Circulation:
Interface:
-
- pref: CircSidebar
choices:
1: Activate
0: Deactivate
- the navigation sidebar on all circulation pages.
-
- pref: CircConfirmItemParts
choices:
1: "Require"
0: "Don't require"
- staff to confirm that all parts of an item are present at checkin/checkout.
-
- pref: AutoSwitchPatron
choices:
1: "Enable"
0: "Don't enable"
- the automatic redirection to another patron when a patron barcode is scanned instead of a book.
- This should not be enabled if you have overlapping patron and book barcodes.
-
- pref: PatronAutoComplete
choices:
1: Try
0: "Don't try"
- to guess the patron being entered while typing a patron search for circulation or patron search.
- Only returns the first 10 results at a time.
-
- pref: itemBarcodeInputFilter
choices:
OFF: "Don't filter"
whitespace: Remove spaces from
cuecat: Convert from CueCat form
T-prefix: Remove the first number from T-prefix style
libsuite8: Convert from Libsuite8 form
EAN13: EAN-13 or zero-padded UPC-A form
- scanned item barcodes.
-
- pref: itemBarcodeFallbackSearch
choices:
1: "Enable"
0: "Don't enable"
- the automatic use of a keyword catalog search if the phrase entered as a barcode on the checkout page does not turn up any results during an item barcode search.
-
- Sort previous checkouts on the circulation page from
- pref: previousIssuesDefaultSortOrder
choices:
asc: earliest to latest
desc: latest to earliest
- due date.
-
- "Sort today's checkouts on the circulation page from"
- pref: todaysIssuesDefaultSortOrder
type: choice
choices:
asc: earliest to latest
desc: latest to earliest
- checkout time.
-
- pref: SpecifyDueDate
choices:
1: Allow
0: "Don't allow"
- staff to specify a due date for a checkout.
-
- pref: SpecifyReturnDate
choices:
1: Allow
0: "Don't allow"
- staff to specify a return date for a check in.
-
- Set the default start date for the Holds to pull list to
- pref: HoldsToPullStartDate
class: integer
- day(s) ago. Note that the default end date is controlled by the system preference ConfirmFutureHolds.
-
- pref: AllowAllMessageDeletion
choices:
1: Allow
0: "Don't allow"
- staff to delete messages added from other libraries.
-
- Show the
- pref: numReturnedItemsToShow
class: integer
- last returned items on the checkin screen.
-
- pref: FineNotifyAtCheckin
choices:
1: Notify
0: "Don't notify"
- librarians of overdue fines on the items they are checking in.
-
- pref: WaitingNotifyAtCheckin
choices:
1: Notify
0: "Don't notify"
- librarians of waiting holds for the patron whose items they are checking in.
-
- pref: FilterBeforeOverdueReport
choices:
1: Require
0: "Don't require"
- staff to choose which checkouts to show before running the overdues report.
-
- pref: DisplayClearScreenButton
choices:
1: Show
0: "Don't show"
- a button to clear the current patron from the screen on the circulation screen.
-
- pref: RecordLocalUseOnReturn
choices:
1: Record
0: "Don't record"
- local use when an unissued item is checked in.
-
- When an empty barcode field is submitted in circulation
- pref: CircAutoPrintQuickSlip
choices:
clear: "clear the screen"
qslip: "open a print quick slip window"
slip: "open a print slip window"
- .
-
- Include the stylesheet at
- pref: NoticeCSS
class: url
- on notices. (This should be a complete URL, starting with http://
)
-
- pref: UpdateTotalIssuesOnCirc
choices:
1: Do
0: "Don't"
- update a bibliographic record's total checkouts count whenever an item is checked out (WARNING! This increases server load significantly; if performance is a concern, use the update_totalissues.pl cron job to update the total checkouts count).
-
- pref: ExportCircHistory
choices:
1: Show
0: "Don't show"
- the export patron checkout history options.
-
- "The following fields should be excluded from the patron checkout history CSV or MARC (ISO 2709) export:"
- pref: ExportRemoveFields
- (separate fields with space, e.g. 100a 200b 300c).
-
- pref: AllowOfflineCirculation
choices:
1: Enable
0: "Don't enable"
- "offline circulation on regular circulation computers. (NOTE: This system preference does not affect the Firefox add-on or the desktop application)."
-
- pref: ShowAllCheckins
choices:
1: Show
0: "Don't show"
- all items in the "Checked-in items" list, even items that were not checked out.
-
- pref: AllowCheckoutNotes
choices:
1: Allow
0: "Don't allow"
- patrons to submit notes about checked out items.
-
- pref: UseCirculationDesks
choices:
1: "Use"
0: "Don't use"
- circulation desks with circulation.
Checkout policy:
-
- pref: OnSiteCheckoutAutoCheck
choices:
1: Enable
0: Don't enable
- on-site checkout by default if last checkout was an on-site one.
