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    Grace period not functioning correctly for hourly items

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    • Article Type: General
    • Product: Aleph
    • Product Version: 20

    Problem Symptoms:
    No fine for hourly- loaned item returned after the grace period has expired.

    Cause:
    Uncertain. See Resolution and Additional Information below.

    Resolution:
    None yet. Diagnostics have been added to the "call grace_date" sections of the ./com/get_cash_0003_current_fine and ./pc_cir/pc_return_item programs, for capture, should another similar case occur.

    Additional Information

    * Reserve Item loaned on Jan. 3 at 15:30 pm, due at the closing hour (17:00).

    * Library open on Friday, Jan. 4; closed on Sat. Jan 5 and Sun Jun 6.

    * Item returned at 8:15 on Mon. Jan. 7. tab16 grace days are 0 and grace hours are 3.

    * Item receives no fine. (A z309, action 08, "Late return within grace period" is created.)

    * But return date/time was *not* within the grace period and *should* have received a fine.


    util f/2/10 in xxx50 shows the following:

    Enter item barcode (Q to stop) : 32792022815926
    Load: /exlibris/aleph/u20_1/alephe/tab/tab100
    Load: /exlibris/aleph/u20_1/xxx50/tab/tab100
    Enter bor ID (Q to stop) : 20399
    Load: /tmp/utf_files/exlibris/aleph/u20_1/alephe/tab/tab_sub_library.eng
    Enter bor status [41] (Q to stop) : 41
    Z36-BOR-STATUS: 41
    Z36-ITEM-STATUS: 08
    Z30-ITEM-PROCESS-STATUS:
    Load: /exlibris/aleph/u20_1/xxx50/tab/tab16
    TAB16: XXX50 08 ## 41 + 00000000 00 + 0300 0300 04800 100 999 C + 00000000 + 0003 000 000 09 0000040.00 0000000000 0000000000 000 1 01
    Enter due date (yyyymmdd or Q to stop) : 20130103
    Enter due hour (hhmm or Q to stop) : 1700
    Load: /exlibris/aleph/u20_1/xxx50/tab/tab17
    Enter return date (yyyymmdd or Q to stop) : 20130107
    Enter return hour (hhmm or Q to stop) : 0841
    Enter recall due date [00000000] (yyyymmdd or Q to stop):
    Load: /tmp/utf_files/exlibris/aleph/u20_1/xxx50/tab/tab18.eng

    Fine is: 22.00

    So it certainly seems that the item should have received a fine upon return and should not have been considered within the grace period.

    The following SQL shows that the 001905598000020 item is the only such case:

    xxx50@ALEPH20> select z36h_rec_key from z36h where z36h_loan_date = '20130103' and z36h_due_date = '20130103' and z36h_returned_date = '20130107';
    **** Hit return to continue ****

    Z36H_REC_KEY
    ---------------
    001905598000020

    Category: Circulation (500)

    Subject: Returns


    • Article last edited: 10/8/2013
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