2.29 Overview to the Notice Message Editor

This window allows the editing of the Notice Messages for a library. Typical notices are:
     Hold Availability 
     Courtesy Advanced Due Reminder 
     First Overdue Notice 
     Second Overdue Notice 
     Third Overdue Notice 
     Collection Notice for Long Overdue 
     Collection Notice for Lost or Damaged Item(s) 
     Collection Notice for Outstanding Fine(s)      
     Recall 
  

Notices may not be added or deleted but they may be modified with care. If the postcard format is used, then the messages should be short. Most libraries should only edit the text of the messages, and nothing else.


Function [Messages Editor] establishes the individual notices accordingly:

     - message title, e.g., "First Overdue Notice";  
  
     - free text messages, e.g., 
       "Please return the following overdue item(s)." 
  
     - if this message is an overdue notice, then specify how 
       many days after the item is due that the message should 
       be sent;  
  
     - default formats, i.e., postcard or letter;  
  
     - number of items per form, e.g., 3 for postcard, 8 for 
       letters;  
  
     - forms per page, e.g., 2 for the Avery 4x6 postcard;  
  
     - maximum number of times to send a notice; 
  
     - once the maximum number of times to send a notice is 
       reached, then determine which notice should be sent next, 
       e.g., First Overdue specifies Second Overdue, the Second 
       specifies the Third, and the Third specifies Collection 
       for Long Overdue which is a dunning letter.  
  

Notice "Courtesy Advanced Due Reminder" is sent by e-mail only, and only if the patron has an e-mail address and has a value greater than 0 in the Patron field Advance Due Reminder.


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