[Koha] Checkout Book appearing in ascending order of issued date

Hi I am running Koha 3.16.4. In the circulation module, on the patron record, checked out books are appearing in ascending order of issued date from the oldest to the current. My users want them to appear in descending order so that the latest borrowed books appear on the top. How do I go ab

[Koha] DisplayClearScreenButton not appearing after enabling it

Hi I have enabled DisplayClearScreenButton. However, I cannot seem to locate it. Where should the button be. I am running Koha 3.16.4 Kind Regards, Admire Mutsikiwa ICT Projects Manager Libraries University of Zimbabwe Tel:+263-4-303276 "It is easy to dodge our responsibilities,

[Koha] hourly loans doesn't know when library closed

Hi Hope I find you well. I know I should be posting to the list, but I am a little bit on the desperate side. I am running Koha 3.16.02 and I am trying to enable Koha to have opening and closing time functionality and have been following the thread http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/a

Re: [Koha] Koha Digest, Vol 106, Issue 8

Hi Katrin Fischer Thank you very much for the information on http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/attachment.cgi?id=29336&action=edit . It seems to be the solution to my problem and I am currently trying it out. Kind Regards, Admire Mutsikiwa ICT Projects Manager Libraries University of

Re: [Koha] Implementation of Hourly Loans RFC

Hi I am aware of the presence of hourly loan. However, it is the advanced features such as (1) options for rounding 1. do not round (exact) 2. next 5 minute increment 3. next 10 minute increment 4. next 15 minute increment 5. next half hour 6. next h

[Koha] Implementation of Hourly Loans RFC

Hi Hope I find you well. We are an academic library and cannot wait for the implementation of the Hourly Loans RFC as outlined in http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Hourly_Loans_RFC . Any time line for the implementtion of the flexible hourly loan? Kind Regards, Admire Mutsikiwa I

[Koha] Hourly fines

Hi I am interested in knowing whether hourly fines are calculated for 24 hourly per day or for 8 hours? Kind Regards, Admire Mutsikiwa ICT Projects Manager Libraries University of Zimbabwe Tel:+263-4-303276 "It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the conseque

[Koha] Configuring reserve books for overnight borrowing

Hi I have reserve books that are loaned to patrons for 2 hours before 15:00 , thereafter they are borrowed for overnight and becoming due the following morning at 09:00. How can I configure that. Does Koha have the concept of opening and closing time for library? How is Koha's Library day defi

[Koha] Password Encryption

Hi I have uploaded a number of patron records via a pup script. However, the password are not working. I have used md5 function. I would like to know which encryption method is used for passwords in Koha. Kind Regards, Admire Mutsikiwa ICT Projects Manager Libraries University

[Koha] Password Encryption

Hi I have uploaded a number of patron records via a pup script. However, the password are not working. I have used md5 function. I would like to know which encryption method is used for passwords in Koha. Kind Regards, Admire Mutsikiwa ICT Projects Manager Libraries University

[Koha] ***UNCHECKED*** Item types whose location close earlier than the main Library

Hi I welcomed the introduction of the hours unit in the circulation and fine rules configuration. I have been using a commercial library system that enables reserve books to be borrowed for internal use for two hours from 09:00 to 15:00 Monday to Thursday, after which they are borrowed for

[Koha] Exporting from one system to another : will the field more_subfields_xml in items table affect much

Hi I am in the process of trying to migrate from one commercial ILS to Koha. The system that I want to migrate from has the functionality of exporting bibliographic records in marc format. I have done the exporting and importing of bibliographic marc records into Koha. The Biblio and bibl

Re: [Koha] Koha Digest, Vol 102, Issue 27-biblioitems-> marcxml

Hi Thanks , it appears it is stored there. Here is the contents of biblioitems-> marcxml http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"; xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/MARC21/slim http://www.loc.gov/standards/marcxml/schema/MARC21slim.xsd"; xylenes="http://www.loc.gov/MARC21/slim";>

[Koha] Where are subject headings ( field 650$a) stored in in Koha database

Hi I imported close to 87000 items. I think I miss-align the subject column during data migration from liberty 3 to Koha, so the subjects are out of place. I would like to correct the error. I am interested in establishing which table in Koha holds subject headings and which field in particula

[Koha] Customizing the Koha OPAC on Koha 3.14.02

I have installed Koha 3.14.02. I would like to change the black background on the Cart and List menu to something else. In addition I would like to put a banner above the Cart and Lists region, but cannot figure out how. I will also want to change the white background for the OpacUserMainBlock t

[Koha] Koha instance with over 86 000 item records is been slow

Hi I have a Koha instance with over 86 000 item records and is reported to getting somewhat slower especially in the circulation function. It is running on a server with 2.7 GHz processor and 2G RAM and running on Ubuntu. Is there a way of optimizing Mysql database? Admire Mutsiki

[Koha] High demand item. Loan period shortened to 0 days (due ). Check out anyway?

