Bug 38452 - Inventory tool barcodes should not be case sensitive
Summary: Inventory tool barcodes should not be case sensitive
Status: Needs Signoff
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Product: Koha
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Tools (show other bugs)
Version: Main
Hardware: All All
: P5 - low normal
Assignee: Lucas Gass (lukeg)
QA Contact: Testopia
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Reported: 2024-11-14 22:37 UTC by Lucas Gass (lukeg)
Modified: 2024-11-15 23:05 UTC (History)
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Bug 38452: Add lc() for case insensitivity (1.24 KB, patch)
2024-11-15 23:05 UTC, Lucas Gass (lukeg)
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Description Lucas Gass (lukeg) 2024-11-14 22:37:06 UTC
I say this because it doesn't appear like we honor case sensitivity for barcodes elsewhere. 

So, to recreate:
1. Create an item give it a barcode like 'abc123';
2. Try creating a 2nd item with a barcode: 'ABC123', you get an error 'Error saving item: Barcode must be unique.'
3. Checkin the item 'ABC123', the 'abc123' item successfully checks in. 
4. The case doesn't seem to matter elsewhere in Koha ( check-in, checkout, searching, batch tools )
5. Try the inventory tool and use 'ABC123'. The barcode is not found. 

If Koha treats 'ABC123' and 'abc123' the same when creating an item, it should probably treat them the same when using the inventory tool.
Comment 1 Lucas Gass (lukeg) 2024-11-15 23:05:32 UTC
Created attachment 174638 [details] [review]
Bug 38452: Add lc() for case insensitivity

To test:
1. Create an item give it a barcode like 'abc123';
2. Try creating a 2nd item with a barcode: 'ABC123', you get an error 'Error saving item: Barcode must be unique.'
3. Checkin the item 'ABC123', the 'abc123' item successfully checks in.
4. The case doesn't seem to matter elsewhere in Koha ( check-in, checkout, searching, batch tools )
5. Try the inventory tool and use 'ABC123'. The barcode is not found.
6. APPLY PATCH, restart_all
7. Try the inventory tool again with both 'abc123' and 'ABC123', they should now both work.