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Get there: More > Tools > Patrons and Circulation > Overdue Notice/Status Triggers
In order to send the overdue notices that you defined using the Notices tool, you need to first set the triggers to have these messages.
In order to have overdue notices sent to your patrons, you need to set that patron category to require overdue notices.
Depending on the value of your OverdueNoticeCalendar preference the delay may or may not include days the library is closed based on the holiday calendar.
The Overdue Notice/Status Triggers tool gives the librarian the power to send up to three notices to each patron type notifying them of overdue items
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Delay is the number of days after an issue is due before an action is triggered.
ImportantIf you want Koha to trigger an action (send a letter or restrict member), a delay value is required.
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To send additional notices, click on the tabs for 'Second' and 'Third' notice
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If you would like to prevent a patron from checking items out because of their overdue items, check the 'Restrict' box, this will put a notice on the patron's record at checkout informing the librarian that the patron cannot check out due to overdue items.
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If you choose to restrict a patron in this way you can also have Koha automatically remove that restriction with the AutoRemoveOverduesRestrictions preference.
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Next you can choose the delivery method for the overdue notice. You can choose from Email, Phone (if you are using the iTiva Talking Tech service), Print and SMS (if you have set your SMSSendDriver).
NoteThe Feed option is not yet a feature in Koha, it is there for future development.
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See a Sample Overdue Notice
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