicates -
> >> maybe because the system seems they all as active but one is marked as
> >> primary.  Help.  I've looked for primary = true - haven't found it yet.
> >>
> >> Rose M. Schooff
> >> Evergreen Virginia Project Manager
> >> Technology Consultant
> >> The Library of Virginia
> >> 800 E. Broad Street
> >> Richmond, VA  23219
> >> (804) 692-3772
> >> Cell (804) 310-7901
> >> Skype: rose.whitman57
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Rogan Hamby, MLS, CCNP, MIA
> > Managers Headquarters Library and Reference Services,
> > York County Library System
> >
> > "You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to
> stop
> > reading them."
> > -- Ray Bradbury
> >
> > "You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to
> suit
> > me."
> > -- C.S. Lewis
>
>
>
> --
> Mike Rylander
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>



-- 

Rogan Hamby, MLS, CCNP, MIA
Managers Headquarters Library and Reference Services,
York County Library System

"You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop
reading them."
-- Ray Bradbury <https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1630.Ray_Bradbury>

"You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit
me."
-- C.S. Lewis <http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1069006.C_S_Lewis>
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