[Koha] Questions regarding Holds

[Kyle Hall]

>
>  By other words, if some issue (item)  of the book title is available
> (free), the patron has to go to the checkout desk and to ask this free
> item.
> No remote order is allowed  in this case .  The hold (order) is allowed
> only
> if all items are checked out and patron must wait until some item is
> returned.
>
> There are two preferences influencing the Koha holds function: On shelf
> holds allowed = NO, Item level holds= Don't allow. It is adjustable in
> Administration › Circulation and fine rules for patron category. Now it
> works incorrectly in such manner that holds are enabled if one or more item
> is checked out, but on the shelf remains some free item. It should not to
> be
> enabled, until all items are checked out (no free item).
>

You are correct in that this is how shelf holds work in Koha currently. If
on shelf holds are not allowed, only one item need be checked out to allow
a hold to be placed. You want the inverse where one available item disallow
holds on the record


> This problem was investigated in bug 6837, see http://bugs.koha-community.
> org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=6873, the problem
>
>
> was resolved  by Barry Cannon, see Attachment http://bugs.koha-community.
> org/bugzilla3/attachment.cgi?id=23162&action=diff,
>
>
> but this attachment is without approval (failed QA).
>

You could contact the original author to see if he would update the patch,
or you could hire a Koha developer to do so.


>
> My message is, that this problem is not satisfactory solved until now.
>
>
Koha is always changing. The best way to make Koha work for you is to
advocate for the features you need! If we as a community don't hear that
something doesn't work for your situation, it will never change! I think
this email is a good start!

Kyle