[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Holds in the public catalog

[Jason Stephenson]

Jennifer,

My reading of the templates indicates that setting
ctx.holds_block.enabled to true will make the place hold link disappear,
everywhere, even when there are available copies.

It will basically remove the ability of patrons to place holds. (Quite
possibly staff, too.)

I may have missed something, but that is what I see.

There is some logic there to only show the button if "available" copies
show up, but the OPAC's definition of available and yours may disagree.
The OPAC can't evaluate the hold matrix for instance.

HtH,
Jason

On 01/10/2018 04:12 PM, Walz, Jennifer wrote:
> Dan,
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> Is this the real fix?     The link will then go away on every screen?
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> That would be wonderful!
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> Thanks!
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> Jennifer
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> *From:*Open-ils-general
> [mailto:open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] *On Behalf
> Of *Dan Scott
> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 10, 2018 2:09 PM
> *To:* Evergreen Discussion Group
> *Subject:* Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Holds in the public catalog
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> I think you want to try "ctx.holds_block.enabled = 'true';" in
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> On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 12:31 PM, Walz, Jennifer <jlwalz at asbury.edu
> <mailto:jlwalz at asbury.edu>> wrote:
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> All –
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>   IS there a way to prevent the “place a hold” link from showing up in
> the public catalog, everywhere??   We want it so ONLY show up on items
> that fill our hold requirement – those items that are checked out or NOT
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>   We have set the proper condition in the Library Settings to not have
> holds for available items, but the link still shows up in the public
> catalog for EVERYTHING.   Can it be made to go away?  What are the steps
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>   Right now it is so confusing to our users and they keep trying to
> “place a hold” on items that will never be holdable.    It is extremely
> annoying. 
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> Thanks!
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> Jennifer
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> --------------------------------------------------
> Jennifer Walz, MLS - Head of ILS confusion
> Kinlaw Library -  *Asbury University*
> One Macklem Drive, Wilmore, KY 40390
> 859-858-3511 ext. 2269 <tel:(859)%20858-3511>
> jlwalz at asbury.edu <mailto:jlwalz at asbury.edu>
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