[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Inventory Item

[Jason Stephenson]

The active date is set the first time a copy is scanned for check in  
or check out.
It sounds to me like the date that you want.

Quoting "Hardy, Elaine" <ehardy at georgialibraries.org>:

> Not exactly. The date inventoried is the date an item is confirmed to be in
> the library's collection, either on the shelf or out on loan. It is system
> set during an automated inventory and is separate from active or other
> system dates on an item
>
> Elaine
>
>
> J. Elaine Hardy
> PINES & Collaborative Projects Manager
> Georgia Public Library Service
> 1800 Century Place, Ste 150
> Atlanta, Ga. 30345-4304
>
>
> 404.235.7128
> 404.235.7201, fax
> ehardy at georgialibraries.org
> www.georgialibraries.org
> www.georgialibraries.org/pines
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Open-ils-general
> [mailto:open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of
> Jason Stephenson
> Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2015 1:15 PM
> To: Evergreen Discussion Group
> Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Inventory Item
>
> If I understand the question correctly, the active_date on a copy should
> serve this purpose.  This meant to be the date that the copy became "live"
> in the system.
>
> Quoting Scott Thomas <scott at albright.org>:
>
>> We have been with EG for four months, and this is the first time this
>> has come up: there does not appear to be an Inventory Item function
>> (at least in 2.6.3). I am not finding a Date Inventoried field in the
>> item record nor can I locate a way to inventory an item. Am I missing
>> something obvious? If not, how do Evergreen libraries inventory their
>> collections?
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Scott
>>
>>
>> Scott  Thomas, MLS
>> Head of Information Technologies and Technical Services Scranton
>> Public Library Lackawanna County Library System
>> 2006 N. Main Ave.
>> Scranton, PA 18508
>> Ph: 570-207-2379
>> Fx: 570-348-3020
>> Email: scott at albright.org<mailto:scott at albright.org>
>
>
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> Jason Stephenson
> Assistant Director for Technology Services
> Merrimack Valley Library Consortium
> 4 High ST, Suite 175
> North Andover, MA 01845
> Phone: 978-557-5891
> Email: jstephenson at mvlc.org


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Jason Stephenson
Assistant Director for Technology Services
Merrimack Valley Library Consortium
4 High ST, Suite 175
North Andover, MA 01845
Phone: 978-557-5891
Email: jstephenson at mvlc.org