Retrieving Patron Records

To view patron records, you must be assigned permission 161 (View patron records) or permission 162 (Create patron records).

If your system is configured to limit non-barcode patron searches by user permissions, you must be assigned permission 1051 (Search patrons by non-barcode index) to search a selected index in the database.

See Permissions Used by Sierra for more information.

Retrieving patron records in Serials is possible only if your library is configured to use patron records for routing.
  1. From the Function list, choose a function that retrieves patron records. See the table of Record Types Accessed by Searches.
  2. There are three ways that you can retrieve a patron record:
Patron Partitioning Feature

If your library has the Patron Partitioning feature enabled Circulation and ILL may restrict you from retrieving some patron records in Circulation Desk. For more information, see Patron Partitioning and Possible Messages.