Bug 4476

Summary: Improve clarity and usability of issuing rules interface
Product: Koha Reporter: Owen Leonard <oleonard>
Component: System AdministrationAssignee: Owen Leonard <oleonard>
Status: CLOSED FIXED QA Contact: Bugs List <koha-bugs>
Severity: enhancement    
Priority: P5 - low    
Version: Main   
Hardware: All   
OS: All   
URL: /cgi-bin/koha/admin/smart-rules.pl
Change sponsored?: --- Patch complexity: ---
Documentation contact: Documentation submission:
Text to go in the release notes:
Version(s) released in:
Circulation function:
Attachments: Screenshot after proposed change

Description Chris Cormack 2010-05-21 01:27:38 UTC


---- Reported by oleonard@myacpl.org 2010-05-10 15:25:56 ----

Created an attachment
Screenshot after proposed change

I propose some changes to the issuing rules interface to improve usability:

 - Rename the page "Circulation Policies" since "issuing" doesn't fit well with current terminology conventions. The term "circulation" is broad enough to encompass checkouts, fines, and holds.

 - Better define and delineate the sub-sections on the page:
   - Default checkout and hold policy
   - Checkout limit by patron category
   - Holds policy by item type

 - Repeat the current library name, when selected, for clarity: "Default checkout and hold policy for Athens" rather than "Default checkout and hold policy for this library" 

 - Use the phrase "all libraries" when no library is selected. "Default library" seems ambiguous. "All libraries" better defines how the rule will be applied: to all libraries in the absence of a more specific rule.



--- Bug imported by chris@bigballofwax.co.nz 2010-05-21 01:27 UTC  ---

This bug was previously known as _bug_ 4476 at http://bugs.koha.org/cgi-bin/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=4476
Imported an attachment (id=2124)

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