CIRCULATION REPORTS
Chapter 3. ITEM REPORTS
New Item Activity
Purpose: Provides a list of items added to a selected location for a specified date range, sorted by either the item title or call number, or in the order in which the items were added; includes a summary of the total number of items added to each location and collection during the specified date range.
Default Filename:
NEW_ITEMS_(date)_(ID number).xls
New Item Activity Screen
Report Parameters:
-
Detail Listing Location (drop-down menu) – determines the location(s) that
will be included in the report; select the desired location.
NOTE: The Detail Listing Location menu lists all locations (libraries, branches and collections) that have been defined for your system. Locations are defined by your Library Administrator.
- Select a library to generate the report for items held by the selected library and all associated branches and collections.
- Select a branch to generate the report for items held by the selected branch and all associated collections.
- Select a collection to generate the report for items associated with the selected collection only.
- Sort By (drop-down menu) – determines the order in which detailed title information is listed; select either Added Order, Title or Call Number.
- Enter Start Date (text box) – determines the starting date of the period
for which the report will be generated; enter the desired date using the format
MM/DD/YYYY, i.e., "03/10/2001".
NOTE: Be sure to include the slashes "/" when entering the Enter Start Date. Do not include alphabetic characters when entering the Enter Start Date.
- You may also click the Date Entry Calendar
icon
next to the date entry text box to select a Start Date using the Date
Entry Calendar (see the
System Basics User Guide
for details).
- You may also click the Date Entry Calendar
icon
- Enter Stop Date (text box) – determines the ending date of the period for
which the report will be generated; enter the desired date using the format
MM/DD/YYYY, i.e., "03/10/2001".
NOTE: Be sure to include the slashes "/" when entering the Enter Stop Date. Do not include alphabetic characters when entering the Enter Stop Date.
- You may also click the Date Entry Calendar
icon
next to the date entry text box to select a Stop Date using the Date
Entry Calendar (see the
System Basics User Guide
for details).
- You may also click the Date Entry Calendar
icon
To view the New Item Activity report:
NOTE: See Viewing and Downloading Reports to download and/or open the report for viewing.
The name of the report and selected transaction type, the RUN DATE, and a summary of report parameters are shown at the top of the report. The New Item Activity report provides the following information for each title included in the listing:
New Item Activity Report
- The Date on which the most recent activity for the item occurred
- The Barcode, Title, Author and Call Number of the item
- The Library location and Collection for the item
- The Material Type of the item
- The Cost of the item
- The total number of Times Circulated for the item