You can let users restrict searches to titles with items that meet certain criteria. These restriction criteria include all common locations, item statuses, collections, item types, withdrawal instructions, and call number types.
Staff searching in Horizon uses restriction values you set up in this section. You set up Information Portal restrictions using the Information Portal Administration tool. (For instructions, see the Information Portal System Administrator’s Guide.)
Be careful about setting up restrictions. Too many restrictions may exclude records that should be included in the search procedure.
Users choose restriction criteria from the Restrict Title Display window in staff searching:
After you define item and location restrictions, you can then assign them to a flavor. If you have not created all of the PAC flavors you want, you should do so before assigning restriction parameters. (For instructions, see Creating a PAC Flavor.)
For staff PAC flavors the restriction criteria are all based on this information in item records:
• | Item status |
• | Item collection |
• | Item type |
• | Location |
For example, a staff user may want to find only nonfiction items (collection), bring up only items that are checked in (item status), or just search items housed at a specific library (location).
This section explains these topics:
• | Setting Up Item Restriction Criteria for a Flavor |
• | Setting Up Location Restrictions for a Flavor |
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