Hi I have a new koha 3.12.05.000 installation. I have created loan rules with more than 20 day loan period. When I am checking out a book, I am told that " High demand item. Loan period shortened to 0 days (due ). Check out anyway?" and when I say "Yes" its defaulting to 0 days. Where could

[Koha] Author fields 100a , 110a and 111a locked

Hi I had this problem before and resolved it, cannot recall how. I have a new Koha installation version 3.12.05.000 It appears the author fields 100a , 110a and 111a locked are locked and cannot key in anything. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated. Admire Mutsiki

[Koha] clarification on Zebra configuration

Hi All, On my server, I have zebra configured as a demon via the symbolic link /etc/init.d/zebra-server -> /usr/share/koha/bin/koha-zebra-ctl.sh And /etc/init.d/zebraqueue-daemon -> /usr/share/koha/bin/koha-zebraqueue-ctl.sh And I also have it scheduled to run as a cron job via L

[Koha] Zebra update not picking New records

Hi All I have a problem with my zebra update. It is not picking new bib records and new biblioitems. When I add a new title record and then run command /usr/share/koha/bin/migration_tools/rebuild_zebra.pl -b -a -z -v Zebra configuration information =

Re: [Koha] Koha Digest, Vol 90, Issue 19

c than "Re: Contents of Koha digest..." Today's Topics: 1. New added items not searchable on OPAC and on Staff catalog but can be checked out by barcode (amutsikiwa) 2. Re: New added items not searchable on OPAC and on Staff catalog but can be checked out by barcode (

[Koha] New added items not searchable on OPAC and on Staff catalog but can be checked out by barcode

Hi I have recently uploaded 87200 item records into Koha 3.10.3 . I can search the uploaded records on both the OPAC and the staff catalog, can check then out and so on. My challenge is with new records that I am cataloguing. They are are not searchable on both the OPAC and the Staff Catalo

Re: [Koha] Zebra index error

Hi Bernado , Thanks for the advice. I added the –x but the same error surfaced again. However, this time it did not take long to complete the command. Regards, Admire From: Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel [mailto:bgkrie...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 8:38 PM To: amutsikiwa

[Koha] Zebra index error

Hi all Hope I find you well. I am experiencing an error at the end of running the zebra command to index my koha records. When I run the command (the Linux koha user) /usr/share/koha/bin/migration_tools/rebuild_zebra.pl -b -a -v after indexing the file before committing to the database,

[Koha] enabling stopword search in Koha 3.10.03.000

I have imported records into Koha 3.10.03.000. On both OPAC and staff searches, it does not seem to respect stopwords. How can I enable this. ___ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/lis

[Koha] duplicate bib records

Hi All, I have imported item records from an excel file. Everything seems to have gone well except for duplicate or multiple bibliographic records. I want to merge the multiple records. I would appreciate any help in that regard. Regards, Admire Mutsikiwa

[Koha] Call number is present in item records but not displaying on OPAC

Hi All I have imported a records from an Excel file to Koha. My major challenge now is that call numbers are aappearing on the item record. However, when I open the item record for editing in cataloguing module, the o - Full call number has the call number already has the call number and wh

Re: [Koha] Koha Digest, Vol 88, Issue 39

in Bib record but not in Item (Olugbenga Adara) -- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:56:25 -0800 (PST) From: Olugbenga Adara To: amutsikiwa , "koha@lists.katipo.co.nz" Subject: Re: [Koha] Call num

[Koha] Call number appearing in Bib record but not in Item

Hi All, I have imported a records from an Excel file to Koha. My major challenge now is that call numbers are appearing on bib records but not on item records. I am aware there is a settings that you have to setup for the item records to pick the call number form bib. I will appreciate any hi

