Staff Options

This page describes the Web options for the Staff options group. Review these options to determine any necessary setup that your organization might need to perform.

BUT_PUBLIC

The option defines the graphic button that staff choose to view a record in "public" mode in My Account. For example:

BUT_PUBLIC=/screens/public.gif

BUT_STAFF

This option defines the graphic button that staff choose to return to the "staff" mode view of a record in My Account. For example:

BUT_STAFF=/screens/staff.gif

ICON_AUTHORITY[scope][_lang]

This option defines the display properties of the View Authority Record link in the staff display. The value is HTML, defining either the text or an image to use as the link. If an image is defined, it can be either as a relative or an absolute URL. For example:

ICON_AUTHORITY=<img src="/screens/authority.gif" ALT="View Authority Record" BORDER=0>

or

ICON_AUTHORITY=<strong>View Authority Record</strong>

If this option does not exist or is commented out, the system uses the following default:

ICON_AUTHORITY=View Authority Record

This option can vary by scope and language.

ICON_BUT_PUBLIC[scope][_lang]

This option defines the display properties for the Public link. This option accepts an HTML value that defines the text or an image to use as the link. For example:

ICON_BUT_PUBLIC=<strong>Public</strong>

For a graphic link example:

ICON_BUT_PUBLIC=<img src="/screens/public.gif" alt="Public" border="0" />

If this option is not defined, the system uses the value of the BUT_PUBLIC Web option. If neither option is defined, the system uses following default:

ICON_BUT_PUBLIC=Public

This option can vary by scope and language.

ICON_BUT_STAFF[scope][_lang]

This option defines the display properties for the Staff link. This option accepts an HTML value that defines the text or an image to use as the link. For example:

ICON_BUT_STAFF=<strong>Staff</strong>

For a graphic link example:

ICON_BUT_STAFF=<img src="/screens/staff.gif" alt="Staff" border="0" />

If this option is not defined, the system uses the value of the BUT_STAFF Web option. If neither option is defined, the system uses following default:

ICON_BUT_STAFF=Staff

This option can vary by scope and language.

MILCAT_PUB_VIEW

This option specifies the message that displays on the screen when a user edits a bibliographic record but does not save it before viewing the record in the public display (by using the View | Public Display menu option in Sierra).

For example:

MILCAT_PUB_VIEW=Mocked up view of bibliographic record. Links are unreliable.

RECORDFRAME_STAFF

STAFF

This option specifies the PTYPEs of patrons who are library staff. When a patron logs into the WebPAC by using the My Account feature, the system checks the patron's PTYPE against the values in this option and, if the PTYPE is included in the STAFF value, the user is offered the My Account Staff mode.

The value of the STAFF option is specified as a single number (e.g., '0'), a list of numbers separated by commas (e.g., "1,2,5,15"), a beginning and ending value separated by a hyphen (e.g., "1-34"), or a combination of the two forms (e.g., "1,3,5-12,34,37,51-63"). For example:

STAFF=0-3,11

STAFF_LOGGEDIN_MSG[scope][_lang]

This option allows library staff to customize the staff "you are logged in as" message in My Account. The option takes HTML tags, allowing for customization of font and color. This option accepts two "%s" placeholders in the setting, the first %s for the library name and the second for the patron name. For example:

STAFF_LOGGEDIN_MSG=You are STAFF logged into %s as %s

Thus, staff member Agatha Hetrodyne at Western Public Library would get the following message:

You are STAFF logged into Western Public Library as Agatha Hetrodyne

The %s placeholders only work in succession. You cannot use the %s placeholder for the patron name without first using it for the library name.

This option can vary by scope and language.

SUPPRESS_MGR_FIELDS

When this option is set to a "false" value (any word starting with 'f', 'F', 'n', 'N', or the number '0') library staff can view fields in the WebPAC staff view normally suppressed by field level security settings.

If this option is set to a "true" value (any word starting with 't', 'T', 'y', 'Y', or the number '1'), WebPAC suppresses display of any fields specified in field level security sessions (Manager view only).

If this option is not defined, the system uses a default setting of "true".