Featured WorldShare Circulation Troubleshooting articles
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Most viewed articles
How can I configure my SIP2 device/service to work with WMS?
Why is my POS Printer not printing automatically?
Can we restore an item that was accidentally withdrawn?
How do I add a branch location to our WMS?
Why do deleted items still display with a status of Withdrawn, when they should be purged?
Why am I getting an error message in Service Configuration: "We are unable to process your request at this moment."?
What does the On Hold Expired status mean?
How do I remove a branch location from our WMS?
How can I change the date format in WorldShare Circulation?
What should I do when I get the message "Limit reached" in Digby?
How can I find out about planned maintenance outages?
Why am I seeing "OCLC has detected that your institution’s encryption has changed" when I log into WorldShare?
Why is an item not automatically renewed?
Why are items falling due on days when the libraries are closed?
I need a list of the temporary item records for my institution
Recently created articles
Could barcode characters be causing my item to be unfindable?
( created Tue Jul 28, 2026 )
Why is the item status not displayed in the Copies view?
( created Mon Jul 27, 2026 )
How to manually force a re-index of an LHR (Local Holdings Record) after making updates.
( created Thu Jul 02, 2026 )
When I attempt to sign in to Digby, I get the error, "something went wrong :( Tap here to continue undefined 404"
( created Tue Jun 02, 2026 )
How can items in WMS be made loanable for specific patron types while remaining hidden from WorldCat Discovery?
( created Thu May 28, 2026 )
Why is the shelving location of my item outlined in red?
( created Wed May 13, 2026 )
What happens if I disable a previously-enabled NGN notification type?
( created Thu Apr 23, 2026 )
Circulation Inventory Report Changes to Item Not Showing Up
( created Tue Apr 21, 2026 )
When I try to check out a held item, I see the error: "The hold policy does not allow this item to be checked out"
( created Thu Apr 02, 2026 )
Why are items missing from my Shelf Read list in Digby?
( created Fri Mar 27, 2026 )
How to turn off patron-initiated renewals in WMS Circulation
( created Mon Feb 09, 2026 )
When attempting to check in an item, we get this error message: "You must identify your current location. Please select a branch from the user options menu."
( created Mon Jan 12, 2026 )
Can automatic renewals automatically apply the next fixed due date to a checked out item?
( created Mon Jan 05, 2026 )
Can a shelving location simply be renamed?
( created Mon Dec 29, 2025 )
Should Group-Aware Libraries Enable Next Gen Notifications Without Coordination?
( created Wed Dec 10, 2025 )
Recently updated articles
Can a shelving location simply be renamed?
( updated Wed Jul 29, 2026 )
Could barcode characters be causing my item to be unfindable?
( updated Tue Jul 28, 2026 )
Why do multiple items show when I search for a barcode?
( updated Tue Jul 28, 2026 )
Why does more than one item come up when I search for a barcode?
( updated Tue Jul 28, 2026 )
I can check in an item, but I get an unknown barcode error when searching for barcode in Circulation.
( updated Tue Jul 28, 2026 )
Why am I receiving an "Unknown Barcode" error when searching for an existing or newly added barcoded item?
( updated Tue Jul 28, 2026 )
Prompted to create a temporary item when searching a barcode
( updated Tue Jul 28, 2026 )
Can WorldShare modify or correct outputs from a scanner or card reader?
( updated Tue Jul 28, 2026 )
Why is the item status not displayed in the Copies view?
( updated Mon Jul 27, 2026 )
What is OCLC's data backup schedule for WMS?
( updated Fri Jul 24, 2026 )
We are getting a 'The patron is not verified' Override acknowledgment request
( updated Thu Jul 23, 2026 )
Item cannot be removed from the Clear Hold Shelf list
( updated Fri Jul 03, 2026 )
Why am I getting error message "No matching Loan Policy"?
( updated Thu Jul 02, 2026 )
How to manually force a re-index of an LHR (Local Holdings Record) after making updates.
( updated Thu Jul 02, 2026 )
Why is an item not automatically renewed?
( updated Thu Jul 02, 2026 )