Manager-controlled options
Manager-controlled options define the behavior of a Millennium module for a particular login.
Manager-controlled options are controlled from the Login Manager.
To access the Login Manager, you must be authorized for function 187 (Login Manager).
To open the Login Manager, choose Admin | Login Manager from the top menu within any Millennium module.
Manager-controlled options vary slightly between each module.
You can customize the Manager-controlled options for any login regardless of what module you are logged into, but you will only see the tabs and options that are associated with the module you are currently using. For example, if you are logged in to Millennium Cataloging, and want to customize a circulation login, you will not see the Due Slips, Sounds and other tabs that are specific to circulation logins. It is therefore recommended that you be logged into the module for which you plan to customize logins.
| Manager-controlled options can be copied from one login to another. |
| When a module is accessed from Millennium control bar, the original login's Manager-controlled options are used. Launch all modules likely to be used by that login and modify the module specific values as desired. |
Some Manager-controlled options override corresponding system options, while others interact with them. For example, you will not see the Due Slips tab in Millennium Circulation if Circulation option Check-out: Print date due slips is set to NEVER.
Relations between Manager-controlled options and specific system options are discussed in the corresponding tutorial sections.
Preferences
Preferences control the appearance of the module. e.g. colors and fonts, for a particular login.
Preferences are also controlled from the Login Manager, and accessed in the same way as Manager-controlled options. In addition, you can enable access from the Edit menu, using a setting on the Setup tab in Manager-controlled options.
Preferences work the same in all modules, and can be modified from the Login Manager for any login irrespective of what module you are logged in to. (Note that the elements in the Colors section vary slightly between the modules)
When a module is accessed from Millennium control bar, the original login's Preferences are used.
NOTE: It is very important that you define a customized set of Preferences for all logins before you make permanent changes to Settings (see below). That is, there must be a check in the box for Preferences associated with that login.
| Preferences can be copied from one login to another. |
Settings
Settings control additional options and behavior within each module, e.g. the use of templates. Settings are accessed via the menu Admin | Settings.
As opposed to Manager-controlled options and Preferences, Settings can easily be changed by any user for a current session. To save changed Settings permanently, you must be authorized for function 176 (Save Settings (Millennium)). You can only save Settings for the login you are currently using.
NOTE: Before you save permanently, make sure you have defined Preferences, or the saved Settings will apply to ALL logins that don't have customized Preferences.
Settings vary slightly between each module.
When a module is accessed from Millennium control bar, the original login's Settings are used. However, some settings can have unique default values in each Millennium application, even though the applications are launched from a single login through the Millennium control bar.
