Thanks Cab, that's very helpful - it answered some of my questions about the patron upload. Elaine
On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 8:38 PM, Cab Vinton <bibli...@gmail.com> wrote: > Whoops. I asked a similar question on the list 3 years ago & the > answer is that fields will not be overwritten with null values as long > as those columns are not included in the CSV file. > > So as long as you have the minimum fields required, the Patron Import > tool can be used to update only select fields. > > Minimum fields = borrownumber or cardnumber + branchcode + > categorycode + any fields marked as mandatory under the > BorrowerMandatoryField global preference. > > Our plan is to update patron records with default userids & passwords > & then send out an email encouraging folks to log in & take advantage > of the various account features. > > Passwords will be something like last 6 digits of their library card number. > > Cheers, > > Cab Vinton, Director > Sanbornton Public Library > Sanbornton, NH > > Life is short. Read fast! > > > On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 3:08 PM, Cab Vinton <bibli...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Am I correct in assuming that this tool can only be used for batch >> updating of patron info if all of the existing info for each patron is >> included in the CSV file to be uploaded? >> >> In other words, I can't simply provide the bare minimum info & then >> whatever new info is desired because all of the blank field values >> will overwrite the values in the corresponding fields in Koha. >> >> Thank you, >> >> Cab Vinton, Director >> Sanbornton Public Library >> Sanbornton, NH >> >> Life is short. Read fast! > _______________________________________________ > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha -- Elaine Bradtke Data Wrangler VWML English Folk Dance and Song Society | http://www.efdss.org Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London NW1 7AY Tel +44 (0) 20 7485 2206 (This number is for the English Folk Dance and Song Society in London, England. If you wish to phone me personally, send an e-mail first. I work off site) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Registered Company No. 297142 Charity Registered in England and Wales No. 305999 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Writing about music is like dancing about architecture" --Elvis Costello (Musician magazine No. 60 (October 1983), p. 52) _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
