Follett VERSION 6.00 - Manual (Page 144)

04/04 144 Circulation Desk
Important: If you try to save a special due date that has already passed, an alert
box appears giving you the option of correcting it.
To turn off the special due date, clear the Use Special Due Date check box, and
choose Save.
Troubleshooting
The following table lists some of the error messages you might see in Check Out:
Check Out error messages
Message Cause
A copy that was at the bindery
must be checked in before it can
circulate.
According to Circulation Desk, the copy the patron is attemptĆ
ing to check out is at the bindery. You must check in the copy
before you can check it out. If you keep any records on items
that you send to the bindery, you should update them now.
A copy that was loaned out
must be checked in before it can
circulate.
According to Circulation Desk, the copy the patron is
attempting to check out is loaned out to another institution.
You must check in the copy before you can check it out. If you
keep any records on items that you lend to other institutions,
you should update them now.
Deleted temporary .Ă.Ă. Barcode
.Ă.Ă. can now be reused.
This message only appears when you create a temporary copy,
but the transaction was not completed, for example, because
you decided to discontinue a transaction in response to a block
condition. Since the transaction fails, there is no reason for
Circulation Desk to create the temporary title and copy.
Fine threshold reached. The total net amount of the patron's fines (not including
refunds) is greater than the amount you selected in System
Setup | Setup | Circulation | Policies | Fines Threshold.
Hourly due date is beyond
today. Allow?
The patron is checking out a copy that has an hourly circulation
period, and the calculated due time extends beyond the
library's open hours for today. If you choose Yes, Circulation
Desk continues calculating the due time beginning with the
opening time on the library's next open day. If you choose No,
the closing time on the current date becomes the due time.
<title> <barcode> is a
non-circulating copy.
Check it out anyway?
The copy is non-circulating because the loan period for the
circulation type/patron type combination is 0 (zero).
See also: For information about setting up your circulation
policies, see page 76.
<title> <barcode> is a *NC
non-circulating copy.
The copy is non-circulation because its circulation type is *NC.
To check out this copy, you must first change the circ type.
No loan period set up for patron
type .Ă.Ă.Ă, circulation type .Ă.Ă.
This copy cannot be checked
out until the loan period is
defined in System Setup |
Setup | Circulation | Policies.
This message indicates that not all of your circulation policies
have been defined in System Setup. The transaction cannot
proceed.
See also: For information about setting up your circulation
policies, see Circulation policies: who can have what and for
how long" on page 76.