Traps can be set against borrowers manually, for example if they’ve lost their card, or automatically, for example if items become overdue.
The borrower trap parameters define, for example, whether traps can be set or removed manually, the staff privilege level required to be able to remove a trap, and whether a trap prevents the borrower from placing reservations via OPAC.
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| Alert for issue/renewal trap |
The alert to be displayed if Trap on issue/renewal is set to Yes. If an alert is not specified then BRWTRPRNW will be used by default. |
| Alert for validation/activity trap |
The alert to be displayed if Trap on borrower activity or Trap on borrower validation is set to Yes. If an alert is not specified then BRWDLQGEN will be used by default. |
| Allow manual removal |
Specifies whether the trap can be removed manually. |
| Allow manual setting |
Specifies whether the trap can be set manually. |
| Block circulation notices |
Set this to Yes to prevent borrowers with the trap receiving circulation notices. |
| Check all institutions |
Set this to Yes and the system will check if the trap is present in any of the borrower's accounts in the consortium. |
| Default trap as global |
Set this to Yes and the trap will default to global when added in borrower trap maintenance. |
| OPAC trap description |
The text to be displayed to OPAC users. If you leave this null then the trap description will be used. |
| Privilege to remove, suspend and expire | Privilege level required to be able to remove the trap. |
| Trap on borrower activity |
Set this to Yes to display an alert when the borrower tries to place a reservation, request, etc. (i.e. for other circulation activity apart from issues and renewals). |
| Trap on borrower validation |
Set this to Yes to display an alert when the borrower's barcode number is entered. This only applies in Circulation or at self service terminals, not in OPAC. |
| Trap on branch transfer request |
Set this to Yes to display an alert when a branch transfer request reservation is placed. |
| Trap on issue/renewal |
Set this to Yes to display an alert when the borrower tries to borrow or renew an item. |
| Trap when offline |
Set this to Yes if borrowers are to be trapped when you're using Circulation offline. |