As loans and returns are processed, details are written to the Offline Transactions record. This may be viewed by clicking the Transactions icon on the Toolbar in the Other / Offline section.

The Offline Transactions screen holds five separate tabs reflecting different information that is integral to offline operations:

• Circulation Pending
• Circulation Archived
• Circulation Failed
• Bibliographic Reserves
• Item Specific Reserves

Circulation Pending #

The Circulation Pending tab collects both Loan and Return transaction details and displays these sequentially for the workstation:

Controls #

Two controls are placed lower right:

• An Excel button allows export of the current display to Excel
• A Refresh button allows the screen to be updated if necessary.

Display footer #

Note that information at the foot of the screen supplies additional information:

• Internet state – ON or OFF
• LAN state – ON or OFF
• Offline Pending – tally of transactions
• Offline Errors – tally of errors

This footer information is visible constantly and can be seen in all online operations and should be checked regularly for any presence of errors.

Circulation Archived #

This tab records details of all the transactions that have been successfully uploaded following a return to online connectivity. Note that the transactions may accumulate until cleared:

Controls #

Underneath the transaction archive list display is a small control panel:

This allows all transactions in the list (or no transactions) to be selected. Any selected transactions can then be deleted.

Two further controls are placed to the right:

• An Excel button allows export of the current display to Excel.
• A Refresh button allows the screen to be updated if necessary.

Circulation failed #

This tab presents any transactions which have failed, and these should be checked thoroughly and reinput if a resolution is possible. For instance, a user barcode may be entered in place of an item barcode, and the following items may then be loaned to the first, incorrect, user.

Controls #

Underneath the transaction archive list display is a small control panel:

This allows all transactions in the list (or no transactions) to be selected. Any selected transactions can then be deleted.

Two further controls are placed to the right:

• An Excel button allows export of the current display to Excel.
• A Refresh button allows the screen to be updated if necessary.

Bibliographic Reserves #

The Bibliographic Reserves tab lists all works which are in the Offline download file as title level reserves – i.e. any associated item will satisfy the reserve.

Controls #

Two controls are placed lower right:

• An Excel button allows export of the current display to Excel.
• A Refresh button allows the screen to be updated if necessary.

Item specific reserves #

The Item Specific Reserves tab lists all reserves where a specific item has been identified to satisfy the reserve:

Controls #

Two controls are placed lower right:

• An Excel button allows export of the current display to Excel.
• A Refresh button allows the screen to be updated if necessary.