Running notification as a scheduled task

Typically debt collection notification would be run as a scheduled task. First set up the debt collection parameters the way you want them, and then set up a scheduled task on the server, for example:

-w9948 -xTSK -yCIRC_DCN -m1 -v0

where –w is the port number, -x identifies this as a task, -y is the name for the task, -m is the process type and –v specifies whether or not to run in validation mode.

The -m argument can be set to 1, 2, 3 or 4.

1 is submission.

2 is update.

3 is synchronisation.

4 is submission and update.

Set -v1 to run in validation mode.

Running notification manually

To run debt collection notification manually:

1. Set up the debt collection parameters.
2. From the Module Menu select Maintenance, Circulation, Utilities and then Debt Collection Notification.
3. The Validation mode checkbox is selected by default when the dialog is initialised. We still create the output file, but no records are updated — i.e. there are no DCN records created, no borrowers updated, no charges created and no emails sent. You must clear this checkbox to run the notification for real.
4. Select the Process type you want: submission, update or synchronisation.
5. Click Run.