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Command Barcodes

Generates a list of scannable Circulation command barcodes that are commonly used

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Print the sheet and attach it to your desk. Then you can easily scan whichever command whenever you need it.

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Damage Code Barcodes

Generates a list of scannable damage code barcodes

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Print the sheet and store it near your desk. Pull it out and scan the appropriate barcodes when you need to record damage for items.

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Item Policies

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Generates a list of all item policies in your system

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Administrators can use this report to see item policies that currently exist. Running a report for this information—rather than just viewing it in Alexandria—makes things like audits easier, especially when there are a lot of policies.

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Manual Checkout Sheet

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Generates a printable checkout sheet to record patron and item information

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Print a few checkout sheets and keep them near your desk. If your internet or Alexandria system ever go down, pull out a sheet and have patrons fill it in to check out items. Then you can enter the data from the sheet into Alexandria when everything's working again.

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Patron Policies

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Generates a list of all patron policies in your system

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Administrators can use this report to see patron policies that currently exist. Running a report for this information—rather than just viewing it in Alexandria—makes things like audits easier, especially when there are a lot of policies.

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Policy Exceptions

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Generates a list of all policy exceptions in your system

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Administrators can use this report to see policy exceptions that currently exist. Running a report for this information—rather than just viewing it in Alexandria—makes things like audits easier, especially when there are a lot of exceptions.

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System Analysis

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Generates a basic overview of a system's registration, configuration, and records

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The information in this report is useful to have when troubleshooting and working with Customer Support.

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Unused Barcodes

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Generates a list of unused barcode ranges or barcode labels

The labels for this report are formatted for 3x10 (1" x 2 5/8") label sheets, such as COMPanion's V0055 Blank Barcode Labels.

The output is limited to 1000 lines or 3000 labels.

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If you're getting new items and need to know which barcode ranges are available to use, run this report with the Range Information format.

If you receive new items that don't have assigned barcodes yet, run this report with the Barcode Labels (3x10) format to generate and print some unused barcodes. Then, simply scan the unused barcodes as you enter new copy records.

Use the Barcode List format to get a list of each individual unused barcode (within the specified range). With this, you can cross them out as you use them.

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Options: Range Information and Barcode List Formats

Unused Barcodes report Range Information Options tab

Item or Patron Barcode Range. Enter a start and end value to find all unused barcodes within the search parameters.

Alphanumeric Barcode Leader. If the barcode range being searched has a leader, enter it here. For instance, if all the searchable barcodes begin with BI2C, and the numeric parameters to be searched include 5000 through 500000 then the range is actually BI2C5000 through BI2C500000. Only values which are between 5000 and 500000 but begin with BI2C (e.g. BI2C5000-BI2C500000) that are unused will be returned.

Look for ranges of 'XXXX' or more unused barcodes. Specify how many barcodes are necessary to include on the list. Values can be between 1 and 100,000.

Options: Barcode Labels (3x10) Format

Item or Patron Barcode Range. Searches either Items or Patrons for unused Barcodes within a range.

Alphanumeric Barcode Leader. Allows the librarian to prepend all found barcodes with an alphanumeric character or characters.

Labels to Skip. Skips a certain number of labels from the top before beginning printing. Useful if you're using a sheet of labels in which you've already begun printing. Applies to the first page only.

Limit Report to. This limits the number of barcodes to be found. The maximum number of labels that can be found is 3,000.

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Command Barcodes

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Damage Code Barcodes

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Item Policies

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Manual Checkout Sheet

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Patron Policies

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Example Report

Policy Exceptions

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Example Report

System Analysis

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Unused Barcodes

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Options: Range Information and Barcode List Formats

Options: Barcode Labels (3x10) Format

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