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05:05 pinesol_green Incoming from qatests: Test Success - http://testing.evergreen-ils.org/~live/test.html <http://testing.evergreen-ils.org/~live/test.html>
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08:31 Dyrcona WRT-> http://irc.evergreen-ils.org/​evergreen/2015-02-23#i_158946 : I would think the beta would be the last time to get new features in.
08:32 * Dyrcona would have said something yesterday, but was he was a fixin' to leave the office.
08:36 csharp argh - so following up on the discussion yesterday of bug 1419813, I reverted the "fix" locally and created a new template, but now the issue is that the only available nullability on the config.rule_age_hold_protect table from reporter.classic_item_list is "Parent", which creates a RIGHT OUTER JOIN and what I need is a LEFT OUTER JOIN
08:36 pinesol_green Launchpad bug 1419813 in Evergreen 2.8 "wrong default join type for config.rule_age_hold_protection in reports" (affected: 1, heat: 6) [Medium,Confirmed] https://launchpad.net/bugs/1419813
08:37 csharp @karma reports
08:37 pinesol_green csharp: Karma for "reports" has been increased 2 times and decreased 9 times for a total karma of -7.
08:37 csharp reports--
08:39 csharp actually, I should probably decrement illness instead, because that's what made this unpleasant pile of reports tickets accrue :-/
08:39 csharp illness--
08:39 csharp @blame sickness
08:39 pinesol_green csharp: sickness must eat cottage cheese!
08:39 Dyrcona I'd blame the IDL for that one.
08:40 csharp @blame the IDL
08:40 pinesol_green csharp: the IDL caused the white screen of death!
08:40 Dyrcona csharp: If you're sick, rest.
08:40 Dyrcona Nobody's report is that important.
08:40 csharp nah, I'm not sick now but I was for most of two weeks in a row
08:41 Dyrcona Ah.
08:41 csharp yeah, barring possible weather closures, this will be the first Monday through Friday week I've had since December
08:41 Dyrcona Seems like the IDL needs a way to say a field can be null, without it being from another table, like might_have without the baggage.
08:41 eeevil nah, it's not the IDL, it's the template building JS
08:42 Dyrcona Ah, well, then....
08:44 Dyrcona @blame JavaScript
08:44 pinesol_green Dyrcona: JavaScript must eat cottage cheese!
08:44 csharp same issue from the Item (asset.copy) source
08:45 Dyrcona pinesol_green: But I eat cottage cheese! What is wrong with cottage cheese?
08:45 pinesol_green Dyrcona: I see nothing, I know nothing!
08:45 pinesol_green I'll remember that, Dyrcona
08:45 Dyrcona @cottage cheese
08:45 pinesol_green Dyrcona: It reads like a Nigerian 419 scam, but I think it is a sincere question sent to the wrong list.
08:46 csharp @dunno
08:46 pinesol_green csharp: No, you're a puzzleheaded kraken!
08:46 Dyrcona Well, that explains everything.
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08:46 Dyrcona @What
08:46 pinesol_green Dyrcona: Yeah, well, you know, that's just like uh, your opinion, man.
08:46 Dyrcona !What
08:46 Dyrcona I'm trying to figure out what pinesol said it would remember.
08:47 krvmga i can't seem to figure out what i'm doing wrong. i'm in the staff client > admin > server admin > custom org unit tree.
08:47 krvmga i try to drag and drop from the left column to the right and the org unit i drag over doesn't "stick".
08:47 krvmga the colored area is green. there's an arrow pointing left with a 1 next to it.
08:48 krvmga i have highest level permissions
08:49 * csharp would be curious if there are opensrf log messages that correlate
08:49 * Dyrcona didn't even know that was a thing....custom org unit trees.
08:49 csharp I didn't either - looking at it now
08:49 * Dyrcona doesn't get out much.
08:50 graced http://esilibrary.com/documentation​/2-2-custom-org-unit-trees/#sthash.BfQPNyCm.dpbs
08:50 krvmga the instructions say "to add new nodes to the custom tree, drag them from the full tree on the left"
08:50 csharp heh - apparently I don't either - it's been in EG since 2.2 ;-)
08:50 * graced is ashamed I didn't remember it either
08:51 krvmga well, i did that and...nothing
08:51 graced I wonder if anyone has been using it
08:51 * graced looks to see who funded it
08:52 * csharp 's head spins imagining the actual use cases for this
08:52 Dyrcona So, if I make an OPAC custom org tree, I can use that to control opac visibility?
