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Using the Scan/Delete Icon

Go You can go to the Delete Records Function from the Sierra drop-down list.

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Verify the contents of the review file. Make sure the patron accounts retrieved really are the ones to be deleted. Make note of the review file number you used to search for a list of patrons to be deleted.

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Note: Deleted patron accounts cannot be restored to the database.

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Select the Delete Records from the drop-down Functions list in Sierra.

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A warning box will appear that will list the review file number, and the number of patrons that will be deleted. If you’re positive the records in this file should be deleted, click on the Yes button. Otherwise, click on the No button.

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Note: the message also warns that deleted records cannot be recovered once your session is closed.

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You will get the Deleting records processing bar.

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Select Close to exit the report and return to the “Delete Records” window. Note: If some patron records were not deleted, you will need to access the non-deleted records in the review file to manually clear them and delete them. 

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Restoring Deleted Records

Review the records in the Process Summary report window, and do one of the following:

  • If the deletions are as expected, click Close to return to the Delete Records window. Once you click Close, you can no longer restore deleted records.

  • If you deleted the wrong records, click Restore. Sierra restores all of the deleted records and displays them on the Restored Deletions tab.

Sierra restores the records to the database, but does not put them back in the review file you used to delete them.

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