CIRCULATION ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 4. DEFINING LOCATIONS AND COLLECTIONS
Viewing Branch Statistics
Branch statistics show the number of items in your VERSO database that are associated with each branch.
To view Branch statistics:
- On the Locations Collections - Branches screen, click the Stats button.
- The Location Branch Stats screen displays in an additional browser window. The date on which the statistics report was requested is shown at the top of the screen.
Location Branch Stats Screen
- The Location Branch Stats screen provides the following information for
each branch:
- Seq - the display sequence for the branch
- Label - the name of the branch
- Status - indicates whether or not the associated branch is currently Active or Inactive
- Locs/Coll. with Cost - the total number of items in your VERSO database for each branch listed for which a Cost is included in the item record for the related items
- value – the total dollar value of all items included in the Items with Cost field (based on the value specified in the Cost field of the item record)
- Items with Default Cost - the total number of items in your VERSO database for each branch listed for which no Cost is specified in the item record and for which the specified default value for items of the associated material types is used in determining value
- Value of Items with Default Cost - shows the total dollar value of all items included in the Items with no Cost field (based on the default value for the material type of the associated items)
- Total Value of Items by Locs/Coll. – The sum of the Value and Default Value fields for each branch in the list.
- If desired, use the Start Date and End Date text boxes to limit statistics
to items in your collections during a specified period.
- Enter the starting date for the period for which you wish to view statistics in the Start Date text box. Enter the Start Date using the format “MM/DD/YYYY”, i.e., “01/01/2019.”
- Enter the ending date for the period for which you wish to view statistics in the End Date text box. Enter the End Date using the format “MM/DD/YYYY”, i.e., “01/31/2019.”
NOTE: Be sure to include the slashes “/” when entering the Start Date and End Date. Do not include alphabetic characters when entering the Start Date and End Date.
- Click the Submit button. The Location Branch Stats screen refreshes to show statistics for items in your collections during the specified date range.
- If desired, you may:
- Print a copy of the Library Branch statistics report (see Printing Circulation Parameters for details)
- Save a copy of the Library Branch statistics report to your local workstation (see Saving Circulation Parameters for details)
- Email a copy of the Library Branch statistics report to yourself or to another party (see Emailing Circulation Parameters for details)
- Click the Close button to close the Location Branch Stats screen and return to the Locations Collections - Branches screen.