Notices
Notices are messages sent to patrons, vendors and staff to notify them at key times.
Add a new notice
- Click 'New Notice'
- Choose a 'Koha Module' to associate your notice with from the dropdown box
- Enter a 'Code' abbreviation for your new notice (for example: 'ODUE' for Overdue Notice)
- Enter a 'Name' for your new notice (for example 'Overdue Notice')
- Enter a 'Message Subject' (for example 'Item Overdue')
- Design your 'Message Body'
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- Choose a field from the scroll down menu on the left side
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TIP: For help with what each field is, see the Notices: Database Fields section of this manual
- Click the '>>' button to insert that field into your text message where you'd like it to appear in the notice.
- Continue adding 'field's and clicking '>>' to insert them into the notice until your message is completed.
- Then, click 'Submit'
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IMPORTANT: Currently, Koha can not reference multiple biblios in a single notice (in other words--in the example below-- there is not just ONE email sent that describes ALL currently overdue items, but an email sent for EACH overdue item)
How do I schedule overdue notices?
To schedule overdue notices, you must use Koha's 'Notice/Status Trigger' tool.
- Get there: More > Tools > Overdue notice/status triggers