-
- pref: AutoReturnCheckedOutItems
choices:
1: Don't
0: Do
- require librarians to manually confirm a checkout where the item is already checked out to another patron.
-
- pref: AllowTooManyOverride
choices:
1: Allow
0: "Don't allow"
- staff to override and check out items when the patron has reached the maximum number of allowed checkouts.
-
- pref: AutoRemoveOverduesRestrictions
choices:
1: "Do"
0: "Don't"
- allow OVERDUES restrictions triggered by sent notices to be cleared automatically when all overdue items are returned by a patron.
-
- pref: AllowNotForLoanOverride
choices:
1: Allow
0: "Don't allow"
- staff to override and check out items that are marked as not for loan.
-
- pref: AllowRenewalLimitOverride
choices:
1: Allow
0: "Don't allow"
- staff to manually override renewal blocks and renew a checkout when it would go over the renewal limit or be premature for the "No renewal before" setting in the circulation policy or has been scheduled for automatic renewal.
-
- pref: AllowRenewalOnHoldOverride
choices:
1: Allow
0: "Don't allow"
- staff to renew items that are on hold by manually specifying a due date.
-
- pref: AllowItemsOnHoldCheckoutSIP
choices:
1: Allow
0: "Don't allow"
- checkouts of items reserved to someone else via SIP checkout messages.
- If allowed do not generate RESERVED warning.
- This allows self checkouts for those items. If using the holds queue items with pending holds will be marked as "unavailable" if this set to "Don't allow".
-
- pref: AllowItemsOnHoldCheckoutSCO
choices:
1: Allow
0: "Don't allow"
- checkouts of items reserved to someone else in the SCO module. If allowed do not generate RESERVE_WAITING and RESERVED warning. This allows self checkouts for those items.
-
- pref: AllFinesNeedOverride
choices:
1: Require
0: "Don't require"
- staff to manually override all fines, even fines less than set in the noissuescharge system preference.
-
- pref: AllowFineOverride
choices:
1: Allow
0: "Don't allow"
- staff to manually override and check out items to patrons who have more in fines than set in the noissuescharge system preference.
-
- pref: AutomaticItemReturn
choices:
1: Do
0: "Don't"
- automatically transfer items to their home library when they are checked in.
-
- pref: UseBranchTransferLimits
choices:
1: Enforce
0: "Don't enforce"
- library transfer limits based on
- pref: BranchTransferLimitsType
choices:
ccode: collection code
itemtype: item type
- .
-
- pref: UseTransportCostMatrix
choices:
1: Use
0: "Don't use"
- the transport cost matrix for calculating optimal holds filling between libraries.
-
- Use the calendar and circulation rules of
- pref: CircControl
type: choice
choices:
PickupLibrary: the library you are logged in at.
PatronLibrary: the library the patron is from.
ItemHomeLibrary: the library the item is from.
-
- Use the checkout and fines rules of
- pref: HomeOrHoldingBranch
type: choice
choices:
homebranch: the item's home library (homebranch).
holdingbranch: the item's holding library (holdingbranch).
-
- Allow items to be checked in
- pref: AllowReturnToBranch
type: choice
choices:
anywhere: at any library.
homebranch: only at the library the item is from.
holdingbranch: only at the library the item was checked out from.
homeorholdingbranch: either at the library the item is from or the library it was checked out from.
-
- For search results in the staff interface, display
- pref: StaffSearchResultsDisplayBranch
type: choice
choices:
homebranch: the library the item is from.
holdingbranch: the library the item is held by.
-
- pref: useDaysMode
choices:
Days: Ignore the calendar
Calendar: Use the calendar to skip days the library is closed
Datedue: Use the calendar to push the due date to the next open day
Dayweek: Use the calendar to push the due date to the next open matching weekday for weekly loan periods, or the next open day otherwise
- when calculating the date due.
-
- Calculate "No renewal before" based on
- pref: NoRenewalBeforePrecision
choices:
date: date.
exact_time: exact time.
- Only relevant for loans calculated in days, hourly loans are not affected.
-
- When renewing checkouts, base the new due date on
- pref: RenewalPeriodBase
choices:
date_due: the old due date of the checkout.
now: the current date.
-
- pref: RenewalSendNotice
choices:
1: Send
0: "Don't send"
- "a renewal notice according to patron's messaging preferences for 'Item checkout'."
-
- pref: UnseenRenewals
choices:
1: Allow
0: "Don't allow"
- renewals to be recorded as "unseen" by the library, and count against the patrons unseen renewals limit.
-
- Prevent patrons from making holds on the OPAC if they owe more than
- pref: maxoutstanding
class: currency
- '[% local_currency %] in fines.'
-
- Show a warning on the "Transfers to receive" screen if the transfer has not been received
- pref: TransfersMaxDaysWarning
class: integer
- days after it was sent.
