Acquisitions Databases

The Acquisitions module relies on three main databases to manage the workflow from suggestion to purchase.

Suggestions (suggestions)

Stores requests for materials made by users or librarians.

Tag	Description
1	Suggestion ID: Unique control number.
10	Applicant: Name or code of the person making the suggestion.
18	Title: Title of the suggested item.
19	Author: Author of the item.
30	Status: Current status (0=Pending, 1=Approved, 2=Rejected, etc.).
80	Date: Date of suggestion.

Providers (providers)

A directory of vendors, donors, and publishers.

Tag	Description
10	Short Name: Unique code or abbreviation for the provider.
20	Full Name: Legal name of the organization.
30	Address: Physical mailing address.
40	City/Country: Location details.
90	Contact: Name of the contact person.
100	Email: Contact email.

Purchase Orders (purchaseorder)

Records of orders sent to providers.

Tag	Description
1	Order Number: Unique ID for the purchase order.
10	Provider: Link to the providers database.
20	Date: Date the order was created.
30	Status: (Open, Sent, Partially Received, Closed).
40	Items: Repeatable field containing details of items ordered (Title, Quantity, Price).