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

[Jason Stephenson]

Jennifer,

Dan's previous message explains the function better than I did. After
looking more carefully it hides the place hold button unless no copies
are locally available.

As long as staff are able to place unfillable holds, then the place hold
link will always show up in the staff client.

HtH,
Jason

On 01/10/2018 05:37 PM, Walz, Jennifer wrote:
> Jason,
> 
>  Thanks.   Good to know.   We have set this and I think it will be fine as being removed from every screen.   We have so much trouble with holds now, that I am completely ok with not having it there at all.
> 
>   When you say staff function is effected, do you mean this also messes with the staff client in Evergreen?     Now that would be just goofy.  
> 
>  Jennifer
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Open-ils-general [mailto:open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of Jason Stephenson
> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 4:35 PM
> To: open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org
> Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Holds in the public catalog
> 
> 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
>> config.tt2 in your public catalogue configuration file.
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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 available.
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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 to make this happen?
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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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