-
- pref: IssuingInProcess
choices:
1: "Don't prevent"
0: "Prevent"
- patrons from checking out an item whose rental charge would take them over the limit.
-
- "Restrict patrons with the following target audience values from checking out inappropriate materials:"
- pref: AgeRestrictionMarker
- ". For example, enter target audience keyword(s) split by | (bar) FSK|PEGI|Age| (No white space near |). Be sure to map agerestriction in Koha to MARC mapping (e.g. 521$a). A MARC field value of FSK 12 or PEGI 12 would mean: Borrower must be 12 years old. Leave empty to not apply an age restriction."
-
- pref: AgeRestrictionOverride
choices:
1: Allow
0: "Don't allow"
- staff to check out an item with age restriction.
-
- Prevent patrons from checking out items if they have more than
- pref: noissuescharge
class: integer
- '[% local_currency %] in fines.'
-
- Prevent a patron from checking out if the patron has guarantees owing in total more than
- pref: NoIssuesChargeGuarantees
class: integer
- '[% local_currency %] in fines.'
-
- Prevent a patron from checking out if the patron has guarantors and those guarantor's guarantees owing in total more than
- pref: NoIssuesChargeGuarantorsWithGuarantees
class: integer
- '[% local_currency %] in fines.'
-
- pref: RentalsInNoissuesCharge
choices:
1: Include
0: "Don't include"
- rental charges when summing up charges for limit set in the noissuescharge system preference.
-
- pref: ManInvInNoissuesCharge
choices:
1: Include
0: "Don't include"
- custom debit type charges when summing up charges for limit set in the noissuescharge system preference.
-
- pref: HoldsInNoissuesCharge
choices:
1: Include
0: "Don't include"
- hold charges when summing up charges for limit set in the noissuescharge system preference.
-
- pref: ReturnBeforeExpiry
choices:
1: Require
0: "Don't require"
- "patrons to return items before their accounts expire (by restricting due dates to before the patron's expiration date)."
-
- "Send all notices as a BCC to this email address:"
- pref: NoticeBcc
class: email
-
- pref: OverdueNoticeCalendar
choices:
1: "Use calendar"
0: "Ignore calendar"
- "when working out the period for overdue notices."
-
- Include up to
- pref: PrintNoticesMaxLines
class: integer
- "item lines in a printed overdue notice. If the number of items is greater than this number, the notice will end with a warning asking the patron to check their online account for a full list of overdue items. Set to 0 to include all overdue items in the notice, no matter how many there are."
-
- pref: OverduesBlockCirc
choices:
block: Block
noblock: "Don't block"
confirmation: Ask for confirmation
- "when checking out to a patron that has overdues outstanding."
-
- "When checking out an item with rental fees, "
- pref: RentalFeesCheckoutConfirmation
choices:
1: ask
0: "don't ask"
- "for confirmation."
-
- By default, set the LOST value of an item to
- pref: DefaultLongOverdueLostValue
class: integer
- when the item has been overdue for more than
- pref: DefaultLongOverdueDays
class: integer
- days.
-
WARNING — These preferences will activate the automatic item loss process. Leave these fields empty if you don't want to activate this feature.
- "
Example: [1] [30] Sets an item to the LOST value 1 when it has been overdue for more than 30 days."
-
(Used when the longoverdue.pl script is called without the --lost parameter)
- "
NOTE: This system preference requires the misc/cronjobs/longoverdue.pl
cronjob. Ask your system administrator to schedule it."
-
- "Charge a lost item to the patron's account when the LOST value of the item changes to:"
- pref: DefaultLongOverdueChargeValue
class: integer
-
Leave this field empty if you don't want to charge the patron for lost items.
-
(Used when the longoverdue.pl script is called without the --charge parameter)
- "
NOTE: This system preference requires the misc/cronjobs/longoverdue.pl
cronjob. Ask your system administrator to schedule it."
-
- When using the automatic item loss process, skip items with lost values matching any of
- pref: DefaultLongOverdueSkipLostStatuses
- "."
-
Leave this field empty if you don't want to skip any lost statuses.
-
Set to a list of comma separated values, e.g. 5,6,7.
-
- "When issuing an item that has been marked as lost, "
- pref: IssueLostItem
choices:
confirm: "require confirmation"
alert: "display a message"
nothing : "do nothing"
- .
-
- "When checking out an item, "
- pref: RecordStaffUserOnCheckout
choices:
1: "record"
0: "don't record"
- "the user who checked out the item."
-
- "Mark items as returned when flagged as lost "
- pref: MarkLostItemsAsReturned
multiple:
cronjob: "from the longoverdue cronjob"
batchmod: "from the batch item modification tool"
additem: "when cataloguing an item"
moredetail: "from the items tab of the catalog module"
pendingreserves: "from the 'Holds to pull' list"
onpayment: "when receiving payment for the item"
claim_returned: "when marking an item as a return claim"
- .
