Aeon 5.0 moved functionality to the Customization Manager for sites to set their scheduled dates and other closures. There are three news keys: ScheduledDateMinimumDays, ScheduledDateMaximumDays, ScheduledDateDefaultSchedule and one new table: ScheduledClosures.
ScheduledDateDefaultSchedule is used to block days of the week when the library is closed. Rather than the former true/false values, the site will simply enter open days in the key. Ex: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
ScheduledDateMinimumDays allows the site to block a certain number of days before a request can be made. Default is 0 (equal to today). Ex: If the site requires 48 hours before a request can be scheduled, the ScheduledDateMinimumDays would be set to 2.
ScheduledDateMaximumDays is used to allow sites to limit how far into the future patrons can request. Ex: 365 will allow requests to be made only for the next year.
ScheduledClosures is a table added to the Customization Manager. The table can be populated with days the library will be closed. This includes one-off/variable dates and recurring holidays.
Instructions
For sites moving to Aeon 5.0 or later from a previous version, the scheduled-date.js file will need to be updated with the new version. However, you should not just overwrite the existing scheduled-date.js file. Instead, follow the instructions below:
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Open the Customization Manager and locate the ScheduledClosures table
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Use the existing scheduled-date.js file or run this AJAX query to find the currently blocked dates
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Transfer all dates from today into the future from the scheduled-date.js to the ScheduledClosures table manually or by running a SQL INSERT query
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Once you’ve added all existing holidays, install the new version of scheduled-date.js in the js folder in all relevant directories
To obtain the new version of the scheduled-date.js file, please visit the Aeon Downloads page and download the latest default web page files for the version of Aeon you have installed. -
Login to the site’s web pages to verify the dates are blocked as listed
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The old method of controlling the scheduled date via the scheduled-date.js will work until scheduled-date.js is replaced with the updated version. |