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indexing:koha [2022/12/16 11:58] – [How to index Koha with VuFind] demiankatzindexing:koha [2023/08/28 12:25] – [The Koha ILS Driver] emaijala
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 Using the export command described below, Koha will include MARC field 952 for each item (see [[https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Holdings_data_fields_(9xx)|Koha's wiki]] for more information).  Using the export command described below, Koha will include MARC field 952 for each item (see [[https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Holdings_data_fields_(9xx)|Koha's wiki]] for more information). 
-These fields can be mapped to VuFind's facet fields. The values are typically codes that are not very user-friendly, and while you could translate them to user-readable strings in marc_local.properties, translating them with VuFind's translation mechanism allows more flexibility. See [[indexing:adding_facets#translating_values_with_the_language_translation_system|Addind Facets]] for more information.+These fields can be mapped to VuFind's facet fields. The values are typically codes that are not very user-friendly, and while you could translate them to user-readable strings in marc_local.properties, translating them with VuFind's translation mechanism allows more flexibility. See [[indexing:adding_facets#translating_values_with_the_language_translation_system|Adding Facets]] for more information.
  
 Copy your marc_local.properties from $VUFIND_HOME/import to the $VUFIND_LOCAL_DIR/import ([[configuration:local_settings_directory|local settings]]) directory. Make all the changes you need to this file. Copy your marc_local.properties from $VUFIND_HOME/import to the $VUFIND_LOCAL_DIR/import ([[configuration:local_settings_directory|local settings]]) directory. Make all the changes you need to this file.
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 ===== The Koha ILS Driver ===== ===== The Koha ILS Driver =====
  
-:!: // The example here describes the simple, database-driven Koha driver; newer VuFind releases may include KohaILSDI and/or KohaRest drivers that implement additional functionality using APIs found in newer Koha versions. //+:!: // The example here describes the simple, database-driven Koha driver; newer VuFind releases may include KohaILSDI and/or KohaRest drivers that implement additional functionality using APIs found in newer Koha versions. The **KohaRest driver is recommended** as it supports the widest range of functionality and does not require direct database connection. See KohaRest.ini configuration file for more information. //
  
 You will need to change the $VUFIND_LOCAL_DIR/config/vufind/config.ini file to have  You will need to change the $VUFIND_LOCAL_DIR/config/vufind/config.ini file to have 
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 It will prompt you for the password.  If it works, then you are fine.  If it fails, then you will need to verify the username / password / database with your system administrator. It will prompt you for the password.  If it works, then you are fine.  If it fails, then you will need to verify the username / password / database with your system administrator.
  
-Once you have your koha.ini file set up, [[administration:starting_and_stopping_solr|restart Solr]] and check to see that your Koha records show up, and that the holdings information shows up.+Once you have your koha.ini file set up, check to see that your Koha records show up, and that the holdings information shows up.
  
  
indexing/koha.txt · Last modified: 2023/11/28 19:22 by demiankatz