Administering Edit Options
The options displayed on the Edit menu control the edit function in Sierra.
- Use wizard to create new records
- Determines whether the system offers you a "wizard" (a series of dialogs) to help you create new records. Wizards are based upon the selected template for that record type. For information on creating templates, see Managing Templates for New Records.
- Use accessibility mode
- (Sierra 6.0 and later) Enables the accessibility mode in the record editor. This mode is intended for use with assistive technologies like screen readers and changes how some keyboard and mouse operations work. See Using the Keyboard and Mouse in the Sierra Record Editor for more information. This mode is available in the Sierra Desktop Application only; it is not available in Sierra Web.
- Fixed-Length Field Display Mode
- For record displays, you can specify whether fixed-length fields display as codes only, descriptions only, or as both codes and descriptions. Sierra Web and the accessibility mode in the Sierra Desktop Application ignore this setting and always display both codes and descriptions.
Duplicate Field Descriptions
If your library does not use unique field descriptions for each field code, you might have duplicate field descriptions when you choose Show descriptions only, making it difficult for users to enter the appropriate data.
- Display which box note on checkin card
- You can specify whether the Public Note or the Staff Note displays on the checkin card box.
- Selection List Display Mode
- When you view the Selection List tab for an order record or view a particular title in Selection List function you can see copy information in a line view or a box view. This setting determines the default view for the user. However, regardless of the default setting, the user can toggle between views while viewing the selection list information.