[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Grace Periods

[Ben Shum]

Hi Deana,

Yes, that is correct.  Modifying your circ policies only affects
future circulations from that point forward.  It does not
retroactively apply those changes to existing circulations that have
already been created.  I'm not entirely sure if this would affect
renewals as well, so it may take some time to bleed out all the
changes.

We encountered a similar issue with having 1 day grace being applied
during an upgrade couple years ago.  We ultimately ended up changing
our policy configuration and then letting it go away naturally.
Called it a "one time credit for patrons" or something like that.  :)

-- Ben

On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:42 AM, Deana Cunningham
<deana.cunningham at granvillecounty.org> wrote:
> Hi all!
>
> I recently found that our system was giving a 1 day grace period on fines. I
> checked through the Library Settings editor and the recurring fine rules and
> found that the company that (partially) set up our system did have a one day
> grace period built in to all our recurring fine rules. I removed it, but the
> system is still giving folks the grace period. Could this be because the
> setting was changed after these items were checked out?
>
> Thank ~ and happy Friday!
>
> Deana
>
> Deana Cunningham
> Branch Manager, South Branch Library
> 1550 S. Campus Dr.
> Creedmoor, NC 27522
> Phone: (919) 528-1752
> Fax: (919) 528-1376
> deana.cunningham at granvillecounty.org