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Activating automatic fine calculation and refunds
System Setup lets you decide whether you want to charge fines, and if so, how
they're calculated. Depending on library policy, you may not want all fine
options active.
You can create additional fine types as needed. Unlike the default fine types of
Damaged, Lost, Overdue, and Refund, userdefined fine types are not associated
with copy information.
To set up the fines options, follow these steps:
1. From the Circulation tabs in System Setup, select the Fines tab:
To activate automatic
calculation of overdue fines
To generate a refund
whenever a partially paid
fine (overdue, damaged,
lost, or useddefined) is
deleted in Circulation Desk
To increment overdue
fines, even if the library is
closed
To use the Fine
Limit, specified in
the Edit Loan
Period dialog, as
the replacement
cost for lost
copies that do not
have a price
recorded in their
copy records
To increment overdue fines,
even on grace days
To cancel changes
before saving
To add a new fine type to the
list, click New. Highlight an ex
isting fine type and click Edit to
change the fine type description
(no duplicates). You cannot edit
default fine types or codes for
userdefined fine types. To edit
a userdefined code, delete the
fine type and create a new fine
type and code.
2. Select the fine options that correspond to your current policies, and then click
Save. For more information about fine options, see the following table.