[Koha-bugs] [Bug 12450] Closing libraries for the summer

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https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=12450

--- Comment #10 from Christopher Brannon <cbrannon at cdalibrary.org> ---
Just an update on this.  We have been able to transition away from using jQuery
to block pickup locations.  At some point we discovered the preference under
the library settings that allow us to turn the pickup location on and off.  So,
this simplified things.

I don't know at this point, if the patron's pickup location is turned off, if
they are warned that their pickup location has changed, when they place a hold.
 Also, what does this do for items that are already on hold with that pickup
location specified?  To my knowledge, the setting only affects selecting that
location on new holds.  Those current holds are stuck in limbo.

I do think that a lot of pieces are in place.  Ideally, it would be great if
there was a closure tool that set several of these pieces for you:

* Do you want to mark the location as closed?
  - From what date to what date?
* Do you want the pickup location turned off during this time?
  - This should turn off the pickup location, and then back to the prior state,
based on the schedule above.
* Do you want patrons to be able to place holds on these items?
  - This should set the default hold policy for this library and then return to
prior state, according to the schedule above.
* Do you want items to return to this library or to another library?
  - Set to new library and then prior state, according to the schedule above.
* Do you want circulation rules set with a hard due date?
  - Set to new condition, then prior state, according to the schedule above.
* Do you want a news announcement made?
  - Set new message that is set and expires according to the schedule above.

Those are just some things I can think of.  All of these are things that we can
do, manually.  You just have to remember to do them all.  If there was a page
that guided you through this process, showed you schedules that have been set
to do all of these things, this would be a great enhancement.

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