Staff Maintenance - Objects tab - Bookings sub-tab

Use the Bookings sub-tab of the Objects tab to view and add bookings for the planned lending of objects at your organisation.
Also, see the Loans sub-tab of the Staff Maintenance - Objects tab.

Opening the Bookings sub-tab

To open the Bookings sub-tab of the Objects tab:

Select Module > Human Resources > Staff Maintenance from the main menu.
Tip: You can also access the staff functions by clicking .
Search for the staff member. See Searching for staff members.
The Personal tab of the Staff Maintenance window is displayed.
Click the Objects tab.
The Objects tab of the Staff Maintenance window is displayed.
Click the Bookings sub-tab.
The Bookings sub-tab of the Objects tab of the Staff Maintenance window is displayed.

Current Student Maintenance - Objects tab - Bookings sub-tab key fields and buttons
Fields

Field	Description
Include Past Bookings	Select to display past bookings, in addition to the current bookings, for the community member. A current booking becomes a past booking once the object is lent to the community member. Clear to display only the current bookings for the community member.

Grid area fields

Field	Description
Description	Description of the object being booked.
Date From	Date the booking starts.
Date To	Date that the booking ends.
Qty	Number of items being booked.
Class Book	Selected if a booking is for a class. For example, a teacher can book a class set of textbooks for one or more classes. In this case, it is not necessary to specify which textbook from the set is to be booked for each individual student. The teacher makes a class booking in which a set of objects are booked against a class. Synergetic assigns individual books to each student in the class. See Issuing loans to a class from a prior booking in the Objects manual.
Class	Class identifier if the booking is for a class. See Class Book field above.
Class Description	Description of the class if the booking is for a class. See Class Book field above.
Loaned Date	Date that the object was loaned, if applicable.
Returned Date	Date that the object was returned, if applicable.
Object No	Unique identifier for the object.
Booking Seq	Number generated for bookings. For example, can be used for searching for existing bookings.

Buttons

Button	Description
	Launch into Object Bookings Maintenance. See Maintaining object bookings in the Objects manual.
	Add a new ad hoc loan using the Ad Hoc Loan window. See Ad Hoc Loan window in the Objects manual.
	Edit the selected booking. See Object Booking - Object Bookings tab in the Objects manual.
	Launch the Issue Object Loan window to issue a new loan from the booking. Note: By launching this window you can elect to print a loan issue docket by selecting Print Loan Issue Docket in the Issue Object Loan window. See Issuing loans to an individual from a prior booking in the Objects manual.