RCB Analysis

Learn how to create an RCB analysis report.

The RCB analysis provides additional insight into your collection.

Go to Items > BCB/RCB reports > RCB Analysis. The RCB Analysis report progress screen appears.

Provide the details for the report.

Field	Description
Analysis	Choose one of the analysis options from the drop-down menu.
Sorting	Select a sorting order for the report display. C - Collection cluster V - Branch When Branch is selected, the Branches drop-down menu becomes available below.
Branch cluster	If left blank, all branches of the cluster are selected for analysis. Select a branch cluster to limit the analysis to that cluster.
Collection cluster	If left blank, all parts of the collection are selected for analysis. Select a cluster to limit the analysis to that cluster.
Branch(es)	Branches are displayed if Branch is selected for Sorting. Use ctrl+click to select multiple branches.

The following are examples of scenarios for which this report could be used.

Example 1: You want to view the analysis figures of one specific branch.

Go to Items > BCB/RCB reports > RCB Analysis. The RCB Analysis report progress screen appears.
In the Sorting field, select V - Branch
Select the branch from the Branch(es) drop-down list.
Click Create report. The report is generated and opens in your web browser.

Example 2: You want the analysis figures for the Adventure part of the collection for a group of branches.

Go to Items > BCB/RCB reports > RCB Analysis. The RCB Analysis report progress screen appears.
In the Sorting field, select C - Collection cluster.
Select Adventure from the Collection cluster drop-down list.
Click Create report. The report is generated and opens in your web browser.

Example 3: You want to know what the analysis will show for the French collection in two large libraries.

Go to Items > BCB/RCB reports > RCB Analysis. The RCB Analysis report progress screen appears.
In the Sorting field, select V - Branch.
Select French from the Collection cluster drop-down list.
Use Ctrl+click to select both branches from the Branch(es) drop-down list.
Click Create report. The report is generated and opens in your web browser.

The RCB analysis displays the following information:

Column	Description
Branch	The branch name
Loans	Number of checkouts
Up%	Percentage of all loans
Holdings	Number of items
Bp%	Percentage of entire holdings
Circ.freq	Loans : holdings
Gfa	Up : bp
Pref. holdings	Loans : desired lending frequency
Pref. withdrawals	Actual holdings : desired withdrawal %
Pref. Acquisition	Desired holdings : desired purchasing %
Balance	Extra effort to achieve desired holdings (purchase - write off = balance)
Holdings old	Older than eight years
Holdings zero	Not checked out for past two years
Holdings active%	Percentage of the number of items that were checked out last year
Holdings checked out%	Percentage of the number of items checked out at the time of the analysis
Acquired 12 months	Number of items purchased in the past 12 months