Parameters


System parameters
Biblio related
Item types Define item types.
Book funds Book fund and budget administration.
Authorised values Define categories and authorised values for them. Authorised values are used in MARC form to limit/help editing MARC biblios.
Thesaurus Management of thesaurus and authorities files.
MARC related
MARC tag structure MARC structure: tags then subfields.
Links Koha - MARC DB Define links between the Koha standard DB and the MARC one. Note those links can be defined through MARC structure. This tool is just a shortcut to speed up linkage.
MARC Check Checks the MARC structure. USE IT before working with real data. It will show mistakes that can BREAK Koha's database!
Various parameters
Library branches The differents branches you manage with this Koha server.
Categories Define the categories of borrowers.
Currencies Define exchange rates.
Printers Printers (UNIX paths).
Stop words Words deleted during searches.
Z39.50 Servers Servers to query for MARC data.
System preferences System preferences.
Tools
Export
MARC biblio export Exporting in MARC format.
Import
Upload MARC records in Breeding Farm The breeding farm is a table where imported MARC records are stored.
A MARC record is stored in the breeding farm as long as you have no item. When you type the ISBN or title of a biblio, it's searched for in the breeding farm. If it is found, the biblio is added to Koha active table and removed from the breeding farm.