Checking Out Items in Offline Circulation
To check out items in Offline Circulation:
- Launch Offline Circulation if you have not already done so.
- Change the current mode to Check-Out.
- Respond to the prompts as follows:
System Prompts: You Respond: Key or Scan Patron ID Barcode Enter the patron's barcode or ID in the text box and press Enter. The New Patron button is enabled at this point. If you want to change patrons, choose New Patron.
Enter due date Use the date format specified in the Preferences dialog to enter the due date for the item that you are checking out to the patron, and press Enter.
For example, if Offline Circulation is set up for mdy due dates, enter:12-20-2009The New Due Date button is enabled at this point. If you want to change the due date, choose New Due Date and enter the new due date.
You can change the due date as often as necessary during a session.
Hourly? If the item: - Uses an hourly loan rule:
- Enter 'Y' and press Enter. The system prompts Enter hour.
- Use the 24-hour clock to enter the due hour as a whole number from 0 to 23, and press Enter.
- Does not use an hourly loan rule, enter 'N' and press Enter.
Key or Scan Item Barcode Enter the barcode for the item at checkout, and press Enter.
When you complete the prompts, Offline Circulation:- Displays the item checkout information in a table.
- Prints the item's due slip (if Offline Circulation is set up to print one due slip per item).
- Writes a record of the checkout to the circ.dat file.
- Uses an hourly loan rule:
- Continue as appropriate:
- Continue to enter item barcodes for checkout to the patron.
- End the patron's session in one of the following ways:
- Check out items to a new patron a new patron by choosing the New Patron button.
- Change the current mode to perform another type of transaction.