Check In Workform

The Serial Check In workform displays issues or parts in reverse chronological order, but you can sort them by the column headings.

Note:
You can use the Acquisitions/Serials parameter Display of Issues on Check In to exclude certain statuses from display in the Check In workform, but they still exist for statistical purposes. See Setting the Check In Display.

Use the Check In workform to complete the following tasks:

• Check in an issue or part - Select the issue, and select Tools, Check In. See Check in issues/parts from the Check In workform.
• Add an issue or part to the list - Select Tools, Add Issue. See Add irregular serial issues/parts at check-in.
• Open an issue in the Serial Issue workform - Right-click the issue, and select Open from the context menu.
• Open a part in the Serial Part workform - Right-click the part, and select Open from the context menu.
• Sort issues or parts by their status date - Click the Status Date column header.
• Sort issues or parts by their designation - Click the Designation column header.
• Sort issues by type of issue (Basic Bib, Supplement and Index) - Click the Category column header.
• Sort issues by their expected arrival date - Click the Expected column header.
• Open the serial holdings record for the serial title of the listed issues or parts - Right-click the issue or part, and select Links, Existing, Serial Holdings Record.
• Enter notes regarding the serials title - Type notes in the Non-public and Non-public/warning fields regarding publication pattern changes, problems with an issue or part or other notes for staff.