Working with Weeding Templates

Weeding templates allow you to define the criteria that are used to determine if an item is eligible for weeding. Weeding record sets are linked to a template and validate all items added to the record set against the template criteria. You must create at least one weeding template before you can create weeding record sets. For more information, see Create a Weeding Template.

The criteria in a weeding template uses item power search functionality to identify a set of eligible item records. For more information about power searches, see Do a Power Search. Here are some examples of what you can do with weeding template inclusion criteria and item filters:

• Identify items that aren't circulating often.

  Sample Inclusion Criteria:
  CS="On Shelf" NOT IRS=1234
  Sample Item Filters:
  Older than: 7 years
  Year-to-date Circulation: Under 1

• Identify items that are out of date (4-7 years).

  Sample Inclusion Criteria:
  CS="On Shelf" AND (COL={list}"JUNIOR R", "RQUICK", "R", "RART", "RBUS", "RCR", "RCO", "RSEA", "TEEN R", "TEEN RSTU"{/list})
  Sample Item Filters:
  Newer Than: 7 Years
  Older Than: 4 Years

• Identify serial items that are out of date.

  Sample Inclusion Criteria:
  CS="On Shelf" AND (TOM={list}"ser","new","per"{/list}) AND (COL={list}"ATT", "JUNIOR R", "R", "RART", "RBUS", "RCR", "RCO", "RSEA", "TEEN R"{/list})
  Sample Item Filters:
  Older Than: 3 Years