Defining Material Types
Names for the various material types held by the library are defined in the Material Types policy table. Material types are key elements in determining loan periods, lending limit blocks, and hold policies, and in generating statistics. They are displayed in the following locations:
- In the Material type list box on the Item Record workform, the Serial Holdings Record workform, the Selection List Line Item workform, the Purchase Order Line Item workform, and the Invoice Line item workform
- In the PAC availability information for each item associated with a title
- As search limiting options in the staff client Find Tool and the PAC
The same entries are displayed for every organization level at which the Material Types table is opened. Material types can be set from the system, library, and branch levels, but additions and changes are applied to all organizations. You cannot delete a material type from the table in Polaris Administration. The system administrator can change the Material Types table using the Query Analyzer in SQL Server.
The Material Types table is displayed from the Administration Explorer only. You cannot access the Material Types table from an organization workform.
Note:
These System Administration permissions are required to modify the Material Types policy table: Access administration: Allow, Access tables: Allow, Modify material types table: Allow.