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    ILL2 Requested Media Field Does Not Populate

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    • Article Type: General
    • Product: Aleph
    • Product Version: 18.01

    Description:
    The Requested Media field is not populating automatically.
    Scenario:
    [1] left pane Search tab, [F] Find, Titles field, enter “buffalo”, click OK.
    [2] click Show button. First title is "The adventures of Buffalo Bill".
    [3] Click ILL Request button, choose Borrowing Request and click OK.
    [4] The Requested Media field does not automatically populate based on the format of the item.

    Resolution:
    Your ill.ini file is missing the following value from v18 rep_change 000922
    Integrated ILL - Adding an option to set default values for the "Requested media" in borrowing request form.
    In order to set this option add to following line to PC file: .\ill2\tab\ill.ini
    [GetDefaultValue]
    RequestedMedia=Y

    • Article last edited: 10/8/2013