How to define a loan to be due at end of day in which it is loaned /

This document describes how to make an item have a due date which is the last minute of the opening time of the day in which it is loaned.

For example if the library is open until 08:00 PM, then any time during the day in which the item will be loaned it will be due back at 08:00 PM the same day.

The following relates to items in library “The Yoel Institute for Library and Information Science”.

ONE

View the calendar as follows:

Fulfillment Configuration menu > You are configuring “The Yoel Institute for Library and Information Science” > Library > Opening hours

See that library is

Open Sun. to Thur. 08:30 – 20:00

Open Fri. 08:30 – 12:00

Closed Saturday

TWO

Create policy “0 days due date”

Do Fulfillment Configuration menu >Physical Fulfillment > Advanced Policy Configuration > Add fulfillment policy > Due Date

Give policy name “0 days due date”

Value type “non-fixed”

Value: 0

Unit of measurement: days

THREE

Add a terms of use of type “loan” with due date “0 day loan”

Do Fulfillment Configuration menu > Physical Fulfillment > Terms of use and policies > Add a terms of use > Type loan > Call it “0 day loan”

Choose “Is Loanable” “Loanable”

Choose “due date” “0 days due date” (as created above in “Advanced Policy Configuration”)

Make the “Closed Library Due Date Management” to be “No change to due date”

FOUR

See that “Regular” fulfillment unit include the location “The Yoel Institute Main Library” in the library “The Yoel Institute for Library and Information Science”

Add rule to fulfillment unit:

If location = Yoel Institute Main Library

Then

Use terms of use “0 day loan”

FIVE

Loan an item in the location “Yoel Institute Main Library” and see that any time you loan it during the day it will be sure back at 8:00 PM of the same day.

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