Bug 17984

Summary: Warn catalogers if item type doesn't match 942c
Product: Koha Reporter: Christopher Brannon <cbrannon>
Component: CatalogingAssignee: Galen Charlton <gmcharlt>
Status: NEW --- QA Contact: Testopia <testopia>
Severity: enhancement    
Priority: P5 - low CC: m.de.rooy, marjorie.barry-vila
Version: Main   
Hardware: All   
OS: All   
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Description Christopher Brannon 2017-01-24 19:20:58 UTC 
Because circ rules can be thrown off if the item type in the items record doesn't match the 942c when it comes to bib level hold requests, it would be helpful to have a warning next to field "y - Koha item type" if it does not match the 942c.

Maybe something like: "WARNING: item type does not match 942c.  May have unexpected results on hold requests."
Comment 1 Katrin Fischer 2020-01-11 18:37:52 UTC 
Hi Christopher, not sure I understand the problem here - 942$c is usually a pull down, so it should always match an existing itemtype?
Comment 2 Christopher Brannon 2020-01-13 16:03:21 UTC 
(In reply to Katrin Fischer from comment #1)
> Hi Christopher, not sure I understand the problem here - 942$c is usually a
> pull down, so it should always match an existing itemtype?

942c is a bib level item type.  Item type is also recorded on the item record.  Sometimes these two types do not match, and causes problems between item level holds and first available holds.
Comment 3 Katrin Fischer 2020-01-13 19:15:40 UTC 
Actually, they often don't match by purpose in our academic libraries. There often is one item 'for reference' with a different item type than others. This warning should be optional then - Koha supports different itemtypes on a record.