--Dan,
Thanks so much for the detail about how a validator might be set up to check
for circ modifiers. It is probably not something that is a high enough priority
for the libraries in my group to pursue any further so I think your current
recollection of setting up Action Triggers is more than sufficient to answer
the question.
All the best,
Sheila
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Sheila M. Kearns
Vermont Dept. of Libraries
109 State St.
Montpelier, VT 05609
802-828-6952
sheila.kea...@state.vt.us
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From: open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org
[mailto:open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of Dan
Wells
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 1:13 PM
To: Evergreen Discussion Group
Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] conversion of overdue items to lost -- very
basic
Hello Sheila,
Lost marking in Evergreen is handled by a flexible (but somewhat complex)
Action Trigger system. The event definition for lost marking in a stock
install can only be easily configured for number of days overdue, not for
individual circ modifiers, so any checkout which is, for instance, 90 days
overdue will be marked as lost. I should also note that this event is disabled
in a stock install.
Before the action (in this case, marking the item lost) happens, though, it
must pass a validation step. The stock event simply verifies that the circ
is overdue, but I would think it is possible to write a validator which would
check for certain circ modifiers. If you did that, you could then define
multiple triggers with different overdue requirements and different validators
to achieve the effect you are after. Creating a new validator involves
writing some Perl code, if I remember correctly. While not easy, this type
of code isn't terribly intense, and many people here or in IRC could provide
guidance if you or someone on your staff with some basic Perl understanding
wanted to take a crack at it.
It's been quite a while since I worked with setting up out Action Triggers, but
I expect others will chime in if I am too far off.
Hope this helps,
Dan
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Daniel Wells, Library Programmer Analyst d...@calvin.edu Hekman Library at
Calvin College
616.526.7133
On 7/23/2012 at 10:23 AM, Kearns, Sheila sheila.kea...@state.vt.us
wrote:
Looking for some quick guidance and hoping the terminology is correct.
Is there a single point at which all items (regardless of circ modifier) are
converted to lost or can that be different for different circ. modifiers?
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Sheila M. Kearns
Vermont Dept. of Libraries
109 State St.
Montpelier, VT 05609
802-828-6952
sheila.kea...@state.vt.us
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