Item Type Mapping File

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The Item Type Mapping File on the INN-Reach Central Server maps all local item types (I TYPEs) to central I TYPEs. INN-Reach uses this file (along with the Patron Type Mapping File) to determine if a requested item can be borrowed via INN-Reach circulation. INN-Reach also uses the mapped value as the I TYPE in the virtual item record.

When a patron requests an item for INN-Reach Circulation Loan, the INN-Reach Central Server uses the Item Type Mapping File to determine the central I TYPE based on the item's I TYPE at its home library. The system then uses the central I TYPE, along with the central P TYPE, to determine whether a requested item can be borrowed based on the related loan rules. Note that an item's local shelving location is not taken into account in determining whether a request is allowed.

Central System Administrators maintain the Item Type Mapping file.

Data Elements

Each entry consists of the following elements:

CAMPUS CODE: The Local Server code. There must be at least one entry in this File for each Local Server contributing to the INN-Reach System. Typically, there is more than one entry per Local Server. Local server codes must be entered in alphabetical order. All the entries for a given Local Server must be grouped together.
CAMPUS ITYPE RANGE: A range of local item types. This value can be a single local I TYPE (for example, 7) or a range of local I TYPEs (for example, 8-209). All I TYPEs (0-1999) for each Local Server must be included in this file once, even if certain local I TYPE(s) are not used at a particular site. Local I TYPE(s) that are not used at a particular site must be mapped to non-circulating central I TYPE(s). For a given Local Server, local I TYPE(s) are entered in numeric order.
CENTRAL ITYPE: The central item type. This value can be a single central I TYPE only. Item Types in the range 200-240 are reserved for INN-Reach Circulation. A given Local Server is not required to use every central I TYPE. Your INN-Reach System defines the central I TYPE values. For example:
200 - Book
201 - INN-Reach Curr Cent
202 - INN-Reach Periodical
203 - INN-Reach Sound Recording
204 - INN-Reach Comp. Software
205 - INN-Reach Audio-Visual
206 - INN-Reach Microform
207 - INN-Reach Non-Circ