[Koha] Koha: hold period

[Linda Culberson]

Ian,
In our case, the hold is only good for the day it is placed.  In the 
Memphis Public Library "Popular 7-Day Books and new DVDs cannot be 
placed on hold. However, if a copy is available at any library, you can 
call that library and the material will be held for you until the end of 
the business day."  (http://www.memphislibrary.org/help/holds)  So, I'm 
sure there are other cases, that's the first that google pulled up.
LInda

On 5/10/2011 11:33 AM, Ian Walls wrote:
> Linda,
>
>
> Holds will remain in the system indefinitely if they are never filled.Â
> I suppose this could happen if the queue was constantly rearranged to
> put someone at the bottom every time, but generally, it cycles through
> and everyone gets their material eventually.  If it's very popular, the
> wait may just be very long.
>
> Once the hold is marked as 'ready' and is waiting on the hold shelf, the
> patron has <<ReservesMaxPickupDelay>> days to come and get it before
> it's marked problematic.  ReservesMaxPickupDelay is a system preference
> you can set in the Circulation tab.
>
> Even after that date is past, the hold will still exist (it's not
> auto-cancelled, though we're working on making that an option).  It
> will appear on a separate report for manual review and cancellation.
>
> If you've got a use-case where a hold would need a default "not needed
> after" date, I'd love to hear it; I'm having trouble picturing it on my
> own, but I absolutely believe there is a possible situation where this
> may be needed!
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> -Ian
>
> On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 12:21 PM, Linda Culberson
> <lculber at mdah.state.ms.us <mailto:lculber at mdah.state.ms.us>> wrote:
>
>     All,
>     This is probably a really stupid question, so I apologize. Where can I
>     set a default hold period? Â I know that the patron can set a "Hold not
>     needed after" date, Â but is there a way to set a default that the hold
>     period isn't indefinite?
>
>     Thanks.
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Linda Culberson      lculber at mdah.state.ms.us
Archives and Records Services Division
Ms. Dept. of Archives & History
P. O. Box 571
Jackson, MS 39205-0571
Telephone:  601/576-6873   Fax:  601/576-6824