Courtesy Notice Data Library
The courtesy notice data library defines the elements you can use to create custom print templates for courtesy notices. These templates are created in a third-party application (such as Jaspersoft Studio) for use when printing courtesy notices, including additional courtesy notices. See Creating Customized Print Templates for more information.
Header and Footer Elements
The following table describes each element in the courtesy notice data library that can be added only to the header or footer of the notice, as well as the data source for each element.
| Element Name | Description | Data Source |
|---|---|---|
| Library_Address_Line1_C | The first line of your library's address. | The Address element in the Branch Addresses table. |
| Library_Address_Line2_C | The second line of your library's address. | The Address element in the Branch Addresses table. |
| Library_Address_Line3_C | The third line of your library's address. | The Address element in the Branch Addresses table. |
| Library_Address_Line4_C | The fourth line of your library's address. | The Address element in the Branch Addresses table. |
| Message_C | The entry from the Text of Circulation Notices table specified in the Courtesy Notice Text Number element of the applicable loan rule. | The LOANRULE fixed-length field in the item record. |
| Patron_Mobile_Number_C | The patron's mobile phone number. | The MOBILE PH variable-length field in the patron record. |
| Patron_Notice_Pref_C | The notification preference indicated by the patron. | The NOTICE PREF fixed-length field in the patron record. |
| Print_Sequence_C | The ordinal number of this notice in the list of notices printed. | The Sierra system. |
| Text_Number_C | The number of the Text of Circulation Notices table entry used in the Message_C data library element. | The Text of Circulation Notices table. |
| Total_Patron_Fines_C | The total amount of all the patron's current charges. | The Sierra system. |
Text Elements
The following table describes each element in the courtesy notice data library that can be added to the body of the notice text, as well as the data source for each element.
| Element Name | Description | Data Source |
|---|---|---|
| Item_Agency | The agency that owns the item. | The AGENCY fixed-length field in the item record. |
| Item_Author | The title's author. | The AUTHOR variable-length field in the bibliographic record. |
| Item_Barcode | The item's barcode. | The BARCODE variable-length field in the item record. |
| Item_Bib_Record_Id | The title's record number. | The record number fixed-length field in the bibliographic record. |
| Item_Auto_Renewal_Status | Adds the word "RENEWED to the courtesy notice for an automatically renewed item. |
The Sierra system. |
| Item_Call_Number | The item's call number. | The CALL # variable-length field in the item record. |
| Item_Checked_Out_Date | The date and time the item was checked out. | The OUT DATE fixed-length field in the item record. |
| Item_Checked_Out_Location | The statistics group associated with the login at which the item was checked out. | The OUT LOC fixed-length field in the item record. |
| Item_Code1 | An item code, defined by your library. | The ICODE1 fixed-length field in the item record. |
| Item_Code2 | An item code, defined by your library. | The ICODE2 fixed-length field in the item record. |
| Item_Due_Date | The item's due date. | The DUE DATE fixed-length field in the item record. |
| Item_Edition | The edition information. | The MARC 250 field in the bibliographic record. |
| Item_ID | The ordinal number of this item in the list of items in this notice. | The Sierra system. |
| Item_In_Location | The statistics group associated with the login at which the item was last checked in. | The IN LOC fixed-length field in the item record. |
| Item_Last_Checkin | The date the item was last checked in. | The LCHKIN fixed-length field in the item record. |
| Item_Location1 | The branch location code for the item. | The LOCATION fixed-length field in the item record. |
| Item_Material_Type | The title's material type. | The MAT TYPE fixed-length field in the bibliographic record. |
| Item_Message | A code corresponding to a library-defined item message. | The IMESSAGE fixed-length field in the item record. |
| Item_Note | The first note (the note most recently added) in the item record. | The INT NOTE variable-length field in the item record. |
| Item_OPAC_Message | A message defined by your library. | The OPACMSG fixed-length field in the item record. |