-
- pref: AllowMultipleIssuesOnABiblio
choices:
1: Allow
0: "Don't allow"
- "patrons to check out multiple items from the same record. (NOTE: This will only affect records without a subscription attached.)"
-
- pref: OnSiteCheckouts
choices:
1: Enable
0: Disable
- the on-site checkouts feature.
-
- pref: OnSiteCheckoutsForce
choices:
1: Enable
0: Disable
- the on-site checkout for all cases (even if a patron is debarred, etc.).
-
- pref: ConsiderOnSiteCheckoutsAsNormalCheckouts
choices:
1: Consider
0: "Don't consider"
- on-site checkouts as normal checkouts.
- If enabled, on-site checkouts will count toward the checkout limit for regular checkouts. The on-site limit will still apply for on-site checkouts.
- If disabled, both values will be checked separately.
-
- pref: SwitchOnSiteCheckouts
choices:
1: Switch
0: "Don't switch"
- on-site checkouts to normal checkouts when checked out.
-
- When a patron's checked out item is overdue,
- pref: OverduesBlockRenewing
type: choice
choices:
allow: allow renewing.
blockitem: block renewing only for this item.
block: block renewing for all the patron's items.
-
- If a patron is restricted,
- pref: RestrictionBlockRenewing
choices:
1: block
0: allow
- renewing of items from the staff interface.
-
- If a patron owes more than the value of OPACFineNoRenewals,
- pref: OPACFineNoRenewalsBlockAutoRenew
choices:
1: block
0: allow
- their auto-renewals.
-
- If a patron pays off all fines on an overdue item that is accruing fines,
- pref: RenewAccruingItemWhenPaid
choices:
1: renew
0: "don't renew"
- the item automatically. If the system preference RenewalPeriodBase is set to "due date", renewed items may still be overdue.
-
- If a patron pays off all fines on an overdue item that is accruing fines in the OPAC via a payment plugin,
- pref: RenewAccruingItemInOpac
choices:
1: renew
0: "don't renew"
- the item automatically. If the system preference RenewalPeriodBase is set to "due date", renewed items may still be overdue.
-
- pref: ItemsDeniedRenewal
type: textarea
syntax: text/x-yaml
class: code
- Define custom rules to deny specific items from renewal.
- "
Can name any field in the items table followed by a colon then a space then"
- "a bracketed list of values separated by commas."
- "For example:"
- "
ccode: [NEWFIC,NULL,DVD]"
- "
itype: [NEWBK,\"\"]"
- "
NOTE: The word 'NULL' can be used to block renewal on undefined fields, while an empty string \"\" will block on an empty (but defined) field."
Checkin policy:
-
- pref: TrapHoldsOnOrder
choices:
1: Trap
0: "Don't trap"
- items that are not for loan but holdable ( notforloan < 0 ) to fill holds.
-
- Never trap items with 'not for loan' values of
- pref: SkipHoldTrapOnNotForLoanValue
class: integer
- to fill holds.
- "(list of not for loan values separated with a pipe '|')"
-
- pref: HoldsAutoFill
choices:
1: Do
0: "Don't"
- automatically fill holds instead of asking the librarian.
-
- pref: HoldsNeedProcessingSIP
choices:
1: "Don't fulfill"
0: Fulfill
- holds automatically if matching item is returned via SIP protocol.
-
- pref: HoldsAutoFillPrintSlip
choices:
1: Do
0: "Don't"
- automatically display the hold slip dialog for auto-filled holds.
-
- pref: BlockReturnOfWithdrawnItems
choices:
1: Block
0: "Don't block"
- returning of items that have been withdrawn.
-
- pref: BlockReturnOfLostItems
choices:
1: Block
0: "Don't block"
- returning of items that have been lost.
-
- pref: CalculateFinesOnReturn
choices:
1: Do
0: "Don't"
- calculate and update overdue charges when an item is returned.
- "
NOTE: If you are doing hourly loans then you should have this on."
- '
NOTE: This system preference requires FinesMode to be set to "Calculate and charge."'
-
- pref: CalculateFinesOnBackdate
choices:
1: Do
0: "Don't"
- calculate and update overdue charges when an item is returned with a backdated return date.
-
- pref: UpdateItemLocationOnCheckin
type: textarea
syntax: text/x-yaml
class: code
- "This is a list of value pairs. The first value is followed immediately by colon space then the second value.
"
- "Examples:
"
- "PROC: FIC - causes an item in the Processing Center location to be updated into the Fiction location on check in.
"
- "FIC: GEN - causes an item in the Fiction location to be updated into the General stacks location on check in.
"
- "_BLANK_: FIC - causes an item that has no location to be updated into the Fiction location on check in.
"
- "FIC: _BLANK_ - causes an item in location FIC to be updated to a blank location on check in.
