Checking In an Item at a Non-owning Location for Hold Pickup Elsewhere
Automatically Printing Transit Slips
If you always want to print a transit slip for items that are set in transit, you can have your system configured to automatically print transit slips. To request automatic transit slip printing, contact Innovative.
When you check in an item that belongs to another location and is to be set in transit to a pickup location (i.e., the item has a hold at its owning location or at a third location that is not the owning location nor the checkin location), the system prompts displayed depend on your library's setup:
- All checkin and transit options display
- Limited checkin and transit options display
- Options are streamlined
All Checkin and Transit Options Display
By default, when you check in items that belong to another location and are to be set in transit to a pickup location, the system prompts you to choose one of the following options:
- Do NOT check-in
- Leaves the item checked out and does not set the item in transit. The patron remains responsible for the item.
- CHECK-IN
- Checks in the item and changes its STATUS to '-' (AVAILABLE). The item is not set in transit.
- Set STATUS to in transit; do not check-in
- Leaves the item checked out but sets the item in transit. The patron remains responsible for the item until the item is checked in at the pickup location.
- Set status to in TRANSIT; check-in
- Checks the item in and sets it in transit to the pickup location.
If you choose to set the item in transit, the system prompts you to print a transit slip for the item. For example:
Item has HOLD to be picked up at Holiday Branch. Print transit slip?
Limited Checkin and Transit Options Display
Your library can limit the checkin and transit options displayed to staff regarding items that belong to another location and are to be set in transit to a pickup location by configuring the system to display only the options for checking in these items or to display only the options for not checking in these items.
Options for Checking In the Item Display
If your library has configured the system to only check in items that belong to another location and are to go in transit to their pickup location (but the system is not otherwise streamlined), and you check in a non-owned item that has a pickup location elsewhere, the system displays a limited set of checkin and transit options with the following choices:
- CHECK-IN. The system checks in the item and changes its STATUS to '-' (AVAILABLE). The item is not set in transit.
- Set status to in TRANSIT; check-in. The system checks the item in and sets it in transit to the pickup location.
If you choose to set the item in transit, the system prompts you to print the transit slip.
Options for Not Checking In the Item Display
If your library has configured the system to never check in items that belong to another location and are to go in transit to their pickup location (but the system is not otherwise streamlined), and you check in a non-owned item that has a pickup location elsewhere, the system displays a limited set of checkin and transit options with the following choices:
- Do NOT check-in. The patron remains responsible for the item, and the system does not set the item in transit.
- Set STATUS to in transit; do not check-in. The system sets the item in transit. The patron remains responsible for the item until the item is checked in at the pickup location.
If you choose to set the item in transit, the system prompts you to print the transit slip.
Options Are Streamlined
Your library can streamline setting items in transit when items belong to another location and are to go in transit to their pickup location. Streamlining further limits the prompts displayed to staff.
Always Check In and Set In Transit
If your library has configured the system to automatically check in and set in transit items that belong to another location and are to go in transit to their pickup location, and you check in a non-owned item that satisfies a hold at another pickup location, the system:
- automatically checks the item in
- automatically sets the item in transit
- prompts you to print the transit slip
Never Check In and Always Set In Transit
If your library has configured the system to never check in and to automatically set in transit items that belong to another location and are to go in transit to their pickup location, and you check in a non-owned item that satisfies a hold at another pickup location, the system:
- automatically leaves the item checked out
- automatically sets the item in transit
- prompts you to print the transit slip
Streamline Options and Automatically Print Transit Slip
Automatic Transit Slip Printing
To configure the system to automatically print transit slips, streamline options as desired and then contact Innovative to request automatic transit slip printing.
If your library has fully streamlined the checkin of non-owned items that are to go in transit to their pickup location and you check in a non-owned item that satisfies a hold at another pickup location, the system:
- automatically checks the item in or leaves the item checked out, as configured
- automatically sets the item in transit
- automatically prints the transit slip
The system does not display any of the prompts relevant to these tasks.