[Koha] Issuing Rules for Patron+ItemType ---- Relating to Specifying Due date on Checkout Time

[savitra sirohi]

No, it will charge only after the due date, which is today + 23 days. It
would be unfair to the patron to fine them for days before the due date!

Thanks,
Savitra Sirohi
Nucsoft OSS Labs
http://www.osslabs.biz

On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 12:59 PM, Susan Mustafa <susan.mustafa at gmail.com>wrote:

>
> Oh you are absolutly right!!!
>
> Now if I leave the Specify Due date blank, then the due date is
> automatically todaysDate + 1 day as my rule specifies.
>
> I will keep the Specify Due Date field, because our end-user likes to have
> everything avaialble, just incase.
>
> But my curiosity now leads me to ask you this, IF I override the due date,
> to 23 days.  Now does Koha start changing me after todays+1 day or after
> todays+23 days? I THINK it should be after 1 day.  Its my fault for putting
> in 23.
>
> What will koha do??
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 11:25 AM, savitra sirohi <
> savitra.sirohi at osslabs.biz> wrote:
>
>> Susan, I think by entering a due date you are effectively overiding the
>> loan period set in the circulation rules. Just don't enter anything due
>> date, it should automatically assign the correct due date. If you like you
>> can use system preference "specify due date" to not show the due date field.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Savitra Sirohi
>> Nucsoft OSS Labs
>> http://www.osslabs.biz**
>>
>> 2009/12/9 Susan Mustafa <susan.mustafa at gmail.com>
>>
>>>
>>>  Good Day Everyone,
>>>
>>>
>>> I hope someone can help me with this, it is an urgent matter.  Using KOHA
>>> 3.0
>>>
>>> The following is an example of what I hope to achieve.
>>>
>>> I went into Administration ->  Circulation and Fine Rules --> Selected
>>> "Home Library"
>>>
>>> Created a a rule
>>> *
>>> Staff -- Books -- 5.00 dollars -- 1 day(s) Fine Changing Interval -- 5
>>> Checkouts Allowed -- [[[[[1 Day Loan Period]]]] <--Very important.
>>> *
>>>
>>> Now from this rule, I would assume IF a [staff] wants to checkout a
>>> [book], THEN the maximum loan period [DUE date} per given book is ONLY 1 day
>>> allowed.
>>>
>>> However, when I checkout to user [Susan] who is [Staff], an item of
>>> [Book] type, and specify a due date of [25 days example].  I get an OK and
>>> it checks out the book to [Susan]
>>> *
>>> What about the rule that I created? What is happening with it?? Is it not
>>> used? And where/how is it used exactly?*
>>>
>>> I need it to DISALLOW me to not checkout the book to this [Staff] user,
>>> for all item [Books} IF the date is more than 1 day.
>>>
>>> I hope someone understands what I mean?
>>>
>>>
>>> *I just want to know if koha does this, and if it does NOT, then what
>>> are the issuing rules for? Only for calculating Fines?? and the fines are
>>> calculated per [1day] in this case??? when I assigned [Susan] 23 days? *
>>>
>>>
>>> Kindly awaiting biting my nails :D
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>>
>>>
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