[Koha-bugs] [Bug 7639] system preference to forgive fines on lost items

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http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=7639

--- Comment #32 from Kyle M Hall <kyle.m.hall at gmail.com> ---
Melia is correct, the each enable different functionality.

(In reply to comment #31)
> I think they are two different things - one is concerned with overdue fines
> only, and the other is concerned with paying/refunding the replacement price.
> 
> ForgiveFineWhenLost - an item goes overdue and starts to accrue fines. 
> Eventually, it goes to lost status but has maybe accrued $300 in overdue
> fines already.  Now that the item is lost, the library wants to charge the
> replacement price for the lost item but is not concerned about collecting
> the $300 in overdue fines.  So this sys pref lets you forgive all of the
> overdue fines when the item goes to lost.
> 
> RefundLostItemFeeOnReturn - an item goes to lost, and the replacement price
> is charged.  But then later the patron finds the lost item and returns it. 
> Right now, I think Koha refunds the replacement price to the patron.  Some
> libraries aren't allowed to refund money that patrons have already paid
> them, so this sys pref makes it so that you can choose whether the
> replacement price is refunded to the patron or not.  ('He found the book, so
> he is not required to pay the replacement price any more and gets a refund'
> versus 'He kept the book for so long that we thought it was lost, so now he
> must pay regardless').
> 
> At least I think that's the idea...  Kyle, please correct me if I got any of
> that is wrong!

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