Maintaining Circulation Parameters

To view circulation parameters, you must be assigned permission 373 (View Circulation Parameters). To edit a circulation parameter table, you must be assigned the editing permission for that table. These permissions range from 374 (Edit Days Closed) to 390 (Bookings Preparation) and, depending on the table, can include 311 (Circulation Parameters Administrator). See Permissions Used by Sierra for more information. Note that the permission to edit automatically includes the ability to view.

Circulation parameter tables enforce your library's policies and practices within Sierra. For example, circulation parameters determine whether and how items circulate to patrons, the days and hours the library is open, how to fill holds, when and how much to fine patrons, and when to report delinquent patrons to a collection agency.

To access and edit a circulation parameter table, perform the following steps:

Erroneous or inappropriate edits to circulation parameter tables can have unintended consequences on circulation activity. Before editing a circulation parameter table, review Special Considerations for Maintaining Circulation Parameter Tables and the available documentation about the table you are editing.

Select Admin | Parameters | Circulation. The tables available on your system display.
Select one of the following tables:
- Automated Self Check-out Messages
- Automated Self Check-out Media Types
- Bookings Preparation (a.k.a. Preparation Periods table)
- Branch Addresses
- Collection Agency Settings
- Days Closed
- Deposit Collection Map
- Email Subject
- Float Determiner
- Held Item Delivery Locations
- Hold Pickup Locations
- Hold Thresholds
- Hours Open
- Language Preference (view only)
- Library Priority (a.k.a. Maintain Branch Request Order)
- Loan Rule Determiner (a.k.a. Rule Selection Table)
- Loan Rules
- Patron Blocks
- Patron Type
- Payment Types
- Pcode 3
- Pcode 4
- Predefined Charges
- Predefined Routes
- Statistical Group Maintenance
- Text of Circulation Notices
- Time to Reshelve
- Time to Holdshelf

Modify the table entries as needed.

For more information on:	See:
How to add, view, edit, reorder, delete, or export entries	Maintaining System Parameter Tables
Wildcard entries	The description of the specific table you are editing. For example, Days Closed.
Ordering entries	The description of the specific table you are editing. For example, Days Closed.

Note that depending on your location and permissions, you might not be able to edit entries that are protected from editing. For more information, see Protecting Circulation Parameters From Editing.