[Koha] Temporary workarounds for bug 23091 to charge overdue fines on formerly lost items

[Joelle Hannert]

I ended up creating a worksheet in Google sheets to help auto-calculate the
amount that should be charged. Happy to share if others are having this
same issue.

On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 2:20 PM Joelle Hannert <jhannert at nmc.edu> wrote:

> I recently discovered that our library is being impacted by bug 23091 -
> Add options to charge new or restore forgiven overdues when a lost item is
> returned.
> <https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=23091> I'm
> curious to hear if others have a good workaround process for re-charging
> overdues manually when items are returned, or are you just forgiving the
> fines until there is a fix? I'm worried about how to clearly communicate to
> circ staff how to properly re-calculate overdue fines once assumed lost
> items are returned...especially with our library having reduced open days
> (so less days when a fine should have accrued) during COVID.
>
> --
> Joelle Hannert
> Library Technical Services Coordinator
> Northwestern Michigan College
> (231) 995-1684
> Work days: M, T, Th, F
>


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Joelle Hannert
Library Technical Services Coordinator
Northwestern Michigan College
(231) 995-1684
Work days: M, T, Th, F