--- /usr/share/koha/lib/C4/ILSDI/Services.pm.bak.20260303	2026-03-03 12:43:18.320523619 +0100
+++ /usr/share/koha/lib/C4/ILSDI/Services.pm	2026-03-04 07:39:10.327445880 +0100
@@ -813,8 +813,11 @@
     return { code => 'libraryNotPickupLocation' } unless $destination->pickup_location;
     return { code => 'cannotBeTransferred' }      unless $biblio->can_be_transferred( { to => $destination } );
 
-    my $resdate = $cgi->param('start_date');
-    my $expdate = $cgi->param('expiry_date');
+    my $resdate = $cgi->param('start_date') || $cgi->param('needed_before_date');
+    my $expdate = $cgi->param('expiry_date') || $cgi->param('pickup_expiry_date');
+    #RKE comment for reserves
+    my $comment = $cgi->param('comment');
+    #RKE End
 
     # Add the reserve
     #    $branch,    $borrowernumber, $biblionumber,
@@ -830,6 +833,7 @@
             reservation_date => $resdate,
             expiration_date  => $expdate,
             title            => $title,
+	    notes	     => $comment,
         }
     );
 
@@ -911,7 +915,10 @@
 
     my $resdate = $cgi->param('start_date');
     my $expdate = $cgi->param('expiry_date');
-
+    # RKE comment fpr reserves 
+    my $comment = $cgi->param('comment');
+    # RKE End
+    
     # Add the reserve
     my $priority = C4::Reserves::CalculatePriority($biblionumber);
     AddReserve(
@@ -924,6 +931,7 @@
             expiration_date  => $expdate,
             title            => $title,
             itemnumber       => $itemnumber,
+	    notes	     => $comment,
         }
     );