webclient: add volume - parts order

[Jeanette Lundgren]

Evergreen 3.0.6

When adding a volume to an item with a lot of parts, the parts dropdown lists parts in a seemingly random order. The most recent parts are at the bottom.

The XUL client lists parts in chronological order. See attached image

In add volume, the web client should have an ordered sort for parts.

It would be great if the part drop down defaulted to a reverse chronological sort (most recent first).

[Jeanette Lundgren (jlundgren)]

Sorry! CW MARS has custom code to do the chronological sort. Default Evergreen sort is alphabetical.

Updated bug: the add volume - parts drop down should follow the default alpha sort.

[Dan Pearl (dpearl)]

The XUL client at C/W MARS has been customized to list parts in reverse label_sortkey order. For dates, this means the most recent will be at the top of the list.

[Dan Pearl (dpearl)]

Works for me in Concerto.

http://git.evergreen-ils.org/?p=working/Evergreen.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/user/dpearl/LP1760893_parts_order

[Jason Stephenson (jstephenson)]

Setting this bug to Invalid because it concerns a local customization at CW MARS.

[Kathy Lussier (klussier)]

Jason, I still think there is a bug here since the part selector isn't following the default alpha order.

[Jason Stephenson (jstephenson)]

Kathy, you can always change the status if you think I got it wrong. I just want people to know that Dan's code is how we want it sorted at CW MARS and is not written for the community.

[Dan Wells (dbw2)]

I think we do need *some* sort here, and Dan's fix seems like a good option. Perhaps the biggest question is whether it sorts forward or in reverse, with notable benefits either way.

[Kathy Lussier (klussier)]

Dan's fix work, but Dan W. raises a good question. I expected the sort to be in ascending order, which is how it was done in the xul client. But the fix sorts the parts in descending order. What do others think? It should be easy enough to tweak to sort descending if we want to replicate the previous behavior from the xul client.

[Garry Collum (gcollum)]

When adding parts to a volume, I think descending would be better. We use parts for both multi-disc dvd/cd sets and periodicals. Although we have a lot more discs than periodicals, the periodicals have far longer parts lists.

However, if we ever have this conversation pertaining to placing holds in the opac, it would be difficult to explain to patrons why 'Season 8, Disc 5' appears at the top of the list when placing a hold.

[Dan Wells (dbw2)]

I didn't register a vote before, but I prefer the reverse sort as well. It is initially unexpected, but pays dividends in the long run, which (IMO) ultimately matters more. People are very likely to add things in order, and it's very convenient for the one most recently added to be at the top of the selector.

[Dan Wells (dbw2)]

Based on mutual assent of those weighing in, I have pushed this in as offered by Dan P. Thanks, Dan!

Pushed to master through rel_3_1.