Great! Just what i was hoping to hear! Thanks Kathy! Sent from my iPhone 4
On Jan 27, 2012, at 10:37 AM, "Kathy Lussier" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >>> >>> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > >
