[Koha-bugs] [Bug 13044] Deprecate old book drop mode

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https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=13044

Benjamin Daeuber <bdaeuber at cityoffargo.com> changed:

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--- Comment #8 from Benjamin Daeuber <bdaeuber at cityoffargo.com> ---
(In reply to Kyle M Hall from comment #3)
> I suppose we could make bookdrop mode find the last date open and
> recalculate the fine in full from there. That way it looks the same from a
> user perspective.
> 
> The problem with bookdrop mode is that it is quite fragile. For example, if
> fines.pl doesn't run for a night, and does the following night, then using
> bookdrop mode will decrement the fine by double the expected amount. The
> backdating returns feature does not suffer from this kind of fragility.

One thing to mention here, especially as this related to 21969, is how to
manage payments on accruing items. Right now there is no way to see an accruing
fine, so there's no way to stop from taking payment on the item, but if we are
recalculating fines on checking, what happens to that payment?

The broader question of taking payment on accruing fines is probably worth
discussing as well. I feel we need to do that, especially if a user needs to
make a payment to get below the checkout threshold. Users will expect to be
able to pay that regardless.

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