Comment 1 for bug 1827657

We've never used that feature. We cancel shelf expired holds then perform a
normal check in.

Diane Disbro
Branch Manager/Circulation Coordinator
Union Branch
Scenic Regional Library
308 Hawthorne Drive
Union, MO 63084
(636) 583-3224
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On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 1:55 PM Josh Stompro <email address hidden> wrote:

> Public bug reported:
>
> I'm curious if anyone depends on the current behavior of the Clear Holds
> Shelf check-in modifier? Or rather the ability to have it disabled?
>
> Does anyone regularly check-in items on the hold-shelf and not want to
> clear the hold if the shelf expire time is up?
>
> Can we get rid of the "Clear Holds Shelf" check-in modifier and just
> always assume that if an item with on holds shelf status gets checked
> in, it should be evaluated to see if the current hold is still valid?
>
> Otherwise, maybe the option to not clear expired holds could be opt in,
> so that behavior could be enabled if needed. The Check-in modifier
> could be "Don't clear expired holds".
>
> I would just like to clear up the check-in display so that standard
> behavior doesn't require extra labels on the screen, assuming that
> wanting to clear holds expired from the holdshelf is what most evergreen
> users want to do.
>
> Thanks
> Josh
>
> ** Affects: evergreen
> Importance: Undecided
> Status: New
>
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> Title:
> Check-in: Clear hold shelf check-in modifier - make default behavior
> and remove
>
> Status in Evergreen:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> I'm curious if anyone depends on the current behavior of the Clear
> Holds Shelf check-in modifier? Or rather the ability to have it
> disabled?
>
> Does anyone regularly check-in items on the hold-shelf and not want to
> clear the hold if the shelf expire time is up?
>
> Can we get rid of the "Clear Holds Shelf" check-in modifier and just
> always assume that if an item with on holds shelf status gets checked
> in, it should be evaluated to see if the current hold is still valid?
>
> Otherwise, maybe the option to not clear expired holds could be opt
> in, so that behavior could be enabled if needed. The Check-in
> modifier could be "Don't clear expired holds".
>
> I would just like to clear up the check-in display so that standard
> behavior doesn't require extra labels on the screen, assuming that
> wanting to clear holds expired from the holdshelf is what most
> evergreen users want to do.
>
> Thanks
> Josh
>
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