Open the Library Main Catalog window.

On the Advanced Search tab define search condition. Select DATE_ADDED in the Field (1) box, select Is Greater Than in the Condition (2) box and select the date in the Value Equal (3) box. Click Include (4).

Click Search (5) to execute. Only items that were added in the last month are listed (7).

In the Report (6) box select NEW REPORT.

Print Reports starts with 3 preselected data fields, click the Red Arrow icon to remove them.

Scroll down and up in the All Fields box and select the following data fields: TITLE, AUTHOR, TYPE, CATEGORY, FORMAT. When data field name is selected in the All Fields box click Green Arrow icon to include it in the Included Fields box.

To adjust the column width select the field in the Included Fields box enter the column width and click the Set Width button.

Click the Preview Report button to review the report.

Review the whole report in the Report Preview window.

Close the preview and click the Print Report button to print.

How to design a generic report: "New Items in the Library"?

If you run the new library items report every month or every week you can automate the search and report procedures.

The search query has to be entered manually. In the search definition you can use CURRENT_DATE function (returns today date). CURRENT_DATE is the SQL function (Firebirds's SQL).

Enter the following text into the Search Conditions (1) box:
CURRENT_DATE - DATE_ADDED < 30
When this query is executed it always displays items that were added in the past 30 days.

To display items catalogued in the last week use the following definition:
CURRENT_DATE - DATE_ADDED < 7

Click the Save (2) button to save the definition as a view for future use.

In the View (1) box select the newly created view (last month new items).

Question:
How can we print off a list of new resources added? How to print off reports (eg. patron usage, number of books in collection, resource lists added since a specific date, etc.)?

Answer:
You can utilize the DATE_ADDED data field to search for and display items that were added within specific time frames, such as the last week, last day, last month, or last year. Additionally, you can create a simple report to print the items displayed in the window.
For more information on creating other reports, please refer to the following topics:
- Patron usage report
- Circulation report by item
- Number of times a resource was checked out
- Transactions per monthloan transactions per borrower