FAQs

If you need to update your due dates in bulk, you can run the Bulk Renewal job. To run this job, you will need either the Fulfillment Administrator or General System Administrator role.

Note: Before running this job, be sure to go to Configuration | Fulfillment | General | Other Settings and check the overdue_at_change_due_date setting. If that setting is true, fines will be applied for loans that are overdue at the time the job is run.  If that setting is false, fines will not be applied for loans that are overdue at the time the job is run. 

1. From the main Alma page, go to Fulfillment | Advanced Tools | Bulk Change Due Dates

2. Use the Library, Location, Material Type, and User Group drop downs to limit the due dates that will be changed. If you leave a field empty, no limit will be applied for that field. 

3. Define the rage of due dates you'd like to change by entering values into the From Due Date and To Do Date fields. If necessary, add due times to the At(HH:MM) fields. If those fields are left blank, the From Due Date time will be set to 00:00 and the To Due Date time will be set to 23:59.

4. Define the new due date by entering a value into the New Due Date field. If the At(HH:MM) field is left blank, the due d=time will be set to that day's closing time.

5. Click the Change Bulk Due Date button. 

Note: In the example above, all books on loan to Faculty/Staff from the Cayan Library's Circulating Collection with due dates from 3/16/20 to 4/30/20 will have their due dates changed to 6/1/2020.