Hi Lori, >>Can someone verify that this is true of Evergreen? >> >>Accept credit and debit card payments at accounts desks, self check-out >>stations, and through the public web interface. Payments should be >>visible in the patron account immediately, and related blocks should be >>removed immediately.
Yes, credit card payments can be made at account desks and through the public web interface in Template Toolkit. I don't believe a public interface for credit card payments is available in the jspac. I started testing this on our own system a few weeks ago, but didn't get very far so can't positively confirm that payments are visible on a patron account immediately. However, payments in Evergreen usually are immediately visible in the patron account, so I don't see why credit card payments would behave any differently. I don't know what's available for self check-out stations, but I do know that Jason Stephenson from MVLC added SIP2 Fee Paid Message support, and this support should be available in 2.2. https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/803121 >>Also, do you know if you can apply a credit to a patron account if >>they've been accessed a fine for a lost item and then it is returned? There is a library setting to "void lost item billing when returned." If this is set to true and an item is returned before the patron pays for the lost item, the billing will be voided. If the patron has already paid for the lost item, a refund will be applied to the patron account. There are also settings to restore overdue fines when a lost item is returned (if those overdues had been voided when the item was marked lost), generate new overdue fines when the lost item is returned (for those days that have passed since the item was marked lost) and to void lost processing fees when a lost item is returned. There is a lot of flexibility here for determining how the system handles returned lost items. FYI - I'm looking at a 2.2 system, so some of these settings may not be available in earlier versions of Evergreen. Kathy ------------------------------------------------------------- Kathy Lussier Project Coordinator Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative (508) 756-0172 (508) 755-3721 (fax) [email protected] IM: kmlussier (AOL & Yahoo) Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [email protected] [mailto:open- >>[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lori Bowen >>Ayre >>Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 8:17 PM >>To: Evergreen Discussion Group >>Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] accepting payments and crediting accounts >>when "lost" items is returned >> >>Can someone verify that this is true of Evergreen? >> >>Accept credit and debit card payments at accounts desks, self check-out >>stations, and through the public web interface. Payments should be >>visible in the patron account immediately, and related blocks should be >>removed immediately. >> >> >>Also, do you know if you can apply a credit to a patron account if >>they've been accessed a fine for a lost item and then it is returned? >> >>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >>Lori Bowen Ayre // >>Library Technology Consultant / The Galecia Group >>Oversight Board & Communications Committee / Evergreen >>(707) 763-6869 // [email protected] >>Availability: http://tungle.me/lori.ayre <http://tungle.me/lori.ayre> >> >><mailto:[email protected]> Specializing in open source ILS >>solutions, RFID, filtering, >>workflow optimization, and materials handling >> >>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
