Displaying an Item’s Last Borrower

You can configure Polaris to display information about an item's last borrower on the Item Record workform. When the Last use patron display Patron Services parameter is set to Yes, Polaris displays the following elements on the Item Record workform:

• Last Borrower link — Selecting this link opens the Patron Status workform for the last patron who borrowed the item.
• Patron barcode of the last borrower

The sections below describe the process for configuring the display of last borrower information in Polaris:

• Configure the Last Use Patron Display Parameter
• Configure Additional Last Use Patron Parameters

Configure the Last Use Patron Display Parameter

You can set the Last use patron display parameter at the system, library, or branch level. The setting for the log-on branch controls whether last borrower information appears on the Item Record workform.

To configure the Last use patron display parameter:

1. In Polaris Administration (staff client), go to Administration > Explorer.
2. Select an organization level (System, Library, or Branch).
3. In the Administration Explorer, double-click the system, library, or branch name to expand the list.
4. Select Parameters > Patron Services.
5. Double-click Last use patron display and select one of the following values:
   • Yes — Polaris displays the Last Borrower link and the patron barcode   of the last borrower on the Item Record workform. This is the default setting.
   • No — Polaris does not display last borrower information on the Item Record workform.
6. Select File > Save.  

Configure Additional Last Use Patron Parameters

The following additional Patron Services parameters work in conjunction with the Last use patron display parameter:

• Last use patron: Delete — Determines whether the last borrower's information is stored in item records.
• Last use patron: Number of days to keep — Specifies the number of days the last borrower's information is stored in item records.

To configure the Last use patron: Delete and Last use patron: Number of days to keep parameters:

1. In Polaris Administration (staff client), go to Administration > Explorer.
2. Select an organization level (System, Library, or Branch).
3. In the Administration Explorer, double-click the system, library, or branch name to expand the list.
4. Select Parameters > Patron Services.
5. Double-click Last use patron: Delete and select one of the following values:
   1. Yes — Polaris does not store the last borrower's information in item records. This is the default setting.
   2. No — Polaris stores the last borrower's information in item records.

6. Double-click Last use patron: Number of days to keep and enter the number of days you want Polaris to store the last borrower's information in the item record. The default setting is 0.

   Important:
   The Purge Last Borrower SQL job purges last borrower information from item records when the data is older than the number of days specified in this parameter. You must schedule this SQL job to run in order for this functionality to work correctly. For more information, see Polaris SQL Jobs Reference.

7. Select File > Save.