Koha Offline Scanner Help
The Koha Offline Scanner‘s purpose is to support your library circulation process while your Koha system is not accessible for any reason.
It runs on your iPhone, which has its own battery and its own internal barcode scanner (the camera), and is therefore also independent of power.
The tool has at no time a connection to your Koha system, and has therefore no information about your patrons and books - you only deal with barcodes.
After your offline work is done, simply share the result with your Koha librarian or administrator, who can upload your offline work into Koha, as soon your Koha system is back available.
Look at https://koha-community.org for details on how to upload a *.koc file into your Koha system.
Check In
Scan-in the barcodes of as many books you like
Save your work, or Cancel it.
Check Out
Scan-in first the barcode of one patron
Scan-in the barcodes of as many books you like, for this patron only
Add a payment amount, if needed (if you switched on this function in Settings)
Save your work, or Cancel it.
History
Shows a list of scans you did in the past, during this and maybe previous sessions.
You have an unlimited amount of scans, unlimited time, and unlimited amount of sessions. Nevertheless, save and share your work regularly!
As soon you have at least one entry in your list, you can share the list with standard iPhone functionality (save the file, send it by mail, etc.)
You can delete the data, and start a complete new list.
Settings
Payment at Check Out - when switched on, you can add payment details during the Check Out process
Currency Text - change to any text like USD, EUR, $, ¥, €
(only available, when Payment at Check Out is selected)
Beep after Scan - switch on/off a beep during the scan process
Use Torch during Scan - in dark situations you can switch on the torch, which will turn on during the scan process, and turn off when scanned
Simulate Scanner Codes - for testing purposes, a button appears in the scanner window to generate a random code
(Pxxxxxx for Patrons, Bxxxxxxxxxx for books)
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