[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Circulation policy setting - circulation duration rules

[Rogan Hamby]

There are a lot of variables here but the first thing I would look at is
your circulation matrix matchpoint weights.  Those determine how much
weight a given policy is calculated for.

For example in a local regional consortium maybe you have something like
this:

Miskatonic University checks out books for 3 weeks with 2 renewals
Arkham Public checks out books for 2 weeks with 4 renewals

They put a lot of weight on the org unit part of the policy, that way
they're sure their policy will take effect when the circulation match
points are evaluated.





On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 3:23 PM, Cerninakova Eva <cernin at jabok.cz> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> I am setting circulation policies for new Evergreen system in Evangelical
> Theological Seminary Library and I came across a problem with circulation
> duration rules application when checking out materials.
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> The library has the four patron permission groups. Different circulation
> policies were created for those groups, with various circulation duration
> rules assigned to each group.
> There exist also default circulation policy for default (parent)
> permission group ,„User“ in the system.
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> The problem occurs when checking out materials. The circulation duration
> rule assigned to permission group „User“ is always applied to ALL
> circulations regardless of patron permission group and circulation policy
> assigned (E.G. circulation duration rule „60_days_3_renew“ should be
> applied to permission group „Internal students“ by checkout  but instead of
> it the duration rule „28_days_1_renew“ assigned to group „Users“ is
> applied). When renewing checked out materials, the circulation duration
> rules are applied correctly (in accordance with the assigned circulation
> policy and circulation duration rule)
> .
> I tried to deactivate the default circulation policy for „User“ group
> (i.e. set the circulation policy parameter „active“ for permission group
> User to „FALSE“), but when the circulation policy for group „User“ is not
> active, the pop-up window appears with error message „Exceptions:
> no_matchpoint“ and it is not possible to check out any copy.
> It is important to solve the problem, because the library needs various
> circulation duration for each patron permission group.
>
> Thanks in advance for any ideas :-).
>
> Eva
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> Mgr. Eva Cerniňáková
> cernin at jabok.cz
> Tel. +420 211 222 409
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> http:/knihovna.jabok.cz
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York County Library System

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