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Possible Messages (Clearing Defunct Holds)
The following are some of the messages you might see when you attempt to clear expired holds and holdshelf of cancelled and unclaimed holds:
Clear current data without printing? This information cannot be retrieved online once you exit this function.You cleared the holds listed in the report but did not print the report before you selected the Close icon.
Your login is not set with a location served, which is required to clear the holdshelf. Please contact your system administrator at Marmot.The Limit Access to Clear Holds feature is enabled at your library. Because your current login is not associated with a location, the system does not enable you to clear defunct holds.
Another user is currently clearing the holdshelf. Please try again later. To preserve the integrity of the holdshelf, the system locks the holdshelf while a user modifies it. Concurrent attempts to clear the holdshelf receive this message.
Clear Expired Holds and Holdshelf Function Report Variable Fields
This function contains the following elements:
Patron - The patron name. Corresponds to the PATRN NAME variable-length field in the patron record. If the Patron Alias feature is enabled at your library and aliases are entered in the patron records of any patrons listed, patron aliases display in parentheses after the patron name.
Title - The title of the item on which the hold was placed. Corresponds to the TITLE variable-length field in the bibliographic record.
Call Num - The call number of the item on which the hold was placed. Corresponds to the CALL # variable-length field in the item record.
Barcode - The item barcode. Corresponds to the BARCODE variable-length field in the item record.
Clear Expired Holds and Holdshelf Function Statuses
The status of the hold. Possible values include:
CHECK IN - Staff must check in the item to activate the next hold.
HOLD CLEARED - The system successfully cleared the hold.
HOLD EXPIRED - The hold has expired (for example, the Not Wanted After date has passed).
PICKUP TIME EXPIRED - The patron did not pick up the item prior to the pickup expiration date.
REMOVED FROM SHELF - The system removed the hold.
TO NEXT PATRON - The system moved the hold to the next patron in the queue, and the pickup location for the subsequent hold is the same as the current hold shelf location.
TO NEXT PATRON (IN-TRANSIT) - The system moved the hold to the next patron in the queue, and the pickup location for the subsequent hold is different than the current hold shelf location.
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