WorldShare Reports release notes, September 2023

Utilize new purchase request fields in the Acquisitions universe 

Associated with purchase request functionality added to the Acquisitions module in June 2023, you may now utilize new data objects related to purchase requests. For more information on purchase requests, please see WorldShare Acquisitions documentation on how to create or view/edit purchase requests. These fields are located in a new folder named Purchase Request.

• Copies Requested - The quantity of items requested in a purchase request. Once a purchase request is added to an order and the order is placed, this value will be equal to the Copies Ordered measure.
• Purchase Request Currency - The proposed currency for a purchase request, e.g. EUR.
• Purchase Request Currency Exchange Rate    - The proposed purchase request currency exchange rate from the vendor currency to the institution's base currency.
• Purchase Request Number - Identifier for a purchase request automatically generated by the system and unique for that institution across all vendors.
• Purchase Request Review Status - The current status of a purchase request, e.g., UNDER_REVIEW, APPROVED, REJECTED.
• Purchase Request Tax Handling - The proposed method by which the tax of a purchase request order item will be calculated.  The tax can be included in the item cost itself, or the tax can be separate from the unit cost.  If separate, then the tax can be calculated as a percent of just the unit cost times quantity or can be calculated based on the shipping and service charges as well, e.g. INCLUDE_ADDITIONAL_COSTS, EXCLUDE_ADDITIONAL_COSTS, INCLUDE_TAXES_IN_COST.
• Purchase Request Vendor ID - Unique system-supplied identifier for the proposed vendor for a purchase request.
• Purchase Request Vendor Name - The name of the proposed vendor for which the library enters a purchase request.

Utilize new expected fulfillment and vendor interaction fields in the Acquisitions universe

Associated with expected fulfillment functionality added to the Acquisitions module in October 2022, you may now utilize new data objects related to expected fulfillment data, as well as vendor interaction data such as vendor responses, orders that require attention for staff, and the last updated date for the EDIFACT order response. These fields are located in the Order folder.

• Order Item EDIFACT Last Updated Date - The most recent date when the vendor provided an EDIFACT order item response on an order item. This folder also includes date variants for this field, including Order Item EDIFACT Last Updated Day, Order Item EDIFACT Last Updated Day Name, Order Item EDIFACT Last Updated Month, Order Item EDIFACT Last Updated Month Name, and Order Item EDIFACT Last Updated Year
• Order Item Expected Fulfillment Date - The date for which an order item is expected to be fulfilled by the vendor. This folder also includes date variants for this field, such as Order Item Expected Fulfillment Day, Order Item Expected Fulfillment Day Name, Order Item Expected Fulfillment Month, Order Item Expected Fulfillment Month Name, and Order Item Expected Fulfillment Year
• Order Item Expected Fulfillment Date Source - Value representing the entity that set the expected fulfillment date of an order item, e.g., VENDOR, STAFF, SYSTEM.
• Order Item Requires Attention Flag - Value ("Y" or "N") indicating if the order item needs attention and/or response to the vendor by library staff.
• Order Item Vendor Response - Value containing the vendor's response to the status of an order item, e.g., ORDER_CONFIRMED, DELAYED, etc.

Utilize Subscription Renewal Setting in the Acquisitions universe 

You may now utilize the Subscription Renewal Setting field, as set and displayed in the Acquisitions module for your subscription items.

• Subscription Renewal Setting - Value on a subscription order that indicates whether the institution plans to renew the subscription or not, e.g., RENEW, DO_NOT_RENEW, DO_NOT_RENEW_UNDER_REVIEW.

Set the circulation item previous status equal to the base status when the circulation item is withdrawn

When a circulation item is withdrawn (deleted), the base status appears next to the withdrawn status in the Circulation module. This base status is now applied to the Item Status Previous Status field in the Circulation Item Status universe for the withdrawn item. Previously, the Item Status Previous Status field would be set to the item's prior status before the base status.