"
- "_ALL_: FIC - causes all items to be updated into the Fiction location on check in.
"
- "PROC: _PERM_ - causes an item that is in the Processing Center to be updated to it's permanent location.
"
- "General rule: if the location value on the left of the colon (:) matches the item's current location, it will be updated to match the location value on the right of the colon (:).
"
- "Note: PROC and CART are special values, for these locations the location and permanent_location can differ, in all other cases an update will affect both. Items in the CART location will be returned to their permanent location on checkout.
"
- "The special term _BLANK_ may be used on either side of a value pair to update or remove the location from items with no location assigned.
"
- "The special term _ALL_ is used on the left side of the colon (:) to affect all items, and overrides all other rules."
-
- pref: UpdateNotForLoanStatusOnCheckin
type: textarea
syntax: text/x-yaml
class: code
- This is a list of value pairs. When an item is checked in, if the not for loan value on the left matches the items not for loan value
- "it will be updated to the right-hand value. For example, '-1: 0' will cause an item that was set to 'Ordered' to now be available for loan."
- Each pair of values should be on a separate line.
-
- pref: CumulativeRestrictionPeriods
choices:
1: Cumulate
0: "Don't cumulate"
- the restriction periods.
-
- pref: HidePersonalPatronDetailOnCirculation
choices:
1: "Hide"
0: "Don't hide"
- "a patron's phone number, email address, street address and city on the circulation page."
-
- pref: TransfersBlockCirc
choices:
1: "Block"
0: "Don't block"
- staff from continuing to checkin items when a transfer is triggered.
-
- pref: StoreLastBorrower
default: 0
choices:
1: Store
0: "Don't store"
- 'the last patron to return an item. This setting is independent of the opacreadinghistory and AnonymousPatron system preferences.'
Holds policy:
-
- In the staff interface, split the holds queue into separate tables by
- pref: HoldsSplitQueue
choices:
nothing: nothing
branch: "pickup library"
itemtype: "hold item type"
branch_itemtype: "pickup library and item type"
- "."
-
- If the holds queue is split, show librarians
- pref: HoldsSplitQueueNumbering
choices:
actual: "the actual priority, which may be out of order"
virtual: "'virtual' priorities, where each group is numbered separately"
- "."
-
- pref: AllowHoldItemTypeSelection
choices:
1: Allow
0: "Don't allow"
- hold fulfillment to be limited by item type.
-
- pref: AllowRenewalIfOtherItemsAvailable
choices:
1: Allow
0: "Don't allow"
- a patron to renew an item with unfilled holds if other available items can fill that hold.
-
- pref: AllowHoldPolicyOverride
choices:
1: Allow
0: "Don't allow"
- staff to override hold policies when placing holds.
-
- pref: AllowHoldsOnDamagedItems
choices:
1: Allow
0: "Don't allow"
- hold requests to be placed on and filled by damaged items.
-
- pref: AllowHoldDateInFuture
choices:
1: Allow
0: "Don't allow"
- hold requests to be placed that do not enter the waiting list until a certain future date.
-
- pref: OPACAllowHoldDateInFuture
choices:
1: Allow
0: "Don't allow"
- patrons to place holds that don't enter the waiting list until a certain future date. (AllowHoldDateInFuture must also be enabled).
-
- Confirm future hold requests (starting no later than
- pref: ConfirmFutureHolds
class: integer
- days from now) at checkin time. Note that this number of days will be used too in calculating the default end date for the Holds to pull-report. But it does not interfere with issuing, renewing or transferring items.
-
- Check the rule from the
- pref: ReservesControlBranch
choices:
ItemHomeLibrary: "item's home library"
PatronLibrary: "patron's home library"
- to see if the patron can place a hold on the item.
-
- Mark a hold as problematic if it has been waiting for more than
- pref: ReservesMaxPickUpDelay
class: integer
- days.
-
- pref: ExpireReservesMaxPickUpDelay
choices:
1: Allow
0: "Don't allow"
- 'holds to expire automatically if they have not been picked by within the time period specified in the ReservesMaxPickUpDelay system preference.
NOTE: This system preference requires the misc/cronjobs/holds/cancel_expired_holds.pl
cronjob. Ask your system administrator to schedule it.'
-
- If using ExpireReservesMaxPickUpDelay, charge a patron who allows their waiting hold to expire a fee of
- pref: ExpireReservesMaxPickUpDelayCharge
class: currency
- "."
-
- Satisfy holds using items from the libraries
- pref: StaticHoldsQueueWeight
class: multi
- (as branchcodes, separated by commas; if empty, uses all libraries)
- when they are
- pref: HoldsQueueSkipClosed
choices:
1: open
0: open or closed
- pref: RandomizeHoldsQueueWeight
choices:
1: in random order.
0: in that order.
