Chapter 36. Acquisitions Administration

Table of Contents

Acquisitions Settings
Cancel/Suspend reasons
Create a cancel/suspend reason
Claiming
Create a claim policy
Create a claim type
Create a claim event type
Create a claim policy action
Currency Types
Create a currency type
Edit a currency type
Distribution Formulas
Create a distribution formula
Edit a distribution formula
EDI
EDI accounts
EDI messages
Exchange Rates
Create an exchange rate
Edit an exchange rate
MARC Federated Search
Fund Tags
Funding Sources
Create a funding source
Allocate credits to funding sources
Allocate credits to funds
Track debits and credits
Funds
Create a fund
Allocate credits from funding sources to funds
Transfer credits between funds
Track balances and expenditures
Fund reporting
Edit a fund
Perform fiscal year close-out operation
Invoice menus
Invoice item type
Invoice payment method
Line Item Features
Create a line item alert
Line item MARC attribute definitions
Providers
Create a provider
Add contact and holdings information to providers
Edit a provider

Acquisitions Settings

Several setting in the Library Settings area of the Admin module pertain to functions in the Acquisitions module. You can access these settings by clicking Admin → Local Administration →Library Settings Editor.

  • CAT: Delete bib if all copies are deleted via Acquisitions lineitem cancellation - If you cancel a line item, then all of the on order copies in the catalog are deleted. If, when you cancel a line item, you also want to delete the bib record, then set this setting to TRUE.
  • Allow funds to be rolled over without bringing the money along - enables you to move a fund’s encumbrances from one year to the next without moving unspent money. Unused money is not added to the next year’s fund and is not available for use.
  • Allows patrons to create automatic holds from purchase requests.
  • Default circulation modifier - This modifier would be applied to items that are created in the acquisitions module
  • Default copy location - This copy location would be applied to items that are created in the acquisitions module
  • Fund Spending Limit for Block - When the amount remaining in the fund, including spent money and encumbrances, goes below this percentage, attempts to spend from the fund will be blocked.
  • Fund Spending Limit for Warning - When the amount remaining in the fund, including spent money and encumbrances, goes below this percentage, attempts to spend from the fund will result in a warning to the staff.
  • Rollover Distribution Formulae Funds - When set to true, during fiscal rollover, all distribution formulae will update to use new funds.
  • Set copy creator as receiver - When receiving a copy in acquisitions, set the copy "creator" to be the staff that received the copy
  • Temporary barcode prefix - Temporary barcode prefix for items that are created in the acquisitions module
  • Temporary call number prefix - Temporary call number prefix for items that are created in the acquisitions module