Mark Item Lost Wizard PropertiesMark Item Lost Wizard PropertiesYou can change current system settings in the Mark Item Lost wizard using the Set Properties window. The Mark Item Lost wizard allows you to set the following properties.
Display Property Page
You can choose when to display the Mark Item Lost wizard’s Set Properties window by selecting one of the following options.
| • | Wizard Startup – Displays the Set Properties window the first time you access the wizard until you end the wizard session or log off the client. |
| • | Never – Does not display the Set Properties window the first time you access the wizard. If Never is selected and you want to open the Set Properties window, point to the wizard’s toolbar button, right-click, and then click Properties on the shortcut menu. |
Depending on the value selected in Display Property Page, defaults may appear as the first step of the wizard. Property values that are changed in the first step of a wizard are retained only until the right-click method is used to set properties.
Behavior
On the Behavior tab, you can set up your system to allow these variations in the wizard process. Select or clear the appropriate check boxes.
| • | Automatically Bill for Lost Item – Displays the Billing for Lost Item/Processing Fee window for you to enter a bill amount for the lost item and a processing fee. You can choose to pay the bill later, pay it now, or cancel the bill. |
| • | Pay Now – Displays the Pay Now button for you to accept payment for the lost item at the time the item is marked as Lost. |
| • | Display Item From Search Before Marking It Lost – Displays each item found with the User Search or Item Search helpers for review before marking it lost. |
At End of Wizard
Under At End of Wizard, select one of the following options.
| • | Show Checked Buttons specifies which command buttons display as choices for the wizard’s final step. Under Show, the following options are available. By default, all check boxes are selected. |
| – | Mark Another Item Lost returns to the Mark Item Lost window for you to continue marking items. |
| – | Close exits the wizard. |
| • | Perform Selected Action specifies which action will be automatically performed as the wizard’s final step. Under Perform, select one of the following options to be performed automatically as the wizard’s final step. |
| – | Mark Another Item Lost returns to the Mark Item Lost window for you to continue marking items. |
| – | Close exits the wizard. |
Payment types that open cash drawer
Use the Policy List Gadget to select payment type policies that will open the cash drawer when a user pays a bill of that payment type, if a cash drawer is configured. Alternatively, you can specify which payment type policies will not open the cash drawer.
If you have a cash drawer configured but do not have any payment type policies specified in the Payment Type field, the cash drawer will always open when a user makes a payment.
Defaults
On the Defaults tab, set the following values for accepting immediate payment for lost items.
Bill Payment Defaults
| • | Payment Type – From the drop-down list, select a payment type specified by your library’s Payment Type policies. Payment types include CASH, CREDIT, CREDITACCT, FORGIVEN, and more. |
Patron Credit Payment Defaults
| • | Credit Reason – Specifies the credit reason to be used when a fine or bill is automatically paid from a credit account. A credit reason describes why the credit was issued. The list of available credit reasons is defined in the Credit Reason policies, and only withdrawal credit reasons display for this wizard. An example of a withdrawal credit reason is AUTOPAY. |
To pay a Lost item bill from a credit account, you must select the Pay Now check box on the Behavior tab in the wizard properties, and select the appropriate Payment Type (such as CREDITACCT) and the Credit Reason (such as AUTOPAY) on the Default tab in the wizard properties.
Helpers
On the Helpers tab, you can select the helpers you want to use in the Mark Item Lost wizard. Click a specific Helper button to display the Helper properties that you can set.
| • | Item Search Helper |
| • | User Search Helper |
Start with Search Helper – Select this check box to open the Item Search helper automatically as the first step in the Mark Item Lost wizard.
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