Koha Administration

Configure these parameters in the order they appear.

Libraries, branches and groups: Define libraries, branches and groups.
Item types and circulation codes: Define item types and circulation codes used for circulation rules.

Patron categories: Define patron categories.
Cities and towns: Define cities and towns that your patrons live in.
Road types: Define road types (street, avenue, way, etc.). Road types display as authorized values when adding/editing patrons and can be used in geographic statistics.
Patron attribute types: Define extended attributes (identifiers and statistical categories) for patron records
Circulation and fines rules: Define circulation and fines rules for combinations of libraries, patron categories, and item types
Library Transfer Limits: Limit the ability to transfer items between libraries based on the library sending, the library receiving, and the item type involved. These rules only go into effect if the preference UseBranchTransferLimits is set to ON.
Item Circulation Alerts: Define rules for check-in and checkout notifications for combinations of libraries, patron categories, and item types

Authorized values: Define categories and authorized values for them.
MARC Bibliographic framework: Create and manage Bibliographic frameworks that define the characteristics of your MARC Records (field and subfield definitions) as well as templates for the MARC editor.
Koha to MARC mapping: Define the mapping between the Koha transactional database (SQL) and the MARC Bibliographic records. Note that the mapping can be defined through MARC Bibliographic Framework. This tool is just a shortcut to speed up linkage.
MARC Bibliographic framework test: Checks the MARC structure. If you change your MARC Bibliographic framework it's recommended that you run this tool to test for errors in your definition.
Authority types: Create and manage Authorities frameworks that define the characteristics of your MARC Records (field and subfield definitions).
Classification sources: Define classification sources (i.e., call number schemes) used by your collection. Also define filing rules used for sorting call numbers.
Record matching rules: Manage rules for automatically matching MARC records during record imports.

Stop words: Words ignored during search.
Z39.50 Client Targets: Define which servers to query for MARC data in the integrated Z39.50 client.

Currencies and exchange rates: Define currencies and exchange rates used for acquisitions.
Budget periods: Define your budget periods
Acquisition (contracts): Define the contracts you have with booksellers. Used for stat purposes