How to reset Patron Category Expiry Date
This document explains how to reset patron category expiry date. If you have set an Enrollment period that expires on an absolute date rather than giving an expiry date based on a number of months after registration you will need to reset the expiry date annually, otherwise all borrowers created with the patron category in question will be expire immediately.
Navigate to the patron categories
Go to the Koha Administration > Patrons and circulation > Patron categories.
You will be presented with the list of all the patron categories currently on the system.
Scroll to the right hand side and click on the Edit button beside the patron category you wish to change.
Go to Enrollment period > Until date.
Click into the date box beside the Until date line. This will cause a calendar widget to drop out where a date can be set.
Change the Until Date and Save.
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