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

[McCanna, Terran]

Hi Jason, 

I've asked for input from the PINES Subcommittees on the billing changes you've been asked to make. In general their overall response was a request for you to make each of the items optional (system-wide) so that if they are included in the core Evergreen product eventually, that PINES will be able to opt out of the changes if they conflict with current or desired work processes. 


1. Support for conditional negative balances

Responses: Not a strong for or against sentiment, but overall request to make it optional.


2. Support for lost and paid status

Responses: The responses indicated that they are unclear about where these status’ would be listed and for what reason they would be used for. Would the status be listed under the Item Status window or in the patron’s account? Regardless, if it were made optional, PINES could opt in or out of it.


3. Void lost fees for claims returned items

Responses: Tentative support, but overall request to make it optional.


4. Allow renewal on lost, long overdue and claims returned items

Responses: All responses were firmly against this change. If you make it optional, PINES will be able to opt out of it.



Thank you for announcing the work you are doing to the community and giving us the opportunity to give you our feedback!


Terran McCanna 
PINES Program Manager 
Georgia Public Library Service 
1800 Century Place, Suite 150 
Atlanta, GA 30345 
404-235-7138 
tmccanna at georgialibraries.org 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason Stephenson" <jstephenson at mvlc.org>
To: "Open-ILS General" <open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 6, 2013 11:07:00 AM
Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Billing Fixes and Enhancements Sponsored by	MassLNC

I thought I'd write the general list in order to get the broadest
coverage of the community. The developers likely either read this list
or get bug emails from Launchpad that will inform them of the following.

MassLNC has hired me to work on four enhancements for billing in Evegreen:

1. Support for Conditional Negative Balances
2. Support for Lost & Paid Status
3. Void Lost Fees for Claims Returned Items
4. Allow Renewal on Lost, Long Overdue and Claims Returned Items

Details of the work can be found at

https://blueprints.launchpad.net/evergreen/+spec/billing-enhancements

and

http://www.sigio.com/evergreen/billing2013.html

I am sharing this in order to solicit community feedback.

The above is being done under contract to MassLNC. It is not at all
related to my work at MVLC. My use of my MVLC email address to send this
email is not to be construed as indicating it is.

Cheers,
Jason Stephenson
jason at sigio.com