Bug 4304

Summary: autoBarcode should increment from user defined value
Product: Koha Reporter: Chris Cormack <chris>
Component: CatalogingAssignee: Galen Charlton <gmcharlt>
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX QA Contact: Bugs List <koha-bugs>
Severity: enhancement    
Priority: P5 - low CC: katrin.fischer
Version: Main   
Hardware: PC   
OS: All   
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Description Chris Cormack 2010-05-21 01:25:36 UTC


---- Reported by cmm1005@gmail.com 2010-03-05 19:25:05 ----

autoBarcode currently increments from highest barcode value. This creates problems for libraries that need to catalog beginning at a specified barcode number, i.e., to fill large holes due to weeding.

autoBarcode should increment from user defined value (i.e., "Next barcode number:), which should be changeable on the cataloger's interface.



--- Bug imported by chris@bigballofwax.co.nz 2010-05-21 01:25 UTC  ---

This bug was previously known as _bug_ 4304 at http://bugs.koha.org/cgi-bin/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=4304

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Comment 1 Katrin Fischer 2013-03-24 18:05:41 UTC
This is not possible in current version of Koha.
Comment 2 Katrin Fischer 2019-05-04 13:35:02 UTC
The easiest way around this right now is to create the first item with your 'start number' and then Koha will count from that as always the highest existing barcode is used. I wonder if this is not easier than having to maintain a different setting?
Comment 3 Katrin Fischer 2023-01-07 21:49:28 UTC
(In reply to Katrin Fischer from comment #2)
> The easiest way around this right now is to create the first item with your
> 'start number' and then Koha will count from that as always the highest
> existing barcode is used. I wonder if this is not easier than having to
> maintain a different setting?

I am closing this WONTFIX as the existing workaround seems a good option.

Please reopen if you disagree.