| Item_Publish_Date | The date the title was published. | The MARC 260 field in the bibliographic record. |
| Item_Publisher | Information about the publisher. | The MARC 260 field in the bibliographic record. |
| Item_Record_Id | The item record number. | The record number fixed-length field in the item record. |
| Item_Title | The item's title. | The TITLE variable-length field in the bibliographic record. |
| Item_Total_Checkout | The total number of times this item has been checked out. | The TOT CHKOUT fixed-length field in the item record. |
| Item_Type | The type of item, as defined by your library. | The I TYPE fixed-length field in the item record. |
| Item_Volume | The item's volume number. | The VOLUME variable-length field in the item record. |
| Message_Patron1 | A message to print above the patron's name and address. The system prints this element only if the patron's P TYPE matches the type specified in the Notices: Print text above patron name circulation option. | The Text of Circulation Notices table. |
| Patron_Address_Line11 | The first line of the patron's address. | The ADDRESS variable-length field in the patron record (the data before the first $ delimiter). |
| Patron_Address_Line21 | The second line of the patron's address. | The ADDRESS variable-length field in the patron record (the data after the first $ delimiter). |
| Patron_Address_Line31 | The third line of the patron's address. | The ADDRESS variable-length field in the patron record (the data after the second $ delimiter). |
| Patron_Address_Line41 | The fourth line of the patron's address. | The ADDRESS variable-length field in the patron record (the data after the third $ delimiter). |
| Patron_Agency1 | The agency to which the patron belongs. | The PAT AGENCY fixed-length field in the patron record. |
| Patron_Barcode1 | The patron's barcode. | The P BARCODE variable-length field in the patron record. |
| Patron_Checked_Out_Number1 | The total number of items the patron currently has checked out. | The CUR CHKOUT fixed-length field in the patron record. |
| Patron_Code11 | A fixed-length field in the patron record that your library can define. | The PCODE1 fixed-length field in the patron record. |
| Patron_Code21 | A fixed-length field in the patron record that your library can define. | The PCODE2 fixed-length field in the patron record. |
| Patron_Code31 | A fixed-length field in the patron record that your library can define. | The PCODE3 fixed-length field in the patron record. |
| Patron_Code41 | A fixed-length field in the patron record that your library can define. | The PCODE4 fixed-length field in the patron record. |
| Patron_Home_Library1 | The patron's home library. | The HOME LIBR fixed-length field in the patron record. |
| Patron_Message1 | A message for the patron. | The MESSAGE variable-length field in the patron record. |
| Patron_Name1 | The patron's name, printed as last name, first name. | The PATRN NAME variable-length field in the patron record. |
| Patron_Phone_Number1 | The patron's primary telephone number. | The TELEPHONE variable-length field in the patron record. |
| Patron_Phone2_Number1 | An alternate telephone number for the patron. | The TELEPHONE2 variable-length field in the patron record. |
| Patron_Record_ID1 | The patron's record number. | The record number fixed-length field in the patron record. |
| Patron_Type1 | The Patron Type code associated with the patron. | The P TYPE fixed-length field in the patron record. |
1You can use this element as is in the notice text, or you can use the corresponding header/footer element (appended with a "_C") in the notice header or footer. Following is the complete list of elements that can be used in the notice text, header, and footer:
| Text Element Name | Corresponding Header or Footer Element Name |
|---|---|
| Item_Location | Item_Location_C |
| Message_Patron | Message_Patron_C |
| Patron_Address_Line1 | Patron_Address_Line1_C |
| Patron_Address_Line2 | Patron_Address_Line2_C |
| Patron_Address_Line3 | Patron_Address_Line3_C |
| Patron_Address_Line4 | Patron_Address_Line4_C |
| Patron_Agency | Patron_Agency_C |
| Patron_Barcode | Patron_Barcode_C |
| Patron_Checked_Out_Number | Patron_Checked_Out_Number_C |
| Patron_Code1 | Patron_Code1_C |
| Patron_Code2 | Patron_Code2_C |
| Patron_Code3 | Patron_Code3_C |
| Patron_Code4 | Patron_Code4_C |
| Patron_Home_Library | Patron_Home_Library_C |
| Patron_Message | Patron_Message_C |
| Patron_Name | Patron_Name_C |
| Patron_Phone_Number | Patron_Phone_Number_C |
| Patron_Phone2_Number | Patron_Phone2_Number_C |
| Patron_Record_ID | Patron_Record_ID_C |
| Patron_Type | Patron_Type_C |