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  • Overdue items flip to lost after 45 days and students receive bill via Alma (see Fullfillment Notices and Letters, FulOverdueAndLostLoanLetter)
  • Exports to Termbill: Minimum fine/fee age for export is 7 days; minimum threshold for export is $10.
    • i.e. If the fine/fee is less than $10, or the total fines/fees on the user's account is less than $10, the fine/fee will not meet the threshold for export.
  • Fine/Fee type exported: Lost item replacement fee, overdue fine, recalled overdue fine
  • Job to export runs in Alma on Sunday evenings and is delivered to Termbill on Monday morning.
  • When fines/fees export from Alma, they no longer appear as "active" in Alma, but appear as "closed" in Student's Fines/Fees tab

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  • Overdue items flip to lost after 45 days and non-students receive bill via AlmaAlma (see Fullfillment Notices and Letters, FulOverdueAndLostLoanLetter)
  • Exports to Accounts Receivable (AR): Minimum fine/fee age for for export is 30 days; minimum threshold for export is $20
    • i.e. If the fine/fee is less than $20, or the total fines/fees on the user's account is less than $20, the fine/fee will not meet the threshold for export.
  • Fine/Fee type exported: Lost item replacement fee, overdue fine, recalled overdue fine, Resource sharing receive fee (used to bill Resource Sharing partners)
  • Job to export runs in Alma on Sunday evenings and is delivered to AR on Monday morning.
  • When fines/fees export from Alma, they no longer appear as "active" in Alma, but appear as "closed" in non-Student's Fines/Fees tab

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  1. Go to Fulfillment >> Manage Patron Services
  2. Scan in the patron's ID number
  3. In the patron record, click on the ID number in the header area to go to User Details
  4. Click on the Fines/Fees tab
  5. Click Add Fine or Fee on the right side of the screen
  6. Select a Fee Type from the drop-down
  7. Enter a Fee amount
  8. Enter the item barcode, if applicable
  9. Add a Comment if needed
  10. Click Close to add another fine or fee, or Add and Close to complete

Dispute a Fine or Fee 

(This section is technically correct but disputes are not done in Alma)

If a patron disputes a fine or fee, look up the patron and go to the Fines/Fees tab (steps 1-4 under "Add a Fine or Fee").

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This section is only for ACTIVE fines and fees.: Old fines and fees cannot be waived this wayin Alma, and patrons should contact Access and Borrowing (hl_accessborrowing@harvard.edu) for Harvard items, and Resource Sharing (ill@harvard.edu) for Interlibrary Loan and Borrow Direct items.

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  1. Click the check box to the left of one or more fines or fees
    • You can select all fines and fees by clicking the check box in the blue bar at the top of the column
    • You can then de-select any unrelated fees (such as a lost card fee if you're waiving materials fines) by clicking the box next to that one item. In other words, select all to do most of the work, then de-select any that should not be waived.
  2. Click on Waive selected at the top right of the list
  3. Choose the amount to waive, as with a single item
  4. Choose the Waiving Reason and add a Comment if needed. The reason and the comment will be the same for all fines waived together in this batch.
  5. Click Waive, then click Confirm to complete

Pay a Fine or Fee

(This section is technically correct but this is not done in Alma.)

Note: Patron must have an active balance greater than $0.00 in order to accept payment for library fines.

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