[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Deposit Fees

[Jason Stephenson]

Copies need to have the deposit field set to TRUE. Otherwise,  
Evergreen treats the fee as a rental fee and does not refund the patron.

Quoting Debbie Hensler <hensler at hslc.org>:

> I asked this question late Friday and haven't had any responses. I'm  
> hoping someone can help and the email just got overlooked in the  
> usual Monday morning inbox overload!
>
> We have a library that uses deposits on some of its items. I added  
> the permissions for ITEM_DEPOSIT_REQUIRED.override and  
> ITEM_DEPOSIT_PAID.override and they work perfectly. The  
> ITEM_DEPOSIT_REQUIRED alert pops up when the item is checked out and  
> the bill for the deposit is added to the record so staff can accept  
> and apply payment for the bill immediately. An alert pops up when  
> the item is returned, showing that a deposit was paid.
>
> But, the ITEM_DEPOSIT_PAID does not show up on the patron bills  
> screen; I would think it would appear as a refund due, basically the  
> reverse of the deposit required. A search of the documentation  
> doesn't find anything recent (unless I'm missing it), only a  
> reference to v.1.2.4  
> (http://open-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=feature_list_1_2_4)  
> saying, "At present, the system does not automatically  
> remove/voiddepositbillings at item checkin. It must be managed by  
> staff."
>
> An old thread  
> (http://list.georgialibraries.org/pipermail/open-ils-general/2009-October/002056.html) says that what I think should happen doesn't, but the workflow provided (to void the bill and create a refund due) is less than  
> ideal.
>
> I'm interested in learning how those of you who are using the  
> deposits handle processing the refund, or if you can direct me to  
> documentation that may be out there.
>
> We're on 2.1.
>
> Thanks,
> Debbie
>
> -- 
> Deborah Hensler
> HSLC ILS Trainer
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>
>



-- 
Jason Stephenson
Assistant Director for Technology Services
Merrimack Valley Library Consortium
Chief Bug Wrangler, Evergreen ILS