08:52 Dyrcona I wonder if it is a finished feature.
08:53 graced it was finished
08:53 krvmga Drycona: we've been using it since forever
08:54 krvmga btw it was -8 went i went to work this morning
08:54 graced ugh
08:54 krvmga yeah, that was crisp
08:54 Dyrcona krvmga: You have my sympathies, on both counts. ;)
08:54 csharp krvmga: temperatures can't be negative, silly! :-P
08:54 Dyrcona It was -6 when I left.
08:54 krvmga LOL
08:55 * csharp loves living south of... that
08:55 Dyrcona You know its cold when your iced tea is warm to the touch.
08:56 csharp heh
08:56 Dyrcona krvmga: I'm curious how you use the custom org. unit trees.
08:56 krvmga Dyrcona: it's a custom tree for the OPAC
08:57 graced krvmga: was this for OPAC hiding?
08:57 Dyrcona How do you make a new tree? When I mouse over the tree drop down, I get a "stop" cursor, circle with a line through it.
08:57 csharp our org setups actually are what they are in the staff client (which is appropriate since the default structure was built for us), so I'm having trouble envisioning what situations would require this
08:58 Dyrcona I'm going to put this on  my list of things to investigate. We may have a use for this feature.
08:58 krvmga graced: i'm not sure. i didn't set it up.
08:58 krvmga graced: but that may be. we have org units that we don't include in the OPAC list
08:58 graced csharp: I'm thinking this might be for libraries that have a shared Evergreen instance but don't allow their patrons to know about it.
08:59 Dyrcona csharp: The use case I imagine is we have 1 member that is currently closed completely, though their branch is closed permanently.
08:59 Dyrcona So, I imagine I could use it to hide them from the OPAC until they're open with doing the OPAC visibility checkbox and autogen.
09:00 Dyrcona Though, I imagine this would require an autogen, too.
09:00 csharp graced: Dyrcona: makes sense
09:00 Dyrcona s/with/without/
09:00 Dyrcona It would be cool if (and I doubt this is the case) we could have custom org trees for different purposes in the OPAC.
09:01 Dyrcona That is, this one member may get barred from using other members' materials depending on what happens in the next couple of months.
09:01 Dyrcona So, we make an org. tree for their patrons, and one for everyone else.
09:01 Dyrcona Kind of like what graced mentioned above.
09:03 Dyrcona We're having a lot of fun up here in New England this winter. :)
09:03 csharp yowza - that sounds contentious
09:05 csharp there were some arguments in the earliest days of PINES/pre-PINES where certain libraries were going to use PINES membership to avoid buying materials for their patrons and basically leech off the more affluent systems' budgets
09:05 graced krvmga: Don't quote me on it but I think it was Niagara that sponsored that work originally so they are likely using it and would know if there were any recent issues/bugs.
09:05 csharp as I understand it, hold age protection rules emerged from that issue
09:07 Dyrcona csharp: We've been a consortium since the '80s. This issue is a long-running problem with one town, but it was never really bad until now.
09:08 Dyrcona They've always done their part in the past, but now they have a sick building and rather than move into the larger branch building, they're moving into offices in the town hall.
09:08 Dyrcona They also don't have a director at the moment.
09:11 csharp makes sense
09:12 Dyrcona The Mass. Board of Library Commissioners is also involved and has the ultimate say on their fate, as it were.
09:13 Dyrcona The town in question is pretty weird. It's like a significant portion of the population doesn't want a library.
09:13 csharp we have some of that pop up from time to time here too
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09:15 Dyrcona Anyway, I've got a script standing by that will bar their patrons from using other members' collections and vice versa, just in case it comes to that.
09:17 eeevil opac hiding is separate from custom org trees, fwiw
09:18 eeevil and you can mark an OU as opac_visible=false to hide it from patrons
09:19 eeevil opac hiding is more like "only show from depth X down", and uses (IIRC) org_loc (or the tpac equiv) for context
09:20 Dyrcona Right, but I am curious in what ways custom org unit trees come into play.
