Setting Home and Receiving Branch Policies

The following policy tables control floating item policies:

• Floating: To Branch - This table sets the possible receiving branches for items that are allowed to float. The Home branch designated in the item record determines the branches to which its items may float. See Set the branches to receive floating items.
• Floating: Material Types - Use this table to set the material types that should not float, even if the items belong to a floating collection. The Home branch designated in the item record determines the material types that should not float. See Set the material types that cannot float.
• Floating: Material Type Limits - A busy branch that receives many floating items may be at risk of being overwhelmed by popular items, running short of shelf space, or of absorbing the bulk of available items. Use this table to set how many items linked to the same bibliographic record the receiving branch is willing to accept. The receiving branch determines separate limits for In items attached to the same title and items of any circulation status attached to the same title. See Limit the floating items for the same title and material type.
• Floating: Collection Limits- Use this table to set limits on the number of items a branch can receive into each of its floating collections. See Limit the number of floating items a branch can receive for a collection.