Quick Suggestion  #

The Quick Suggestion form provides a simple alternative to creation of a Suggestion in Suggestion Management, and allows access to the function through a different operator task, meaning that operators can use this form, and not have other Suggestion Management functions available to them.

Left hand Panel – Catalogue Work Format #

Allows the select basic work format groups to create a accurate for the basic catalogue record.

Middle Top – Form Panel #

This section has input boxes to fill out to help create the most accurate record for the suggestion

• Item format – a Drop down list of the available item formats for this work format – Note the Physical; format in work is listed in the box to the right and determined by the item format selected.
• Title
• Author
• Publisher
• Series
• Publication date
• ISBN
• Estimated price
• More detail  – an opportunity to add comments to the suggestion

Method of acquisition #

There are 3 checkboxes

Suggestion –

Reserve automatically – if selected in combination with the suggestion tick box the below user input options will become available to enter the user details
This option will be greyed out and ticked based on Enterprise parameter – SuggestQuickReserveAuto

Interlibrary loan – Creates a suggestion marked as an Interlibrary loan

Note – if the enterprise parameter – SuggestionUserNotDebarred  is active users who are debarred will not be able to place suggestions.

User Information #

If reserve automatically or Inter-library loan are ticked the user information must be input prior to saving the request.

User Barcode – An operator can scan the users barcode into the user barcode box or search via the users name.
NOTE The Suggestion has not been saved at this stage

User Name – the user name is listed in this box or an operator can search here and press the enter button on your keyboard. An alphabetical order list will appear using the dropdown arrow the operator is able to select the user they were searching for.

Collect at – dropdown box to select the available collect at locations and will default to the location you are signed in at.

Ignore after – allows the user to select a ignore after date e.g. requesting an ILL for an assignment by a certain date and will not need it after that date.

Saving the Suggestion #

Selecting the save button will save the Quick Suggestion to Suggestion management for the suggestion to be actioned.
a successful message will appear at the top right of the screen and a fresh quick suggestion form will appear to add a new suggestion.