Setting Up Restrictions for a Floating Collection

If you have a Floating Collection, you can set up the floating collection restriction (circulation parameter 56) in Horizon to restrict or allow what items in the collection float based on item type, item location, or circulation location.

This setting allows you to further restrict the setting in Collection Codes (for more information, see “Setting Up a Floating Collection” in the Collections section of the General Setup chapter in the Horizon System Administration Guide). So, floating collections may be set to be allowed in Collection Codes, but with parameter 56 you can set it to be restricted for certain situations.

You can set up exceptions or allowances for circulation of floating collection material, depending on how you want it to work. For example, you can set up to allow floating, but then restrict floating to certain types of books. Or, set up to disallow floating except with a certain library location.

To set up restrictions for a floating collection

1 Set up floating collection restriction (circulation parameter 56).

For general instructions, see Setting Up or Editing a Circulation Parameter. Then use the remaining steps of this task to customize the parameter.

2 In the Value field, do one of these options:
If you want to allow floating circulation with some restrictions, enter “1”.
If you want to restrict circulation apart from a few allowances, enter “0” (zero).
3 If you want to create or edit any exceptions or allowances, do these steps in the Special Values group:
a Choose the exception that you want to change, or create a new exception.
b Enter or choose a code in one or more of the circulation location, item location, or item type group fields.

Note: The exception value set here overrides the default value for this parameter.

4 Save your changes.

 


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