Fixed Due Date

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A Fixed Due Date schedule allows a library to determine that materials loaned during specific periods all come due at the same time. This maintenance document makes it possible to set up a system wherein everything loaned during an academic term comes due at the end of the term, and everything loaned during the summer break comes due at the end of the summer.

Staff can create multiple fixed due date schedules.

Note

The from and to dates of multiple entries in a fixed due date schedule must not intersect.

Fixed due dates are tied into circulation policies. If a fixed due date is in effect for the circulation policy, then any loan that takes place between the start and end dates of the fixed due date schedule will use the fixed due date.

Tip

You need to be familiar with the circulation policy KRMS rules built into your local implementation to assign fixed due dates.

Because fixed due dates are tied into circulation policies, the Fixed Due Date Lookup only allows uses to search by the policy set.

This screen includes unique Add/Edit Fixed Due Date and Time Span tabs in addition to the standard tabs that display at the bottom of OLE documents.

Note

For more information about the standard tabs, see Standard Tabs on the Guide to OLE Basic Functionality and Key Concepts.

The Add/Edit Fixed Due Date tab allows staff to assign the fixed due date to a circulation policy set. A fixed due date must be tied to a policy set. Select the Circulation Policy Set from the dropdown list.

Circulation Policy Sets are created from the KRMS rules written in xml and loaded into OLE by an administrator. While all KRMS rules display in the dropdown, not all of them can have fixed due dates applied. You will need to select a Circulation Policy Set that is applicable to checkouts/loans, see an administrator familiar with your institution's circulation policy xml to determine which circulation policy set to select.

The Time Span tab allows staff set the time frame for the fixed due date schedule as well as the assign the due date for a circulation policy.

Time Span Tab Definitions

Title

Description

From Date

The starting date for the fixed due date schedule. Anything loaned from this date on and apply to the circulation policy noted above will be assigned the fixed due date.

To Date

The ending date for the fixed due date schedule. Anything loaned before and on this date and apply to the circulation policy noted above will be assigned the fixed due date.

Fixed Due Date

The date every item loaned within the circulation policy noted above will be due.

Fixed Due Dates are scheduled to be due on the date entered, at 23:59:59. This time can be changed from the parameter DEF_CLOSE_TIME.

ActionClick add to add the time span.
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