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Modify User Holds Wizard

The Modify User Holds wizard is used to modify one or more holds for a user. For example, if the user wants to pickup materials from a library other than the one specified, you can make that change with this wizard. This wizard also allows you to add comments about a user’s hold.

To modify holds for a user

In the Holds group, click the Modify User Holds wizard.

Do one of the following.

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In the User ID box, scan the user’s ID.

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Use the User Search helper to search for the user. If a list displays, select the user you want, and then click Modify This User’s Holds.

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Type the user ID in the User ID box, and click Get User Information.

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If the Current button is available, click the button to select the last user record that was displayed, modified, or added.

In the List of Holds, the item’s title, recall status, pickup location, pickup by date, expiration date of the hold, hold status, comments, record status, beginning and ending dates of the hold suspension, and mail service may appear. A Modify check box also displays next to each hold.

Note: If the user is blocked, an alert window will display.

Click the glossary links to display more information.

Do one of the following:

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To modify all of the user’s holds, select the Select All check box.

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To modify selected holds, select the Modify check box next to each hold you want to modify.

Click Modify.

The Modify Holds for User window displays.

Modify the following information, and click OK.

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Allow Recall permits the item to be recalled to fill the hold

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No Recall does not allow the item to be recalled

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Recall Now (RUSH) specifies that the current user’s charge due date is changed to the current date.

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Pickup At specifies the pickup library for the hold.

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Expires specifies the expiration date of the hold.

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Date Suspended specifies the beginning date of the hold’s suspension.

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Date Unsuspended specifies the ending date of the hold’s suspension.

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Comment allows you to type optional text to display with the hold information. When editing comments, you can select one of the following options.

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Append add text at the end of the existing comment.

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Replace replaces existing text with another comment.

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Remove removes the existing comment.

For more information about these fields, see Frequently Used Hold Fields.

After modifying this user hold, select one of the following options:

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Modify to make more changes to this hold.

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Modify Another User’s Holds to modify a hold for another user.

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Close to exit this wizard.

It may be possible to find a user by a previous user ID, if configured in policies. Go to the FAQs: Searching User Records topic.