Bug 39938

Summary: No on-shelf holds allowed + item groups don't work
Product: Koha Reporter: hebah
Component: Hold requestsAssignee: Bugs List <koha-bugs>
Status: NEW --- QA Contact: Testopia <testopia>
Severity: enhancement    
Priority: P5 - low CC: gmcharlt
Version: Main   
Hardware: All   
OS: All   
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Description hebah 2025-05-19 21:15:23 UTC
If a library wants to not allow on-shelf holds (if all unavailable), item groups will not be feasible for them, and short of creating a separate item type for multivolume records, setting on-shelf holds to 'if any unavailable' is probably not specific enough either for the combination of item eligibility that might arise.

And academic/special libraries are both likelier than other libraries to disallow on-shelf holds AND benefit from item groups and their associated holds.

To confirm:
Enable item groups and item group holds; have a record with a couple volumes/item groups set up.
Have a circ rule for that item type with on-shelf hold policy of 'only if all unavailable.'
Check out a volume in an item group to a random patron, ensuring that no items within that group are available.
As a different patron, from the OPAC, try to place a hold on the volume with the checked-out copy. See that the hold is blocked with 'There are no items that can be placed on hold' message.