09:21 eeevil custom org trees are more for instances that have, say, some systems with one branch and some with many
09:21 Dyrcona We have most systems with 1 branch and a handful with two.
09:21 eeevil you can "pull up" the one-branch systems so the branch is at the system level, visually in the dropdown
09:22 Dyrcona I see... That would be interesting, but not sure we'd go for that given how long things have been the way that they are.
09:22 eeevil and hide the extra level that's not needed for those
09:22 krvmga ok, i figured out my problem. i was just being derpy.
09:24 krvmga our custom org unit tree is so long that i didn't see the library was added at the very bottom of the list. bad line targeting on my part.
09:24 krvmga dragged it to the right location and all was well.
09:24 krvmga the reason it wasn't sticking for me is that it was already there (just in a place i didn't see)
09:25 * krvmga just wants to sit in the corner with the dunce cap on now.
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09:36 csharp krvmga: not your fault
09:36 csharp @blame old dojo
09:36 pinesol_green csharp: old dojo stole csharp's ice cream!
09:41 yboston hello,
09:42 yboston I am planning to do a welcome to EG presentation with Rogan, and I wondered
09:42 yboston what our relationship is with MarkMail
09:42 yboston is it goign away at any time soon?
09:43 yboston I don't want to teach beguiners a nunch of search tricks if this resource won't be around for long
09:43 csharp yboston: we have a markmail "user" subscribe to each list that captures email
09:44 csharp s/subscribe/subscribed/
09:44 csharp no plans for that to change
09:44 yboston good
09:44 yboston have you considered adding soem of the other EG mailing lists that are not currently archived? like cataloging
09:45 yboston of course that might inspire the creation of even more mailing lists :)
09:53 csharp I thought each list was archived... I'll look into that when I get a chance
10:03 gsams jonadab++
10:03 gsams tsbere++ #That did the trick for me, thanks for the help!
10:03 gsams got iced over or I would have thank you both earlier
10:12 * berick is watching the snow fall
10:19 jeff weather this morning: ██████████ with a ████ of ████, winds out of the ██████████. visibility may be ██████.
10:20 csharp jeff++
10:23 pinesol_green [evergreen|Liam Whalen] LP#1282286 Tab is NULL error - <http://git.evergreen-ils.org/?p=​Evergreen.git;a=commit;h=de91792>
10:25 csharp anybody out there running RT as their helpdesk/trouble ticket tracker?
10:28 jeff we have in the past. currently using a hosted thing that promised better google apps integration but never delivered.
10:29 csharp we've been on a top-heavy proprietary product for the last 5 or so years and it's up for re-evaluation - I was just interested in how much trouble RT is to administer
10:29 gsams jeff++
10:30 gsams @weather 76262
10:30 pinesol_green gsams: The current temperature in Roanoke, Texas is 28.6°F (9:27 AM CST on February 24, 2015). Conditions: Overcast. Humidity: 86%. Dew Point: 24.8°F. Windchill: 21.2°F. Pressure: 30.37 in 1028 hPa (Steady).  Winter Storm Watch in effect from late tonight through Wednesday morning...
10:30 dbwells bshum: I pushed the most recent commit for #1282286 to master.  You mentioned on that bug that you were still testing more before backporting.  In your opinion, is it ready to backport?
10:30 csharp we were originally on a lightweight and functional homegrown helpdesk developed by phasefx
10:31 bshum dbwells: I was thinking about backporting, but ultimately did not get around to it.
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10:58 bshum I'm out of the office today at a conference meeting. Probably won't get to test anything on that.
11:06 phasefx csharp: sadly, no one ever lets me build another one :)
11:08 csharp phasefx++
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11:09 dbs csharp: we're just using an ancient installation of Trac
11:09 csharp cool - it's good to know what else people are using out there
11:17 Dyrcona We use RT.
11:17 Dyrcona If you're talking about ticket management.
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12:05 jeffdavis csharp: Sitka uses RT. Works well for us, doesn't need a ton of admin work IME.
12:06 csharp Dyrcona: jeffdavis: thanks!
