Polaris ExpressCheck Options Dialog Box

To open this dialog box:
In Polaris Administration, select Parameters > SelfCheck Unit > Polaris ExpressCheck: Options.

Settings in this dialog box enable and control options for Polaris ExpressCheck self-check workstations. For more information about setting up and running Polaris ExpressCheck, see the Polaris ExpressCheck Administration Guide.

Enable Tab

• Enable Polaris ExpressCheck - Select this option to allow Polaris ExpressCheck software to run on a workstation.

Note:
This option is also available at the individual workstation level. If it is checked at the system, library, or branch level, it is checked by default for an associated workstation.

• Require patron password for ExpressCheck - Select to require a patron password for check-out. (A patron password is always required to access the patron account, regardless of this setting.)

• Enable on-screen keypad - Select to display an on-screen keypad where the patron can enter the barcode number instead of scanning the library card. If you choose to require the patron password, a field is also displayed for password entry. The account entry form and keypad are available from a link on the welcome page.

• Provide a warning if patron record will expire - Select to provide an expiration warning message, and select the number of days before expiration that should trigger the warning message.

• Permit registration renewal if patron record expires - Select to allow patrons to renew their registrations at the Polaris ExpressCheck workstation.

Note:
This option is also available at the individual workstation level.

Display Tab

• Display hold queue position - Select to display in the patron’s account the position of hold requests in the requests queue.

• Permit access to patron account - Select to allow patrons to view their accounts. Patrons need to be able to view their accounts to check account balances and fines, renew items, and suspend or cancel requests.

Note:
This option is also available at the individual workstation level.

• Display multi-line titles - Select to display long titles on multiple lines instead of truncating them in the display. A scroll bar appears in the right column if the list of items fills the screen.

• Display TOMS - Select to display a format (type of material, or TOM) icon for each item. Polaris ExpressCheck uses the PAC format icons.

• Suppress held items pop-up message - Select to suppress a message in the dashboard area of the screen when the patron has one or more held items. If you leave the option unchecked, the alert is displayed as a pop-up message at the beginning of the patron’s transactions.

• Suppress account balance pop-up message - Select to suppress a message in the dashboard area of the screen when the patron owes money. If you leave the option unchecked, the alert is displayed as a pop-up message at the beginning of the patron’s transactions.

Finishing Tab

• Print individual receipt for each item - Select to print a separate receipt for each item checked out. By default, all of a patron’s transactions in a session are printed on one receipt. You may want to set this option if you have a security system such as Checkpoint®. The receipt is printed on special paper that masks the item’s security tag when placed in the book pocket.

Note:
This option is also available at the individual workstation level.

• Prompt for check-out receipt - This setting can help minimize paper receipts. When this option is enabled, the option is displayed when the patron checks items out and exits ExpressCheck from the Patron Account, or when the patron checks out items for which a receipt has not yet been printed.

Note:
This option is also available at the individual workstation level.

• Dispenser acknowledgment message - For Polaris ExpressCheck workstations connected to ITG DiscXpress II media dispensers. Check this option to display an on-screen message when a dispenser item is checked out. The default message is Checkout Completed Successfully! Please retrieve item from the dispensing unit. 

• Enable eReceipts - Allows patrons to receive e-mail receipts and/or TXT receipts instead of printed receipts. When this option is checked, the patron will receive eReceipts if both the patron’s branch and the ExpressCheck workstation’s branch have enabled eReceipts with the Patron Services parameter EReceipt options, and an eReceipt option is set in the patron’s record. For more information, see Setting Up eReceipts.

• Inactivity timeout (seconds) - Type or select a value in the box to change the time at which Polaris ExpressCheck should return to the opening screen after no activity.

Note:
This option is also available at the individual workstation level.