[Koha-devel] Notifications RFC

[Jesse]

2011/8/25 Elliott Davis <tdavis at uttyler.edu>

> Hey Guys,****
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> 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.****
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> Essentially what I would like to do is model notifications to do the
> following: ****
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> **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
>
This sounds like it's a bit up in the air at the moment, but how does this
relate to the item collection codes that are already in Koha?

> ****
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> 2.       Define a frequency for notifications based on the previously
> stated groupings
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> **3.       **Base the start time and end time for notifications on the due
> date rather than the checkout date****
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> I am very open to other suggestions and I hope to get some.  I know that
> this idea is far from fully developed.****
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> Best,****
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> Elliott Davis****
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Everything else sounds good. The notifications backend is pretty good,
really, but the UI at least needs some love and updates.

-- 
Jesse Weaver
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