So, what happens when a Missing or even Written off resource turns up?

All you need to do is call up the item and take the Status off the Barcode and Clear the Status Date.

The Steps...

1. Go into Data Entry
2. Use the Find box to lookup the resource... or use the Filter function to lookup a particular Barcode
3. Go to the Barcodes tab and double click on the particular item (Barcode Detail should be displayed)
4. Change the Status of the Barcode to the Blank option in the drop down list
5. Change the Status Date to blank (use the Clear button to do this)
6. Save your changes and the record is officially re-instated as active

Note: 

Don't forget to cross the item off any Missing of Written Off reports that you keep for official record if necessary

Re-instating items from Circulation:

An easy way to do this if you've just lent out the resource that is marked missing is to right click on the loan that is displayed then click Barcode Details and the barcode screen for the item pops up.  You can actually make changes on this screen... eg. Remove the Status (select the blank status option form the list) and then Click the Clear button next to the Status Date to clear the info from that field.  Save the changes and the record is no longer a Missing item.

This is also a handy way to add a note to a barcode.  This is very useful because the Barcode note is always displayed during the Lend or Return process so if you'd like some sort of reminder each time an item is presented