Home → Administration Manual for Libraries → Library Settings → Cardinal-wide Settings
Last Updated 10/19/2023
| Color | Description |
| Optional setting. | |
| Setting has Cardinal default value but systems can choose differently. | |
| There is a Cardinal default value and there should be no other value chosen for this setting. |
| Label | Description | Recommendations / Comments | Acceptable Values | Counts in Cardinal as of January 2022 (value then count) | NC Cardinal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patron Merge Barcode Delete | Delete barcode(s) of subordinate user(s) in a patron merge | FALSE | |||
| Patron Merge Deactivate Card | Mark barcode(s) of subordinate user(s) in a patron merge as inactive | TRUE | |||
| Patron Registration: Cloned patrons get address copy | In the Patron editor, copy addresses from the cloned user instead of linking directly to the address | TRUE | |||
| Patron search diacritic insensitive | Match patron last, first, and middle names irrespective of usage of diacritical marks or spaces. (e.g., Ines will match Inés; de la Cruz will match Delacruz) | TRUE | |||
| Require matching email address for password reset requests | Circulation: Require matching email address for password reset requests | TRUE | |||
| Specify search depth for the duplicate patron check in the patron editor | When using the patron registration page, the duplicate patron check will use the configured depth to scope the search for duplicate patrons. | This is set to "Cardinal" or "0" | 0 | ||
| Target copies for a hold even if copy's circ lib is closed | If this setting is true at a given org unit or one of its ancestors, the hold targeter will target copies from this org unit even if the org unit is closed (according to the actor.org_unit.closed_date table). | TRUE | |||
| Patron Login Timeout (in seconds) | Number of seconds of inactivity before the patron is logged out of the selfcheck interface | 60 seconds | 60 | ||
| Require Patron Password | Patron must log in with barcode and password at selfcheck station | TRUE | |||
| Workstation Required | All selfcheck stations must use a workstation | FALSE | |||
| Auto-Override Permitted Hold Blocks (Patrons) | When a patron places a hold that fails and the patron has the correct permission to override the hold, automatically override the hold without presenting a message to the patron and requiring that the patron make a decision to override | FALSE | |||
| Jump to details on 1 hit (public) | When a search yields only 1 result, jump directly to the record details page. This setting only affects the public OPAC | TRUE | |||
| Jump to details on 1 hit (staff client) | When a search yields only 1 result, jump directly to the record details page. This setting only affects the OPAC within the staff client | TRUE | |||
| Elbow room | Elbow room specifies how far in the future you must make a reservation on an item if that item will have to transit to reach its pickup location. It secondarily defines how soon a reservation on a given item must start before the check-in process will opportunistically capture it for the reservation shelf. | This is only applicable if you are using the booking module. | 1 day | ||
| Skip offline checkin if newer item Status Changed Time. | Skip offline checkin transaction (raise exception when processing) if item Status Changed Time is newer than the recorded transaction time. WARNING: The Reshelving to Available status rollover will trigger this. | TRUE | |||
| Skip offline checkout if newer item Status Changed Time. | Skip offline checkout transaction (raise exception when processing) if item Status Changed Time is newer than the recorded transaction time. WARNING: The Reshelving to Available status rollover will trigger this. | TRUE | |||
| Skip offline renewal if newer item Status Changed Time. | Skip offline renewal transaction (raise exception when processing) if item Status Changed Time is newer than the recorded transaction time. WARNING: The Reshelving to Available status rollover will trigger this. | TRUE | |||
| Staff Login Inactivity Timeout (in seconds) | 50000 seconds | 50000 | |||
| Button bar | circ | ||||
| Default Country for New Addresses in Patron Editor | This is the default Country for new addresses in the patron editor. | US | |||
| Default showing suggested patron registration fields | Instead of All fields, show just suggested fields in patron registration by default. | TRUE | |||
| Format Date+Time with this pattern | Format Date+Time with this pattern (examples: "yy-MM-dd h:m:s.SSS a" for "16-04-05 2:07:20.666 PM", "yyyy-dd-MMM HH:mm" for "2016-05-Apr 14:07"). This will be used in areas of the client where a date with a timestamp is needed, like Checkout, Due Date, or Record Created. | MM/dd/yyyy | |||
| Format Dates with this pattern | Format Dates with this pattern (examples: "yyyy-MM-dd" for "2010-04-26", "MMM d, yyyy" for "Apr 26, 2010"). This will be used in areas where a date without a timestamp is sufficient, like Date of Birth. | MM/dd/yyyy | |||
| Patron circulation summary is horizontal | TRUE | ||||
| Require county field on patron registration | The county field will be required on the patron registration screen. | TRUE | |||
| Require email field on patron registration | The email field will be required on the patron registration screen. | TRUE | |||
| Require evening_phone field on patron registration | The evening_phone field will be required on the patron registration screen. | FALSE | |||
| Require State field on patron registration | The State field will be required on the patron registration screen. | TRUE | |||
| Show alert_message field on patron registration | The alert_message field will be shown on the patron registration screen. Showing a field makes it appear with required fields even when not required. If the field is required this setting is ignored. | TRUE | |||
| Show alias field on patron registration | The alias field will be shown on the patron registration screen. Showing a field makes it appear with required fields even when not required. If the field is required this setting is ignored. | FALSE | |||
| Show calendar widget for dob field on patron registration | If set the calendar widget will appear when editing the dob field on the patron registration form. | TRUE | |||
| Show claims_never_checked_out_count field on patron registration | The claims_never_checked_out_count field will be shown on the patron registration screen. Showing a field makes it appear with required fields even when not required. If the field is required this setting is ignored. | FALSE | |||
| Show claims_returned_count field on patron registration | The claims_returned_count field will be shown on the patron registration screen. Showing a field makes it appear with required fields even when not required. If the field is required this setting is ignored. | FALSE | |||
| Show county field on patron registration | The county field will be shown on the patron registration screen | TRUE | |||
