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Recording an Item as Lost or Damage
Recording an Item as Lost or Damage

When an item is returned and recorded as damaged, a fine is attached to the patron’s record. The fine amount
is the maximum amount established for members of the item group (see “Circ Periods”)

When recording an item as lost or damaged, the fine
based on field 852#9 (Price) will only be added if the Fine
Transactions entry in the global.ini.REG file is
generate=yes.

When an item is recorded as lost, the fine amount is the item price indicated in field 852#9. If no price exists,
the fine is the maximum fine as set in the Group Editor.

NOTE: If you want to be prompted to add an additional
transaction fee to a lost or damaged item, change the
Transaction Fee entry in the Global.ini.REG file (the
default path is C:\M3 Server\Registry\Common)
to Prompt for fee=on. In the amount entry, type the
desired amount.

To record items as lost or damaged, use the Transactions menu. For instructions, see “Using the
Transactions Menu”.

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