Viewing Outstanding Fines
Once a fine has been added to a patron's record, you can view details of the fine in the patron's list of outstanding fines. To view an outstanding fine:
- Choose Circulation Desk from the Function list.
- Retrieve the patron record.
- Choose the Fines tab, or, alternately, choose Go | Circulation | Circulation Desk | Fines.
- Select the fine you want to view by right-clicking on the fine and choosing View This Fine. The system shows a detailed fine display that can include the following elements, depending on the type of charge and the products and features your library uses:
- Name
- The PATRN NAME field from the patron record. To suppress the patron's name from the detailed fine display, contact Innovative.
- Patron Barcode
- The P BARCODE field from the patron record.
- Invoice
- The invoice number for the charge.
- Type
- The fine's charge type.
- Call Number
- The CALL # field from the fined item record, or if not present, from the bibliographic record. This element does not display for charges with type Manual.
- Author
- The AUTHOR field from the bibliographic record. This element does not display for charges with type Manual.
- Title
- The fine's description.
- Item Barcode
- The BARCODE field from the fined item record. This element does not display for charges with type Manual.
- Date Assessed
- The fine's assessed date.
- Date Checked Out
- The date the item was checked out to the fined patron. This element does not display for charges with type Manual.
- Date Due
- The date the item was checked in from the fined patron. This element does not display for charges with type Replacement, Lost, or Manual.
- Date Renewed
- The date the fined patron renewed the item. This element displays for charges with type Overdue Renewal only.
- Date Returned
- The date the item was returned by the fined patron. This element displays for charges with type Overdue, Rental, and OverdueX only.
- Original Patron
- The record number of the patron who earned the fine. This element displays only for fines transferred to organization records.
- Transfer Date
- The date the fine was transferred from the original patron. This element displays only for fines transferred to organization records.
- Item Charge
- The item charge portion of the fine.
- Processing Fee
- The processing fee portion of the fine.
- Billing Fee
- The billing fee portion of the fine.
- GST
- The general sales tax portion of the fine.
- Total
- The total amount of the fine, including the item charge, processing fee, and billing fee.
- Amount Paid
- The portion of the fine that has already been paid. This element displays only for partially paid fines.
- Amount Due
- The portion of the fine that the patron still owes. This element displays only for partially paid fines.
- If desired, you can adjust the amount of the fine or print the detailed fine display.
- When you are finished viewing the fine, choose OK or Cancel to return to the patron's Fines tab.