Defining a Default Value for a Call Number

If you want to, you can add a default call number value to an item or copy view. You might want to do this if you want to create a large number of records that use the same call number. A default call number automatically displays in a new record when library staff creates an item or copy record. A default call number also overrides any automatic fill settings you may have made. (For more information about automatic call number fill, see Automatically Filling the Call Number Field in a New Item or Copy Record.)

If you add a default call number value to an item or copy view, you should remove it after your library finishes creating the records that use that call number.

To define a default value for a call number

1 Open the mq_view view in the Table Editor, or start the View Control process.

The default location of this process is the Administration\System Setup folder on the navigation bar.

2 Do one of these options:
If you want to define a default value for an item record, choose the item mq_view.
If you want to define a default value for a copy record, choose the cat_copy mq_view.
3 Click Page Down or resize the window to display the Edit View group:

4 From the drop-down menu, choose the column that contains the call number.
5 In the Default Value field, enter the call number that you want to use as a default for the records that you create.
6 Save your changes.

 


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