342.2.1 Enter new routing list member[//]

You can add a new routing list member to the list. If you select the option ‘Add borrower' on the overview screen, the standard input screen for entering a borrower number appears.

Once you have entered the borrower number, an input screen appears:

Fields on the screen

Line number: Enter the rank of the new routing list member. The system suggests rank 1 as a default.

Type: Specify the type of routing involved. Your options are:

·                line routing;

·                new line; if you enter a new routing list member, a new line routing begins;

            star routing

Period: Enter the maximum length of time the routing list member may keep a routed issue before forwarding it on to the next routing list member or returning it to the library.

This period can be specified by entering a number of days or a period category. You must enter a code for the latter option. This code is included in a table of period categories (see AFO 361) and refers to a number of days. The use of such codes is the preferred method, because this allows you to make global modifications. For example, if you define a code D that specifies that a routing list member may keep a routed issue for one day, you can easily change this period to two days, for example. If you execute this change in the table of period categories, this means the change will be implemented automatically in all the routing lists that include the code D.