Each patron record can be assigned a Patron Type. Patron Types can be used for statistical purposes, as well as in RequestFlow and other rules. Relais uses the patron type associated with the patron profile returned in an NCIP LookupUser message is assigned to the patron record. See Configuring NCIP, Patron profiling for more information.
You can add, update or delete Patron Types from the Code Tables screen in Table Maintenance.
Field |
Char |
Description |
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Code |
A single character code used to define a specific patron type.
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Description | 50 | The description for the patron type. |
Note: A patron cannot be deleted if it is already attached to a patron record. See Patron records. The following error message is displayed: An error has occurred while attempting to delete the record. The Code is referenced by another table in the database.
You can change the description for a patron type, even after it has been saved and attached to a patron record. To edit a description: