Follett VERSION 6.00 User Manual

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Chapter 8 Checking out items

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Check Out error messages (Cont.)

Message

Cause

There are pending holds on .Ă.Ă.

Are you sure you want to check

it out to .Ă.Ă. instead?

The copy the patron is renewing could satisfy a pending hold.

If you continue with the renewal, the hold remains pending

and could possibly expire before it becomes ready. If you do not

continue, check the copy in to ready the hold.

There is no fixed due date

defined for patron type .Ă.Ă.

This message indicates that the patron is checking out a copy

that has a loan period type of fixed. However, there is no fixed

due date defined for the patron type in System Setup. The

transaction cannot proceed.

This copy has been missing

since .Ă.Ă.

The copy the patron is checking out was not accounted for

during the inventory for the specified year. After you

acknowledge the message, the checkout proceeds.
When you check out a copy that was missing, the copy status

changes from missing to checked out and the inventory status

changes from missing to marked.
See also: For more information, see Chapter 19, Inventory

basics."

This copy is checked out to .Ă.Ă.

Proceed?

The copy the patron is checking out is currently checked out to

someone else. This could indicate that the item was reshelved

before it was checked in. It could also indicate that the barcode

was entered improperly. Make sure the correct barcode has

been entered.
If you allow the checkout, Circulation Desk checks in the copy

and checks it out to the current patron. If you do not allow the

checkout, the copy remains checked out to the previous patron.

This copy is on hold for .Ă.Ă. If

you override the hold and

proceed with the checkout, the

hold status will revert to

pending" and will become

ready" again at a later date.

Proceed with the checkout?

The copy this patron is attempting to check out is intended for

the patron who placed a hold on it. If you proceed with the

checkout, the status of the hold changes from ready back to

pending. When the patron who placed the hold comes to

retrieve the copy, you must explain that the hold will be ready

again when a copy returns.

This copy is on reserve for

<reserve date> by <patron> and

must be returned by <duedate>.

Due date has been adjusted.

Proceed with checkout?

The copy this patron is attempting to check out has had a

reserve for a future date placed on it. If you proceed with the

checkout, the loan period is automatically shortened to

accommodate the reserve.

This copy was lost.

The copy the patron is checking out or renewing had a copy

status of lost. This means that someone reported the copy lost

and was most likely assessed a lost copy fine. If so, and if the

patron has paid all or part of the fine, Circulation Desk

generates a refund. If the patron has not made payment on the

fine, then Circulation Desk deletes the fine.

Unable to locate default

calendar. Create a calendar in

System Setup | Setup |

Circulation | Calendar.

This message appears if you have not set up a calendar in

System Setup | Setup | Circulation | Calendar.

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