| Show dob field on patron registration | The dob field will be shown on the patron registration screen. Showing a field makes it appear with required fields even when not required. If the field is required this setting is ignored. | TRUE | |||
| Show email field on patron registration | The email field will be shown on the patron registration screen. Showing a field makes it appear with required fields even when not required. If the field is required this setting is ignored. | TRUE | |||
| Show evening_phone field on patron registration | The evening_phone field will be shown on the patron registration screen. Showing a field makes it appear with required fields even when not required. If the field is required this setting is ignored. | TRUE | |||
| Show ident_value field on patron registration | The ident_value field will be shown on the patron registration screen. Showing a field makes it appear with required fields even when not required. If the field is required this setting is ignored. | TRUE | |||
| Show ident_value2 field on patron registration | The ident_value2 field will be shown on the patron registration screen. Showing a field makes it appear with required fields even when not required. If the field is required this setting is ignored. | FALSE | |||
| Show juvenile field on patron registration | The juvenile field will be shown on the patron registration screen. Showing a field makes it appear with required fields even when not required. If the field is required this setting is ignored. | TRUE | |||
| Show second_given_name field on patron registration | The second_given_name field will be shown on the patron registration screen. Showing a field makes it appear with required fields even when not required. If the field is required this setting is ignored. | TRUE | |||
| Show State field on patron registration | The State field will be shown on the patron registration screen. Showing a field makes it appear with required fields even when not required. If the field is required this setting is ignored. | TRUE | |||
| Show suffix field on patron registration | The suffix field will be shown on the patron registration screen. Showing a field makes it appear with required fields even when not required. If the field is required this setting is ignored. | TRUE | |||
| Suggest alert_message field on patron registration | The alert_message field will be suggested on the patron registration screen. Suggesting a field makes it appear when suggested fields are shown. If the field is shown or required this setting is ignored. | TRUE | |||
| Suggest alias field on patron registration | The alias field will be suggested on the patron registration screen. Suggesting a field makes it appear when suggested fields are shown. If the field is shown or required this setting is ignored. | FALSE | |||
| Suggest day_phone field on patron registration | The day_phone field will be suggested on the patron registration screen. Suggesting a field makes it appear when suggested fields are shown. If the field is shown or required this setting is ignored. | TRUE | |||
| Suggest dob field on patron registration | The dob field will be suggested on the patron registration screen. Suggesting a field makes it appear when suggested fields are shown. If the field is shown or required this setting is ignored. | TRUE | |||
| Suggest email field on patron registration | The email field will be suggested on the patron registration screen. Suggesting a field makes it appear when suggested fields are shown. If the field is shown or required this setting is ignored. | TRUE | |||
| Suggest evening_phone field on patron registration | The evening_phone field will be suggested on the patron registration screen. Suggesting a field makes it appear when suggested fields are shown. If the field is shown or required this setting is ignored. | TRUE | |||
| Suggest ident_value field on patron registration | The ident_value field will be suggested on the patron registration screen. Suggesting a field makes it appear when suggested fields are shown. If the field is shown or required this setting is ignored. | TRUE | |||
| Suggest ident_value2 field on patron registration | The ident_value2 field will be suggested on the patron registration screen. Suggesting a field makes it appear when suggested fields are shown. If the field is shown or required this setting is ignored. | FALSE | |||
| Suggest juvenile field on patron registration | The juvenile field will be suggested on the patron registration screen. Suggesting a field makes it appear when suggested fields are shown. If the field is shown or required this setting is ignored. | FALSE | |||
| Suggest master_account field on patron registration | The master_account field will be suggested on the patron registration screen. Suggesting a field makes it appear when suggested fields are shown. If the field is shown or required this setting is ignored. | FALSE | |||
| Suggest other_phone field on patron registration | The other_phone field will be suggested on the patron registration screen. Suggesting a field makes it appear when suggested fields are shown. If the field is shown or required this setting is ignored. | TRUE | |||
| Suggest second_given_name field on patron registration | The second_given_name field will be suggested on the patron registration screen. Suggesting a field makes it appear when suggested fields are shown. If the field is shown or required this setting is ignored. | TRUE | |||
| Suggest suffix field on patron registration | The suffix field will be suggested on the patron registration screen. Suggesting a field makes it appear when suggested fields are shown. If the field is shown or required this setting is ignored. | TRUE | |||
| Work Log: Maximum Actions Logged | Maximum entries for "Most Recent Staff Actions" section of the Work Log interface. | 100 | |||
| Work Log: Maximum Patrons Logged | Maximum entries for "Most Recently Affected Patrons..." section of the Work Log interface. | 100 | |||
| GUI: Juvenile account requires parent/guardian | Require a value for the parent/guardian field in the patron editor for patrons marked as juvenile | TRUE | |||
| GUI: Show guardian field on patron registration | The guardian field will be shown on the patron registration screen. Showing a field makes it appear with required fields even when not required. If the field is required this setting is ignored. | TRUE | |||
| GUI: Suggest guardian field on patron registration | The guardian field will be suggested on the patron registration screen. Suggesting a field makes it appear when suggested fields are shown. If the field is shown or required this setting is ignored. | TRUE | |||
| Default Record Match Set | This is set to Cardinal match for consistency between records. | 51 | 51 | ||
| Regex for email field on patron registration | The Regular Expression for validation on the email field in patron registration. | To implement, submit a help ticket at: https://nccardinalsupport.org/index.php?pg=request or email: help@nccardinalsupport.org |