https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=13044
--- Comment #14 from Benjamin Daeuber <bdaeu...@cityoffargo.com> --- (In reply to George Williams (NEKLS) from comment #13) > I just discovered this bug Wednesday so I'm late to the party here. I have > the same concern as Lisette with specifying return dates, but after reading > all of the previous comments my recommendation incorporates some of the > discussion that's already been going on. My overriding concern is for > making these ideas as simple as possible for staff. > > Currently staff see "Forgive overdue charges" and "Bookdrop mode" in the set > of options on the right hand side of the check in screen. If the > "SpecifyReturnDate" system preference is set to "Allow" they see the > "Specify return date" options under the checkin barcode input box. If the > "SpecifyReturnDate" system preference is set to "Don't allow," they don't > see anything under the barcode input box. > > Also, currently, if the "Bookdrop mode" checkbox is checked, an "alert" > class is added to the barcode input box. > > My recommendation is that the checkbox options on the right hand side of the > screen be expanded to include "Forgive overdue charges," "Bookdrop mode," > and "Specify return date." And the ability to use "Forgive overdue charges" > and "Specify return date" should be tied to permissions. > > Then, under the checkin barcode input box, only have the "Specify return > date" options appear if "Bookdrop mode" or "Specify return date" were > selected. > > On selecting the "Bookdrop mode" checkbox, the "Specify return date" options > would display under the checking barcode box and would lock the date to the > last open date on the logged in library's calendar. Checking "Bookdrop > mode" would also automatically check the "Remember for next checkin" > checkbox and add the "alert" class to the barcode input box. > > On selecting the "Specify return date" checkbox, the "Specify return date" > options would display under the checking barcode box and staff would be able > to select valid dates in the past from the datepicker calendar. Checking > the "Specify return date" checkbox would no automatically check the > "Remember for next checkin" checkbox - but it would add an "alert" class to > the barcode input box. > > Currently we have "SpecifyReturnDate" turned off in our system and we ask > staff to use bookdrop mode because it's less complicated than specifying a > return date. Since we have 52 libraries all using the same shared Koha, and > since working in Koha is only a portion of staff's job responsibilities, > making Koha as easy to operate for staff is very important to us. When > training staff, it's a lot easier to train them on "When you check things > from the book-drop in every morning, check the 'Bookdrop mode' checkbox" > than it is to train them on "Enter the date as the last date your library > was open, then click the little checkbox next to that date that says > 'Remember for next check in.' I would be opposed to anything that makes > setting a due date for checking in book drop items more complicated than > checking one checkbox. Perhaps I'm misunderstanding this, but doesn't the proposed functionality of defaulting the date to the last day the library was open obviate the need for any checkboxes? We could create a syspref to default check-in date to that last day the library was open, then perhaps a permission that allows staff to change (or not) this date on demand. Then no one needs to check anything. I also think "remember date" should be the default functionality. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes. _______________________________________________ Koha-bugs mailing list Koha-bugs@lists.koha-community.org http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-bugs website : http://www.koha-community.org/ git : http://git.koha-community.org/ bugs : http://bugs.koha-community.org/
