Fixed-length Fields in Section Records

The following table describes the fixed-length fields found in section records. These fields are available if your library has acquired the Program Registration product. Both the short label and default long label (if one exists) are shown.

Section Record Fields
Field Number Field Label Description Code is Data in Field Entered by Limits Examples
289 CUR REGIST
or Current Registrations
The total number of registrations. numeric system 1-9999 18
296 DATE/TIME4 The site specifies the use of this field. Any valid date format. organization Single entry in valid date format. 01-01-07
285 LOCATION
or Location
The room location code where the sessions take place. Codes must be predefined in the Branch (location) codes table. lowercase alphabetic or numeric organization Maximum code length: 5 characters main
288 MAX SEATS
or Maximum Seats
The largest number of registrations allowed for the section. Must be greater than zero to open registration. numeric organization 1-9999 20
298 MAXWAIT or Maximum Waitlists The largest number of waitlist entries allowed for the section. A value of '0' deactivates the waitlist and does not enable the system, staff, or patrons to place entries on the waitlist. The default value is 99. numeric organization 0-9999 20
293 MAXALRTSNT
or Max Alert-Date Sent
The date and time the system sent a Section Filling alert email to the supervisor. The system sends this alert email when the number of vacant seats in a section decreases to (or below) the number specified in the MAXALERT S (Max Alert-Seats Open) field. month-day-year (mm-dd-yy or mm-dd-yyyy) or day-month-year (dd-mm-yy or dd-mm-yyyy) and hour:minute (hh:mm) or hour: minute and meridiem (hh:mm AM or PM) system Single entry in valid date/time format 09-10-06 10:00 PM or 10-09-2006 22:00
287 MIN SEATS
or Minimum Seats
The fewest number of registrations required in order for the section to take place. numeric organization 1-9999 5
295 MINALRTSNT
or Min Alert-Date Sent
The date and time the system sent a Minimum alert email to the supervisor. The system sends this alert email when the number of registrations is smaller than the number specified in the MIN SEATS (Minimum Seats) field and the current date and time is X days before Y, where X represents the number specified in the MINALERT D (Min Alert-Days to Start) field and Y represents the date and time of the section's first session. month-day-year (mm-dd-yy or mm-dd-yyyy) or day-month-year (dd-mm-yy or dd-mm-yyyy) and hour:minute (hh:mm) or hour: minute and meridiem (hh:mm AM or PM) system Single entry in valid date/time format 09-01-06 10:00 PM or 01-09-2006 22:00
291 REG CLOSE
or Registration Close Date
The date and time on which registration closes and patrons can no longer register for the section. month-day-year (mm-dd-yy or mm-dd-yyyy) or day-month-year (dd-mm-yy or dd-mm-yyyy) and hour:minute (hh:mm) or hour: minute and meridiem (hh:mm AM or PM) organization Single entry in valid date/time format 09-14-06 10:00 PM or 14-09-2006 22:00
290 REG OPEN
or Registration Open
The first date and time on which patrons can register for the section. month-day-year (mm-dd-yy or mm-dd-yyyy) or day-month-year (dd-mm-yy or dd-mm-yyyy) and hour:minute (hh:mm) or hour: minute and meridiem (hh:mm AM or PM) organization Single entry in valid date/time format 08-14-06 10:00 PM or 14-08-2006 22:00
286 STATUS
or Section Status
The status of the section: active, inactive, or cancelled.

Section records with a status of active or cancelled display to the public in the Program Calendar, WebPAC Pro, and Encore. Section records with a status of active or inactive display to staff in the Room Calendar.
alphabetic character organization 1 character
CODE DEFINITION
a ACTIVE
i INACTIVE
c CANCELLED
294 TICKL SENT
or Tickler-Date Sent
The date and time the system sent a Section Starting Soon alert email to the operator and an email reminder to the instructor and all patrons registered for the section. The system sends this alert email when the current date and time is X days before Y, where X represents the number specified in the TICKL DAYS (Tickler-Days to Start) field of the program record and Y represents the date and time of the section's first session. month-day-year (mm-dd-yy or mm-dd-yyyy) or day-month-year (dd-mm-yy or dd-mm-yyyy) and hour:minute (hh:mm) or hour: minute and meridiem (hh:mm AM or PM) system Single entry in valid date/time format 09-10-06 10:00 PM or 10-09-2006 22:00
304 ZCODE3 Controls display of the section in the WebPAC. display (-) or suppress (n) organization Maximum code length: 1 character

Maximum number of codes: 32

Maximum length of code definitions: 25 characters
CODE DEFINITION
- DISPLAY
n SUPPRESS