How do I check in an item and place it in "mending" status?
Answer
If an item has been checked out by a patron and it needs to go to mending status when it is returned, here is how you set the work order status to mending. Note: This process is in use by CRC/FLC for handling laptop returns with IT review.
Check In the Item
First complete the checkin process. Make sure that your location is at the Circulation Desk.
Go to Fulfillment, Return items, and scan the barcode in. This will close the loan on the patron's account.
After the item is checked in, you can set the item to Mending following the steps below.
Set the Item in Mending Status
To set an item into a work order status like "Mending", change your location to Acquisitions/Technical Services.
Go to Fulfillment, Scan In items:
Select the status that you need to set the item into and scan in the barcode.
Here are instructions on how to move an item out of "Mending" status.