CIRCULATION REPORTS
Chapter 3. ITEM REPORTS
Scheduling Recurring Reports
You can schedule Database Activity reports for automatic generation on a recurring basis. When you schedule recurring Database Activity reports, the scheduled reports are saved to your library's database using a default file name for each report. The file name is pre-pended with the date and time at which the report completed running. You may download and view reports you have requested using the View Reports option (see Viewing Reports for details).
To schedule Database Activity reports:
- Access the Database Activity Reports Menu (see Database Activity Reports for details).
- Use the Schedule to run checkboxes to select the reports you wish
to schedule as recurring reports; Patron database activity,
Bibliographic database activity, Item database activity or
Current circulation counts.
- A checkmark
indicates the associated report
is selected for
scheduling. - An empty checkbox
indicates the associated report
is not selected for
scheduling. - Clicking a checkbox repeatedly will toggle it on and off.
- A checkmark
- When all desired reports have been selected, click the Submit button.
- The Database Activity Reports Menu screen refreshes to display the Scheduling Options screen.
NOTE: If you do not select at least one Schedule to run checkbox, an advisory dialog displays the message “Please select at least one report.” Click the OK button to close the dialog, and select at least one Schedule to run checkbox, then click the Submit button.
- Enter the desired scheduling options for the selected report(s) (see Entering Scheduling Options for details).
Default Filenames for recurring reports:
- Patron database activity - PatronDBActivity_(date)_(ID number).XLSX
- Bibliographic database activity - BibDBActivity_(date)_(ID number).XLSX
- Item database activity - ItemDBActivity_ date)_(ID number).XLSX
- Current circulation counts - CircDBActivity date)_(ID number).XLSX
See Viewing and Downloading Reports to download and/or open recurring reports for viewing.