Override Codes

Allows patrons to check out an item when there are blocks on their account or blocks on the item.

Allows patrons whose account expires before the due date of an item to check out the item.

Notifies patrons that checking out an item incurs a checkout fee.

Allows patrons to check out items without checking for limits, such as excessive fees or maximum number of items checked out.

Allows patrons to check out items that they otherwise would not be able to, such as a reference book.

Allows patrons to check out an item that fills a hold for a different member of their group.

Notifies patrons that renewing an item incurs a renewal fee.

Allows patrons to renew items that they otherwise would not be able to check out, such as a reference book.

Allows patrons to renew items without checking for limits, such as excessive fees or maximum number of items checked out.

Allows patrons to renew an item that has the maximum number of renewals by phone.

Allows patrons to renew an item that has current hold requests.

Notifies patrons that renewing the item reduces the loan period.

Allows patrons to check out items that they otherwise would not be able to, such as a reference book.

Allows patrons to check out items that include multiple associated pieces. For example, a library may offer a kit available for checkout and the kit contains four separate pieces, but the kit has only one item barcode or RFID tag. This override allows the patron to check out the entire item by scanning the barcode or tag on one piece of the item.

Allows patrons to check out an item that has not been discharged from its previous user. This override discharges the item from the previous user and charges it to the current user.

Allows patrons to check out an item when another patron has placed the item on hold.

Allows users to check out items when their privilege has been suspended because of overdue materials. Instead of charging overdue fines, some libraries prefer to suspend user loan privileges.

Allows users to check out an item that has been previously marked as CLAIMS LOST or ASSUMED LOST.

Allows patrons to check out an item when the item has an available hold (a trapped hold sitting on the holds shelf) for another user in place.

Allows patrons with a restricted status to check out items. Restricted statuses include DELINQUENT and BLOCKED.

Allows patrons who have exceeded or reached the number of charges permitted by the User Profile policy to check out an item.

Allows patrons to check out an item that currently has a location of INTRANSIT. This can happen when an item arrives at the library but its status is not updated.

Allows patrons whose profiles were set up with checkout limitations to check out materials that cannot usually be checked out for the user.

Allows patrons to check out materials that cannot usually be checked out by the patron, because of the patron’s profile checkout limitations. For example, a patron wants to check out four videos, but the 3DAY circulation rule applied to the VIDEO item type has a Maximum Charges attribute value of 3. With this override applied, the patron can check out the fourth video.

Allows patrons to check out or renew an accountable item. When this override is applied, a patron's clearance can be lower than the item’s classification.

Allows patrons to check out more than one copy of the same title. This does not affect copies of the same title that differ in their volumetric information, or copies that belong to a circulation set.

Allows patrons who have exceeded the number of reserve charges permitted in their User Profile policy to check out an item on reserve.