Thank you so much for your input. I will give it a try. On Tue, 28 Nov 2023 at 23:02, Katrin Fischer <katrin.fischer...@web.de> wrote:
> Hi Joel, > > you can add additional match points for patron import by configuring > patron attributes marked as unique. As soon as it's configued it will > show up in the pull down on the patron import tool. It works quite well, > but you might need to adjust your CSV file a bit for the special syntax > required to import patron attributes. > > Hope this helps, > > Katrin > > On 28.11.23 21:29, Coehoorn, Joel wrote: > > We configured our Koha installation to use our university AD FS > > (SAML-based) SSO service. Note I've setup over a dozen different apps > > for this service, and Koha was definitely the most difficult to get > > working... but it DOES work. > > > > We also have a "manual integration" to populate users in Koha based on > > our Jenzabar J1 SIS, which amounts to a report our librarians can run > > on demand and then manually import the generated CSV file via Koha's > > Patron Import tool. When done right this is idempotent, which is a > > fancy way of saying the librarians can run it as often as they want > > without duplicating users. However, we built and configured things so > > Koha student accounts expire at the end of each term, meaning someone > > MUST run it each term to reactivate our students. This process has > > been in place since long before Koha had its own API, so I'm hoping to > > use that to make this run automatically in the background in the near > > future. > > > > We do NOT have an integration with our student billing for things like > > late fees or lost item charges. Those are still handled completely by > > hand. > > > > One feature I would like to see Koha add is the ability to match new > > users based on an external immutable ID. The existing patron import > > tool allows us to match existing patrons based on card number or > > username (email). However, BOTH of those might need to change. We > > don't want to leave an old card active if it's lost or stolen and we > > need to replace it. A random person shouldn't be able to pick it up > > and use the old card, and so the new card will have a newly-generated > > barcode number. Our student emails/usernames track with their real > > names, and these do also change on occasion (most common reasons are a > > parent divorce or student marriage). But we have an immutable student > > ID for each person, and it would be really nice for Koha to have a way > > to ingest that and use it for patron updates, because we know for > > certain it really won't change. There may also be some support around > > borrowernumber, but our SIS has no knowledge of the borrowernumber > > when creating the student exports. > > > > *Joel Coehoorn* > > Director of Information Technology > > *York University* > > Office: 402-363-5603 | jcoeho...@york.edu | york.edu <https://york.edu> > > > > > > > > On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 12:47 PM Katrin Fischer > > <katrin.fischer...@web.de> wrote: > > > > Hi Russel, > > > > Koha provides a lot of different APIs and protocols for > > integrating with > > other systems. This might be a starting point: > > > https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/APIs_and_protocols_supported_by_Koha > > > > Hope this helps, > > > > Katrin > > > > On 27.11.23 16:05, Russel G. P. Shihepo wrote: > > > Dear Community > > > > > > Does Koha support integrations such as: > > > > > > - Centralized Single-Sign-On Integration. > > > - ERP Integration (Student and HRMs). > > > - Payment gateway integration. > > > > > > I have been tasked by our school to make an attempt to integrate > > Koha with > > > other systems at the institution. Thank you in advance. > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > Russel > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > > > Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > > Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > > > _______________________________________________ > > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz > Unsubscribe: https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz Unsubscribe: https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
