[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Reshelving status?

[Ben Shum]

Ideally, if the script is running properly, then you should not have
to manually change anything.  Manually changing statuses seems tedious
and annoying to me; that's why the script exists.  That said, I
believe it is possible to use item status to change the status of
items manually to Available all at once.

If you really want the interval to be applied at the rate set, then
yes, you do need to run the reshelving script more frequently.  That
said, it is currently not advised to do this *too* frequently due to
potential bugs arising from having items go back to Available even as
they are being checked out again to new patrons.  i.e. the item was
selected to be moved from reshelving to available, but is checked out
while the reshelving script is being run.  This Evergreen bug refers
to the problem (for other curious eyes):
https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1018011

-- Ben

On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 11:53 AM, Walz, Jennifer <jlwalz at asbury.edu> wrote:
> Thanks!
>
>  I did find a mention of this script that is supposed to be running on our server.  I believe it is NOT running and we are looking into that.
>
>   I'll pass along the info about setting the interval shorter.   But then it seems from your instructions that the script ALSO needs to be running on the server at the same interval yes?
>
>   To answer your question about items in the reshelving status.  We have items that are STILL in the reshelving status after one month!   So, it seems like the script is not running as it should on the server.
>
>   Is there  a way to MANUALLY change an item / items from reshelving to available??     Or do we always have to wait for that script to run?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jennifer
> --------------------------------------------------
> Jennifer Walz, MLS - Head of ILS stuff
> Kinlaw Library -  Asbury University
> One Macklem Drive, Wilmore, KY 40390
> 859-858-3511 ext. 2269
> jlwalz at asbury.edu
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org [mailto:open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of Ben Shum
> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2015 11:48 AM
> To: Evergreen Discussion Group
> Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Reshelving status?
>
> Hi Jennifer,
>
> In a reply I made a couple months ago, I described in a little more detail how the reshelving interval might be processed (see
> http://georgialibraries.markmail.org/thread/skib7pmbyu6v3cwz)  You may find that you need to set it to less than "1 day" exactly, and more like "1 hour" to definitely catch up and move things back to Available when the reshelving_complete.srfsh cron job runs daily.  Also, are you saying that nothing is changing after one day, exactly?  Or that nothing is changing at all?  Maybe you should verify that the right script is running on your Evergreen system.
>
> To my knowledge, there is no easy way to bypass the reshelving status, but you can consider other options.  Like renaming the copy status to "available" (lowercase, instead of init capitalized, making it different, but conceptually the same).
>
> As for making a second checkin change the status definitely to available, that's a nice idea, but I could see it being trouble on situations like double-scanning or other mis-scans in live use.  That said, if you were to sponsor development in this area, perhaps other libraries may be interested.
>
> Cheers,
>
> -- Ben
>
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 11:35 AM, Walz, Jennifer <jlwalz at asbury.edu> wrote:
>> All –
>>
>>
>>
>>   We are very annoyed by the reshelving status and it is NOT going
>> away in the time interval it is supposed to.  We have set our library settings to 1
>> day.   But nothing is changing over after one day.    Is there a trigger or
>> action that needs to be taken to make it occur?   How do we get it to NOT
>> ever go into that status, or to do it for a very short time?    Is there any
>> way to make all items never go into that status on checkin?
>>
>>
>>
>> What we would LIKE is to have it switch from that status on a SECOND
>> checkin at the circ desk just before putting those items out on the shelves.  Is
>> that possible?    We have always done a double checkin to make sure all
>> items are checked in before shelving.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks for all your input!
>>
>>
>>
>> Jennifer
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> Jennifer Walz, MLS - Head of ILS stuff Kinlaw Library -  Asbury
>> University One Macklem Drive, Wilmore, KY 40390
>> 859-858-3511 ext. 2269
>> jlwalz at asbury.edu
>>
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Benjamin Shum
> Evergreen Systems Manager
> Bibliomation, Inc.
> 24 Wooster Ave.
> Waterbury, CT 06708
> 203-577-4070, ext. 113



-- 
Benjamin Shum
Evergreen Systems Manager
Bibliomation, Inc.
24 Wooster Ave.
Waterbury, CT 06708
203-577-4070, ext. 113