Setting up Program Registration in the WebPAC

To set up Program Registration in the WebPAC, edit your command link, Web options and customizable Web forms, as needed. If your library has acquired Scoping, see Setting Up Scoped Searching for Program Records below.

Program Registration Command Link

To allow patrons to search for programs in the WebPAC, you must add the /programs command link to your library catalog Web pages, such as your mainmenu.html and opacmenu.html files.

Program Registration Web Options

Once you have acquired the Program Registration product, configure your Program Display options, as needed.

1. In the Web Options function, select the Program Display group.
2. Modify the Program Display Web options in your staging directory, as needed.
3. Select the Patron Record group.
4. Modify the following Web options in your staging directory, as needed.

   Web Option	Controls
   BUT_PAT_CANCEL	Display of the Cancel Selected button in the patron record display of programs.
   BUT_PAT_CANCELALL	Display of the Cancel All button in the patron record display of programs.
   MY_WEBPAC	Enables My Account (required for Program Registration).

5. Review your changes in your staging WebPAC. When the preview reflects the changes you want, use the Web Options function to move them to your live directory.
6. Save your changes and restart the WebPAC.

Program Registration Customizable Forms

If you want to modify the display of Web pages for Program Registration, edit your customizable forms.

1. The following customizable forms control the display of Program Registration:
   • briefcit_program.html
   • programs.html
   • program_display.html
   • program_register.html
   • program_confirm.html
   • patronview_web.html

If your library has acquired the Ecommerce for Program Registration product, your system also uses the forms listed below. Note that these forms cannot be previewed in the staging directory, as outlined in the steps below. These files must be moved directly into your live directory.

If you do not currently have customizable forms in place, you can download the latest examples from CSDirect.

2. Using the Web Master function, upload the forms to your Sierra server, as needed.
3. Using the Web Master function, edit any of the following files in your staging directory, as needed.
4. Review your changes in your staging WebPAC. When the preview reflects the changes you want, use the Web Master function to move them to your live directory.
5. Save your changes and restart the WebPAC. If you have made changes to the program_register.html, program_confirm.html, or one of the Ecommerce files, you must refresh Program Registration.

Setting Up Scoped Searching for Program Records

If your site has acquired the Scoping product, you can set up scoped searching for Program Registration, which enables you to set up scopes within which to search programs and sections on the WebPAC and in the Program Registration calendar.

To set up scoped searching for Program Registration, add all the location codes necessary for your library's programs and sections to the Branches file. These codes must be present in the Branches file before you can use them in the LOCATION fixed-length field of the program record and/or in the LOCATION fixed-length field of the section record. Section locations display in the WebPAC during the online registration process.

As part of the installation process, Innovative sets up automatic updating of the links between location codes in section records and in program records. For more information, see the description of the LOCATIONS variable-length field in the program record. To request a different update schedule, contact Innovative.

When you create a program record with multiple sections in multiple locations, the automatic update process uses the location codes in the section record to populate the LOCATIONS variable-length field in the program record. You can also immediately update the LOCATIONS field by manually entering all the section location codes in the LOCATION fixed-length field of the program record. When the automatic update process runs, it ensures the accuracy of the location codes displayed in the LOCATIONS variable-length field.