Re: Acquisitions Questions

[Mieko Yamaguchi <iss053@xxxxxxxxxx>]

There is no automatic link between an order and an item record attached
to the same bib record on Innopac, so you can receive an order, create an
item and catalog (i.e. upgrade the bib if necessary) and circulate the
item before an invoice is added.

The order status will be "o" (on order) until the invoice is paid but
this does not stop you from circulating the item.  Depending on how long
you display the order record (SHOWOREC wwwoption) your OPAC may show the
item as "being processed" and "available" but you can easily suppress
the order record if necessary.

Mieko

On Mon, 6 Oct 2003, Jan Sapp wrote:

> Here is a question for all the people who know acquisitions (which I don't
> and we just lost our head of acq).  Most of the items we get come with the
> invoice or the invoice comes before the items.
> BUT if we receive an item that we want to process and get circulating asap,
> but have not received the invoice yet, how is it handled in acquisitions?
> My boss dropped this on me today.  She said there was an easy way in Dynix,
> but the former acq head said it could not be done in Innovative.  I looked
> at the manual and the notes I could find, but cannot find anything that
> leads me to believe this can be done.  How about it?

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