Date Fields
The first field in this template is Expiration Date, which is a Fixed-length Field. This field can be used to block a patron from checking out items if his or her registration has expired.



There are several ways to enter the date, which will work anytime you encounter a date field in Millennium Circulation:
  • Enter the date in the format used by your library, e.g. type in two digits each for the month, day and year. As you begin to type, the system will fill in the first two digits of the year.


  • Double click in the white area of the date prompt, or type the letter C (the command to use the calendar).


The single arrow buttons are used to move forward and back one month. The double arrow buttons are used to move forward and back one year. 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 expiration date one year later, click on the double right arrow to move forward one year and then click on the date one year from today.



Note that the year has changed in the top date display.



Click on the OK button to fill in the Expiration Date field.



  • If your patrons' registration expires one year from today, an easy way to enter the expiration date is to type the letter T, which is the command to enter today's date,




then backspace over the last digit of the year



and enter next year.



NOTE: To remove a date (i.e., to make the date field blank) type the letter B, which is the command to blank out a date field.