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CIRCULATION ADMINISTRATION

Chapter 5. MANAGING PATRON GROUPS AND CATEGORIES

   

 


Scheduling Age Transition Processing

You can schedule the time and frequency at which age transaction processing occurs. The age transition processing schedule is applied to all currently defined age transitions.

To schedule age transition processing:

  1. On the Set Age Transitions screen (see Patron Category Reassignment at Age Transition for details), click the Set Report Schedule link.
    • The Set Age Transitions - Schedule Batch Run screen displays.

Set Age Transitions - Schedule Batch Run Screen

Set Age Transitions - Schedule Batch Run Screen

  1. Select the frequency for which you wish age transition processing to occur from the Run Frequency menu; either Once, Daily, Weekly or Monthly.
  2. Enter the date on which you wish age transition processing to run in the Start Date text box. Enter the Start Date using the format “MM/DD/YYYY”, i.e., “03/10/2010.”

    NOTE: Be sure to include the slashes “/” when entering the Start Date. Do not include alphabetic characters when entering the Start Date.

    • You may also click the Date Entry Calendar icon Date Entry Calendar icon next to the Start Date text box to select a Start Date using the Date Entry Calendar (see the System Basics User Guide for details).
  3. Select the time at which you wish the report to run from the Start Time “h” (hour) and “m” (minute) menus.

    NOTE: Start Time hours are specified using a “24-hour” clock. For example, to start the report at 2:15PM on the selected Start Date, choose “14h-15m” from the Start Time menus.

  4. Click the Add Batch link to save the schedule.
    • The screen refreshes and displays the message "The batch is submitted successfully."
  5. Click the Close button to return to the Set Age Transitions screen.