USER ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 2. MANAGING USERS
Editing User Records
The types of users you can edit and the libraries for which you can edit users are determined by your login mode (see Login Modes for more information).
To edit a user record:
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Access the User Account list, and locate the user for whom you wish to
edit the user record (see
Viewing the User Account List for details).
NOTE: If a user account for the desired user does not exist, select Add a User from the User Admin Staff Menu to add a new user record. The Add a User Account screen displays in an additional browser window (see Adding a User for details).
- Click the User Name link for the desired user.
- The Edit User Account screen displays in an additional browser window.
- The Edit User Account screen is pre-filled with the current data for the associated user.
- Add, change or delete information as desired (see
Adding a User for details).
NOTE: The Update Household with new address checkbox is shown only when editing the user account for a Primary Household Member (see Special Considerations for Primary Household Members for details).
NOTE: Depending on the specific configuration of the system for your library or consortium, some User Record fields may not be available.
- To add or delete a patron photograph, click the Manage User Photo link (see Managing User Photos for details).
NOTE: User Photos functionality is optional, and may not be enabled for all systems.
Click the Acquisitions Permissions link to modify Acquisitions permission for the user (see Modifying Acquisitions Permissions for details).- Click the AGCAT Permissions link to modify cataloging permissions for the user when using AGCAT (see Modifying AGCat Permissions for details).
- Click the Web HLD Permissions link to modify locations (holdings) permissions for the user when using CAT Administration (see Modifying Web HLD Permissions for details).
- Click the Edit Translate/Authority Preferences link to configure the authority validation hierarchy and enable or disable Translation functionality for the user when using the optional Translate/Authority module (see Modifying Translate/Authority Preferences for details).
- Click the Circ Admin Permissions link to modify Circulation Administration permissions for the user (see Modifying Circulation Administration Permissions for details).
- Click the Circ Permissions link to modify Circulation permissions for the user (see Modifying Circulation Permissions for details).
- Click the ILL Permissions link to modify ILL permissions for the user (see Modifying ILL Permissions for details) or Configuring ILL Permissions for Patrons as appropriate).
- Click the Reports Permissions link to modify Reports permissions for the user (see Modifying Reports Permissions for details).
- Click the Serials Permissions link to modify Serials permissions for the user (see Modifying Serials Permissions for details).
- Click the Statistics Permissions link to modify Statistics permissions for the user (see Modifying Statistics Permissions for details).
- When all desired changes have been made, click the Submit button to submit
your changes to the user record.
NOTE: If your library has enabled User Registration Duplicate Checking (see Configuring User Registration Duplicate Checking for details), the User Duplicate Check Results dialog displays when you submit the record. Resolve any issues detected during the duplicate check, as appropriate (see Resolving User Duplicate Check Results for details).
- The Edit User Account screen closes automatically.
- Repeat steps 2 through 4 to edit additional users.