2.37.1 Field 1 Function Keys

2.37.2 Field 2 Overdue Fine Amount Block: 8 characters, tab stop

Purpose: To specify the overdue fine dollar amount that will block any further activity by the patron until the fine is paid or waived.

2.37.3 Field 3 Replacement Fee Block: 8 characters

Purpose: To specify the replacement dollar amount that will block any further activity by the patron until the fine is paid or waived.

2.37.4 Field 4 Overdue+Replacement $ Block: 8 characters

Purpose: To specify the combined dollar amounts of overdue fines and replacement fees that should block any further activity by the patron until the debits are paid.

2.37.5 Field 5 Loans + Overdue Count Block: 8 characters

Purpose: To specify the sum of the counts of the loans and overdue items that will block any further activity by the patron until the items are returned.

2.37.6 Field 6 Loans+Overdues+Recalls# Block: 8 characters

Purpose: To specify the sum of the counts of loan items, overdue items, and recalled items that will block any further activity by the patron until the patron returns the necessary items.

2.37.7 Field 7 Overdues Count Block: 8 characters, tab stop

Purpose: To specify the number of overdue loans that should block further loans for one patron.

2.37.8 Field 8 Recalled Loans Count Block: 8 characters

Purpose: To specify the number of recalled loans that should block further loans for one patron.

2.37.9 Field 9 Claimed Returned Count Block: 8 characters

Purpose: To specify the number of claim returned loans that should block further loans for one patron.

2.37.10 Field 10 Lost or Damaged Count Block: 8 characters

Purpose: To specify the number of lost or damaged loans that should block further loans for one patron.

2.37.11 Field 11 Block after Expiration: tab stop

Purpose: To specify that circulation privileges should be suspended upon a patron's account expiration date.

2.37.12 Field 12 Classes Not Allowed to Waive: 3 characters, multiple, tab stop

Purpose: To list the patron classes that should not have their fees waived.

2.37.13 Field 13 Maximum Fine for a Single Item: 8 characters

Purpose: To specify the maximum amount that the library will charge for fines and fees. If the patron's fees exceeds this amount, then this amount becomes the maximum that the library charges.

Format: It is any money amount.

2.37.14 Field 14 Discount Fine Paid upon Return: 5 characters, tab stop

Purpose: To specify the percentage of the fine amount to discount if the patron pays during a return.

Format: It is any number, 0 to 100.

2.37.15 Field 15 Accept Partial Fine Payment: tab stop

Purpose: To specify whether fine and/or fee payments may be collected incrementally rather than in total at one time.

Menu Style: Radio Button/Check Box

Menu Values:
Accept Partial Fine Payment

2.37.16 Field 16 Lost/Damaged Processing Fee: 8 characters, tab stop

Purpose: To specify the lost or damaged processing fee that the patron must pay on such occasions. This is not the replacement fee. This is a fee to recover the library labor associated with acquiring and managing the item.

Format: It is any money amount.

2.37.17 Field 17 Renew from parameter: mandatory, tab stop

Purpose: To specify how to calculate a renewal date.

Menu Style: Radio Button/Check Box

Menu Values:
Date Due
Today

2.37.18 Field 18 Compile Item Statistics: tab stop

Purpose: To enable or disable the collection of usage statistics for each item for the following transactions:

     - Internal Circulation;  
     - Loans;  
     - Loan with Override;  
     - Renew;  
     - Renew with Override;  
     - Hold Request;  
     - Recall Request;  
     - Item Edited.  
Menu Style:  Radio Button/Check Box
Menu Values:
Compile Item Statistics

2.37.19 Field 19 Miscellaneous Settings: multiple, tab stop

Purpose: To select a variety of settings.

Menu Style: Radio Button/Check Box

Menu Values:
Require Patron Bar Code for Loans
Check for Item Bar Code First on all Look Ups
Free Format Patron's Local Phone Number
Dynamically Add Patrons from Loan Item

Discussion:

Require Patron Bar Code for Loans forces the Loan Item window (Check out) to verify that a patron has a patron bar code. If the patron does not have one, then a small window is invoked requesting the patron bar code. Loans are not possible until the patron has a bar code.

Check for Item Bar Code First on all Look Ups will check for a bar code as soon as the number has been entered at the look up prompt. The number entered will be assumed to be a bar code if it matches an existing bar code even if the number entered was intended to be an alternate search.

Free Format Patron's Local Phone Number disables the standard telephone number validation.

Dynamically Add Patrons from Loan Item allows the user to add a patron to the patron database from the Loan Item window if the patron is not already in the database.

2.37.20 Field 20 Controls Ok, Cancel, & Help:

Purpose: To specify an action that controls the window's flow. [Ok] will save and apply the displayed values, whereas [Cancel] will reject the changes. [Help] will display all of the documentation for the window. Press the Help key for context sensitive help for each field.

Format: It is an action that toggles the push button.

Menu Style: Push Button

Menu Values:
Ok
Cancel
Help