User manual

Chapter 6
Circulation and fine rules
In Koha, for a combination of library or branch, patron category and item type, you
can specify:
Loan period
Fine amount
Maximum checkouts
In addition, for a combination of library or branch and patron category, you can also
specify:
Maximum checkouts
The second type of rule is used to constrain the total number of checkouts across all
item types.
You can find the Circulation and Fine Rules screens in the Patrons and Circulation
section under Koha's Administration module.
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System Preferences
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Basic parameters
Libraries and groups
Funds and hudg is
Currencies and
exchange rates
Item types
Patrons and circulation
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Cities and towns
Road types
Patron attribute types
Circulation and hires
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Catalog
Authorized values
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Claudication sources
Record matching rules
Additional parameters
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Defining default issuing rules
The rules are applied from most specific to less specific, using the first found in this order:
same library. same patron type. same item type
same library. same patron type. default item type
same library, default patron type. same item type
same library, default patron type, default item type
default library, same patron type, same item type
default library, same patron type, default item type
default library, default patron type: same item type
default library, default patron type. default item type
To modify a rule, create a new one with the sane patios type and item type.
Select a library : 'Default
Patron Category Nom Type
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Default
Default
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Fine Fine
Amount
Bays
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55.00
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Grace
Period
day(s)
day(s)
Fine Current
Charging Checkouts
Interval Allowed
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day(s) ,
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1 day(s)
clay(s)
Loon
Period
14 day(s)
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7 day(s) to
2 day(s)
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For thrs library. you can specify the maximum number of loans that a patron of a given category can make, regardless of the item type.
If the total amount loanable for a given patron category is left blank, no limit applies, except possibly 6u a limit you define for aspecific item
type.
Patron Category
Total Current Checkout Allowed
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