[Koha] Issuing Rules for Patron+ItemType ---- Relating to Specifying Due date on Checkout Time

[Susan Mustafa]

Thanks Savitra,

I understand,



On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 11:39 AM, savitra sirohi
<savitra.sirohi at osslabs.biz>wrote:

> No, it will charge only after the due date, which is today + 23 days. It
> would be unfair to the patron to fine them for days before the due date!
>
>
> Thanks,
> Savitra Sirohi
> Nucsoft OSS Labs
> http://www.osslabs.biz
>
>   On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 12:59 PM, Susan Mustafa <susan.mustafa at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>>
>> Oh you are absolutly right!!!
>>
>> Now if I leave the Specify Due date blank, then the due date is
>> automatically todaysDate + 1 day as my rule specifies.
>>
>> I will keep the Specify Due Date field, because our end-user likes to have
>> everything avaialble, just incase.
>>
>> But my curiosity now leads me to ask you this, IF I override the due date,
>> to 23 days.  Now does Koha start changing me after todays+1 day or after
>> todays+23 days? I THINK it should be after 1 day.  Its my fault for putting
>> in 23.
>>
>> What will koha do??
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 11:25 AM, savitra sirohi <
>> savitra.sirohi at osslabs.biz> wrote:
>>
>>> Susan, I think by entering a due date you are effectively overiding the
>>> loan period set in the circulation rules. Just don't enter anything due
>>> date, it should automatically assign the correct due date. If you like you
>>> can use system preference "specify due date" to not show the due date field.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Savitra Sirohi
>>> Nucsoft OSS Labs
>>> http://www.osslabs.biz**
>>>
>>> 2009/12/9 Susan Mustafa <susan.mustafa at gmail.com>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>  Good Day Everyone,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I hope someone can help me with this, it is an urgent matter.  Using
>>>> KOHA 3.0
>>>>
>>>> The following is an example of what I hope to achieve.
>>>>
>>>> I went into Administration ->  Circulation and Fine Rules --> Selected
>>>> "Home Library"
>>>>
>>>> Created a a rule
>>>> *
>>>> Staff -- Books -- 5.00 dollars -- 1 day(s) Fine Changing Interval -- 5
>>>> Checkouts Allowed -- [[[[[1 Day Loan Period]]]] <--Very important.
>>>> *
>>>>
>>>> Now from this rule, I would assume IF a [staff] wants to checkout a
>>>> [book], THEN the maximum loan period [DUE date} per given book is ONLY 1 day
>>>> allowed.
>>>>
>>>> However, when I checkout to user [Susan] who is [Staff], an item of
>>>> [Book] type, and specify a due date of [25 days example].  I get an OK and
>>>> it checks out the book to [Susan]
>>>> *
>>>> What about the rule that I created? What is happening with it?? Is it
>>>> not used? And where/how is it used exactly?*
>>>>
>>>> I need it to DISALLOW me to not checkout the book to this [Staff] user,
>>>> for all item [Books} IF the date is more than 1 day.
>>>>
>>>> I hope someone understands what I mean?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *I just want to know if koha does this, and if it does NOT, then what
>>>> are the issuing rules for? Only for calculating Fines?? and the fines are
>>>> calculated per [1day] in this case??? when I assigned [Susan] 23 days?
>>>> *
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Kindly awaiting biting my nails :D
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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