Re: Order record status change macro

[Elizabeth Thomsen <et@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Mieko Yamaguchi wrote:
> You cannot change the status field on a batch of order records using
> Global Update or Rapid Update for a reason - because changing order
> status could affect encumbrance.  Whatever method you use to change
> order status it is important to post payfiles afterwards so encumbrances
> could be adjusted.

Mieko is right about posting, but we don't think this is a good reason 
for not being able to change status using rapid or global update.   Like 
others, we create review files of order records that we want to change 
(usually to cancel) and use a script to change status of each one.  Of 
course cancelling orders affects the encumbrance (that's why we're 
usually doing this-- to free up money) and you do need to post to see 
this take affect, but that's true whether you cancel them as a batch or 
individually.

Having an option to use rapid and global update on the status field of 
order records was an enhancement request this year.  In my opinion, this 
is one of those things that the system should do, so we don't all have 
to write scripts and come up with workarounds to do this, or, worse, 
have staff people waste time changing the status of large batches of 
order records individually.

-- 
Elizabeth Thomsen, Member Services Manager
NOBLE: North of Boston Library Exchange
Danvers MA 01923
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