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File, Items, Main
Status allows you to indicate something about an item now, and print a reminder list later.
As you enter the first few letters of the status, the field will be filled in. You can also click on
to see the full list
To add a new status, simply type it in. When you exit the field the new status will be added.
Delete a status
Missing, To be Bought, To be Read, To be Repaired and To be Replaced are permanent status values that will always be a part of ResourceMateŽ.
To delete any other status, see the section, Change Utility under the Utilities Menu.
Note:
PLEASE do not establish a status of Available or On Loan.
Some uses of status include:
For personal use, flag items through the year that you know you should read. Before going on holidays, print a listing of all items with a status of To Be Read and choose what you might like to take with you.
Flag items throughout the year you know should be purchased some time in the future. When money is available, print a listing of all items with a status To Be Bought and choose what you would like to purchase.
Flag items throughout the year that need to be repaired. When you or others have time, print a listing of all items with a status To Be Repaired and do all the repairs at once.
Press [TAB] when finished entering this information.
Note:
Entry of this information is optional.
See Also
The description of this field can be changed by doing the following:
Regular - Utilities, Field Settings, Item - change the Default Label value
Plus - File, Resource Types, Detail, choose the resource type, General Fields, change the substitute label value
This information may be set to read only or invisible by doing the following
Regular - Utilities, Field Settings, Item - check ReadOnly or Invisible in the Field Settings column
Plus - File, Resource Types, Detail, choose the resource type, General Fields, check ReadOnly or Invisible in the flags column
To make sure something gets entered in this field, do the following
Regular - Utilities, Field Settings, Item - check Required in the Field Settings column
Plus - File, Resource Types, Detail, choose the resource type, General Fields, check Required in the Field Settings column
To set a default value whenever new items are added, do the following
Regular - Utilities, Field Settings, Item - enter a value in the Default value column
Plus - File, Resource Types, Detail, choose the resource type, General Fields, enter a value in the Default value column
To indicate whether this field is searchable by patrons, do the following
Regular or Plus - Utilities, Field Settings, Item - check the box in the "Patron Can Search" column
To indicate whether this field is available in a keyword search, do the following
Regular or Plus - Utilities, Field Settings, Item - check the box in the "Include in Keyword Search" column
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