Select custom notification text
Discover how to select custom notification text when ordering an item, claiming an order item or serial issue, or cancelling a one-time item or subscription in WorldShare Acquisitions.
When working in Acquisitions, you can select custom notification text to add to a vendor notification message when:
- Ordering an item
- Claiming an order item or serial issue
- Cancelling a one-time item or subscription
Select custom notification text when ordering
- Navigate to Orders > Orders.
- On the Orders screen, find the order you want to place. See Search and filter orders for details.
- Click the order name to open the order you want to place and then click Place Order.
- From the Place Order dialog, select the Notify vendor about this claim checkbox and then click Continue.
- From the Notify Vendor about Order dialog, select the Custom Order Text you want to include from the drop-down list.
- The method you choose determines the next step.
- Email (EDIFACT and HTML)
- To preview the email, select Preview email before sending and then click Continue.
Or - Click Place & Send Order to complete your order.
- To preview the email, select Preview email before sending and then click Continue.
- Print
- Click Continue.
- From the Print Preview dialog, click Place & Print Order.
- Email (EDIFACT and HTML)
Select custom notification text when claiming an order item
- Navigate to Orders > Order Items.
- On the Order Items screen, find the item you want to claim. See Search and filter order items for details.
- Select the checkbox next to the item you want to claim.
- At the top of the screen, click Claim.
- From the Claim Items dialog, select the Notify vendor about this claim checkbox and then click Continue.
- From the Notify Vendor about Claim dialog, select the Custom Claim Text you want to include from the drop-down list.
- (Optional) Enter additional comment(s) in the Additional Comment form field. This field allows line breaks and links. Links will be rendered active in the message preview.
- The method you choose determines the next step.
- Print
- Click Continue.
- On the Print Preview window, click Print Claim. The claim/status inquiry prints.
- Email (HTML)
- (Optional) Select the Preview email before sending check box to view the email before sending it to the vendor. Click Continue.
- Click Send Claim.
- Print
A confirmation message appears and the item has been claimed in the system
Select custom notification text when claiming a serial issue
- Navigate to Orders > Subscription Items.
- On the Subscription Items screen, find the issue you want to claim. See Search and filter order items: Subscription items for details.
- Select the checkbox next to the issue you want to claim.
- At the top of the screen, click Claim.
- From the Claim Items dialog, select the Notify vendor about this claim checkbox and then click Continue.
- From the Notify Vendor about Claim dialog, select the Custom Claim Text you want to include from the drop-down list.
- (Optional) Enter additional comment(s) in the Additional Comment form field. This field allows line breaks and links. Links will be rendered active in the message preview.
- The method you choose determines the next step.
- Print
- Click Continue.
- On the Print Preview window, click Print Claim. The claim/status inquiry prints.
- Email (HTML)
- (Optional) Select the Preview email before sending checkbox to view the email before sending it to the vendor. Click Continue.
- Click Send Claim.
- Print
A confirmation message appears and the item has been claimed in the system
Select custom notification text when canceling a one-time item
- Navigate to Orders > One Time Items.
- On the One Time Items screen, find the item you want to cancel. See Search and filter order items for details.
- Select the checkbox next to the item you want to cancel.
- At the top of the screen, click Cancel > Cancel Items. If you are unable to cancel any copies you selected, it will be noted here.
- From the Cancel Items dialog, select whether you want to cancel All copies, Copies not received, or Copies not received and not invoiced.
- Select the Notify vendor about this cancellation checkbox and then click Continue.
- From the Notify Vendor about Cancel dialog, select the Custom Cancel Text you want to include from the drop-down list.
- (Optional) Enter additional comment(s) in the Additional Comment form field. This field allows line breaks and links. Links will be rendered active in the message preview.
- The method you choose determines the next step.
- Print
- Click Continue.
- On the Print Preview window, click Print Cancel. The cancel/status inquiry prints.
- Email (HTML)
- (Optional) Select the Preview email before sending checkbox to view the email before sending it to the vendor. Click Continue.
- Click Send Cancel.
- Print
A confirmation message appears and the item has been canceled in the system.
Select custom notification text when canceling a subscription
- Navigate to Orders > Subscription Items.
- On the Subscription Items screen, find the subscription you want to cancel. See Search and filter order items: Subscription items for details.
- Select the checkbox next to the subscription you want to cancel.
- At the top of the screen, click Cancel > Cancel Items. If you are unable to cancel any copies you selected, it will be noted here.
- From the Cancel Items dialog, select whether you want to cancel All copies, Copies not received, or Copies not received and not invoiced.
- Select whether you want to cancel mid-subscription or at the end of the subscription period.
- Select the Notify vendor about this cancellation checkbox and then click Continue.
- From the Notify Vendor about Cancel dialog, select the Custom Cancel Text you want to include from the drop-down list.
- (Optional) Enter additional comment(s) in the Additional Comment form field. This field allows line breaks and links. Links will be rendered active in the message preview.
- The method you choose determines the next step.
- Print
- Click Continue.
- On the Print Preview window, click Print Cancel. The cancel/status inquiry prints.
- Email (HTML)
- (Optional) Select the Preview email before sending checkbox to view the email before sending it to the vendor. Click Continue.
- Click Send Cancel.
- Print
A confirmation message appears and the item has been canceled in the system.