====== Borrowings management ======

This section deals with all stuff related to borrowings management.

===== Borrowers configuration =====

In **Configuration** menu, there is a **Borrowers** items. When activated, such a window is displayed:

{{en:borrowers.png|Borrowing configuration}}

On top, there is the potential borrowers. Someone needs to be in this list to be used as a borrower later. **Add** button is used to add a new borrower. **Remove** button do the opposite operation. E-mail address of someone can be changed by clicked on it on the list. Name can't be changed.

Then, in this window, there is the e-mail template. It will be sent on request to a borrower. Some special strings can be used in this text. They will be replaced with some values. **%1** will be replaced with borrower name. **%2** is for the item name. And **%3** can be used if you want the borrowing date to be inserted.

===== Changing information =====

The way to change lending information may vary for different collections. This example is for movies collection but may also apply to other ones.

Changes are made in the **Lending** tab of movies information.

{{en:lending.png|Borrowing tab}}

There is a list containing previously defined borrowers. And **Select a date** button opens a calendar to specify when it has been lended.

There is also a **Send an e-mail** button that will send an e-mail to the current borrower. For this, it uses template defined in **Borrowers** configuration and also values specified in **Internet** tab of **Preferences**.

A window shows then all the information for confirmation before sending.

When an item is given back, **Item returned** button have to be used. Return date can be selected (default one is current date). Then a new history line is added.

===== Show borrowed items =====

**File** menu has a **Displayed borrowed items** item. It displays a window containing items that are lended.

Clicking on any column header, uses it as sorting criteria.