Defining Item Blocks
An item block stops circulation based on a setting in the item record. The Library assigned box on the Notes and Notices view of the Item Record workform lists the standard, library-assigned block descriptions (for example, Be sure all parts are present). The blocks available in the list and the order in which they appear depend on the item block description settings for the library named in the Assigned box on the Item Record workform. The settings of the item’s assigned branch also control the blocks available for item bulk change.
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When you are bulk-changing library-assigned blocks in an item record set, you must first select a branch because library-assigned block choices depend on the item’s assigned branch.
You define the standard item blocks in the Item Block Descriptions database table. You can standardize item block descriptions among all organizations, or you can have different descriptions for each organization. You can define them at the system, library, and branch levels, but they are assigned to a specific branch when you define them, and are not inherited from a parent organization. This table can be displayed on an organization workform or with the Administration Explorer. When you open the table at the system level, you can view, add, change, and delete item block descriptions for all branches. At the library level, you can view, add, change, and delete item block descriptions for the branches associated with the library. At the branch level, you can view, add, change, or delete item descriptions for the branch, even if the entry was added at a higher level.
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These System Administration permissions are required to modify this table: Access administration: Allow, Access tables: Allow, Modify item block descriptions table: Allow.