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Basic description of Terms used in Customizing Software...
These tables need to be created prior to any data entry. By entering this information into tables the chance of inconsistent data entry is minimised.
General Material Designation or Description pop-up table (GMD field)
Used to describe the type of a resource
Only used for non-book resources
Contains a list of the possible country of publication so you can use this during data entry
Contains a list of the possible Departments that resources can be stored in so you can use this during data entry
Contains a list of the possible Sites that resources can be stored in so you can use this during data entry
Contains a list of the possible Locations that might be used during data entry
Sets the percentage of depreciation for calculating current value of resources
Used to set the loan period, which is entered automatically on new resources
Can easily be changed on the Data Entry screen regardless of default
Used to automatically extend Staff loans
Number of days entered here are added to normal resource loan period
Used to set a default number of days that Reservations will expire after (reservations are automatically deleted after a certain date... see the Expiry date on the Reservartions screen when you are actually reserving a resource for a borrower
Ensures loans are not allowed to be due back past a certain date
Can be used in conjunction with Staff Extension to eliminate Staff overdues
When a loan is taken out by a borrower with overdues or an overdue is returned, a warning box is displayed or not displayed because of this setting
When a resource is returned any loan notes will automatically be displayed
Most centres will want this option turned on
This is where you set three levels of system password (default is none)
Password is case sensitive
Used to create a list of resource barcodes for future use eg bulk updating, culling, stocktaking