System Databases Reference
This section provides technical documentation for the internal CDS/ISIS databases used by ABCD. Understanding these structures is essential for advanced administration, reporting, and troubleshooting.
Circulation Databases (loans)
These databases manage the inventory, users, and transactions.
- Copies (copies): The physical inventory of the library.
- Loan Objects (loanobjects): Links bibliographic records to copies for policy application.
- Patrons (users): The registered borrowers/users of the library.
- Transactions (trans): Active loans and history.
- Reservations (reserve): Holds pending and active reservations.
- Suspensions (suspml): Records of fines and suspensions.
Acquisitions Databases (acquisitions)
These databases manage the purchasing workflow.
- Suggestions (suggestions): Purchase suggestions made by users or staff.
- Providers (providers): Vendor and donor information.
- Purchase Orders (purchaseorder): Orders sent to providers.
System Administration
- Access Control (acces): System operators and their permission profiles.
warning
Directly editing these databases via Data Entry should be done with extreme caution, as it bypasses the validation logic of the specific modules (Circulation/Acquisitions).