- "
NOTE: This system preference requires the misc/cronjobs/holds/build_holds_queue.pl
cronjob. Ask your system administrator to schedule it."
-
-
- pref: canreservefromotherbranches
choices:
1: Allow
0: "Don't allow (with independentbranches)"
- a user from one library to place a hold on an item from another library
-
- pref: OPACAllowUserToChooseBranch
choices:
1: Allow
0: "Don't allow"
- a user to choose the library to pick up a hold from.
-
- pref: ReservesNeedReturns
choices:
1: "Don't automatically"
0: Automatically
- mark a hold as found and waiting when a hold is placed on a specific item and that item is already checked in.
-
- Patrons can only have
- pref: maxreserves
class: integer
- holds at once.
-
- pref: emailLibrarianWhenHoldIsPlaced
choices:
1: Enable
0: "Don't enable"
- "sending an email to the Koha administrator email address whenever a hold request is placed."
-
- pref: DisplayMultiPlaceHold
choices:
1: Enable
0: "Don't enable"
- "the ability to place holds on multiple bibliographic records from the search results"
-
- pref: TransferWhenCancelAllWaitingHolds
choices:
1: Transfer
0: "Don't transfer"
- items when cancelling all waiting holds.
-
- pref: AutoResumeSuspendedHolds
choices:
1: Allow
0: "Don't allow"
- "suspended holds to be automatically resumed by a set date."
- "
NOTE: This system preference requires the misc/cronjobs/holds/auto_unsuspend_holds.pl
cronjob. Ask your system administrator to schedule it."
-
- pref: SuspendHoldsIntranet
choices:
1: Allow
0: "Don't allow"
- holds to be suspended from the staff interface.
-
- pref: SuspendHoldsOpac
choices:
1: Allow
0: "Don't allow"
- holds to be suspended from the OPAC.
-
- If using ExpireReservesMaxPickUpDelay,
- pref: ExpireReservesOnHolidays
choices:
1: allow
0: "don't allow"
- expired holds to be canceled on days the library is closed per the calendar.
-
- pref: ExcludeHolidaysFromMaxPickUpDelay
choices:
1: Use the calendar
0: Ignore the calendar
- when calculating the period for a hold's max pickup delay.
-
- pref: decreaseLoanHighHolds
choices:
1: Enable
0: "Don't enable"
- the reduction of loan period to
- pref: decreaseLoanHighHoldsDuration
class: integer
- days for high demand items with more than
- pref: decreaseLoanHighHoldsValue
class: integer
- holds
- pref: decreaseLoanHighHoldsControl
choices:
static: "on the record"
dynamic: "over the number of holdable items on the record"
- ". Ignore items with the following statuses when counting items:"
- pref: decreaseLoanHighHoldsIgnoreStatuses
multiple:
damaged: Damaged
itemlost: Lost
withdrawn: Withdrawn
notforloan: Not for loan
- "Note: The reduced loan period can also be set up in the circulation conditions and will then overwrite the setting here."
-
- pref: AllowHoldsOnPatronsPossessions
choices:
1: Allow
0: "Don't allow"
- a patron to place a hold on a record where the patron already has one or more items attached to that record checked out.
-
- pref: LocalHoldsPriority
choices:
1: Give
0: "Don't give"
- priority for filling holds to patrons whose
- pref: LocalHoldsPriorityPatronControl
choices:
PickupLibrary: "pickup library"
HomeLibrary: "home library"
- matches the item's
- pref: LocalHoldsPriorityItemControl
choices:
homebranch: "home library"
holdingbranch: "holding library"
-
- pref: OPACHoldsIfAvailableAtPickup
choices:
1: Allow
0: "Don't allow"
- to pickup holds at libraries where the item is available.
-
- 'Patron categories not affected by OPACHoldsIfAvailableAtPickup:'
- pref: OPACHoldsIfAvailableAtPickupExceptions
choices: patron-categories
class: multiple
-
- pref: CanMarkHoldsToPullAsLost
choices:
do_not_allow: "Do not allow to mark items as lost"
allow: "Allow to mark items as lost"
allow_and_notify: "Allow to mark items as lost and notify the patron"
- from the 'Holds to pull' page. Values to be applied must be defined in UpdateItemWhenLostFromHoldList.
-
- A list of values to update an item's values with when it is marked as lost from the 'Holds to pull' page.
- 'Example: "itemlost: 1" to set items.itemlost to 1 when the item is marked as lost. (Requires CanMarkHoldsToPullAsLost)'
- pref: UpdateItemWhenLostFromHoldList
type: textarea
syntax: text/x-yaml
-
- pref: DefaultHoldExpirationdate
default: 0
choices:
yes: Set
no: Don't set
- default expiration date for holds automatically.
- If enabled, set expiration date
- pref: DefaultHoldExpirationdatePeriod
default: 0
class: integer
- pref: DefaultHoldExpirationdateUnitOfTime
default: days
choices:
days: days
months: months
years: years
- from reserve date.
