Ian, In our case, the hold is only good for the day it is placed. In the Memphis Public Library "Popular 7-Day Books and new DVDs cannot be placed on hold. However, if a copy is available at any library, you can call that library and the material will be held for you until the end of the business day." (http://www.memphislibrary.org/help/holds) So, I'm sure there are other cases, that's the first that google pulled up. LInda
On 5/10/2011 11:33 AM, Ian Walls wrote: > Linda, > > > Holds will remain in the system indefinitely if they are never filled. > I suppose this could happen if the queue was constantly rearranged to > put someone at the bottom every time, but generally, it cycles through > and everyone gets their material eventually. If it's very popular, the > wait may just be very long. > > Once the hold is marked as 'ready' and is waiting on the hold shelf, the > patron has <<ReservesMaxPickupDelay>> days to come and get it before > it's marked problematic. ReservesMaxPickupDelay is a system preference > you can set in the Circulation tab. > > Even after that date is past, the hold will still exist (it's not > auto-cancelled, though we're working on making that an option). It > will appear on a separate report for manual review and cancellation. > > If you've got a use-case where a hold would need a default "not needed > after" date, I'd love to hear it; I'm having trouble picturing it on my > own, but I absolutely believe there is a possible situation where this > may be needed! > > Cheers, > > > -Ian > > On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 12:21 PM, Linda Culberson > <lcul...@mdah.state.ms.us <mailto:lcul...@mdah.state.ms.us>> wrote: > > All, > This is probably a really stupid question, so I apologize. Where can I > set a default hold period?  I know that the patron can set a "Hold not > needed after" date,  but is there a way to set a default that the hold > period isn't indefinite? > > Thanks. > -- > Linda Culberson    lcul...@mdah.state.ms.us > <mailto:lcul...@mdah.state.ms.us> > Archives and Records Services Division > Ms. Dept. of Archives & History > P. O. Box 571 > Jackson, MS 39205-0571 > Telephone:  601/576-6873  Fax:  601/576-6824 > > _______________________________________________ > Koha mailing list  http://koha-community.org > Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz <mailto:Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz> > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > > > > > -- > Ian Walls > Lead Development Specialist > ByWater Solutions > ALA Booth 732 > Phone # (888) 900-8944 > http://bywatersolutions.com > ian.wa...@bywatersolutions.com <mailto:ian.wa...@bywatersolutions.com> > Twitter: @sekjal -- Linda Culberson lcul...@mdah.state.ms.us Archives and Records Services Division Ms. Dept. of Archives & History P. O. Box 571 Jackson, MS 39205-0571 Telephone: 601/576-6873 Fax: 601/576-6824 _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
