Bug 2632 - Writeoff Fines Need Improvements
Summary: Writeoff Fines Need Improvements
Status: CLOSED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Koha
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Circulation (show other bugs)
Version: master
Hardware: PC All
: P3 normal (vote)
Assignee: Galen Charlton
QA Contact: Bugs List
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Reported: 2008-09-22 04:01 UTC by Nicole C. Engard
Modified: 2013-12-05 19:53 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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withdrawn not showing as negative (34.68 KB, image/png)
2008-09-22 16:01 UTC, Chris Cormack
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withdrawns without titles (84.21 KB, image/png)
2008-09-22 16:02 UTC, Chris Cormack
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Description Chris Cormack 2010-05-21 00:53:41 UTC


---- Reported by nengard@gmail.com 2008-09-22 16:01:25 ----

When a fine is marked as Withdrawn it shows the amount as a positive instead of a negative.  Also, it would be handy if Withdrawn fines shows the title like the late items do.  See the attached images for examples.



---- Additional Comments From nengard@gmail.com 2008-09-22 16:01:55 ----

Created an attachment
withdrawn not showing as negative





---- Additional Comments From nengard@gmail.com 2008-09-22 16:02:21 ----

Created an attachment
withdrawns without titles





---- Additional Comments From joe.atzberger@liblime.com 2008-09-24 12:59:57 ----

The internal code for "Writeoff" or "W" type is NOT supported by the Koha 3.0 internals precisely because the previous implementation is so problematic.  

Unfortunately we allowed "W" code to persist in pay.pl where it directly manipulates the database in ways that are unaccounted for and inconsistent with the rest of Koha.  

For now Writeoff should NOT be used, and it should be removed.  Later a similar functionality should be added back in.



---- Additional Comments From nengard@gmail.com 2008-09-29 06:15:58 ----

Thanks Joe - for some reason I was saying Withdrawn when I meant Writeoff.



---- Additional Comments From dhall@ebpl.org 2009-05-07 17:50:12 ----

Thanks for explaining why Write Off doesn't work correctly.   Many libraries need the ability to write off or waive fines and other charges on patron accounts.   A work around is to create a manual credit, but that takes more time and time is critical at a busy Circulation desk.  So it is important to have the functionality added aback into Koha.  

  




---- Additional Comments From nengard@gmail.com 2009-06-04 15:20:28 ----

retested - and it does work - sorry about that - closing.



---- Additional Comments From nengard@gmail.com 2009-06-04 15:20:54 ----

sorry typed in the wrong box - bug reopened.



--- Bug imported by chris@bigballofwax.co.nz 2010-05-21 00:53 UTC  ---

This bug was previously known as _bug_ 2632 at http://bugs.koha.org/cgi-bin/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=2632
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Comment 1 Katrin Fischer 2010-06-11 13:15:06 UTC
'For now Writeoff should NOT be used, and it should be removed.  Later a similar
functionality should be added back in.'

Is this still correct for 3.2 or can this bug be closed?
Comment 2 Liz Rea 2012-05-02 16:01:26 UTC
Writeoff is working just fine now, as far as I can tell.