2021-05-14 Meeting notes

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Minute takerJesse Lambertson


 Announcements/updates

  • No major announcements this week
Kristin Martin
  • Still looking for a RM RIG convener
Implementer's topicsAll
  • onetime orders would not close in FOLIO if they were paid for at ordering instead of at the time of receiving
    • should we bypass receiving until this connection is made better?
    • There is an issue with the item status?
    • 'on-order' to 'received' when received
    • not sure if you can manually change a status from 'on-order' to 'received' - to bypass receiving
    • Sara from MHC, shows a list of things paid for but not received (why paid for and not received) - - also (why might things not be received)
      • does not want to give that up, for the sake of 'bypassing receiving'
    • if receipt is not required, how does one change the item status?
    • Dennis: check in, would change it to to in-transit, or in-progress?
    • Manually, things need to be checked in to have their status changed - but the community wanted the item status to be more system driven than manually changed
    • Kristin's test changed to 'in-transit - then item-status could be changed to 'in-progress'
    •  Question: if we create an order and check 'receipt not required', will there will be a connection between the POL and the holdings record?
    • Answer: there would still be a connection
    • in Inventory, one can filter by 'Item status'
    • the item has to be checked in twice? (true or no?)
    • test, suggests yes, the item would have to be checked in twice
    • But, ONLY within the same service point.
    • Once that item arrives at its destination, to which it is in transit, will it be checked in and made available
    • can one search by standard number in receiving? (like ISBN) YES
    • A: product ID is where the ISBN resides as a search option
    • using receiving is not a great workflow option - but trying to receive not using the receiving app is a little harder (
    • these would have to be closed manually
    • but will close automatically when paid
    • Question: why skip using the receiving app
      • orders paid but still open at roll over (budgeting issue)
      • UChicago trying to use the Lehigh developed API
      • UChicago wants a link to Inventory (by product ID, because the external tool does not add these product IDs)
      • dealing with staffing challenges
  • Vouchers - view list of vouchers in a batch
    • run a search in the invoice app (based upon approval date, at which point, you would see the last approval date and export)
    • you would see anything that has been approved since the last time
    • can approximate a preview
    • how can we tell which ones have been sent in a batch?
    • date range (time frame)
    • you can see the file that was generated during the export and it can be downloaded at anytime to look at (will be the whole export file)
    • XML file
    • Q: Will the output include the numbers? YES
    • The batch of vouchers includes a batch of vouchers (which includes the voucher line)
    • wanted to see a preview of what has been sent and what needs to be sent
    • filter area uses only date
    • EXPORT uses date and time
    • maybe a data point to filter by invoices that have been part of an export (might be possible)
    • PAID means that the system has received their $
    • The invoice has become more rigid once it has become paid (even including exchange rates if necessary)
    • there is the possibility to configure as batch declare as paid (maybe when an export is made, or something)
      • this functionality does not exist right now 
    • when next scheduling export to accounting, that voucher group will be included
    • voucher includes the current data
    • if downloaded the voucher file from 5 days ago, it will show all those as paid (because it is current)
    • once something is paid, one can not change the exchange rate information
    • might FOLIO be able to re-harvest its own exported files?? (maybe in the future)
    • maybe an EDGE invoice module would allow for the connection between FOLIO and another system (but not yet)
  • 13. Receiving Books workflow
    • UChicago will use the LDP
    • not everyone will have access to the LDP
    • ?? 
  • 10. Allocation Between Funds
    • issues of definitions?
    • transfer is required
    • transfer you have to save from, with allocate, you don't (transfer is required)
    • bug there about the asterisk (note by Dennis) 
    • If you move an allocation from one fund to another, then you will have that $ in the other fund (to allow for movement of $ throughout the year with some choice over impact)

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