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Print a receipt

Learn how to print a receipt for user payments in OLIB.

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►Circulation> User Charges

As part of the fines payment process you can print a receipt if that is library policy. The default layout for the receipt can be changed using Layout Manager.

Print a receipt for the most recent payment

  1. Pay the fine as normal in the User Charging screen / via Circ. Desk.
  2. Before saving, click the print icon at the top of the OLIB screen icon_print.gif
  3. In the print dialog - Print Layout field, choose User Charging Receipt and complete remaining fields as required.
  4. Click Print: a screen pops up in your browser displaying the receipt - click the print icon in your browser to send to the printer.

Print a receipt for an earlier payment

  1. In the history section at the foot of the User Charging screen, tick the box of the fine transaction you want a receipt for.
  2. In Actions select Flag Payment to Print a Receipt.
  3. Click the print icon at the top of the OLIB screen icon_print.gif
  4. In the print dialog - Print Layout field, choose User Charging Receipt and complete remaining fields. as required.
  5. Click Print: a screen pops up in your browser displaying the receipt - click the print icon in your browser to send to the printer.

The default layout for receipt printing contains the following:

The Library, My Organisation

* * * * OFFICIAL RECEIPT * * * *

Transaction Ref. 148

Transaction Date/Time 23-MAR-2012 10:43:10

Amount Paid 5.00

Payment Method Cash

Paid By Wright, Lolli

Payment Recorded By Sys Admin

Charges Cleared In Full Or In Part By This Payment:

Audit No. Transaction Amount O/S Amount  Paid  Date Generated  

Copy Barcode -- Issued On-- Due Back On -- Returned On OR Charge/Payment/WaiverTp

121 System Generated Fine   5.00 0.00 5.00

23-DEC-2019

05:20:05 NOV2019

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