[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Two Questions

[Harbottle, Joel R]

Hi All,

Just a brief and quick question.

What network ports are used by Evergreen? (So I know which ports to
unblock.)

And also, how can I get my normal Windows machine to talk to the virtual
Evergreen server (VirtualBox image)?

Kindest Regards,
Joel

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Error in 1.6.0.0 staff client Workstation Registration: g.aout_list is null

[Dan Scott]

Hi Repke:

On Tue, 2009-11-24 at 21:09 +0100, Repke de Vries wrote:
> Anybody a suggestion how to solve this ?
> 
> We just did the 1.4.0.7 to 1.6.0.0 major upgrade without a glitch  
> (thx for the upgrade instructions !)
> 
> Now I am getting this error message [1] in the staff client when  
> entering the (first time use) Work Station Registration:
> "..
> The page at (my server's IP address) says:
> TypeError: g.aout_list is null
> .."
> 
> This happens both with the official Windows 1.6.0.0 staff client  
> (Installable from EG Download Page)
> and on a MAC (Sitka binary [2])
> 
> Must be our upgrade ?

A very quick thought: did you run /openils/bin/autogen.sh after the
upgrade?

Dan

[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Error in 1.6.0.0 staff client Workstation Registration: g.aout_list is null

[Repke de Vries]

Anybody a suggestion how to solve this ?

We just did the 1.4.0.7 to 1.6.0.0 major upgrade without a glitch  
(thx for the upgrade instructions !)


Now I am getting this error message [1] in the staff client when  
entering the (first time use) Work Station Registration:

"..
The page at (my server's IP address) says:
TypeError: g.aout_list is null
.."

This happens both with the official Windows 1.6.0.0 staff client  
(Installable from EG Download Page)

and on a MAC (Sitka binary [2])

Must be our upgrade ?

Thanks, Repke, IISH

[1]the screenshot is here:
http://screencast.com/t/ZGIzNjYxMDYt
[2] http://sitka.bclibraries.ca/support/staff-client-executables/
The screenshot is for this MAC version

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Buckets

[Hardy, Elaine]

Chris, 

None of our libraries have reported duplicated titles. However, most of us 
create and use the buckets on the same day so it may be that we just don't use 
the buckets in a way to see the error. Also, have you tried refreshing the 
bucket in case it is a display or sync issue? Refresh a few times to see if 
that removes the duplicat es. 

Copy buckets are useful for global changes to item attributes, deleting large 
numbers of items and moving items attached to one bibliographic record to 
another bibliographic record. Record buckets are used to merge duplicate 
records. You can also create CSV files and export records from the record 
buckets. PINES libraries generally only use record buckets to merge records so 
I am not familiar with the exact nature of the other functions. 






Elaine 


J. Elaine Hardy 
PINES Bibliographic Projects & Metadata Manager 
Georgia Public Library Service 
1800 Century Place, Ste 150 
Atlanta, Ga. 30345-4304 

404.235-7128 
404.235-7201, fax 
eha...@georgialibraries.org 
www.georgialibraries.org 
www.georgialibraries.org/pines 



- Original Message - 
From: "Chris Caughey"  
To: open-ils-general@list.georgialibraries.org 
Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 11:43:56 AM 
Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Buckets 




We are having a problem with record buckets in version 1.4.0.6. Items are added 
to the bucket one day, and then there are duplicates (sometimes 2, 3 or even 4) 
in the bucket the next day. Is anyone else having this problem? If so, what 
have you done to fix it? 



Also (please forgive my ignorance), what is the intended purpose of buckets? 



One of the things we wanted to do with the record bucket was to print a list of 
books that included call numbers, so that student workers could pull the books 
for a display. I cannot seem to find a way to do that anywhere in Evergreen 
(except maybe in a report). 



Thanks, 

Chris 







Chris Caughey 

Library Assistant 

Adjunct Faculty 

WILLIAM JESSUP UNIVERSITY 

333 Sunset Blvd. 

Rocklin, CA 95765 

Tel 916.577.2293 

Fax 916.577.2290 

ccaug...@jessup.edu 

www.jessup.edu 

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Buckets

[OdonLibrarian]

 
 
Hi, Chris.  Finally, some discussion from the client side of things,  
prompting my first post to the list.
 
Re the duplicate records:  One possibility is that you're  not hitting 
refresh enough.  You may think a record hasn't been added  because it's not 
showing and add it again.  Then when the bucket gets  refreshed it's in there 
twice.
 
As to the purpose of buckets:  
Record buckets can be used to collect records that need to be merged or  
deleted or have holdings added.
For a list of items to pull from the shelf, you want to use a copy bucket  
so you have shelving location and call number.  Printing out the list isn't  
difficult.  One of the bucket options is to copy the entire bucket to the  
clipboard.  It is picked up in comma-delimited form and can be pasted into  
a spreadsheet for further manipulation and printing.
 
I use copy buckets for items that need barcodes or spine  labels or some 
special processing.
 
It would be nice to have more batch processing options from the  buckets.  
One option for some batch processing is to save a list of  barcodes (picked 
up from a bucket or report) in CSV form -- no labels, no other  fields, only 
numbers.  They can then be uploaded into the "item status"  window, 
selected as a set, and be modified as a group in the "item attributes"  window.
 
Hope this helps.
 
