[Koha-bugs] [Bug 27086] Add a both/most restrictive option for ReservesControlBranch

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https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=27086

--- Comment #2 from AspenCat Team <aspencatteam at clicweb.org> ---
Here are scenarios that ByWater came up with that generally describe how this
would work.

Scenario 1:
Libraries A, B, C, and D in a consortium
A, B, C all have DVDS and will share these items with other libraries
Library D doesn't have any DVDs and is not allowed to request other libraries
DVDs.
Library A, B, C set their hold policy to any library can place a hold
With the proposed development, Library D sets a rule to say no holds allowed on
DVDs (because they don't have them and patrons can't have anybody else's).
The new logic of checking item AND patron library would result in no hold being
allowed by patrons from library D, but would be allowed by A,B, C

Scenario 2:
Libraries A, B, C, and D in a consortium
A, B, C all have DVDS and will share these items with other libraries
Library D has DVDs but does NOT allow others to request their DVDs and as a
result their patrons are not allowed to request other libraries DVDs.
Library A, B, C set their hold policy to any library can place a hold
With the proposed development, Library D sets a hold policy rule that specifies
'HOME library '. The logic here is a bit murkier as the hold is allowed by
A,B,C libraries but 'obliquely' points to patrons of D being the only ones
allowed to place holds so the software needs to know that also means they are
NOT allowed to place holds on others DVDs.
Note: this logic starts to include some assumptions and becomes a tad grey

Scenario 3:
Libraries A, B, C, D, and E are in a consortium
Libraries A,B, C and in a library group (a school district, or small town with
3 branches for example)
All the libraries have DVDs, but Group A,B,C only want to share their DVDs with
themselves and not with D or E. A,B,C all share together, D and E share
together, but D and E can't request A,B,C and A,B,C can't request D or E.
This is what branch transfer limits is effectively doing for you now - albeit
in a difficult way to administer.

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