Bug 39822

Summary: Add Multi-Piece Functionality to Checkout
Product: Koha Reporter: Juanita Jayne <jjayne>
Component: CirculationAssignee: Bugs List <koha-bugs>
Status: NEW --- QA Contact: Testopia <testopia>
Severity: enhancement    
Priority: P5 - low CC: dcook, gmcharlt, kyle.m.hall
Version: unspecified   
Hardware: All   
OS: All   
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Description Juanita Jayne 2025-05-02 18:49:45 UTC
The purpose of multi-disk / multi-circ / multi-piece checkout is to avoid having to place a barcode on every disk in a series. This is usually applied to sets in which the individual components could be considered part of the set or alternatively be considered a standalone item (i.e: a television or movie series season with multiple DVDs or a set of 70's Music CDs packaged in one box).

Managing multi-disk checkouts typically involves tagging the entire case with a single barcode. No individual disk should be tagged due to interference. A single barcode ensures the entire set can be tracked. This approach requires staff to open the case at check-in to verify all disks are present. It also allows for multi-circ statistics to be logged (i.e: Season 1 of Game of Thrones with 6 disks would qualify; 1 checkout with 6 items counted as statistical checkouts). 

It would be beneficial to create an editable field in the marc record to place the number of disks or pieces and have it tied to the circulation statistics of those items. 

Thank you for your consideration.
Comment 1 David Cook 2025-05-05 00:46:40 UTC
I'd say this is probably a duplicate of bug 19316
Comment 2 Juanita Jayne 2025-05-05 11:27:26 UTC
We don't need extra fields for sorting or distinguishing item records, but a circulation count increase for statistical purposes. The two bugs don't seem the same to me.
Comment 3 David Cook 2025-05-05 23:37:31 UTC
(In reply to Juanita Jayne from comment #2)
> We don't need extra fields for sorting or distinguishing item records, but a
> circulation count increase for statistical purposes. The two bugs don't seem
> the same to me.

(In reply to Juanita Jayne from comment #0)
> Managing multi-disk checkouts typically involves tagging the entire case
> with a single barcode. No individual disk should be tagged due to
> interference. A single barcode ensures the entire set can be tracked. This
> approach requires staff to open the case at check-in to verify all disks are
> present. It also allows for multi-circ statistics to be logged (i.e: Season
> 1 of Game of Thrones with 6 disks would qualify; 1 checkout with 6 items
> counted as statistical checkouts). 
> 
> It would be beneficial to create an editable field in the marc record to
> place the number of disks or pieces and have it tied to the circulation
> statistics of those items. 

Are you saying that when checking out Season 1 of Game of Thrones as 1 transaction, you'd want it to count as 6 checkouts in the "statistics" table?
Comment 4 Juanita Jayne 2025-05-06 10:18:56 UTC
Yes, that's it exactly. We had this functionality in our previous ILS and it was very helpful. It cannot be used for items such as audiobooks (where every disk is dependent on the other disks in a set order), but for items that have multiple pieces that can stand on their own (such as episodes that don't necessarily need to be watched in order). The count served two purposes. It alerted circ staff to look for all the pieces and it counted items as multiple circulations.