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."
Hi Christopher, not sure I understand the problem here - 942$c is usually a pull down, so it should always match an existing itemtype?
(In reply to Katrin Fischer from comment #1) > Hi Christopher, not sure I understand the problem here - 942$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.
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.