Print charges for Desktop Management

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Select the checkbox to the left of a parameter to inherit the setting from the default borrower category. Clear this checkbox if you want to change the setting for the selected borrower category. You can also click Inherit All and Inherit None to inherit or disinherit the settings for all parameters.

To set up the borrower category parameters for Desktop Management:

From the Module Menu select Maintenance, Circulation and then Borrower Categories.
Set up the Print Charges parameters you want (see below for details).
Click Save or Save & Close.

On the Charges tab, you might want to set Deposit level for the charge code to 1. This means that if a borrower has money on their account then the charge will be automatically deducted when they print a document.

Allow no charges on print requests

If this is set to Yes then borrowers in this category can print for free. This would typically be the case for Library Staff members. In addition, the relevant charge code (e.g. Printing), must not be set on the Charges tab.

If this is set to No then be sure to include the relevant charge code on the Charges tab.

Print request amount/points limit

This specifies the maximum amount or maximum points a borrower can owe on their account before the PRTREQCHRGLIMIT alert is triggered when a print request is made. For example, if the print request amount limit is set to $3.00 and the borrower has outstanding charges that total $3.00 or more, then the alert will be displayed and s/he will not be able to continue with printing or storing any documents for future printing.

The Alert text for OPAC users can be configured in the Alerts parameter.

Print request charge limit active

Set this to Yes for print request charge limit to be checked.