[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] How do other systems handle print notices?

[Jonathan Field]

Hi Aaron,

I've spent some time looking at this. I used the ESI scripts as a 
excellent starting point. We used generate_circ_notices.pl and then 
adapted the xsl so that it split the files up by org unit and also added 
some conditionals to allow different notice text for adults and juniors. 
Also managed to make it send different notices at different periods for 
different consortia members. It's a lot of xsl but is almost doing the 
job and produces PDF output.

Next step is printed hold notifications. Anyone done anything with them 
as I can't see a way of doing it right now?

Thanks
Jonathan

On 11/01/2012 13:46, Aaron Zsembery wrote:
> We have some libraries who have us print multi-part mailers, others who
> use PDF letters and a few who use stickers (which go on postcards).
> I am not sure exactly how ESI handled it, but I think they set up a
> script to run the various notifications and put a list of what library
> gets each type of notification in the script.
>
> Aaron Z
> Jr. Systems Administrator
>
> Pioneer Library System
> 2557 State Rt. 21
> Canandaigua, New York 14424
> Phone: (585) 394-8260
>
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>
>     *From: *"Steve Wills" <swills at beyond-print.com>
>     *To: *"Evergreen Discussion Group"
>     <open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org>
>     *Sent: *Tuesday, January 10, 2012 5:20:29 PM
>     *Subject: *Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] How do other systems handle print
>     notices?
>
>     I've also been working on this issue for Balsam and will second the
>     call for info. I was thinking of adding a parmeter to take circ_lib
>     from the command line, insert it into the QUERY in
>     generate_notice_set() and feed it different templates for each
>     respective library that needs it's own formatting. Right now I think
>     we have a couple that want to stuff window envelopes but not
>     everyone is asking for that.
>
>     so def bump!
>     Stev3
>
>         -----Original Message-----
>         *From:* Kathy Lussier [mailto:klussier at masslnc.org]
>         *Sent:* Tuesday, January 10, 2012 03:37 PM
>         *To:* ''Evergreen Discussion Group''
>         *Subject:* [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] How do other systems handle print
>         notices?
>
>         Hi all, I've been exploring print billing notices and was
>         wondering if others could share how they are handling print
>         notices. I'm aware that print notices can be set up in
>         opensrf.xml, but any template created here will be global. I've
>         also been looking at some scripts based on the ones available at
>         http://svn.open-ils.org/trac/ILS-Contrib/browser/ESI-Examples/trunk/notices
>         to provide some level of customization for different. Are there
>         other ways multi-site consortia are handling print notices?
>         Thanks in advance for your feedback! Kathy Lussier
>         -------------------------------------------------------------
>         Kathy Lussier Project Coordinator Massachusetts Library Network
>         Cooperative (508) 756-0172 (508) 755-3721 (fax)
>         klussier at masslnc.org IM: kmlussier (AOL & Yahoo) Twitter:
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>

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Jonathan Field
Technical Director, PTFS Europe Limited
Content Management and Library Solutions
http://www.ptfs-europe.com