[Koha] WITHDRAWN items shouldn't check in?

[Nicole Engard]

I think what we're seeing is that we need to discuss various reasons
we might have to not show items in the OPAC search results -
withdrawn, lost, private, on order - etc.  In short, I think we have a
bigger issue at hand here.

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On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 12:53 PM, Mickey Coalwell<mcoalwell at nekls.org> wrote:
> "Withdrawn" status currently blocks checkout from occurring. It seems to me
> that "Withdrawn" status should also block check-in, prompting staff user with a
> message "ITEM IS WITHDRAWN." The reason this is important: For some libraries,
> LOST items older than x months cannot be returned, as a matter of policy. The
> replacement cost is billed to the patron. Items LOST longer than x months will
> be manually given a WITHDRAWN status by staff, in addition to LOST. This is
> intended to prevent check-in of LOST items older than x months. But if
> WITHDRAWN status allows check-in, then the Returned Item functionality in Fines
> will credit the account with the replacement cost. This should ONLY happen for
> items that are LOST, but NOT for items that are LOST/WITHDRAWN. I can't think
> of a situation in which Koha should legitimately allow a WITHDRAWN item to
> check in, so I'm reporting this as a bug rather than an enhancement; however,
> I'm open to discussion. :)
>
> Owen Leonard comments:
>
> I don't have an opinion either way, but I want to point out that at the moment
> there is no concrete definition of what "withdrawn" means in Koha. Some
> libraries may already be using it in a way that conflicts with your
> description. I hope folks will chime in, but it might be worth taking the issue
> to the Koha list for wider discussion.
>
>
>
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