[Koha] customizing Koha 2.0.0

[paul POULAIN]

Stefanie Mohsennia a écrit :

> Hello all,

Hi from Euroland,

> we have installed Koha 2.0.0 at the International Library in 
> Düsseldorf/Germany. It's up and running and we are now starting to 
> customize the system. I don't know if this is the right place to ask 
> questions that are not really technical, but rather geared towards the 
> application. If there is a different list for "librarian questions", 
> could you please point me in the right direction?

you're question are ok here. For full technical questions, you have 
koha-devel mailing list.

> Here are our questions that arose after our first customizing attempts:
> 1. I configured a membership category and assigned 10 as the fee to 
> pay, but when I look at the membership record that has been created 
> for the first member in this category, it says "Fee: $30/year". Where 
> does this figure come from and how can I change it to the right amount 
> which would be 10 EUR?

iirc, it's something that's hardcoded in the system. Stupid, I agree. 
But it has no effects on issuing, debts... the user is considered 
"uptodate" when he is entered.

> 2. The date when the member joined the library was automatically set 
> to 27/3/2004, the date when I entered the member's data. Also, the 
> expiry date was set automatically to 27/03/2005. How can we change 
> both dates to match our present expiry dates of memberships?

iirc no.

> 3. We would like to allow members to take books out for 28 days and 
> allow 2 extend their loan period twice. Is it possible to customize 
> the system according to our specification?

yes : Koha >> parameters >> Itemtypes >> books.
the renewals allowed it a checkbox. It's a bug. It should be a number. 
It you change manually the itemtype table and set renewals field to 2, 
then renewal is allowed 2 times (with the checkbox, it's allowed only once)

> 4. We have two different loan periods for DVDs and videos. The member 
> can either opt for a three day loan or a seven day loan (the latter 
> costs more). Is there a way to have this choice for the same item in Koha?

no. but when you issue the item you can force a return date manually. 
Not a really user friendly solution anyway.

> I appreciate your support very much and am looking forward to 
> receiving answers to our questions (I'm afraid these won't be our last 
> questions, though).

plese don't hesitate to ask again.

-- 
Paul POULAIN
Consultant indépendant en logiciels libres
responsable francophone de koha (SIGB libre http://www.koha-fr.org)