Interlibrary loans:
-
- pref: ILLModule
default: 0
choices:
1: Enable
0: Disable
- the interlibrary loans module (master switch).
-
- "Adding text will enable the copyright clearance stage in request creation. The text you enter will be the text displayed."
- pref: ILLModuleCopyrightClearance
type: textarea
class: long
-
- "Enabled ILL backends for OPAC initiated requests:"
- pref: ILLOpacbackends
class: multi
- (separated with |). If left empty, all installed backends will be enabled.
-
- pref: ILLModuleUnmediated
default: 0
choices:
1: Enable
0: Disable
- unmediated interlibrary loan requests. If enabled and the ILL backend supports it, the newly created requests are immediately requested by backend.
-
- pref: CirculateILL
default: 0
choices:
1: Enable
0: Disable
- the circulation of ILL requested items.
-
- pref: ILLCheckAvailability
default: 0
choices:
1: Check
0: "Don't check"
- external sources for availability during the request process.
-
- "ILL statuses that are considered finished and should not be displayed in the ILL module: "
- pref: ILLHiddenRequestStatuses
class: multi
- (separated with |). If left empty, all ILL requests will be displayed. The request codes can be found in the ILLSTATUS authorized value category.
-
- "Send these ILL notices to staff when appropriate:"
- pref: ILLSendStaffNotices
class: multi
- "(separated with |). e.g. ILL_REQUEST_CANCEL|ILL_REQUEST_MODIFIED If left empty, no staff ILL notices will be sent."
-
- "Fallback email address for staff ILL notices to be sent to in the absence of a library address:"
- pref: ILLDefaultStaffEmail
class: email
Fines Policy:
-
- pref: finesCalendar
type: choice
choices:
ignoreCalendar: Ignore the calendar
noFinesWhenClosed: Use the calendar
- when calculating the period for fines.
-
- pref: SuspensionsCalendar
type: choice
choices:
ignoreCalendar: Ignore the calendar
noSuspensionsWhenClosed: Use the calendar
- when calculating the period for suspension expiration.
-
- pref: finesMode
type: choice
choices:
off: "Don't calculate"
production: Calculate and charge
- fines (when cronjobs/fines.pl
is being run).
- '
NOTE: If the cronjobs/fines.pl cronjob is being run, accruing and final fines will be calculated when the cron runs and accruing fines will be finalized when an item is returned. If CalculateFinesOnReturn is enabled, final fines will be calculated when an item is returned.
'
- pref: ChargeFinesOnClosedDays
type: choice
choices:
0: "Don't charge"
1: Charge
- on close days. If set the fines.pl cronjob will not generate fines when run on days marked as closed in the calendar.
-
- If a lost item is returned, apply the refunding rules defined for the
- pref: RefundLostOnReturnControl
choices:
CheckinLibrary: "check-in library."
ItemHomeBranch: "item's home library."
ItemHoldingBranch: "item's holding library."
-
- pref: FinesIncludeGracePeriod
choices:
1: Include
0: "Don't include"
- the grace period when calculating the fine for an overdue item.
-
- pref: WhenLostForgiveFine
choices:
1: Forgive
0: "Don't forgive"
- the fines on an item when it is marked as lost.
-
- "Don't refund lost fees if a lost item is checked in more than"
- pref: NoRefundOnLostReturnedItemsAge
class: integer
- days after it was marked lost.
-
- pref: WhenLostChargeReplacementFee
choices:
1: Charge
0: "Don't charge"
- the replacement price when a patron loses an item.
-
- Charge a hold fee
- pref: HoldFeeMode
choices:
any_time_is_placed: "any time a hold is placed."
not_always: "only if all items are checked out and the record has at least one hold already."
any_time_is_collected: "any time a hold is collected."
-
- pref: useDefaultReplacementCost
choices:
1: Use
0: "Don't use"
- the default replacement cost defined for the item type.
-
- "Text to be recorded in the column 'note', table 'accountlines' when the processing fee (defined for the item type) is applied:"
- pref: ProcessingFeeNote
type: textarea
class: code
Self check-in module:
-
- "Include the following HTML on the self check-in screen:"
- pref: SelfCheckInMainUserBlock
type: textarea
syntax: text/html
class: code
-
- pref: SelfCheckInModule
choices:
1: Enable
0: "Don't enable"
- "the standalone self check-in module (available at: /cgi-bin/koha/sci/sci-main.pl)."
-
- "Reset the current self check-in screen after"
- pref: SelfCheckInTimeout
class: integer
- seconds.
