Due date lag for bookings

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Select the checkbox to the left of a parameter to inherit the setting from the default policy. Clear this checkbox if you want to change the setting for the selected policy. You can also click Inherit All and Inherit None to inherit or disinherit the settings for all parameters.

To specify the lag period between an issue to one patron and a booking by another:

From the Module Menu select Maintenance, Circulation, Policies and then Booking Policies.
Select the policy you want from the list.
Set either a Due date lag days or a Due date lag in minutes.
Press Tab or Enter, or click anywhere on the screen to enable the Save options.
If there are records linked to the policy then you'll be prompted whether you want to update the existing policy or create a new one and deactivate the existing one.
- Click Update if you want to update the existing policy. The records linked to the policy will be updated.
- Click Create New if you want to create a new policy. The records linked to the existing (deactivated) policy will not be updated.
Click Save or Save & Close.

Here are two examples:

If there’s a booking for Friday and the Due date lag in days is set to 2 then you can’t issue the item to another patron after Tuesday (that's the Tuesday before the Friday).
If there’s a booking at 10:00 and the Due date lag in minutes is 30 then you can’t issue the item to another patron after 9:30.