Just wondered if anyone else had experienced problems with the automatic
creation of duplicate patron barcodes as partially described below.
We import our student patron records from "Academic Affairs", a Keele admin.
dept. Whereas other data changes are overlaid correctly, the patron barcode
field, which does not require updating, is being duplicated in a new field.
When a reader wishes to place a hold for example, Innopac goes into a tizz
as it does not know which of the duplicate p.barcodes to select!
Malcolm Taggart, Keele
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> From lia08 Mon Oct 23 16:50:21 2000
> Subject: Duplicate barcode
> To: [log in to unmask] (Graham Woodruff)
> Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 16:50:21 +0100 (BST)
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> Graham,
> Another instance of a duplicate patron barcode field causing
> problems, this time with a hold for Tracey Elder: failed to find matching
> hold in .p10036155 and .i4893897. The due date says ERROR. I have deleted
> the duplicate barcode and thus been able to place a valid hold on an
> AVAILABLE item. However, I cannot delete the invalid hold ... Norman thinks
> there is a weakness in the patron records update software which allows the
> creation of a duplicate p. barcode field instead of overlaying or simply
> leaving well alone when there is no change. I came across one patron record
> with 7 duplicates!
> Malcolm
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