Transaction Log

 Circulation > Circulation tab > Transaction Log subtab

The transaction log contains a history of everything that has occurred on your machine and most of the changes that are made through management, utilities, and importing. It will also record who has logged in to your workstation and performed certain transactions and changes. 

If you're Self-Hosted, archived transaction logs are placed in the Log folder, located in Alexandria's shared application support folder.

The transaction log contains a history of everything that has occurred on your machine and most of the changes that are made through management, utilities, and importing. It will also record who has logged in to your workstation and performed certain transactions and changes. It can be a valuable document, if you want to examine any workstation's history.

If you're Self-Hosted, archived transaction logs are placed in the Log folder, located in Alexandria's shared application support folder.


Homeroom (HW)

Circulation > Circulation tab > Homeroom subtab

Type HW into the command line to automatically go to this tab.

The Homeroom subtab contains a list of all the patrons that belong to a particular homeroom. The Homeroom contains the Patron barcode, Name, Items Out (Total) and Today (Items checked out that day). You can also select the Pictures checkbox to include patron pictures.


  • If you type HW followed by a patron barcode, then the homeroom that includes that patron will be displayed in the Homeroom subtab.
  • If you type HW followed by a homeroom name, then the patrons in that homeroom will be displayed in the Homeroom subtab.
  • If you type HW alone or with a partial name then a list will be displayed and you can select a homeroom from the list.


Step-by-Step Instructions

Locate a Homeroom via Patron Barcode or Last Name

  1. Type HW {patron barcode} or {patron last name} (i.e. HW 1001 or HW Wilson) into the command line. The Homeroom subtab with a list of homerooms and patrons will open on the main Circulation window.
  2. Select a patron from the list on the right section of the Homeroom subtab, then scan the items the patron is checking out.
  3. Repeat step 2 until you have finished checking out items to all the patrons in the homeroom.
  4. Once you have finished, you may safely navigate away from the Homeroom subtab.

Locate a Homeroom from the List

  1. Type HW or HW {portion of homeroom} (i.e. HW or HW Smi) into the command line. The Homeroom subtab with a list of homerooms and patrons will open on the main Circulation window.
  2. Select a homeroom from the list on the left section of the Homeroom subtab. The list in the right section of the Homeroom subtab will display all the students that belong to that particular homeroom.
  3. Select a patron from the list on the right section of the Homeroom subtab, then scan the items the patron is checking out.
  4. Repeat step 3 until you have finished checking out items to all the patrons in the homeroom.
  5. Once you have finished, you may safely navigate away from the Homeroom subtab.

Open a Specific Homeroom

  1. Type HW {homeroom} (i.e. HW STARK) into the command line. The Homeroom subtab with a list of homerooms and patrons will open on the main Circulation window.
  2. Select a patron from the list on the right section of the Homeroom subtab, then scan the items the patron is checking out.
  3. Repeat step 2 until you have finished checking out items to all the patrons in the homeroom.
  4. Once you have finished, you may safely navigate away from the Homeroom subtab.

Type HW into the command line to automatically go to this tab.

"Location" is a localization term that can be altered in Localization Preferences. "Homeroom" is a popular alternative.

The Homeroom subtab contains a list of all the patrons that belong to a particular homeroom.

Circulation Location (Homeroom) tab

Selecting/highlighting a homeroom from the list in the left section of the Homeroom subtab will display all the students that belong to that particular homeroom in the right section of the window.

You may also access the Homeroom subtab from the command line by using the "HW" command; this will cause the Homeroom subtab to be displayed or any open Homeroom Selection windows to be brought to the forefront.

  • If you type HW followed by a patron barcode, then the homeroom that includes that patron will be displayed in the Homeroom subtab.
  • If you type HW followed by a homeroom name, then the patrons in that homeroom will be displayed in the Homeroom subtab.
  • If you type HW alone or with a partial name then a list will be displayed and you can select a homeroom from the list.
Step-by-Step Instructions