Delivery Type Records

A delivery type is the method by which items are distributed to Home Service borrowers. When you create a Home Service BTYPE, you specify the delivery type you want to use.

The delivery type tells Horizon that it is a Home Service BTYPE. The delivery type also specifies how borrowers with the corresponding BTYPE will receive Home Service items (delivery or mail) so the appropriate wording will be printed on issue slips.

Horizon comes with three default delivery types for you to use:

Direct (Direct delivery for Home Service). This delivery type is for individual Home Service borrowers who will receive items from your library by direct delivery (probably by your library’s own delivery service). The word “deliver” is printed on the issue slips for these borrowers.
Mail (Mail delivery for Home Service). This delivery type is for individual Home Service borrowers who will receive items from your library through the mail. The word “mail” is printed on the issue slips for these borrowers.
Inst (Institution Borrowers). This delivery type is for institutions (such as a hospitals or youth centers) that borrow groups of items from your library and then distribute the items to their members themselves. (Rather than lend items to the members of the institution, you lend items to the institution itself.) Horizon assumes you will deliver the items to the institution and prints the word “deliver” on the issue slips for these borrowers. If you use this delivery type, be aware that the institution will not be included in the borrower log, since the log is intended to track the opinions of individuals. Further, the rating prompt will not appear when you check out items to the institution, since the ratings are stored in the borrower log.

You should not edit the default delivery types or create new ones. However, you may want to review the default delivery type records so you are familiar with their fields.

To review a delivery type record

1 Open the hb_delivery view in the Table Editor.

Horizon opens the List Home Service Delivery Types window.

2 Double-click the delivery type you want to review.

Horizon displays the Edit Home Service Delivery Types window:

3 Review these fields:

Field

Description

Delivery Type

A short code or abbreviation for the delivery type. (For example, “direct.”)

Description

A description of the delivery type. (For example, “Direct delivery for Home Service Borrowers.”)

Institution Flag

This option specifies whether this delivery type is for institution borrowers. This field should be marked only for the “Institution Borrowers” delivery type.

4 Click Close.
5 Repeat steps 2 through 4 to review other delivery types.

 


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