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STANDALONE CIRCULATION
Chapter 2. CHECK OUT AND CHECK IN
Check In
To check in items:
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From the Standalone Circulation Module Menu, click the
Check In button (or
press the F2 key on your workstation keyboard).
- The Check In window displays.
Check In Window
- The Check In window allows you to simultaneously check in up to ten items.
- Enter the barcode for each item you wish to check in the Item to Check In
- Barcode text boxes. You may enter item barcodes for up to ten items.
NOTE: If you do not enter at least one item barcode, the message "You Must enter an Item barcode" will display when the Save button is clicked.
- Enter the barcode for one item only in each Item to Check In - Barcode text box. You may enter barcodes manually, or with a barcode reader.
- When entering item barcodes manually, press the <Enter> or <Tab> key on your workstation keyboard to move the cursor from the current Item to Check In - Barcode text box to the next available text box.
NOTE: When the tenth item barcode has been entered, and the <Enter> or <Tab> key is pressed, the "focus" of the cursor moves to the Save button. You must submit the current check ins (see step 3) before you can enter additional check ins.
- When using a barcode reader, a "return" is automatically inserted after the barcode to move the cursor from the current Item to Check In - Barcode text box to the next available text box.
NOTE: When the tenth item barcode has been entered, the "focus" of the cursor moves to the Save button. You must submit the current check ins (see step 3) before you can enter additional check ins.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Exercise care when using a barcode reader to avoid scanning a barcode when the "focus" of the cursor is on the Save (or the Save & Exit) button. In these cases, the automatic return inserted after the barcode will actuate the button and save the current check ins without saving the last item scanned. This will result in "lost" transactions.
- When all desired items (up to the maximum of ten) have been entered, save
the check in transactions by clicking the Save or Save & Exit button, as
appropriate:
- Click the Save button to save the current check in transactions and continue with additional check ins. The Check In window refreshes with all text boxes cleared. Enter additional check in transactions as described in steps 2 and 3.
- Click the Save & Exit button to save the current check in transactions and exit the check in function. The Check In window closes and returns to the Standalone Circulation Module Menu.
IMPORTANT NOTE: It is recommended that you retain items checked in using the Standalone Circulation module in a temporary location until the associated transaction file has been uploaded and posted to your library's database (see Chapter 3, Reviewing Transactions and Chapter 4, Uploading Circulation Transactions for details) as an aid in resolving "rejected" transactions. Items may be shelved after any "rejected" transactions have been resolved.