[Koha] "Use Restrictions" option on Item Level

[Eric Phetteplace]

Hi Naveen,

You might want to try a "not for loan" value instead. I don't think use
restrictions are meant to entirely prohibit circulation, only specify
conditions upon circulation (we're using them in this way, at least).

Also, consider that there's a "damaged" item field, too; while you can't
stop all damaged items from circulating (I don't think), you could use
OpacHiddenItems
<https://koha-community.org/manual/21.05/en/html/opacpreferences.html#opachiddenitems>
to hide them from the public catalog so patrons cannot find them.

Best,

ERIC PHETTEPLACE Systems Librarian, Libraries (he/him)

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On Tue, Jun 7, 2022 at 12:36 AM Ms. Naveen Ali <naveen at neduet.edu.pk> wrote:

>
> Dear All,
>
> I am using Koha 21.11 on Ubuntu 20.04
>
> Koha version: 21.11.03.000
> Linux KOHA 5.13.0-44-generic #49~20.04.1-Ubuntu
>
> According to the documentation, an item with non zero Use Restriction
> value is blocked from circulation.
>
> I would like to use this restriction to block circulation of DAMAGED
> Books.
>
> Therefore I created an authorized value of 2 with description "Damaged"
>
> But the restriction on circulation is only applicable for value 1 which is
> default and not for other values.
>
> Am I doing something wrong? Is there some other way to achieve my
> requirement.
>
>
>
> With best regards,
>
> Naveen Ali
>
> ITM-JE (EAKL)
> Inst Representative for
> HEC Digital Library Resources.
> NEDUET, Karachi.
>
>
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