FAQs

How the acquisitions work order department is managed at your campus will determine how items, with or without barcodes, will be received in Alma.

For items to be received with a status of "available" in Alma one of the following must be true:

• The acquisitions work order department is managed by the circulation desk
• The acquisitions work order department is managed by the acquisitions department and the "Reshelve Without Transit Rules" is configured to "true"

One-time items can be received without adding a barcode:

1. Select the correct receiving department location
2. Go to Acquisitions>Receiving and Invoicing>Receive
3. Click on the One-Time tab
4. Make sure "Keep in Department" is unchecked
5. Click in the check box next to the POL/Title being received
6. Click Receive

Reshelve Without Transit Rules Configuration

1. Go to Configuration>Fulfillment>Library Management>Reshelve Without Transit Rules
2. Click Edit from the ellipses of the "Default reshelve without transit rule"
3. Change Reshelve Without Transit to "true"
   
4. Click Save

To set up a Reshelve Without Transit Rule for a specific location:

1. Go to Configuration>Fulfillment>Library Management>Reshelve Without Transit Rules
2. Click Add Rule
3. The Reshelve Without Transit Editor opens
   1. Name: [name the rule]
   2. Description: [optional]
   3. From Library: [the library from which the item is being received]
   4. From Department: [the department from which the item is being received]
   5. To Library: [the library where the item is going]
   6. To Location:  [the shelving location for the item]
   7. Reshelve without transit: true
4. Click Save

Ex Libris Documentation: Configuring Reshelve Without Transit Rules