Bookings Options

This page describes the Web options for the Bookings options group. Review these options to determine any necessary setup that your organization might need to perform.

BOOK_CAL_AVAIL

This option specifies the font color in which to display the "AVAILABLE" dates in the Booking Calendar of Availability in Self Booking. For example:

BOOK_CAL_AVAIL=green

Note that the default color for the "AVAILABLE" dates is black. All other BOOK_CAL options described below also default to black. As a result, if your library has acquired the Booking Calendar of Availability feature, you must specify unique colors for each of the four BOOK_CAL options. Otherwise, all text in this feature will display as black text on a black background.

This option is overridden by the available style class if the STYLESHEET Web option is defined.

BOOK_CAL_BKGRD

This option specifies the background color for the display of the Booking Calendar of Availability. For example:

BOOK_CAL_BKGRD=blue

Each of the BOOK_CAL options must have a unique color (see BOOK_CAL_AVAIL above).

This option is overridden by the bookings SelectCal style class if the STYLESHEET Web option is defined.

BOOK_CAL_CLOSE

This option specifies the font color in which to display days on which the library is closed in the Booking Calendar of Availability. For example:

BOOK_CAL_CLOSE=purple

Each of the BOOK_CAL options must have a unique color (see BOOK_CAL_AVAIL above).

This option is overridden by the closed style class if the STYLESHEET Web option is defined.

BOOK_CAL_UNAVAIL

This option specifies the font color in which to display unavailable dates in the Booking Calendar of Availability. For example:

BOOK_CAL_UNAVAIL=red

Each of the BOOK_CAL options must have a unique color (see BOOK_CAL_AVAIL above).

This option is overridden by the unavailable style class if the STYLESHEET Web option is defined.

BOOKINGS[scope]

This option defines elements of the Bookings display. This option accepts the following values:

BOOKINGS=[limit]|[patron cancel]|[items]|[calendar]

Element	Description
[limit]	This element accepts the following values: Value Description any If the first element is set to this value, the WebPAC offers a drop-down list of locations to limit by. This list includes an All Locations option as the default. choose If the first element is set to this value, the WebPAC offers a drop-down list of locations to limit by. This list does not include an All Locations option; the user must choose a location. no If the first element is set to this value, the WebPAC does not offer a list of locations to limit by.
[patron cancel]	If this element is set to a "true" value (e.g., '1', the characters 'T', 't', 'Y', or 'y', or any word beginning with one of these characters), then patrons can cancel their own bookings. If this element is set to a "false" value (e.g., '0', the characters 'F', 'f', 'N', or 'n', or any word beginning with one of these characters), then patrons cannot cancel their own bookings.
[items]	If this element is set to a "true" value (e.g., '1', the characters 'T', 't', 'Y', or 'y', or any word beginning with one of these characters), then patrons can select specific items to book. If this element is set to a "false" value (e.g., '0', the characters 'F', 'f', 'N', or 'n', or any word beginning with one of these characters), the system selects the first available item to offer for booking.
[calendar]	If this element is set to a "true" value (any word starting with 't', 'T', 'y', 'Y', or the number '1'), the bookings calendar defaults to the hourly calendar display. If this element is set to a "false" value (any word starting with 'f', 'F', 'n', 'N', or the number '0') or is not defined, the bookings calendar defaults to the monthly calendar display.

If this option is not defined, the system uses the following default:

BOOKINGS=no|false|true|false

This option can vary by scope.

BOOKINGS_DAY_LEGEND[scope][_lang]

This option defines the text that the WebPAC displays as the legend of the calendar in daily view. This option accepts HTML as a value. For example:

BOOKINGS_DAY_LEGEND=<span class="bookingsLegend">Library closed on <span class="closed">X</span> hours. No items available on <span class= "unavailable">grayed out</span> hours.<br />Click on the month to return to the Monthy calendar.</span>

If this option is not defined, the system uses the value in the example above as the default.

This option can vary by scope and language.

