[Koha] Koha loan table

[Katrin Fischer]

Hi Peter,

this is currently not possible. You can give a total per patron
category/itemtype combination and a total per account.

This development might help in the future:

*Bug 21946*
<https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21946> -
Group circulation by item type

Katrin

On 29.04.19 08:24, Peter Lau wrote:
> Dear Chris,
>
>
>
> I’m afraid that it doesn’t help as we only want students to be allowed to
> borrow a total of 6 types of Type A and/or Type B with the possibilities:
>
>
>
> Case
>
> Max. Type A
>
> Max. Type B
>
> Max. Type A + Type B
>
> 1
>
> 6
>
> 0
>
> 6
>
> 2
>
> 5
>
> 1
>
> 6
>
> 3
>
> 4
>
> 2
>
> 6
>
> 4
>
> 3
>
> 3
>
> 6
>
> 5
>
> 2
>
> 4
>
> 6
>
> 6
>
> 1
>
> 5
>
> 6
>
> 7
>
> 0
>
> 6
>
> 6
>
> Thanks & regards,
>
> *Peter Lau*
>
> Librarian
>
> Tel: (852) 3977 9868 | Email: Peter.Lau at yccece.edu.hk | Fax: (852) 23384320
>
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>
> *From:* Chris Brown [mailto:chris at stayawake.co.uk]
> *Sent:* Monday, 29 April 2019 1:59 PM
> *To:* Carlos Lopez <clopez at dml.vic.edu.au>
> *Cc:* Peter Lau <peter.lau at yccece.edu.hk>; koha at lists.katipo.co.nz
> *Subject:* Re: [Koha] Koha loan table
>
>
>
> Peter,
>
>
>
> If you look below the table of circulation rules you'll see a rule-set
> called "Default checkout, hold policy by patron category" where can specify
> the maximum number of loans that a patron of a given category can make,
> regardless of the item type. Does that help?
>
>
>
> Chris Brown
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 28, 2019 at 11:40 PM Carlos Lopez <clopez at dml.vic.edu.au> wrote:
>
> Hi Peter
>
> If you look at the top of the Circulation and Fine Rules page there is a
> rule priority order listed:
>
> """
> The rules are applied from most specific to less specific, using the first
> found in this order:
>
>      same library, same user category, same item type
>      same library, same user category, all item types
>      same library, all user categories, same item type
>      same library, all user categories, all item types
>      default (all libraries), same user category, same item type
>      default (all libraries), same user category, all item types
>      default (all libraries), all user categories, same item type
>      default (all libraries), all user categories, all item types
> """
> So if you wanted to restrict loans for a particular user category to 6
> (regardless of item type) this should be possible (just set item type to
> "All" for that rule). Just make sure you don't have any rules higher up
> that might lead the system to ignore this.
>
> With kind regards from the Dalton McCaughey Library Team
>
> Carlos Lopez
>
> Dalton McCaughey Library | 29 College Crescent, Parkville, VICTORIA 3052
> Ph: 03 9340 8888 ext.1 | library at dml.vic.edu.au | library.dmlibrary.org.au
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Koha <koha-bounces at lists.katipo.co.nz> On Behalf Of Peter Lau
> Sent: Friday, 26 April 2019 7:10 PM
> To: koha at lists.katipo.co.nz
> Subject: [Koha] Koha loan table
>
> I wonder if the following can be set up so that:
>
>
>
> *Category of Borrowers*
>
> *Loan Quota*
>
> *Book*
>
> *AV*
>
> Students
>
> 6 items
>
> Loan Period
>
> # of renewal
>
> Loan Period
>
> # of renewal
>
> 14 days
>
> 2 times
>
> 7 days
>
> 2 times
>
>
>
> So that a student can only borrow up to 6 items like 6 Books, or 6 AV, or 3
> Books & 3 AV BUT NOT 6 Books & 6 AV Items.
>
> Thanks & regards,
>
> *Peter Lau*
>
> Librarian
>
> Tel: (852) 3977 9868 | Email: Peter.Lau at yccece.edu.hk | Fax: (852) 23384320
>
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> ]
>
> *YCCECE, Here We Grow Our Future | *www.yccece.edu.hk
>
> 2 Tin Wan Hill Road, Tin Wan, Aberdeen
>
> *YCCECE is a member of YCEF, and both are registered non-profits in Hong
> Kong*
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