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Voyager 6.1: Using Voyager’s Offline Backup Circ [OBC]. When to use it When NOT to use it How to use it First thing, after the upgrade…. OBC: When to use it. Use OBC when your circ desk is open, but Voyager is down. Only for charges or renewals Only for YOUR items
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Voyager 6.1: Using Voyager’s Offline Backup Circ [OBC] When to use it When NOT to use it How to use it First thing, after the upgrade…
OBC: When to use it • Use OBC when your circ desk is open, but Voyager is down. • Only for charges or renewals • Only for YOUR items • Onsite reciprocal charges—UB Charges work fine. Remember: YOUR items/YOUR circ desk.
OBC: When NOT to use it • Can’t use it to discharge • Can’t do certain UB transactions: • Can’t charge other libraries’ items. E.g., items on your Hold Shelf for your patrons that came from a remote library. • Don’t use it for Short Loan/Reserves • Don’t use it when patron’s library ID is an SSN or in a similar 9-digit format
OBC: Moral of the story • As long as it’s YOUR item at YOUR Circ Desk, using OBC to check out works fine. The OBC files will upload successfully. • Keep items on your Hold Shelf. If necessary extend the “Hold Shelf Life” parameter in SysAdmin to cover the period that the system will be down. • You can’t do anything that would require a discharge transaction. • You can’t upload OBC charges of OTHER libraries’ items. Don’t send items around the state during the downtime.
OBC: Downtime Capture Files • Option displays when the connection to Voyager is not available. • Error checking of patron or item barcodes is not available in OBC. Offline Charge Mode will accept any barcode that is scanned or typed in. • Details on using OBC in Voyager Circulation Manual, pg. 6-27 to 6-30. • REMEMBER: COPY THE OBC FILES THAT YOU CREATE!! Found in: C:\Voyager\Circulation\Offline
OBC: First thing, after upgrade • After upgrade, move the captured offline files into the …Circulation\Offline folder. • At first login to Circ the system will tell you that you have charge transactions from previous offline sessions. • Before you do anything else in Circ, follow the instructions to upload the OBC files. • For each capture file you created, a report will be generated. Check for errors.
OBC:DISCHARGE!!! • Discharging the backload--probably the next Voyager 6.1 circulation task • Recommendation: backdate the discharges to start of upgrade