Bug 28329

Summary: The items callnumber will reappear when editing the item if originally blanked out
Product: Koha Reporter: Kelly McElligott <kelly>
Component: CatalogingAssignee: Bugs List <koha-bugs>
Status: NEW --- QA Contact: Testopia <testopia>
Severity: normal    
Priority: P5 - low CC: hc, m.de.rooy
Version: Main   
Hardware: All   
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Description Kelly McElligott 2021-05-12 11:57:25 UTC
To recreate:
1. Set system preference, itemcallnumber, to 082ab or something similar to pull the call number from the bib record into the item holding.
2. Create item and remove the call number.
3. See that the callnumber has been removed in the item.
4. Edit this same item and see that the call number is back (pulled again from the marc record following the itemcallnumber sys pref).


This is an issue if a library does not want a callnumber in some records but does for others.
Comment 1 Holly 2022-05-12 14:08:06 UTC
I'm seeing this on the 20.11.09 release. I'm also seeing situations where the callnumber has not been deleted from the item record, but it not showing on the holdings table and it is showing in the o - Full call number field when the item is edited. Then, when the item is saved, the callnumber starts to appear on the holdings table.
Comment 2 Katrin Fischer 2022-07-17 10:26:55 UTC
Confirmed this on current master.

I think this could not only come as a surprise, but lead to unwanted changes in people's data. So moving from enh to a bug.

But as always... maybe someone is relying on just this behavior? Would be good to get some more opinions.