Technical Services Reports

Cataloging Reports

BibTOM / Item Material Type Combinations

Returns a list of all Bibliographic Type of Material (TOM) and Item Material Type combinations. Useful for identifying cleanup candidates.

Additional Information
Report Instructions
Use the Branch parameter to narrow the results.
Report does not include
Record Status: Deleted
Item Status: Withdrawn, On Order, In Processing
Collection: Interlibrary Loan, On-The-Fly
Additional Notes
When the report is exported to Excel, the first column in each row can be used as an Item SQL Search to identify titles in the system.

Cataloging Exceptions

Find item records with Collection/Stat Code/Call Number Prefix combinations that don't match the mapping list.

Additional Information
Report Instructions
Use the Branch parameter to narrow results.
Report does not include
Record Status: Deleted
Item Status: Lost, Missing, Claims Returned/Never Had, Withdrawn, On Order, In Processing
Items where First Available Date is NULL
Additional Notes
Corrected item combinations will drop off the report.
To add a valid combo, add one item record to record set 116637.

Items in Processing

Find "In Processing" items that can fulfill patron holds.

Additional Information
Report Instructions
Use the Branch parameter to narrow the report.
Days in Processing: The minimum number of days the item has been "in processing"
Detail Level: Include only in processing items with a hold or all items in processing.
Report does not include
Item barcodes starting with "3"
Record Status: Deleted

Loan Period / Fine Code Combinations

Find loan period and fine code pairings for cleanup across the system.

Additional Information
Report Instructions
Use the Branch parameter to narrow the results.
Report does not include
Record Status: Deleted
Item Status: Withdrawn, On Order, In Processing
Collection: eBook, eAudiobook, ILL, On-The-Fly
Additional Notes
When the report is exported to Excel, the first column in each row can be used as an Item SQL Search to identify titles in the system.

PinTech Weekly Cleanup

Provides multi-tab Excel output for cleanup tasks like OTFs, missing collections, provisional records, and more.

Additional Information
Report Instructions
Use the Organizations parameter to narrow the report to your library's materials.
In Process Months: Used in the "In Processing over __ Months" report. The minimum number of months an item has been in processing.
On Order Months: Used in the "On Order over __ Months" report. The minimum number of months an item has been on order
Report List
Missing Collection-Stat - Lists items that are missing Collections or Stat Codes
Bibs with No Items - Lists bib records owned at the system leel with no items attached
OTF Items - Lists all items owned by a library with an OTF block
No 300 - Lists recently added records that do not have a correct 300 tag
No OCLC - Lists circulating bib records that are missing OCLC numbers
Bibs with 099 - Lists fully cataloged records that still have an 099 tag
On Order Over __ Months - Lists items that have been "on order" for an extended period of time
Provisional Record - Lists items/bib that have a record status of "provisional"
In Process Over __ Months - Lists items that have been "In processing" for an extended period of time

Acquisitions Reports

Fund Hierarchy Report

Lists funds for the current fiscal year with budgeted, encumbered, and available amounts.

Additional Information
Report Instructions
Use the Fiscal Year parameter to narrow results.
Report does not include
Closed Fiscal Years

Funds with Encumbrances

Lists purchase orders still encumbered and grouped by fund. Helps prep for fiscal rollover.

Additional Information
Report Instructions
Use Fiscal Year and select relevant Polaris Funds.
Funds: Select the Polaris funds to be included in the report.
Report does not include
Closed Fiscal Years

Open POs

Identifies open purchase orders older than a set date.

Additional Information
Report Instructions
Use the Library parameter to narrow the report to your library.
POs Older Than: A date value to limit the report to older POs. Use today's date to return all Open Purchase Orders

POs Received, Not Invoiced

Lists Purchase Orders that have been received in Polaris, but not invoiced. Received POs will rollover until they are invoiced and paid.

Additional Information
Report Instructions
Use Branch parameter to narrow results.

POs Not Sent via EDI

Lists POs linked to EDI vendors that haven’t yet been transmitted.

Additional Information
Report Instructions
Use the Branch parameter to narrow the report to your library's materials.
Days: The maximum age of the PO (in days). Filters the results to include only recently-created POs.
Report does not include
POs attached to Suppliers that do not have "Accepts EDI Orders" checked in the Supplier Record