Marsha
 
 
Marsha  Lynn
Director
Odon Winkelpleck Public Library
202 W. Main St., Odon,  Indiana
812-636-4949 (odonlibrar...@aol.com)

 
In a message dated 11/24/2009 12:10:56 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
ccaug...@jessup.edu writes:

We are having a problem with record buckets in version  1.4.0.6.  Items are 
added to the bucket one day, and then there are  duplicates (sometimes 2, 3 
or even 4) in the bucket the next day.  Is  anyone else having this 
problem?  If so, what have you done to fix  it? 
Also (please forgive my ignorance), what is the intended  purpose of 
buckets? 
One of the things we wanted to do with the record bucket  was to print a 
list of books that included call numbers, so that student  workers could pull 
the books for a display.  I cannot seem to find a way  to do that anywhere 
in Evergreen (except maybe in a report). 
Thanks, 
Chris



 

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] problems reingesting downloaded MARC records

[Mike Rylander]

On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 11:48 AM, Chris Caughey  wrote:
> Is anyone else having trouble getting Evergreen to “reingest” downloaded
> MARC records?  I download them, and can view them immediately thereafter or
> by searching by record number.  Otherwise, they are “lost” inside the
> database.  If anyone else is having that problem, what have you done to fix
> it?  We just upgraded to 1.4.0.6 last week, and the first time I downloaded
> a MARC record, it reingested on its own, with no problem.  But ever since
> then, I have had the same problem as before.

This was one of the bugs fixed in 1.4.0.7.  It was a
extra-transactional race condition with the Z import mechanism -- we
believe the last of its kind.

-- 
Mike Rylander
 | VP, Research and Design
 | Equinox Software, Inc. / The Evergreen Experts
 | phone:  1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457)
 | email:  mi...@esilibrary.com
 | web:  http://www.esilibrary.com

[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] problems reingesting downloaded MARC records

[Chris Caughey]

Is anyone else having trouble getting Evergreen to "reingest" downloaded
MARC records?  I download them, and can view them immediately thereafter
or by searching by record number.  Otherwise, they are "lost" inside the
database.  If anyone else is having that problem, what have you done to
fix it?  We just upgraded to 1.4.0.6 last week, and the first time I
downloaded a MARC record, it reingested on its own, with no problem.
But ever since then, I have had the same problem as before.

 

Thanks,

Chris

 

 

 

 

Chris Caughey

 Library Assistant

 Adjunct Faculty

WILLIAM JESSUP UNIVERSITY

333 Sunset Blvd.

Rocklin, CA 95765

Tel  916.577.2293 

Fax  916.577.2290

ccaug...@jessup.edu  

www.jessup.edu  

 

[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Buckets

[Chris Caughey]

We are having a problem with record buckets in version 1.4.0.6.  Items
are added to the bucket one day, and then there are duplicates
(sometimes 2, 3 or even 4) in the bucket the next day.  Is anyone else
having this problem?  If so, what have you done to fix it?

 

Also (please forgive my ignorance), what is the intended purpose of
buckets?

 

One of the things we wanted to do with the record bucket was to print a
list of books that included call numbers, so that student workers could
pull the books for a display.  I cannot seem to find a way to do that
anywhere in Evergreen (except maybe in a report).

 

Thanks,

Chris

 

 

 

Chris Caughey

 Library Assistant

 Adjunct Faculty

WILLIAM JESSUP UNIVERSITY

333 Sunset Blvd.

Rocklin, CA 95765

Tel  916.577.2293 

Fax  916.577.2290

ccaug...@jessup.edu  

www.jessup.edu  

 

[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] importing authority records

[Chris Caughey]

We were having trouble using the authority batch import.  The whole
process would move along without incident until it came to the progress
bar.  Then it would sit at 0% and do nothing indefinitely.  Last week,
we upgraded to 1.4.0.6, and now the progress bar moves a little bit, but
then it stalls out again.  Our IT department tells me that Evergreen is
showing an error related to "arn_value."  Has anyone else experienced
this problem?  If so, what did you do to fix it?

 

Thanks,

Chris

 

 

 

Chris Caughey

 Library Assistant

 Adjunct Faculty

WILLIAM JESSUP UNIVERSITY

333 Sunset Blvd.

Rocklin, CA 95765

Tel  916.577.2293 

Fax  916.577.2290

ccaug...@jessup.edu  

www.jessup.edu  

 

[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] ***SPAM*** Re: Importing holdings using MARC importer/exporter

[Jason Stephenson]

Quoting Francene Lewis :

We're a new Evergreen site working on coming up in a couple of weeks  
and I'm trying to understand how to import holdings information.  We  
use OCLC Connexion with the WorldCat cataloging partners program and  
in the past have had our vendor create holdings information for us  
in the 949 field.  I understand that Evergreen uses the 999 field  
and have found the following subfield definitions in the  
documentation.

999
m - owning library
l - location
a - call number
t - circulation modifier
i - barcode
p - price
k - status
c - copy

1. Do these fields have to follow this formation or is there another  
pattern that must be followed (alphabetical?)?


They should be able to be in there in any order, though most MARC  
exporters would likely put them in alphabetical order.





For example,
999   |m info |l info |a call number etc.

2. Does each subfield need to be included in the field?


Probably not. There's no standard for the 999 field, so all fields  
should be optional. If a field doesn't apply to a given record, then  
it could be left out.




3. Does the info need to be input in all caps  or as a code?


They will likely need to be codes.



4. Any other information on owning library, location, circulating  
library would be most welcome.


Owning library is the library that owns the item. Circulating library  
is the library where it is checked out, if it is checked out. Location  
is, I believe, the shelving location code from asset.copy_location.


I am sure that Bill, Dan or someone else will correct me if I'm  
mistaken on any of the above. :)




My impression has been that many libraries just use the Z39.50 tool  
and don't use the Importer/exporter as much.  For our workflow,  
however, I really like to batch as much as possible if we can get it  
to work.

Thanks for the help,




Francene Lewis, Cataloging Librarian
Hekman Library
1855 Knollcrest Circle SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546-4402
Email: fle...@calvin.edu
(616) 526-6308
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