Calendar management
Learn how to manage the calendar within the Wise configuration manager.
Library calendars can be adjusted manually in the Wise configuration manager at OCLC Wise > Calendar > Calendar management.
Change date status
To change date statuses on a calendar:
- In the Wise configuration manager, navigate to OCLC Wise > Calendar > Calendar management.
- Click Open next to your library system. Your branches display.
- Click Open next to the branch to change that branch calendar. The available calendar years display.
- Click Detail next to the calendar year you want to change. The calendar window opens.
- Select Change at the bottom of the window. You can now make changes to the calendar.
- (Optional) Use << or >> to move backward or forward through the calendar.
- Click on a date to make a selection. A calendar status list opens.
- Select a status from the list to change the date's status:
- Opened - the library is open, dates appear in green
- Closed - the library is closed, dates appear in red
- Vacation - No fines/overdue fees are charged for this date. Dates appear in pink
- Fine-free Day - no fines are calculated for this date, dates appear in yellow
- Not yet generated - no status has been assigned to this date Note: If the calendar has not been generated, the date will appear in blue. If a date that has not been generated is selected, the selection menu will show a message that the date has not been generated, the status cannot be changed.
- (Optional) Repeat steps 6-8 to make all desired changes.
- Click OK to save.
The screenshot below is an example of a calendar configuration:
Create a calendar report
A BIRT report can be generated to display your library calendars. To create a calendar report:
- In the Wise configuration manager, go to OCLC Wise > Calendar > Calendar management.
- Click Open next to the library system. A list of branches displays.
- Click Open next to the branch for which you want to generate a report.
- Click Report at the top of the screen. A Calendar report screen opens.
- Select the year for which you wish to generate a report from the Year drop-down list.
- Click OK to confirm. The report opens on a new tab in your browser window.
The report shows the calendars of all branches in the system. The following information is included in the columns:
- Period - displays the year and month represented in the line in YYYYMM format
- Days - displays the number of days in the month
- 01 - 31 - indicates the date of the month for that line
In the boxes, the first letter of the date status displays.
- O - Open
- V - Vacation
- G - Closed
- B - Fine free days