Check Out Items

To check out items to a patron:

Tip:
If you have the required permissions, you can set a special due date or loan period that remains in effect for the entire session for which you are signed into Leap.

Open the patron’s record.

The Check Out view is selected , and the cursor is in the Scan or enter item barcode box.

If you are using Leap on a library workstation for which RFID has been enabled, the return button displays the RFID symbol.

Check each item out as follows:

Scan the item's barcode in the barcode box.
Click FIND TOOL and search for the item to check out.
If you are using Leap on a library workstation for which RFID has been enabled, place the item on the pad, and click the return button to check the item out.

As you check out items, respond to the following prompts if they appear:

If you get the message that the item is from another branch, click CONTINUE.
If your library charges for checkouts, the Charge for Checkout dialog box appears. Click PAY, WAIVE, CHARGE ACCOUNT, or CANCEL.

A Checkout successfulmessage is displayed (when there are no blocking conditions), the item is listed as checked out, and the Check Out count indicates the number of items the patron has checked out.

When you are finished checking out all the items for the patron, click COMPLETE or press Ctrl+Shift+. (period).
If the Configure the patron for eReceipts prompt appears:
1. Click OK. The Configure eReceipts dialog box appears.
2. On the Configure eReceipts dialog box, select the eReceipt Option, and enter the information so that the patron can receive eReceipts for check outs.

If the eReceipts prompt does not appear, and the patron does not receive eReceipts, click Print to print the receipt.