[Koha] Koha Support Contract

HI All, Hope I find you well. I have implemented Koha on a number of libraries in Zimbabwe. My clients are now requesting support contract to get into a contract with me in the support of the Koha. I am wondering if there is anyone who has such a support contract and is prepared to share a

[Koha] Catalog searches returning "No Title" after successive upgrade from 3.04.04 to 3.08.07

Hi I have upgraded one of my Koha instance from version 3.04.04 to 3.08.07 through other subsequent version. Now, when I do a catalog search (on both the OPAC and staff modules, I am getting most of the results with No Titles, No location details or any other details for that mater as shown

[Koha] Tracking the staff member who did a particular transaction

Hi All, We are having challenging with some of my staff member stamping the wrong dates on date slips. I would like to have a way of establishing which staff member did a particular transaction. Regards, Admire Mutsikiwa, The University of Zimbabwe Lake Kariba Research Stati

[Koha] Koha version naming

Hi, I have a site that has an old version of Koha, koha 3.06.00.000. I want to upgrade it to the latest version. My challenge is the names of the successive versions to the current. Can someone point me to the version naming conversion of Koha. Regards, Admire Mutsikiwa Th

[Koha] Circulation History of a given item

Hi I have a site running Koha. Our circulation staff are making errors of stamping the wrong date on date slips, misleading the patrons. I would want to have a query that accepts the barcode of a book and displays the last five or so circulation history of a given item, displaying the staff m

[Koha] Books to be checked in at home library message

Hi I have a koha site which used to run one branch library. Now I have brought in another branch library, so they are two independent libraries. I think there is any mis-configuration of one of the system preferences. Now, when a book is been checked in at one of the libraries to which it b

[Koha] Stop SOPA web page looping back to itself

I am trying to access http://koha-community.org/ , which is been redirected to http://koha-community.org/stop-sopa/. Which is fine. However, when you click on the Continue to site link, which I think should take you to the usual website, it is redirecting you back t

[Koha] Importing Records- Items records not displaying

Hi I have imported records from an excel file and got the following summary results: Stage MARC Records For Import MARC Staging results : * 59514 records in file * 0 records not staged because of MARC error * 59514 records staged * Did not check for matches wit

[Koha] Importing from Excel- missing fields

Hi I am in the process of importing from excel, as informed by . I have done some sample test, but my item records are missing the following values: Item type, Current Location, Home Library, Call Number. From My excel file, this should be mapped to which Koha fields? Any help would be gre

[Koha] Item search for barcode generation

Hi All, I am trying to print barcodes from Koha. I can print barcodes if I search by other criteria such as title, ISBN etc during the "Search for items to add to Batch #". However, if I do a search using the in-built " Added on or after date" or "Added on or before date", I am not gettin

[Koha] field for capturing lanaguage

Hi I have materials in different languages. I am in the process of importing the materials into koha. Which koha field should I use for language of the material? Kind Regards, Admire Mutsikiwa ICT Projects Manager Library IT University of Zimbabwe Tel:+263-4-303276 Cel:+263-772-2391

[Koha] setting start value for autobarcode

Hi all I would like my koha installation to use the autoBarcode option set to autoincrement i.e. generated in the form 1,2,3. Is there a way of setting the start value, say 440 so that the next generated values are 441, 442, 443 etc Kind Regards,

[Koha] Barcode printing in Koha

I have try to use the Koha barcode printing facility , but to no avail. Is there anyone who is printing barcodes from koha who can furnish me with a brief Koha Barcode printing how-to. Kind Regards, Admire Mutsikiwa ICT Projects Manager Library IT University of Zimbabwe Tel:+

[Koha] Importing Records from Liberty 3 to Koha

Hi I have a library that is running Liberty 3 ILS that now want to migrate to Koha. I am wondering if it is possible and if there is anyone who have done that who is willing to share it with me. Kind Regards, Admire Mutsikiwa ICT Projects Manager Library IT University of Zimbabwe Tel:

Re: [Koha] Koha Digest, Vol 72, Issue 37

tents of Koha digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: perl version with 3.4.5 (Chris Nighswonger) 2. Diacritics (Hillyard, Cecil) 3. Migration of Koha - No Results found ! (amutsikiwa) 4. Re: Migration of Koha - No Results found ! (Yohannes Mulugeta) 5. R

Re: [Koha] Migration of Koha - No Results found !