BOOKINGS_MONTH_LEGEND[scope][_lang]

This option defines the text that the WebPAC displays as the legend of the calendar in monthly view. This option accepts HTML as a value. For example:

BOOKINGS_MONTH_LEGEND=&<span class="bookingsLegend">Library closed on <span id="closed">X</span> days. No items available on <span id="unavailable">grayed out</span> days.</span>

If this option is not defined, the system uses the value in the example above as the default.

This option can vary by scope and language.

BOOKINGS_REPEAT[_P#]

This option controls whether or not patrons can place repeat bookings on items. If this option is set to a "true" value (the number '1' or any word starting with 't', 'T', 'y', or 'Y'), the WebPAC offers "Repeat" selection controls on the bookings item selection display.

If this option is set to a "false" value (the number '0' or any word starting with 'f', 'F', 'n', or 'N'), or is not defined, the system does not offer the option to place repeat bookings.

BUT_PAT_BOOKING

This option defines the graphic image to use for the Future Bookings button for items booked. For example:

BUT_PAT_BOOKING=/screens/pat_booking.gif

CANCEL_BOOKINGS

This option has been deprecated and its functionality is handled by [patron cancel] element of the BOOKINGS Web option.

ICON_BOOKINGS_HEADER[scope][_lang]

This option defines the display properties of the Book This Material link on the bibliographic display. This option accepts HTML values, either defining the text or an image to use as the link. For example:

ICON_BOOKINGS_HEADER=<span class="bibBookingsHeader">Book This Material</span>

or:

ICON_BOOKINGS_HEADER=<img src="/screens/icon_bookings_header.gif" alt="Book This Material" border="0" />

If this option is not defined, the system uses the following default:

ICON_BOOKINGS_HEADER=<span class="bibBookingsHeader">Book This Material</span>

This option can vary by scope and language.

ICON_BUT_PAT_BOOKING[scope][_lang]

This option defines the display properties of the Future Bookings link for items booked. This option accepts HTML values, either defining the text or an image to use as the link. For example:

ICON_BUT_PAT_BOOKING=<strong>Future Bookings</strong>

or:

ICON_BUT_PAT_BOOKING=<img src="/screens/pat_booking.gif" alt="Future Bookings" border="0" />

If this option is not defined, the system uses the value of the BUT_PAT_BOOKING Web option. If neither Web option is defined, the system uses the following setting:

ICON_BUT_PAT_BOOKING=Future Bookings

This option can vary by scope and language.

ICON_DAILYCAL[scope][_lang]

This option defines the display properties of the View Daily Calendar link on the bookings calendar in the WebPAC. This option accepts HTML values, either defining the text or an image to use as the link. For example:

ICON_DAILYCAL=View Daily Calendar

or:

ICON_DAILYCAL=<img src="/screens/icon_dailycal.gif" alt="View Daily Calendar" border="0" />

If this option is not defined, the system uses the following default value:

ICON_DAILYCAL=View Daily Calendar

This option can vary by scope and language.

ICON_HOURLYCAL[scope][_lang]

This option defines the display properties of the View Hourly Calendar link on the bookings calendar in the WebPAC. This option accepts HTML values, either defining the text or an image to use as the link. For example:

ICON_HOURLYCAL=View Hourly Calendar

or:

ICON_HOURLYCAL=<img src="/screens/icon_hourlycal.gif" alt="ICON_HOURLYCAL" border="0" />

This option can vary by scope and language.

ICON_NEXTCAL[scope][_lang]

This option defines the display properties of the Next link on the bookings calendar in the WebPAC. This option accepts HTML values, either defining the text or an image to use as the link. For example:

ICON_NEXTCAL=Next

or:

ICON_NEXTCAL=<img src="/screens/icon_nextcal.gif" alt="Next" border="0" />

This option can vary by scope and language.

ICON_PREVCAL[scope][_lang]

This option defines the display properties of the Previous link on the bookings calendar in the WebPAC. This option accepts HTML values, either defining the text or an image to use as the link. For example:

ICON_PREVCAL=Previous

or:

ICON_PREVCAL=<img src="/screens/icon_prevcal.gif" alt="Previous" border="0" />

This option can vary by scope and language.