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Here is some new information and “best practices” for Ephemerals.
The Ephemeral checkout wizard requires User ID, Item ID, and Number of items.
The Ephemeral checkout wizard requires User ID, Item ID, and Number of items.
'''Permissible''':
If you have a patron who, for example, is going to the beach and wants a couple of unbarcoded paperbacks that don’t need to be returned:
* Use Ephemeral wizard
* Enter Patron’s User ID
* Enter your branch’s Ephemeral Item ID
** This should be pre-populated by default
** FYI, they are BB-E, CB-E, F-E, MPL-E, VAN-E
* Enter number of items
'''Otherwise, the procedure is''':
If using a patron’s User ID isn’t feasible, or if you are tracking Little Library checkouts, etc.:


* Use Ephemeral wizard
* Use Ephemeral wizard
* '''New!'''  Enter your branch’s Ephemeral User ID
** This is in WF’s Common Tasks, just a few spots below Checkout
** Do not use Checkout Wizard
* Enter your branch’s Ephemeral User ID
** The User IDs are BB-E, CB-E, F-E, MPL-E, VAN-E
** The User IDs are BB-E, CB-E, F-E, MPL-E, VAN-E
* Enter your branch’s Ephemeral Item ID
* Enter your branch’s Ephemeral Item ID
** These should be pre -populated by default
** The Item IDs are BB-E, CB-E, F-E, MPL-E, VAN-E
** FYI, they are BB-E, CB-E, F-E, MPL-E, VAN-E
** These ''should be'' pre -populated by default
* Enter number of items
* Enter number of items
* Click ''Check out Item to User''


Example:


'''New stuff!'''
[[File:EphemeralExample.png]]
 
'''Do Not use your personal User ID or a random patron’s User ID'''
 
The branches’ Ephemeral User IDs are new (though we did have similar long ago).  For convenience I created the User IDs to match the branch’s Ephemeral ID, so it should be easy for staff to remember.

Latest revision as of 07:54, 20 June 2024

The Ephemeral checkout wizard requires User ID, Item ID, and Number of items.

  • Use Ephemeral wizard
    • This is in WF’s Common Tasks, just a few spots below Checkout
    • Do not use Checkout Wizard
  • Enter your branch’s Ephemeral User ID
    • The User IDs are BB-E, CB-E, F-E, MPL-E, VAN-E
  • Enter your branch’s Ephemeral Item ID
    • The Item IDs are BB-E, CB-E, F-E, MPL-E, VAN-E
    • These should be pre -populated by default
  • Enter number of items
  • Click Check out Item to User

Example:

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