Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery - Staff Wiki


Finding and fixing orders completely arrived with order status "SV." (draft-not ready for use)

  • Login to Aleph Acquisitions.

  • Click the file folder to go to order search.

  • Set "Index" to "ON" (order number) and "Enter Starting Point" to "BC".

  • Set "Sublibrary" to "BC-BC."

  • Set "Order Status" to "SV".

  • Set "Arrival Status" to "C".

  • Set ""To" Order Date" to three months before today.

  • Click "Refresh Filter."

  • Wait a long time until it finishes.

For each item on the list:

  • Select the item by highlighting it on the screen.

  • Click order info.

  • Look for:

    • Order status: Sent to Vendor

    • Arrival status: Complete

    • Invoice status: D

If anything is different, click "Print Order" and give the printout to the Acqusitions Librarian. Go back to the order list and go on to the next item.

  • If there is more than 1 BC order on the order list, click "Print/Cancel," then click "ok" to print the order. Give the printout to the Acquisitions Librarian. Go back to the order list and go on to the next item.

  • Look in the library note for any indication the item has been returned. If the item was returned, click "Print Order" then ok, and give the prinout to the Acquisitions Librarian. Go back to the order list and go on to the next item.

  • Click "Arrival." If there is more than one arrival, click back to the order list, click "Print Order" then "ok" and give the printout to the Acquisitions Librarian. Go back to the order list and go on to the next item.

  • Look in the arrival note for any indication the item has been returned. If item was returned, click "print order" then "ok" and give the printout to the Acquisitions Librarian. Go back to the order list and go on to the next item.

  • Click "Invoice." If there is more than 1 invoice, click "print order" then "ok" and give the printout to the Acquisitions Librarian.

  • Look in the line item notes for any indication the item was returned. If item was returned, click "print order" then "ok" and give the printout to the Acquisitions Librarian. Go back to the order list and go on to the next item.

  • If everything is so far ok, click "order list" and change the order status to "CLS" (order closed).

  • Click "Update".

  • Click on items.

  • Look at the barcode. It should begin with 31429. If not, use Ctrl-Print Screen to copy the screen, paste the screen in word, then print it and give the printout to Acquisitions Librarian. Go back to the order list and go on to the next item.

  • Look at the item process status. It should be blank. If the status is "OR" (on order), delete the status and click update. If any other status appears, use Ctrl-Print Screen to copy the screen, paste the screen in word, then print it and give the printout to Acquisitions Librarian. Go back to the order list and go on to the next item.


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