-
- "Include the following CSS on all the self check-in screens:"
- pref: SelfCheckInUserCSS
type: textarea
syntax: css
class: code
-
- "Include the following JavaScript on all the self check-in screens:"
- pref: SelfCheckInUserJS
type: textarea
syntax: javascript
class: code
Self check-out module:
-
- "Include the following JavaScript on all pages in the web-based self checkout:"
- pref: SCOUserJS
type: textarea
syntax: javascript
class: code
-
- "Include the following HTML on the the web-based self checkout screen:"
- pref: SCOMainUserBlock
type: textarea
syntax: text/html
class: code
-
- "Include the following CSS on all pages in the web-based self checkout:"
- pref: SCOUserCSS
type: textarea
syntax: css
class: code
-
- pref: ShowPatronImageInWebBasedSelfCheck
choices:
1: Show
0: "Don't show"
- "the patron's picture (if one has been added) when they use the web-based self checkout."
-
- pref: WebBasedSelfCheck
choices:
1: Enable
0: "Don't enable"
- "the web-based self checkout system (available at: /cgi-bin/koha/sco/sco-main.pl)."
-
- Have patrons log into the web-based self checkout system with their
- pref: SelfCheckoutByLogin
choices:
1: username and password
0: cardnumber
- "."
-
- "Time out the current patron's web-based self checkout system login after"
- pref: SelfCheckTimeout
class: integer
- seconds.
-
- pref: SCOAllowCheckin
choices:
1: Allow
0: "Don't allow"
- patrons to return items through web-based self checkout system.
-
- "Include the following HTML in the Help page of the web-based self checkout system:"
- pref: SelfCheckHelpMessage
type: textarea
syntax: text/html
class: code
-
- pref: AutoSelfCheckAllowed
choices:
1: Allow
0: "Don't allow"
- "the web-based self checkout system to automatically log in with this staff login"
- pref: AutoSelfCheckID
- and this password
- pref: AutoSelfCheckPass
class: password
- .
- "Note: Any patron entered here will be unable to log into the OPAC."
-
- pref: SelfCheckReceiptPrompt
choices:
1: Show
0: "Don't show"
- "the print receipt popup dialog when self checkout is finished."
-
- "Allow access to the self check from the following IP addresses:"
- pref: SelfCheckAllowByIPRanges
class: short
- (Leave blank if not used. Use ranges or simple IP addresses separated by spaces, like 192.168.1.1 192.168.0.0/24
.)
Course reserves:
-
- pref: UseCourseReserves
choices:
1: Use
0: "Don't use"
- "course reserves."
Batch checkout:
-
- pref: BatchCheckouts
choices:
1: Allow
0: "Don't allow"
- "batch checkouts."
-
- "Patron categories allowed to checkout in a batch:"
- pref: BatchCheckoutsValidCategories
choices: patron-categories
class: multiple
Housebound module:
-
- pref: HouseboundModule
choices:
1: Enable
0: Disable
- "the housebound module."
Stock rotation module:
-
- pref: StockRotation
choices:
1: Enable
0: Disable
- "the stock rotation module."
Article requests:
-
- pref: ArticleRequests
choices:
1: Enable
0: "Don't enable"
- patrons to place article requests.
-
- pref: ArticleRequestsOpacHostRedirection
choices:
yes: Enable
no: Disable
- " redirection from child to host based on MARC21 773$w when the child has no items when requesting articles on the Opac."
-
- pref: ArticleRequestsLinkControl
choices:
always: Always show
calc: Use algorithm to show or hide
- article request links on search results.
-
- "For records that are record level or item level requestable, make the following fields mandatory:"
- pref: ArticleRequestsMandatoryFields
multiple:
title: Title
author: Author
volume: Volume
issue: Issue
date: Date
pages: Pages
chapters: Chapters
-
-
- "For records that are only record level requestable, make the following fields mandatory:"
- pref: ArticleRequestsMandatoryFieldsRecordOnly
multiple:
title: Title
author: Author
volume: Volume
issue: Issue
date: Date
pages: Pages
chapters: Chapters
-
-
- "For records that are only item level requestable, make the following fields mandatory:"
- pref: ArticleRequestsMandatoryFieldsItemOnly
multiple:
title: Title
author: Author
volume: Volume
issue: Issue
date: Date
pages: Pages
chapters: Chapters
-
-
- "The following article request formats are supported:"
- pref: ArticleRequestsSupportedFormats
- "(Valid choices are currently: PHOTOCOPY and SCAN. Separate the supported formats by a vertical bar. The first listed format is selected by default when you request via the OPAC.)"
Return claims:
-
- When marking a checkout as "claims returned",
- pref: ClaimReturnedChargeFee
default: ask
choices:
ask: ask if a lost fee should be charged
charge: charge a lost fee
no_charge: don't charge a lost fee
- .
-
- Use the LOST authorised value
- pref: ClaimReturnedLostValue
- to represent 'claims returned'.
-
- Warn librarians that a patron has excessive return claims if the patron has claimed the return of more than
- pref: ClaimReturnedWarningThreshold
class: integer
- items.