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Daystart defaults

Discover settings that effect the tasks carried out by Daystart in OLIB.

Access OLIB defaults and edit settings

 Note: These are settings that affect the operation of OLIB as a whole and are only accessible to System Managers.

  1. In the Menu go to System Administration> OLIB Defaults.
  2. Click the Defaults record to display the details.
  3. Click modify record to make changes.

Available Daystart defaults

Field Description
Last Daystart When the Daystart programme was most recently run. Daystart updates various functions in the database (e.g. Fines calculation, claims, serial issue copies).
Days to keep Copy Transactions The number of days a circulation transaction record is retained in the database until it is archived. Recommended setting 3 years (1095 days). This must be set if Circulation is used.
Days to Keep Email History An option to delete the email history after a specified number of days. Enter the number of days you want to retain your email history. A process in daystart deletes any entries in the email audit trail that have a created date earlier than this number of days before the current date.
Days to Keep User Audit Records  An option to delete the User audit history after a specified number of days. Enter the number of days you want to retain your User Audit records. A process in daystart deletes any entries in the audit trail that have a created date earlier than this number of days before the current date. Alternatively, enter a negative number to specify the number of audit trail records to retain per user record.
Days To Keep Reservations An option to archive cancelled, discontinued and fulfilled reservations after a specified number of days. You can enter the number of days you want to retain your reservations history. A process in daystart deletes any reservations that have a status of Cancelled, Fulfilled, Discontinued, or a Satisfied On date earlier than this number of days before the current date.
Days to Keep SDI Folders   An option to delete SDI folders after a specified number of days. Enter the number of days you want to retain your folders. A process in daystart deletes any folders that have a created date earlier than this number of days before the current date.
Days To Keep OPAC Lists Enter a limited number of days to keep OPAC lists.
Archived Film Project Retention Period The retention period for archived film projects, in number of days. This is for specialised implementations.
Daystart Circulation Location The Location that is assigned to the transactions when they occur during daystart (e.g. cancelling a reservation because it has passed its Required Before date). Select from the drop down.
Copies Audit Reconfig Date When Daystart runs after this date and time, the Copies auditing triggers will be updated. (See Configure Audited Fields).
Last Reconfig Date The date the Copies auditing triggers were last updated.
Auto-Delete Title if all Copies Auto-Deleted? If =Yes a title record will now be deleted in daystart if all of its copy records are included in the Copies for Auto-Deletion folder. See Deleting Titles Data.
Daystart Scripts The Daystart Scripts are listed here. These are hyperlinks to their log record(s) and are displayed in the order in which Daystart processes them.