Creating a PAC Flavor

Your Horizon system comes with at least two PAC flavors installed. You can use one of the existing flavors to create new ones by copying and editing that flavor, or you can create flavors from scratch. The steps in the following sections assume that you are editing an existing flavor, but you can create a new flavor from scratch using the same steps.

Before you create a PAC flavor, you must plan the information you want to enter. Some information must be set up before you can enter it into a PAC flavor. This table lists the information you must plan, whether it must be set up beforehand, and the views you use to set up the information.

Information

Description

Set Up Beforehand

View

Search views

The views or windows in staff searching that display search results. If a view does not display the information you want, reconfigure the view. (For instructions, see Changing the Display of Columns or Fields in List and Edit Windows.)

Yes

mq_view

Search options

The search options that appear in the search window for that flavor. If an option you want does not exist, set it up first using the steps in Creating Search Options.

Yes

search

Secured message

The message that appears in place of secured bib records (records secured with 911 tags).

No

 

Serial copy label

The label that appears on the Bibliographic Detail window for the summary of holdings of each serial copy (subscription).

No

 

Reserve label

The label that appears on the entry aid button users click to display reserve locations they can switch to and search.

No

 

Reserve locations

The reserve locations users can switch to and search.

Yes

location

To create a PAC flavor

1 Open the pac view in the Table Editor.

Horizon displays the List Public Access Flavor window.

2 Create a new flavor, or choose the flavor you want to change.

Horizon displays the Edit Public Access Flavor window:

3 Enter the code you want to assign to the new PAC flavor in the Search Code field.
4 Enter a description of the new flavor in the Description field.
5 Use these topics as guides in completing the remaining fields in the Edit Public Access Flavor window:
Assigning a View to a PAC Flavor
Verifying the Search Options Used by a PAC Flavor
Assigning Reserve Locations to a PAC Flavor
Assigning Alternate Bib Displays to a PAC Flavor
Assigning a Search Mode to a PAC Flavor

 


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