Re: Circulation matrix & calculation of overdue fines discussion

Posted by Verus Open Source Support on
URL: http://ngl.70.s1.nabble.com/Circulation-matrix-calculation-of-overdue-fines-discussion-tp6961768p6962373.html

Hi,
I answered your queries
1. Please refer to http://www.verussolutions.biz/kb/cpm
2. Ceiling of overdue is per transaction(Per book)
Requests answered
1. No. It is not possible to exclude hours.
2. Right now exactly 24 hours is added. However you can edit the due date(time). Will take this as an upgrade point.
3. No. This will be more complicated in practise. Please comment
4. The history of circulation privileges in maintained. Over a period of time there may be lots of combinations. Hence by default only the active ones are shown

On 11/04/2011 12:03 PM, pedroparkero [via NewGenLib] wrote:

Good day!
I would like to fully understand the circulation properties in NGL, so here are some questions:
1. For example, a 1-day loan started at Nov. 4 10am. If the From: field is "1", then if it was returned at Nov. 5 it will start to accumulate a charge. But what would happen if the From: field is "0"? Will it start to accumulate a charge at Nov. 4 10:01am? Anyway, if overdue is calculated by days, is time still a factor?
2. Just to be sure: Is the ceiling of overdue defined by one loan or by the Physical/Presentation Form in general? For example, the limit is 100.00 for Book. If the patron overdues 2 books way past the limit, will he be fined 100.00 or 200.00?


Requests:
1. If the overdue charge is calculated by hours, is it possible to exclude the hours when the library is closed (including holidays)? Say if the library is open 8-5pm, no overdue fines will be collected between 5:01pm to 7:59am.
2. If time is still a factor when charges are calculated (#1 question above), can we set a default due time for all loans in the same Physical/Presentation Form (closing time = 5pm, for example)?  
3. Is it possible to have a combination days-hours calculation of overdue wherein it calculates first the number of days overdue and then counts the excess hour of a certain time? For example, 20/day but 2/hour if returned after 10am.
4. Can we have a duplicate functionality for the circulation matrices? It would be very handy if there are lots of patron categories and Physical/Presentation Forms. I envision it as a button that will ask you if you will duplicate the matrix for another Patron Category or Physical/Presentation Form, as needed.

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