Variable-length Fields in Section Records

The following table describes the variable-length fields found in section records. Both the short label and default long label (if one exists) are shown.

Section Record Fields
Field	Description	Field Group Tag or Default MARC Tag	Data in Field Entered by	Limits	Examples
AVAILABILIT or Availability	The number of seats that are available for the section. The system calculates this value by subtracting the value in the CUR REGIST field from the value in the MAX SEATS field in the section record. This field does not display to users while creating or editing section records, but is used by the system to display data in the Availability column on the summary tab.	7	system	N/A	20
INST EMAIL or Instructor Email	Session instructor's email address.	z	organization	Maximum 10,000 characters	djonson@library.org
INST PHONE or Instructor Phone	Session instructor's telephone number.	p	organization	Maximum 10,000 characters	555-123-4567
INSTRUCTOR or Instructor Name	Name of the session instructor.	n	organization	Maximum 10,000 characters	Dr. Jonson
PUBLICNOTE or Public Note	Text note for the public.	x	organization	Maximum 10,000 characters	Riverside Shakespeare required for this section.
REGISTRATI or Registration	Subfield-delimited information for registered patrons: |a (softlink to patron) |b <datestamp registered> |c <datestamp paid> |d <amount paid> |e <registration note> (100 character limit) |f <payment type> |g <payment note> (100 character limit) The default values for the payment type subfield (|f) are: not paid paid by ecommerce paid by cash paid by check paid by credit card Note that the "paid by ecommerce" value cannot be selected or edited in the Program Registration client.	3	system/organization	Maximum 10,000 characters	SLKp1000423 06-17-2005 06-17-2005 $10.00 Patron registered for 3 spots paid by check check #5423
SECTIONINF or Section Info	Field used by the system to identify section records.	>	system	N/A	N/A
SESSION or Session	Subfield delimited session information; start date/time and duration. |a <timestamp of start date/time> |b <duration in minutes>	2	system/organization	Maximum 10,000 characters	08-01-2005 04:00 pm 90
SESSION STR or Session Start Date	Date of the first session for the section. This field does not display to users while creating or editing section records, but is used by the system to display data in the Session Start column on the summary tab.	8	system	N/A	07-31-08 08:30AM
SESSION SUM or Session Summary	Editable display of the series of sessions as entered (either automatically or manually) in the Session Summary text box on the Sessions tab: day(s), start and end dates, start and end times.	s	system/organization	Maximum 10,000 characters	Thursday, 05-24-2007 to 08-23-2007, 2:00PM - 3:00PM
STAFF NOTE or Staff Note	Text note for staff.	m	organization	Maximum 10,000 characters	Clear chairs from room for this session.
URL	856 link to other resources for section.	y	organization	Maximum 10,000 characters	http://library.org/shakes
WAITLIST or Waitlist	Subfield delimited waitlisted patron information, in waitlist order; |a (softlink to patron) |b <datestamp registered> |c <datestamp paid> |d <amount paid> |e <registration note> (100 character limit)	4	system/organization	Maximum 10,000 characters	SLKp1000623 06-24-2005 06-25-2005 $10.00 Patron registered for 2 spots, cancel unless both spots clear waitlist.