You are absolutely right mr Delahunty, Circulation rules needs these two parameters, item type, patron catagory. But I was wondering if there is any way to restrict collection codes from circulating. Anyway, I guess I'll have to batch edit my records. Thank you so much Best Rupinder Singh
On Tue, Jul 18, 2023, 12:01 AM Raymund Delahunty <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Rupinder- > I think you will have to rethink how you identify REF items in Koha. The > Circulation fine and fee rules are defined by combinations of patron group > and item type. The ccode isn't 'consulted' by Koha when deciding how long > an item should loan (and all the other loan rules). Koha is only interested > in WHO the borrower is (the patron category) and WHAT the item is (and that > is the item type). I think you will need to set up a REF item type and use > the Koha batch item modification tool to move items with the ccode of 'ref' > to the new item type. And then you can set up all the rules. This problem > isn't uncommon, I think. Different library management systems use different > parameters to set the circulation rules. If my now fading memory serves me > right our old Voyager LMS rules were set by the combination of patron > category and Voyager 'location'. In Koha it is patron group and the item > type. > Ray Delahunty > University of the Arts London > > -----Original Message----- > From: Koha <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Rupinder Singh > Sent: Monday, July 17, 2023 2:36 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Koha] Circulation rule for Collection. > > Hi, > In our library, all the reference books are catalogued under the item type > "Books"; no additional item type is defined for reference books. However, > reference books are marked with a CCODE "Ref", So now I want to set up a > circulation rule for reference books or all items where CCODE is flagged > "ref" that they are restricted from checkout. > is there any way to do that? > > Thanks in advance > Rupinder Singh > _______________________________________________ > > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > This email and any attachments are intended solely for the addressee and > may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient > of this email and/or its attachments you must not take any action based > upon them and you must not copy or show them to anyone. Please send the > email back to us and immediately and permanently delete it and its > attachments. Where this email is unrelated to the business of University of > the Arts London or of any of its group companies the opinions expressed in > it are the opinions of the sender and do not necessarily constitute those > of University of the Arts London (or the relevant group company). Where the > sender's signature indicates that the email is sent on behalf of UAL Short > Courses Limited the following also applies: UAL Short Courses Limited is a > company registered in England and Wales under company number 02361261. > Registered Office: University of the Arts London, 272 High Holborn, London > WC1V 7EY > _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
