Item Record Bulk Change Dialog Box - Circulation Tab

The Item Record Bulk Change Dialog box appears when you select Tools > Bulk Change, or click  on a record set containing multiple item records. Click the tabs on the Item Record Bulk Change dialog box to change certain data on all item records in the record set. See Bulk-Changing Item Records.

Use the Circulation tab to make the following changes to all items in the record set:

• Change the circulation status - Select the Circulation status check box and select the new status.
• Change the material type -Select the Material type check box and select the new type in the Material type box.
• Change the loan period code - Select the Loan period code check box and the new code. To change the loan period code, an assigned branch must be selected on the Location tab.
• Change the fine code - Select the Fine code check box and the new code. To change the fine code, an assigned branch must be selected on the Location tab.
• Change the statistical code - Select the Statistical code check box, and specify the new code in the Statistical code box. To change the statistical code, an assigned branch must be selected on the Location tab.
• Change the maximum number of times items can be renewed - Select the Renewal limit check box and specify the new limit in the Renewal limit box.

• Change the holds setting to allow or prevent holds - Select the Holdable check box to change the setting for all item records in the record set. Select the check box to the right to allow holds, or leave the right check box empty to prevent holds.

• Change hold limits- If you selected the Holdable check box, you can change the limit settings for all records in the record set. Select the Limit to setting you want to change. Then, select the check box to the right of the setting to limit the holds, or leave the right check box empty to deselect the limit. For more information about these settings, see Restricting Holds on Specific Items.

Example:
If you want to allow all items in the record set to be held and then picked up at any library, select the Holdable checkbox, select Pickup at this branch, but leave the check box to the right empty. This will clear the Pickup at this branch setting for all items in the record set that have this limit setting selected.

• Change the circulation setting to allow or prevent circulation - Select the Non-circulating check box to change this setting. Then, select the check box to the right to prevent circulation, or leave the right check box blank to allow circulation.

• Change the setting to allow or prevent loans outside the system - Select the Loanable within system check box to change this setting. Then, select the check box to the right to allow loans outside the system, or leave the check box blank to prevent loans outside the system.

• Change the setting to allow or prevent the item from floating to other collections - Select the Do not float check box to change this setting. Then, select the check box to the right to prevent items from floating, or leave the check box blank to allow the items to float.