[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Billing Fixes and Enhancements Sponsored by MassLNC

[Jason Stephenson]

On 07/09/2013 05:06 PM, Tina Ji (Project Sitka) wrote:
> Hi Jason,
> 
> Good enhancements!
> 
>> 1. Support for Conditional Negative Balances
> 
> A quick question: from the use case, can I infer that the starting date
> for the  three LSE interval settings is the xact_finish or last payment
> date (partial payment)? This is different from the Void Lost Max
> Interval, which starts from the due date. I think the last payment date
> makes more sense.

Yes, it would be the date of the payment or xact_finish. In most, but
not all, cases these should be the same.

> 
>> 2. Support for Lost & Paid Status
>> 3. Void Lost Fees for Claims Returned Items
> 
> To confirm whether the overdue fines will be restored and/or generated
> based on the Claimed Returned date in accordance with the related LSE
> settings.

That question has not come up in any of the discussions to date. I had
not really considered it.

I see claims returned as a bit different than the typical case that
would cause the lost fees to be voided, such as checking in the lost
copy. There is also no way to enter a date for when the patron claims
they returned the copy.

Dare I say it? There could YAOUS to control the behavior with overdue
fines and claims returned lost items.


> 
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
> Tina Ji
> 1-888-848-9250
> Trainer/Help Desk Specialist
> BC Libraries Cooperative/Sitka
> 
> 


-- 
Jason Stephenson
Assistant Director for Technology Services
Merrimack Valley Library Consortium