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| Backdating Checked In Items |
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Using either Check In (Patron Present) or Check-In (No Patron), Millennium Circulation allows you to enter any date previous to today to be used as the check in date. Backdating the check in has the effect of reducing or eliminating fines for items that would otherwise be considered overdue.
Millennium Circulation records today's date in the item record, but shows the backdated date in any fine displays. This function is often used to check in items that have been left in the book drop overnight, or if the library was closed due to unusual circumstances. To backdate an item: 1. Before checking in the item, choose the Backdate button. 
2. Millennium Circulation displays the Backdate calendar dialog. To move back to the previous month, click on the single left arrow (<). Note that only previous days are available to choose. 
3. To select a date, it is important that you actually click on the date you want, so that the text at the top of the dialog box displays the correct date. For example, to make the due date yesterday, click on the appropriate box, make sure the date is changed at the top, then click OK. 
Millennium Circulation then updates the Check-In Date box and you can begin checking in items. 
To quickly clear that date after you have finished checking in the backdated items, switch to another mode or, if you are using Circulation Desk mode, you could also click on another tab. For additional information, refer to the User Manual, Page # 100096: Backdating Checked-in Items |
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