This section is intended for those who are responsible for managing and processing acquisitions.
Before beginning to use Acquisitions, the following must be configured by an administrator:
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Cancel/Suspend Reasons (optional)
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Claiming (optional)
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Currency Types (defaults exist)
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Distribution Formulas (optional)
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EDI Accounts (optional) (see Setting Up EDI Acquisitions under Software Installation)
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Exchange Rates (defaults exist)
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Funds and Fund Sources
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Invoice Types (defaults exist) and Invoice Payment Methods
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Line Item Features (optional)
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Merge Overlay Profiles and Record Match Sets (see Batch Importing MARC Records in Cataloging)
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Providers
The following diagram shows how the workflow functions in Evergreen. One of the differences in this process you should notice is that when creating a selection list on the vendor site, libraries will be downloading and importing the vendor bibs and item records.