FAQs

The "Change Physical Items Information" job can be run on a set of physical items to make changes to the following item record fields:

• Permanent location information, including:
  • Permanent location
  • Item call number type
  • Item call number
  • Storage location ID
• Temporary location information, including:
  • Set item temporary indication
  • Clear temporary information
  • Temporary location
  • Temporary call number type
  • Temporary call number
  • Due back date
  • Temporary item policy
• General information, including:
  • Copy ID
  • Material type
  • Item policy
  • Provenance
  • Is magnetic
  • PO line
  • Issue date, Receiving date, Excepted receiving date
  • Pages, Pieces
  • Replacement cost
  • Receiving operator
  • Physical condition
  • Missing status
  • In Process Type
  • Removing transit status
• Change inventory information, including:
  • Inventory number
  • Inventory date
  • Inventory price
  • Weeding date
• Change notes information, including:
  • Public note
  • Fulfillment note
  • Internal note(s)
  • Statistics note(s)
  • Enumeration A-M
• Change retention information, including:
  • Committed to Retain status
  • Retention reason
  • Retention note

Conditions that can be applied to the fields being changed by the "Change Physical Items Information" job:

• Unconditionally
• If Field Empty
• If Field Not Empty

To change item records from a set using the "Change Physical Items Information" job:

1. Create a logical or itemized set of physical items
2. Run the "Change Physical Items Information" job on the set
   1. Go to Admin>Manage Jobs and Sets>Run a Job
   2. Select the Change physical items information job
   3. Click Next
   4. Click on the radio button next to the itemized set created in step 1
   5. Click Next
   6. The Run a Job - Enter Task Parameters screen open
   7. Select the parameters to be changed and conditions on how the parameters should be changed
   8. Click Next
   9. Click Confirm when the pop-up confirmation message appears
   10. Click Submit