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Overview

A few of WebCheckout's features do not work as they would appear to work, or are more useful if you know a trick. This article documents some of those oddities, as of version 4.3.0.

On all Find screens: Add search critieria

Can't find what you need using the default fields, in the left column on any Find screen?

Remember, search bib differently

On all Find screens: add Results columns

Not finding the results fields useful when you do a Find?

Remember, search bib differently

Operator PINs

PINS on your CC admin operator accounts to approve overrides "over the shoulder"

Also, enable "Bypass PIN" capability for every operator

Create Holding

(can't use bacode scanner)

Find Media: limit to your Checkout Center

By default, the Find Media commands look for media matching the criteria you enter across all Checkout Centers (CCs). If you only want to search your CC, use "Add search critieria" to add Checkout Center to the search fields, then set it to your CC. Note: Bibliographic records with no holdings in your CC will not appear, even if you created those bib records in your CC. To make such a bib appear, add a holding to it.

Search for a resource while in the middle of a Checkout or Reservation

(add to allocation)

Records that cannot be deleted: rename and reuse

You cannot delete resource-type or bib records, even if you just created them and they are not linked to anything else. However, you can rename them and reuse them. (Think of it as recycling.) First open the record, and use the Admin tab to change its ID appropriately. Then, delete all the data from all the fields on the first tab, and enter whatever new information applies. When you Save this, you can use this re-newed record just as you would a new one.