Reports terminology
Find a list of terms used in the Statistics and selections function of the Wise staff client.
It is important to understand the following terms when using Wise reports:
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Earmark | Earmarks are filters designed by your library. They are created and defined in the Wise configuration manager in table (TABSDS) Selection earmarks. |
| Legal owner | The branch that paid for the item. |
| Local branch/home branch | The branch where the item belongs on the shelf, or where it is placed. |
| My collection | Items that should be on the shelf at the branch of the logged-in staff member which are part of that branch's collection. |
| My objects | Items that legally belong to the branch of the logged-in staff member, but which can be placed at another location. |
| Overview | Report generated in other sections of Wise specific to that function. |
| Report | The output of data analysis in the Statistics and selections menu of Wise |
| Selection | A query created in the Selections menu, selections can be saved and rerun to create sets of data. |
| Set | The data that results from running a selection displays in a set. Sets can be saved and exported from the Selections menu. |