[OPEN-ILS-DEV] Circulation Policies Configuration Screen

[Thomas Berezansky]

On the "only allowed one circ modifier" - One rule that says  
"Circulate: False" without a circ modifier, then one with the circ  
modifier that says "Circulate True" should handle it fine in most  
circumstances.

Thomas Berezansky
Merrimack Valley Library Consortium


Quoting "Sharp, Chris" <csharp at georgialibraries.org>:

> Geoff,
>
> There's some documentation that should be valid up to 2.1 available here:
>
> http://www.open-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=evergreen-admin:customization:indb-circ
>
> I'll also take a stab at answering your specific questions.  Caveat:  
> my understanding and experience is from EG 2.1 and I know there have  
> been some changes:
>
>> If I have a general circulation policy(applies to all users) and a
>> policy restricting a single user group will it properly select the
>> policy meant for that single user group when the case comes up?
>
> Yes, but you may need to configure your circulation weights to give  
> user group a higher priority if the default weights aren't working  
> for you.
>
>> If I want to restrict a user group from checking out all but a single
>> circulation modifier would that require a separate policy for each
>> modifier, or is there any easier method of setting that up?
>
> The rules use an "deny all, then allow what we specify" strategy so  
> there's currently not a "deny" option.  So I think you would have to  
> specify a separate policy for each circ modifier if you need to be  
> able to deny (or more accurately, not permit) one from being  
> circulated.
>
> Hope that helps,
>
> Chris
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Geoff Sams" <GSams at roanoketexas.com>
>> To: "Evergreen Development Discussion List"  
>> <open-ils-dev at list.georgialibraries.org>
>> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 6:43:39 PM
>> Subject: [OPEN-ILS-DEV] Circulation Policies Configuration Screen
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> I am currently working on transferring circ policies to in-DB and was
>> hoping I could find some insight into how the information is
>> processed so that I enter the information correctly. I can?t seem to
>> find any documentation anywhere for how the in-DB setup works or
>> what every field is intended for. I was wondering if anyone had any
>> helpful guides on this particular setup.
>>
>>
>>
>> I suppose some specific questions would also be useful:
>>
>>
>>
>> If I have a general circulation policy(applies to all users) and a
>> policy restricting a single user group will it properly select the
>> policy meant for that single user group when the case comes up?
>>
>>
>>
>> If I want to restrict a user group from checking out all but a single
>> circulation modifier would that require a separate policy for each
>> modifier, or is there any easier method of setting that up?
>>
>>
>>
>> I may have more questions on this, I am really just starting to get
>> this going. Any help would be greatly appreciated. You all have been
>> great to me!
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Geoff Sams
>>
>> Roanoke Public Library
>>
>> 817-491-2691
>>
>>
>
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