[Koha-bugs] [Bug 4476] New: Improve clarity and usability of issuing rules interface

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http://bugs.koha.org/cgi-bin/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=4476

           Summary: Improve clarity and usability of issuing rules interface
           Product: Koha
           Version: HEAD
          Platform: All
               URL: /cgi-bin/koha/admin/smart-rules.pl
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P5
         Component: System Administration
        AssignedTo: oleonard at myacpl.org
        ReportedBy: oleonard at myacpl.org
   Estimated Hours: 0.0
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Screenshot after proposed change

I propose some changes to the issuing rules interface to improve usability:

 - Rename the page "Circulation Policies" since "issuing" doesn't fit well with
current terminology conventions. The term "circulation" is broad enough to
encompass checkouts, fines, and holds.

 - Better define and delineate the sub-sections on the page:
   - Default checkout and hold policy
   - Checkout limit by patron category
   - Holds policy by item type

 - Repeat the current library name, when selected, for clarity: "Default
checkout and hold policy for Athens" rather than "Default checkout and hold
policy for this library" 

 - Use the phrase "all libraries" when no library is selected. "Default
library" seems ambiguous. "All libraries" better defines how the rule will be
applied: to all libraries in the absence of a more specific rule.


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