[Koha-bugs] [Bug 2484] New: Fines, need to accrue only at return time for overdues, or cap at item price

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http://bugs.koha.org/cgi-bin/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2484

           Summary: Fines, need to accrue only at return time for overdues,
                    or cap at item price
           Product: Koha
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: Circulation
        AssignedTo: galen.charlton at liblime.com
        ReportedBy: drdrulm at yahoo.com
         QAContact: koha-bugs at lists.koha.org


The fines are accrued nightly incrementally, which is OK, however, after the
fine exceeds these options:

* Exceeds price of item (best option)
* Exceeds some sys-pref for max fine for item (new pref needed)

, if these occur, the fine should *stop* adding. 

Alternatively, it has been written that Crawford County has been working on
fine scripts that accrue at *check IN* rather than nightly. This is more the
way many libraries are used to dealing with fines, and it eliminates the huge
fine accrued over time which is more than the price of the book.

In addition, calculating the fine on *return* could simplify the process, in
that a date calculation is done, look-up of the fine-rule to match the case.

Still, if the existing scripts are kept, they should not go over the cost of
the book, or, some max value as new preferences.

Running dev-week right now, at *appears* Koha3 may not have this ready yet.




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