Readerware Loan Client Item Section

The item section of the Readerware Loan Client window consists of a search bar and table view containing the search results. You can also drill down and display the detail view for any item.

The Loan Client can search all three databases, books, music and video. So the search results could be of any type. For that reason the loan client table view only contains common fields that can be found in all products.

When a borrower is selected the focus is transferred to the item search bar. What happens exactly depends on whether the program is in loan mode or return mode.

In loan mode the default search is selected and you are already to enter the search criteria, scan a barcode or enter the search text. This means that as soon as you select the borrower you are ready to select the first item to check out. You can customize the item search bar in preferences. It is important to set the appropriate default search. If you have assigned your own barcode labels to each item, then you need to select an ID or User Number search. If you will be searching for items using the product barcode, you need to select a Product key/Barcode search etc. You can always select another search but it is important that the default search is set so that you are ready to go when a borrower is selected. If you normally check out by product key but you run into an item with no key, you can switch to a title search for example. In loan mode you can search for multiple items and each one will be added to the results list. When done click on the Loan button to loan out all selected items to the current borrower.

In return mode Readerware displays the items the borrower has checked out and selects them, you can click on the Return button to check them all in. To return only some items, change the selection so that only the items to be returned are selected.

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