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    SIP2: Special return message is not working at night

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

    Problem Symptoms:
    * At night (e.g. after 20:20) the SIP2 Server is not sending special return message anymore when advance booking items (according to tab43) are returned.
    * During the day there is no problem with this functionality.

    Cause:
    Because of a bug in program the system is checking the server time against col. 4 of tab43 ("End of Period Date").
    For example if you have defined periods up to 20201231 the function will stop working at night after 20:20 (8:20 PM).

    Resolution:
    This is fixed with rep_change 2251 in Aleph 21.

    Following workaround will work until a fix is installed:

    * Add an additional section in tab43 with "End of period date" 24001231.

    Example setup of ./xxx50/tab/tab43:

    ! 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    !-!!!!!-!!-!!!!!!!!-!!-!!!!-!!-!!!!
    P ##### 04 20201231 01 0900 01 1100
    01 1100 01 1300
    01 1300 01 1500
    01 1500 01 1700
    02 0900 02 1100
    02 1100 02 1300
    02 1300 02 1500
    02 1500 02 1700
    03 0900 03 1100
    03 1100 03 1300
    03 1300 03 1500
    03 1500 03 1700
    04 0900 04 1100
    04 1100 04 1300
    04 1300 04 1500
    04 1500 04 1700
    05 0900 05 1100
    05 1100 05 1300
    05 1300 05 1500
    05 1500 05 1700
    06 0900 06 1100
    06 1100 06 1300

    P ##### 04 24001231 01 0900 01 1100
    01 1100 01 1300
    01 1300 01 1500
    01 1500 01 1700
    02 0900 02 1100
    02 1100 02 1300
    02 1300 02 1500
    02 1500 02 1700
    03 0900 03 1100
    03 1100 03 1300
    03 1300 03 1500
    03 1500 03 1700
    04 0900 04 1100
    04 1100 04 1300
    04 1300 04 1500
    04 1500 04 1700
    05 0900 05 1100
    05 1100 05 1300
    05 1300 05 1500
    05 1500 05 1700
    06 0900 06 1100
    06 1100 06 1300

    * Restart SIP2 Server

    Category: Circulation (500)

    Subject: Self check (500)


    • Article last edited: 10/8/2013