Is it possible to display specific reasons for non-renewable items in OvP (after 22.1 rep_change 2042) after renew all?

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Product: Aleph
Product Version: 22, 23
Relevant for Installation Type: Dedicated-Direct, Direct, Local, Total Care

Description

In file ./xxx50/tab/tab_check_circ option RENEW-PRE parameters are used, so that the patron knows if he can renew his documents in "My account" (OvP)

ex.
RENEW-PRE check_circ_1_c_a
RENEW-PRE check_circ_3
RENEW-PRE check_circ_5_b
RENEW-PRE check_circ_6
RENEW-PRE check_circ_7_b

If documents are not renewable, the patron sees "renew not possible" under the "Status" column, which is a general message. Is there a way to use RENEW-PRE parameters AND display the specific reasons why the documents could not be renewed in Primo?

Resolution

No, it is not possible;
changing this behaviour means a major design change in Primo and Aleph as Primo would need to try renewal even for non-renewable items.

Additional Information

Aleph 22, rep_change #002042 has enhanced two programs:

./alephm/source/dlf_service/dlf_single_renew_loan.cbl (Single renew)
./alephm/source/dlf_service/dlf_renew_loan.cbl (Renew all)

- dlf_single_renew_loan is a subroutine called from dlf_renew_loan.
- dlf_renew_loan uses RENEW-W-G from tab_check_circ and dlf_single_renew_loan uses RENEW-WWW.

There is a slight discrepancy in the design of the Aleph OPAC and the design of the Primo-Aleph API causing a different behavior when "renew all" is called up.

In Aleph OPAC there is a separate program routine for renew all that displays specific reasons.

In RESTFUL API only one API for renewal exists (https://developers.exlibrisgroup.com...PIs/Renew-Loan) and this API is used for both single renewal and multiple/all renewal.

For all items "non-renewable" by the RENEW-PRE-checks, Primo will not attempt to perform renewal when the patron tries to "renew all" (as it knows that renewal will fail anyway). Therefore also after this rep_change no specific renewal problems are displayed in this case.

Article last edited: 5-Apr-2016