Assigning a View to a PAC Flavor

You can configure search windows to display certain bibliographic information in a certain order. A set of information is referred to as a “view.” Once these views are configured, you can specify which views appear in each PAC flavor.

Before You Begin

Before you begin, make sure that search views have been defined for your system. (If they have not, see Changing the Display of Columns or Fields in List and Edit Windows for instructions on defining search views before continuing.)

To assign a view to a PAC flavor

1 Open the pac view in the Table Editor.

Horizon displays the List Public Access Flavor window.

2 Choose the flavor you want to change, or create a new flavor.

Horizon displays the Edit Public Access Flavor window:

3 Complete these fields on the window:

Field

Action

Search Code

Make sure this field displays the correct search code for the current PAC flavor.

Description

Make sure this field displays the correct description of the flavor (for example, “Public Access for staff”).

Bib Display View

Enter or choose the code that corresponds to the view that controls the information displayed in the Bibliographic Detail window.

Bib List View

Enter or choose the code that corresponds to the view that controls the information displayed the Titles List window.

Secured Msg.

Enter the message that appears in place of secured titles.

Your library can secure certain bib records so that public users cannot view those titles. A message appears in place of those titles in search windows, referred to as a secured message. You enter the message in this field. An example might be, “This title not available for general circulation.”

Item List View

Enter or choose the code that controls the information displayed in the Copies window.

Sav Bib List View

Enter or choose the code for the view that controls the display of the List Saved Bibs window.

This window displays titles that staff save or “mark” when they choose the Add Bookmark Entry command from the Bookmarks menu.

Sav Item List View

Enter or choose the code for the view that controls the display of the List Saved Items window.

This window displays items that staff save or “mark” when they choose the Add Bookmark Entry command from the Bookmarks menu.

Request View

Enter or choose the code for the view that controls the display of the List Requests window.

This window displays when users choose the View Request List from the Request menu.

Serial Copy Label

Enter the label you want to appear next to each copy record for a serial title (for example, “Serial Copy”).

This label appears in the Bibliographic Detail window next to each copy record.

4 Save your changes.

 


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