[Koha-bugs] [Bug 26993] New: Allow StoreLastBorrower to retain up to 2 previous patrons

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https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=26993

            Bug ID: 26993
           Summary: Allow StoreLastBorrower to retain up to 2 previous
                    patrons
 Change sponsored?: ---
           Product: Koha
           Version: master
          Hardware: All
                OS: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P5 - low
         Component: Circulation
          Assignee: koha-bugs at lists.koha-community.org
          Reporter: andrew at bywatersolutions.com
        QA Contact: testopia at bugs.koha-community.org
                CC: gmcharlt at gmail.com, kyle.m.hall at gmail.com
        Depends on: 14945

Various workflows and circumstances can result in the "last returned by" value
stored by StoreLastBorrower getting overwritten sooner than a library might
like. For example, a patron may find the item they've checked out was damaged
by the previous patron. They put the item in the bookdrop on their way into the
library and then alert staff to the damage when they check out their next batch
of items. By that time, the damaged item has been checked in, our imaginary
patron shows as "last returned by," and we have no record there of who had it
previously.

We could alleviate this by adding a third option to the StoreLastBorrower
system preference, so that one can choose "Do not store," "store 1," or "store
2." 

This entire feature would still be optional for libraries that don't want to
keep this data. Additionally, bug 23260 is adding the ability to clear this
data after a period of time using cleanup_database. These factors help mitigate
the privacy concerns inherent to the matter.


Referenced Bugs:

https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=14945
[Bug 14945] Add the ability to store the last patron to return an item
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