Continue to run circulation in your library if you lose electricity or internet connection.
I. Using a portable barcode reader (TriCoderTM) for Circulation:
1. Press the ON/OFF key on the TriCoder.
2. At the DATA COLLECTION prompt, press YES.
3. At the PROGRAM NO.? prompt, press the white 0 key. The screen should now display ENTER DATA_.
4. Use the Transaction Barcodes sheet* to scan the appropriate mode, and then scan patron and item barcodes as you would when using M3 or Oasis Circulation.
5. When electricity or networking is restored, upload the transactions from the TriCoder:
a. Attach the TriCoder to a workstation.
b. In Circulation on the computer click on Upload Transactions. (In Oasis this is a link in the dock on the left; in M3 Circulation it is in the Tools menu.)
c. On the TriCoder go to UPLOAD DATA and press YES. The barcodes should upload into the text box on the computer.
d. In Oasis click Upload; in M3 click OK.
e. The transactions will process as they load.
II. Using a workstation or laptop computer with a barcode reader:
1. Open Notepad on the computer.
2. Use the Transaction Barcodes sheet* to scan the appropriate mode, and then scan patron and items barcodes as you would when using M3 or Oasis Circulation.
3. Save the file with a .bc or .bar extension.
4. When electricity or networking is restored, upload the transactions:
a. In Circulation on the computer click on Upload Transactions. (In Oasis this is a link in the dock on the left; in M3 Circulation it is in the Tools menu.)
b. In M3 click Open; in Oasis choose Upload transactions from file.
c. Navigate to the Notepad file and Open it. In Oasis, click on Upload.
d. The transactions will process as they load.
After uploading transactions, it is a good idea to go to Library Transactions and view All Holdings to see if any returns processed in the upload created Holds for other patrons.
*Contact Mandarin Tech Support at support@mlasolutions.com if you don’t have a copy of the Transaction Barcodes sheet.
