[Koha-devel] Notifications RFC
Elliott Davis
tdavis at uttyler.edu
Thu Aug 25 18:08:17 CEST 2011
Hey Guys,
I have noticed of late that notifications is in quite a state of disarray. At my library we have had to resort to running queries from a script and manually sending out mail because notifications just don't work in a usable way. I am proposing an overhaul of the notifications system. The only information I have to go on is what my library wants but since we are an academic library that may vary from what the vast majority of Koha wants. Before I made an official wiki for this RFC I wanted to get a general feel for how everyone felt about this. I also wanted to see if someone or a group was willing to pitch in and help me out with some coding.
Essentially what I would like to do is model notifications to do the following:
1. Base notification rules on patron type, item type, and a new grouping I am hoping to write that I am calling the collection code
2. Define a frequency for notifications based on the previously stated groupings
3. Base the start time and end time for notifications on the due date rather than the checkout date
I am very open to other suggestions and I hope to get some. I know that this idea is far from fully developed.
Best,
Elliott Davis
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