Renewal overdue days limit (OPAC)
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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 whether an overdue item can be renewed in OPAC and self service:
- From the Module Menu select Maintenance, Circulation, Policies and then Loan Policies.
- Select the policy you want from the list.
- Set the Renewal overdue days limit (OPAC).
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Overdue items cannot be renewed. |
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Overdue items cannot be renewed. |
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An overdue item can be renewed if it is ‘n’ days or less overdue, but not if it is more than ‘n’ days overdue. For example, if you set Renewal overdue days limit (OPAC) to 3 then an item issued under the selected policy can be renewed if it’s 1, 2 or 3 days overdue, but not if it’s 4 or more days overdue. |
- 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.
To be able to renew overdue loans in OPAC you must: