Hello Mark, just to add to the answers so far. There is a feature called
hold stalling that was intended to address this... but it has downsides in
its pre 3.8 release state. Hold stalling turns off opportunistic capture
for a certain period after a hold is placed, to try and make sure that the
Also, if a branch isn't open every day but others are open that day, and
your library settings are configured to bypass the branch when closed, then
the holds targeter can target a copy at a copy at a different location on
that day.
Terran McCanna, PINES Program Manager
Hi Mark,
It could be due to several factors. It would definitely not be related to
the workstation settings for Default Search Library/Preferred Library,
those settings don't affect how holds get filled. Hold Matrix Weights could
play a part, as can many other settings in Evergreen, but it's
It could be an opportunistic hold -- an item is checked in that can fulfill
the hold before the holds targeter runs to capture a local item for the
hold.
J. Elaine Hardy, PINES and Collaborative Projects Manager
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Georgia Public Library Service
2872 Woodcock Blvd.,
Our staff has noticed that some holds are filled from another library before
one of our locations. Is this a Hold Matrix Weights Configuration setting or
workstation settings > Default Search Library/Preferred Library?
Thank you!
Mark Massey
Systems Analyst
Camden County Library District
