<div dir="ltr">Hi,<br><br>On Tue, Oct 6, 2020 at 12:42 PM Josh Stompro <<a href="mailto:stomproj@gsuite.larl.org" target="_blank">stomproj@gsuite.larl.org</a>> wrote:<br>> • PATRON_EXCEEDS_FINES: Blocks new circulations and renewals if patron exceeds X in fines<br><div>> • PATRON_EXCEEDS_OVERDUE_COUNT: Blocks new circulations if patron exceeds X overdue</div><div><br></div><div>I believe that the intention is for the standing penalties thresholds to establish a ceiling after which further loans (or other activities as determined by the penalty's block list) are blocked. Use of ">=" in the functions is intentional. For example, consider a PATRON_EXCEEDS_CHECKOUT_COUNT threshold of 20. That's supposed to mean "you may have up to twenty active loans". If the comparison operator were >, the patron could have 20 loans, then check out a 21st, only being blocked when they attempt the 22nd. </div><div><br></div><div>If you mean to block patrons with fine balances of $30.00 or more, then 30.00 would be the appropriate threshold.</div><div><br></div><div>I agree that the documentation could be reworded, possibly along the lines of:</div><div><br></div>
<table style="color:rgb(61,58,58);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.4px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial" border="1"><tbody><tr><td align="left">PATRON_EXCEEDS_FINES</td><td align="left">Blocks new circulations and renewals if patron has or exceeds X in fines</td></tr><tr><td align="left">PATRON_EXCEEDS_OVERDUE_COUNT</td><td align="left">Blocks new circulations and renewals if patron has or exceeds X overdue items</td></tr><tr><td align="left">PATRON_EXCEEDS_CHECKOUT_COUNT</td><td align="left">Blocks new circulations if patron has or exceeds X items out</td></tr></tbody></table>
<div><br></div><div>(Though there's a wrinkle that the section of the documentation appears to be present only for very old versions of Evergreen.)<br></div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Galen<br>--<br>Galen Charlton<br>Implementation and Services Manager<br>Equinox Open Library Initiative<br>phone: 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457)<br>email: gmc@equinoxInitiative.org<br>web: <a href="https://equinoxInitiative.org" target="_blank">https://equinoxInitiative.org</a><br>direct: +1 770-709-5581<br>cell: +1 404-984-4366</div></div>