[Koha] Question about item types and overdue triggers

[Nicole Engard]

#1  - The advance notice is sent through the messaging that is
attached to the patron - not the statuses and triggers.
https://sites.google.com/a/liblime.com/koha-manual/Home/Table-of-Contents/Patrons/patrons-patron-information

#3 - Yes, it should

Hope that helps with those two :)

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On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 4:43 PM, Heidi J. Oliversen <hjo at scls.lib.wi.us> wrote:
> Hi:
>
> Lurker here.  I've been researching the Overdue Notice /Status
> Triggers and I have a couple of questions.  If anyone can share their
> experiences I would appreciate it.
>
> 1. Does anyone use the Advance Notice of Item Due and, if so, how do
> you make the system send the notice before the item is due?  The
> field does not like negative numbers.
>
> 2. I noticed that the Demo database now has Item Types listed in the
> area that defines the "Defining default overdue actions" area.  Is
> anyone using the notice triggers based on item type instead of patron
> type?  Do you have to provide default information for both patron and
> item types in order to trigger notices?
>
> 3.  Does the system automatically add every Patron and Item type to
> "Defining default overdue actions" page?
>
> Thanks for any information you can share.
>
> Heidi J. Oliversen
> Circulation Technology Specialist
> South Central Library System
> 201 W. Mifflin St.  Madison WI 53703-2511
> 608-261-9109  hjo at scls.lib.wi.us
>
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