Add a way to block "pre-cat" item creation based on permissions or settings

[Aaron Z]

When a staff member misscans or mistypes the barcode in the checkout screen, they are given the option to circulate the item as a "pre-cataloged item"
This was intended so that new items (not yet in the catalog) could go out to patrons as soon as possible.
The downside is that when a item in the catalog is mis-scanned (and the staff dont catch this), they can create a "pre-cataloged item" which then has to be deleted from EG. This item doesn't have any statistical categories attached to it, so these circulations skew the circulation statistics.

It would be useful if there was an way (be it a permission or a org unit setting) so say "do not allow pre-cataloged items to be created"

Dyrcona on IRC said that "Circ/Circulate.pm and Circ/Noncat.pm is where I'd make changes"

See http://irc.evergreen-ils.org/evergreen/2014-02-04#i_66494 for the conversation on IRC about this issue
We have seen this on our 2.2.1 system, but it appears to exist in all versions

[Yamil (ysuarez)]

I had created a wish-list bug a while ago for this type of feature.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1068287

I wonder if my bug should be merged with this one or just have my older blog deleted?

[Kathy Lussier (klussier)]

I would say this one should be marked as a duplicate of the other since yours was the original bug Yamil. I"ll do so now.