Question/Topic: How to define/change categorized/default Due Date Period(s) ?
How to define/change Due Date Periods, borrower Limits, fine
Limits:
1. Open Categorized Due Date Periods and Limits window:
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On the File menu, click Load Database. Select and load Library database.
- On the Loans/Returns menu, click Set Due Date Period/Limits
(this command is only displayed when library database is loaded)
2. How to define/modify library Default Due Date Period? How to define library
Categorized Due Date Period?
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Select the field in the Use this Data Field to determine Due Date Period (1) box. For example you can select
TYPE data field. This field has values like: Book, DVD, CD, Journal,
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Enter the value of the field into Field Value (2) edit box (for example:
CD), enter the number of days the item can be loaned in the Due Date Period (3) edit box. Click Add/Edit button to add the setting to the Due Date Period list.
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Repeat this procedure for other types that do not use Default Due Date Period.
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Note: Default Due Date Period (4), this value will be used if you do not define categorized due date periods.
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To change Default Due Date Period (4) just enter a new value into this box.
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When you click OK, all new settings will be saved and active.
3. How to define/modify borrower limits, how to lock borrower?
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Select the field in the Use this Data Field to determine Max # of Loaned
Items (1) box. For example you can select
TYPE data field. This field has values like: Book, DVD, CD, Journal,
...
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Enter the value of the field into Field Value (2) edit box (for example:
CD), enter the number in the Max # of Loaned Items (3) edit box. Click Add/Edit button to add the setting to the
Max # of Loaned Items list.
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Repeat this procedure for other types.
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When you click OK, all new settings will be saved and active.
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With this program you can lock borrower if his or her fines exceed a defined limit (4).
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If the value is $0 it means there is no fine limit defined.
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The warning window will be displayed when a locked borrower is trying to loan a library item.
How to define/change Due Date Period:
library solutions, version number 1.0 - 2.0: click here
library solutions,
version number 2.1 - 2.9: click here
You can upgrade your library solution: Library Upgrade.