First off, I'm not a librarian. So if my question makes no sense, please be gentle. Would it make sense to extend the functionality of the tool to include "Renewals"? I'm new to Koha but working hard to migrate from an existing ILS. This issue came up at a recent meeting.
Thanks,
Allan Kobelansky
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After reading the perl script supporting the backend, I see that a "renewal" is accomplished by an "issue". If the item is already borrowed by a patron, the item being borrowed by the same patron is automatically "renewed" in that patron's name when an attempt is made to "issue".
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The backend functionality of KOCT allows me to import many transactions taken from an existing ILS into Koha (under the right conditions). Could I request a feature that would allow me to use KOCT to import many transactions (via an external file) all the while validating the transactions prior to insertion into Koha? Transaction import, once in the Koha staging area is very, very slow. I'm not sure yet why it is so slow. I have several thousand transactions to import and may not live long enough to see the final transaction applied in Koha, at this rate.
Thanks,
Allan Kobelansky
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Hi Kyle,
First off, I'm not a librarian. So if my question makes no sense, please be gentle. Would it make sense to extend the functionality of the tool to include "Renewals"? I'm new to Koha but working hard to migrate from an existing ILS. This issue came up at a recent meeting.
Thanks,
Allan Kobelansky
After reading the perl script supporting the backend, I see that a "renewal" is accomplished by an "issue". If the item is already borrowed by a patron, the item being borrowed by the same patron is automatically "renewed" in that patron's name when an attempt is made to "issue".
Hi Kyle (and the Koha Community),
The backend functionality of KOCT allows me to import many transactions taken from an existing ILS into Koha (under the right conditions). Could I request a feature that would allow me to use KOCT to import many transactions (via an external file) all the while validating the transactions prior to insertion into Koha? Transaction import, once in the Koha staging area is very, very slow. I'm not sure yet why it is so slow. I have several thousand transactions to import and may not live long enough to see the final transaction applied in Koha, at this rate.
Thanks,
Allan Kobelansky