[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Asynchronous checkins

[Kathy Lussier]

Hi all,

I was wondering if somebody could tell me what the purpose is of the 
Fast Entry (Asynchronous) check in option. My understanding is that it 
allows staff to quickly check in items without waiting for a response 
from the server for each checkin. If it's used, does the system suppress 
transit slips and alerts? What happens if there is some disruption in 
the network connection and the checkin isn't ultimately successful? Will 
the system provide some kind of sign to that user that the checkin 
wasn't successful?

Is there anyone who has been using it regularly and, if so, what has 
your experience been with it?

Since one MassLNC consortium upgraded to 2.3, they have had repeated 
reports of items that were scanned in, but were ultimately never checked 
in. We haven't pinpointed it yet, but, in many cases when this report 
was made, the asynchronous checkbox was selected. I'm wondering if 
others have had a similar experience.

Thanks for any insight you might be able to provide!

Kathy

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Kathy Lussier
Project Coordinator
Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
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