[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Reshelving status

[Ben Shum]

For reference, the library setting in question is in group "Library"
named "Change reshelving status interval".

Some theorizing.... if the setting remains unset, I believe it
defaults to waiting 24 hours before marking any copy back to an
"available" status whenever the script is run.  So this might mean
that if an item is checked in at 2 pm on a Monday, it won't be set to
"available" till after 2 pm the next day Tuesday, and then actually
changed whenever the script is run.  So if you schedule it to run at
midnight every day, it could potentially take upwards of 36 hours to
change the item's status (24 hours wait for the time to pass, then
another 10 hours to hit midnight from 2 pm, the next day).  This might
explain some of the sporadic inconsistencies.

In our system, we set the reshelving interval setting to "1 hour", but
then we run the reshelving_complete.srfsh script once a night to
change over all the materials at once.  Basically this nets us the
effect of overnight status change, with everything being available
again the next day.

-- Ben

On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 9:22 AM, Jason Stephenson <jstephenson at mvlc.org> wrote:
> Quoting Janice Huber <janice.huber at asburyseminary.edu>:
>
>> Can someone please advise? We have books that are going to "reshelving"
>> status and staying that way until we check them in again. The trouble is
>> they seem to be inconsistent. Some do and some don't. Where should I start
>> looking?
>
>
> You should make sure that reshelving_complete.srfsh is running on the server
> at an appropriate interval for your settings in Evergreen.
>
> If the setting is daily, that script should run daily. If it is set to a few
> houts, then the script should run every few hours.
>
> HtH,
> Jason
>
>
>>
>>
>>
>> Janice Huber
>> Information Commons Manager
>> 204 N Lexington Ave
>> Wilmore, KY 40390
>> 859.858.2230
>
>
>
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> Jason Stephenson
> Assistant Director for Technology Services
> Merrimack Valley Library Consortium
> 1600 Osgood ST, Suite 2094
> North Andover, MA 01845
> Phone: 978-557-5891
> Email: jstephenson at mvlc.org
>
>



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Benjamin Shum
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