Pcode 4 Table

To edit the Pcode 4 table, you must be assigned permission 675 (Edit Pcode 4). If you are assigned permission 373 (View Circulation Parameters) but not 675, you can view this file but cannot edit it. See Permissions Used by Sierra for more information.

The Pcode 4 table contains descriptive labels for the PCODE4 fixed-length fields in patron records. If your library has acquired Consortium Management Extensions, you can use these categories in any way that is useful to your library. The system uses these codes as categories in circulation reports.

You can access the Pcode 4 table via the following menu path:

Admin | Parameters | General | Pcode 4

For information on modifying this table, see Maintaining System Parameter Tables and Maintaining Circulation Parameters.

The system identifies entries in the Pcode 4 table by their numeric position in the table. Therefore, the Copy, Delete, Insert, and Move tools are unavailable when editing this table. To delete or insert an entry, select and edit the entry.

For more information, see Functionality Information and Data Elements.

Functionality Information

When viewing and modifying the Pcode 4 table, note the following:

Maximum Number of Entries: By default, the Pcode 4 table can contain a maximum of 1,000 entries. If desired, you can increase the maximum number of entries to 10,000. To change the maximum number of entries, contact Innovative.

Data Elements

Entries in the Pcode 4 table contain a single data element:

Element	Description
Label	A descriptive name of up to 32 characters. At multi-lingual sites, the system repeats this element for each language enabled on your system.