Options Dialog Box

This dialog box serves several purposes, depending on where you open it. Review the sections below for additional information.

Tools/Options Dialog Box - Receipt Printing

Use the Tools/Options dialog box to set circulation receipt and slip printing from the workform from which you opened the dialog box. The options are available when you select Tools > Options from the following workforms:

• Check Out workform
• Check In workform
• Request Manager workform
• Patron Status workform
• Item Record workform
• Outreach Services Manager workform

At each workstation, you need to set the options only once from each workform, unless you want to change your settings. See Setting Up Receipt Printing from Workforms.

• Set the receipts to print from this workform - Select one or more of the following receipt/slip check boxes:
  • Check out receipt
  • Fine receipt

Note:
If you check only if no eReceipt, fine receipts are printed only when the patron does not receive eReceipts. If only if no eReceipt is not checked, printed receipts are produced in addition to eReceipts for patrons who receive eReceipts. For more information about setting up eReceipts in Polaris Administration, see Setting Up eReceipts.

• In-transit slip

Note:
Select In-transit slip if you want to print the slip when an item’s status changes to Transferred (because it will fill a hold) or In Transit (because it belongs to another library). If you want to print the slip only when an item’s status changes to Transferred, select (check) Holds only.

• Hold slip
• Hold call slip (available if this option is enabled for your library)
• Hold pickup slip (available if this option is enabled for your library)
• Print ILL slip (Request Manager workform - ILL view only)
• Print ILL pickup slip (Request Manager workform - ILL view only; available if the hold pickup slip is enabled for your library)
• Set the printer type - Select Receipt or Page.

Note:
If you are using a receipt printer, you may be able to set automatic cutting and printing options. See Set receipt printer control codes. From the staff client, you can customize the message text that appears on all receipts. See Set receipt printer message text.

• Select a printer driver - Receipt printers only. Select the appropriate printer driver in the Drivers box. These options are set in Polaris Administration. See Set receipt printer control codes.

Circulation Options Dialog Box

Use the Circulation Options dialog box to set options related to workstations sounds, smart card readers, and receipts message text.

• Sounds tab - If you want to specify different sound types, select Use Windows Sounds. Your computer must have a sound card and external speakers for this option. If you do not want to specify sound types, select Use Default Beep. If you selected Windows sounds, you need to set up sounds in the Windows control panel. For details, see Setting Circulation Audio Signals.
• Smart Card Reader tab - If your workstation uses a 3M™ smart card reader to read patron smart cards, select Smart card reader installed. See Setting the Workstation for Smart Card Use.
• Receipt Printer Options tab - Type the standard message that you want to appear on check-out and fine receipts. See Set receipt printer message text.

Note:
The Auto-cut the end option on this tab applies only to printers that have problems with auto-cutting hold pickup slips. You must also make some printer settings. See Correct an auto-cut problem for hold pickup slips.

Tools/Options Dialog Box - Bookmobile

Use the Bookmobile Tools/ Options dialog box to set the transaction files that display in the list to be uploaded. These options apply to terminal server environments only. See View and upload offline transaction files.

RFID Options Dialog Box

This dialog box appears when you select Tools > RFID Options from the Item Record workform. Use this Tools/Options dialog box to set RFID options before initializing an RFID tag for the item.

• 3M tags - The Library Code and Country Code options do not apply to 3M tags. If this item is part of a set, enter the part number and total parts in the appropriate fields.
• EnvisionWare tags - EnvisionWare RFID tags require a library code and a country code. The default library code is your Polaris site code, taken from your Polaris license. The default country code is the two-letter abbreviation based on the standard ISO 3166-1. If this item is part of a set, place the entire tag set on the reader and enter only the total number of parts. EnvisionWare set tags are automatically numbered.