[Koha-patches] [PATCH] bug 3638 On CheckIn via SIP update the Hold status to waiting if Reserved

[Colin Campbell]

On 09/16/2009 12:19 PM, Galen Charlton wrote:

> I have a question about the workflow.  Are most or all SIP2
> self-checkout devices capable of making sure that there's enough
> notice given to the circulation desk so that the item actually gets
> picked up and placed on the hold shelf or transferred?
>
Same concern occurred to me. You can assume if its captured at
a circ desk it probably goes to the holdshelf, but for a selfcheck
you lack that certainty. That said, most devices now have some kind of 
capturing and the recently added support for the extensions is basically 
info on the hold for that. Some libraries are using SIP2 to
implement RFID so they are forced to check-in twice.
   I'm not sure of the best implementation for all workflows. It might 
be a case of needing a per account or institution flag as people could 
have both situations. One where the device checks-in and routes holds 
and transits as if a normal checkin and one where it checks in the book 
but needs a second manual checkin before placing the book on the 
hold-shelf (much as if the pickup location was another branch).
   Comments and suggestions welcome.

C.


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