Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Problem with Renewing items from Patron Accounts

2010-04-15 Thread Cynthia Williamson
Hi Again - just wanted to report on a bit more testing - it looks like the problem really is with items that have had holds that were cancelled in the OPAC, EG doesn't want to "untarget" them and it stops the renewalshas anyone else ever experienced this? I'm sure we've missed something somewh

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Problem with Renewing items from Patron Accounts

2010-04-14 Thread Jason Etheridge
> Thanks for adding in this advice. Something like that totally slipped my mind > when I replied. Oh, and when constructing a test like that, write down all the steps (and results) so others can reproduce it! It's science. :-) -- Jason Etheridge | VP, Tactical Development | Equinox Software,

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Problem with Renewing items from Patron Accounts

2010-04-14 Thread Joel Harbottle
Hi Jason, Thanks for adding in this advice. Something like that totally slipped my mind when I replied. Thanks. Kindest regards, Joel Joel Harbottle Email: joel.r.harbot...@gmail.com On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 12:03 AM, Jason Etheridge wrote: > > Students have reported and we've tested and conf

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Problem with Renewing items from Patron Accounts

2010-04-14 Thread Jason Etheridge
> Students have reported and we've tested and confirmed, that when they attempt > to > renew a book from their account, they get the message that no renewals are > allowed because the book is needed for a hold.  When staff check, there are > no holds on the item(s) and they can do the renewal(s) f

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Problem with Renewing items from Patron Accounts

2010-04-14 Thread Joel Harbottle
Hi Cynthia, I have actually come across this problem twice before. For us it was quite strange, and is a bit hard to describe. When the two patrons in particular complained (we allow 2 renewals when no Holds on item). What had happened in our case, other patrons had placed a copy-specific Hold on

[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Problem with Renewing items from Patron Accounts

2010-04-14 Thread Cynthia Williamson
Hi All - we've recently noticed a problem with renewing books from patron accounts. We're not sure how long it has been going on because we can only trace it to some complaints we've had over the last month or so. Students have reported and we've tested and confirmed, that when they attempt to re