Thank you very much! It's now working. This page was also helpful http://kohablog.wordpress.com/2011/03/31/re-indexing-the-zebra-index-databas e-by-hand/ From: Yohannes Mulugeta [mailto:yohannesm...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 7:49 PM To: amutsikiwa Cc:

[Koha] Migration of Koha - No Results found !

Hi I have recently installed my backed up koha files and database on my laptop for demonstration purposes. Everything went on well. However, If I do a title search for a book in the database I am getting the following: No results match your search for "kw,wrdl: Introduction to Software En

Re: [Koha] Catalogue statitistics by Catataloguer Name

ole Engard [mailto:neng...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 1:57 PM To: amutsikiwa Cc: koha@lists.katipo.co.nz Subject: Re: [Koha] Catalogue statitistics by Catataloguer Name Admire, I'm pretty sure that info is tracked in the action_logs table if you have the cataloging log turned on: htt

[Koha] Catalogue statitistics by Catataloguer Name

Hi Hope I find you well. I have a super librarian who has four cataloguers and is interested in establishing the number of items catalogued by each cataloguer on a weekly and monthly basis. Is there anyone who have come up with such a query. Or alternatively, can someone formulate the query f

[Koha] Migrating data from ABCD to Koha

Hi There is an institution in Zimbabwe that have been using ABCD but are having challenges with the system. They are now contemplating going the koha root. However, they want their bibliographic records to be migrated to Koha. They are saying they are not using MARC format in their ABCD. Any

[Koha] problem with reservation/placing a hold

Hi When one tries to place a hold, they are greeted with the following error "Sorry, none of these items can be placed on hold." Below are my rule set pertaining holds: AllowHoldDateInFuture - Allow AllowHoldPolicyOverride - Allow AllowHoldsOnDamagedItems- Don't Allow AllowOnShelfHolds

[Koha] E-books and e-Journals in Koha

Hi. Regards, I am interesting in establishing how one can catalogue e-books and web-based resources in Koha and have then searchable and displayed in OPAC. Admire Mutsikiwa University of Zimbabwe ___ Koha mailing list http://koha-communi

[Koha] My OPAC banner leaving white spaces on koha 3.2.6

I have added by Koha banner masthead.inc in the en/include directory so that it can appear on top of the OPAC page, well above the Log into 2Your Account Message". And my body css tag is defined as follows body { background-color : CC; text-align : left; padding

[Koha] Placing Hold problem

I am getting this error when placing a hold "Sorry, none of these items can be placed on hold.". what could be the problem? Regards, Admire ___ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/l

Re: [Koha] OPAC customization

to achieve this? -Original Message- From: Stefano Bargioni [mailto:bargi...@pusc.it] Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 9:02 AM To: amutsikiwa Subject: Re: [Koha] OPAC customization Dear Admire, it's a bit difficult to me to understand your needs. If the element (the image logo, I presu

Re: [Koha] OPAC customization

ny idea on how to go about this! Any help? From: Stefano Bargioni [mailto:bargi...@pusc.it] Sent: Monday, May 23, 2011 5:23 PM To: amutsikiwa Subject: Re: [Koha] OPAC customization You can use the OPACUserCSS syspref. Stefano On May 23, 2011, at 16:21 , amutsikiwa wrote: Hi,

[Koha] OPAC customization

Hi, I have customized my koha header via the opacheader preference under OPAC. However, logo is leaving some space (margin) on all the sides of the logo. On the opac.css, which css style should I change to set the margin to 0 so that there is no space around the logo. Regards, Admire Mut

[Koha] getting the Search (in NO_LIBRARY_SET only) error in OPAC

I have another running instance of Koha 3.2.6 on Ubuntu and I am using Zebra. When I do a search on OPAC, for instance for a book titled "100 cases", I am getting the following error: No results match your search for "kw,wrdl: 100 cases branch:NO_LIBRARY_SET" in Catalog I have only one libr

[Koha] Enabling Fast Cataloguing

Hi I am running koha 3.2.6. I think I did not enable fast cataloguing during installation. I want to enable it now after installation. How do I go about it? Regards, Admire Mutsikiwa University of Zimbabwe ___ Koha mailing list http://ko

[Koha] Blocked Patrons

Hi all. I have a problem with my circulation configuration. On issuing a library item, I am getting the following message "Patron has overdue items and blocked for 4 days". Which system preference directive affects this? Regards, Admire Mutsikiwa ___