Renewing Items from a Patron's Record

To renew items using the Checked-Out Items tab, you must be assigned permission 94 (View patron record in check-out). For more information, see Permissions Used By Sierra.

If your library set the Authorization required to view checked out items for patron Circulation Option to "YES," you must be assigned permission 167 (View items checked out to patron) to see all the items checked out to a patron. If this Circulation Option is set to "YES" and you are not assigned permission 167, you will only be able to renew overdue items.

This page describes renewing standard circulation items. If you want to renew an INN-Reach item, see Renewing an INN-Reach Item from the Patron Site.

To renew an item from a patron's record:

Retrieve the patron record if it is not already displaying.

Continue in any of the following ways:

Method	Actions
Scan the item's barcode if the patron has the item in hand.	Select the Check Out tab. Scan the item.
Use the Renew button.	Select the Checked-Out Items tab. Select the item(s) to renew from the table of items checked out to the patron. Click Renew.
Use the Change Due Date button.	Select the Checked-Out Items tab. Select the item(s) to renew from the table of items checked out to the patron. Click Change Due Date. Sierra displays the Change Due Date dialog. Select a date (on which the library is open) up to 365 days from the current date. If the loan is hourly, you must also choose the hour at which the item is due.

Sierra attempts to renew the item that you select:

If the system encounters any conditions that block the renewal, it displays a warning message and does not renew the item.
If the renewal is not blocked, the system:
- calculates a new due date.
- updates the patron and item records accordingly.
- enables you to print a renewal receipt.

Renewing Multiple Items from a Patron's Record

Sierra enables you to renew either a single item or multiple items at a time. When you renew multiple items, the system tries to renew each item you selected in the order that it appears in the table. If Sierra prompts you to provide authorization or make a decision for an item, it highlights that item's row.

See also:: Changing Due Dates for Renewed Items