12:07 csharp related: has anyone attempted any sort of integration between Evergreen and RT/your help ticketing system?  I know most offer "create ticket via email" functionality and wondered if anyone's followed up
12:10 jeffdavis We've set things up so that bounced email creates a ticket in a designated queue in RT. No direct integration with EG though.
12:11 Dyrcona What would be nice is a button on the error dialogs to "Report this to IT" that makes a ticket in RT.
12:12 Dyrcona Might need an additional widget or two to get some context from the user.
12:12 csharp Dyrcona: that's as far down the "integration" road that I've thought out
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12:16 jeffdavis I should ask our (excellent) support folks about that idea.
12:17 jeffdavis I tend to prefer for staff to notice a pattern and report that, rather than create a ticket for an isolated error.
12:18 jeffdavis But I guess a lot depends on what the expectations are around reporting issues, level of service, etc.
12:21 tsbere At least the "report" button would, by default, include the error message. We don't always get that. >_>
12:29 Dyrcona Yeah, much better than "It doesn't work."
12:29 Stompro We also use RT for staff tickets, and for end user overdrive email support.
12:29 Dyrcona Yes, that is literally the entirety of a "bug report" we received once.
12:30 Dyrcona Stompro: Same here.
12:30 Dyrcona I make lots of tickets on an Internal queue to track stuff I'm doing that I don't want to scare library staff with. :)
12:31 tsbere Well, we don't do the end user overdrive support via RT, but otherwise
12:31 Dyrcona Well, almost. James sometimes makes tickets, but the initial request usually comes from library staff as a result of a patron's problem.
12:32 Dyrcona tsbere: Such as the unforgettable Iphone problems with Overdrive tickets.
12:32 Dyrcona See, you have an iPhone, that's your problem. :)
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12:45 Dyrcona Is it true that with anonymous pcrud, no login would be required to retrieve pcrud-controlled objects that don't have a retrieve permssion set?
12:46 Dyrcona That's for the other devs, mainly.
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13:52 pinesol_green [evergreen|Jason Stephenson] LP#957466: A simpler version of set_marc_905u. - <http://git.evergreen-ils.org/?p=​Evergreen.git;a=commit;h=46b0f9c>
13:52 pinesol_green [evergreen|Remington Steed] LP#957466: Added pgTAP test for db function change - <http://git.evergreen-ils.org/?p=​Evergreen.git;a=commit;h=f84713b>
13:52 pinesol_green [evergreen|Remington Steed] LP#957466: Fix invalid MARCXML syntax - <http://git.evergreen-ils.org/?p=​Evergreen.git;a=commit;h=8bd8a1c>
13:54 Dyrcona Yay. Found a bug in the IDL.
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16:50 pinesol_green Incoming from qatests: Test Failure - http://testing.evergreen-ils.org/~live/test.html <http://testing.evergreen-ils.org/~live/test.html>
16:52 Dyrcona remingtron: If you're around, the live test failure concerned your pgtap regression test for lp957466: psql:Open-ILS/src/sql/Pg/t/regress/lp​957466_update_date_and_source.pg:27: ERROR:  duplicate key value violates unique constraint "merge_profile_pkey"
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17:00 remingtron Dyrcona: thanks, I'll make sure I get that fixed tomorrow
17:00 Dyrcona OK. Have a good evening/night/whatever everyone!
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17:42 * kmlussier catches up on IRC logs after a full-day meeting.
17:45 kmlussier Dyrcona / graced: MassLNC was the original funder of custom org tree. We funded it at the same time we funded the ability to make OU's invisible even if their child branch was visible.
17:45 kmlussier Dyrcona: There are two specific use cases I have seen for custom org trees. C/W MARS relies heavily on it because they have an extra level in their hierarchy to cover its two different regions. I think for delivery purposes.
17:46 kmlussier Dyrcona: But they didn't want the menu to display those two separate regions. Too confusing for patrons. So the custom org tree allows the to sort all of their branches alphabetically even if they live under another region in the org tree.
17:47 kmlussier Dyrcona: Another more basic use of custom org tree is if you have a multi-branch system, and you want the "main" library to display first even if it doesn't come first alphabetically.
17:47 * kmlussier should write these use cases down in some kind of documentation.
17:51 kmlussier The original requirements for the work: http://masslnc.cwmars.org/node/2516
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