Your library’s cataloging staff marks incoming items with barcodes, collection codes, and call numbers that indicate information such as where the item belongs, title, author, publication date, and other such facts. (For more information about cataloging, see the Cataloging Guide.)
This chapter assumes that you know how to use the Table Editor. (For more information, see “Horizon Table Editor” in the “Getting Started” chapter of the System Administration Guide.)
Whenever you make a change to Horizon setup, you should exit Horizon and restart it on any workstation where you want the change to take effect.
When you enter the items’ barcodes, collection codes, or call numbers marked on the items into the Horizon database, they become part of the record you use for tracking those items. Your system administrator must set up tables in the database to help track and report where the items should be and where they are. If you use hand-held computers for your inventory, your system administrator must also set up those units.
Have your system administrator set up the correct passkeys and roles in Horizon security before you continue. (For more information about roles and passkeys, see “Securing Horizon” in the “Security and Preferences” chapter of the System Administration Guide.)
Before you take inventory, your system administrator must set up parameters in these tables:
• | Collection. Lets you group related items. |
Make sure any exceptions from previous inventories have been cleared before starting inventory. (For more information about how to do this, see Running the Inventory Exceptions Report.)
This chapter explains these tasks:
• | Choosing Whether to Report Items as Exceptions |
• | Choosing Whether to Report Items as Misshelved |
• | Viewing or Resetting Collection Inventory Counts |
• | Setting Up a Hand-held Computer for Inventory |
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