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Alma supports both automatically generated charges and manually added charges.Automatic fines and fees include:
Manual fines, fees, and credits can also be assigned for the above categories, as well as a Damaged Item Fee or a Credit. Manual fines and fees should always be associated with an item barcode.
For each fine or fee, Alma records information including Creation Date, Status (Active, Closed, In Dispute), Status Date, Comment (if added), Fee Owner, Title, Barcode, Original Amount, and Remaining Balance.
Note that manual fines or credits do not require an Item Barcode, but it can be added later. Click the Row Action Items […] and choose Link to Item, then enter the item’s barcode. |
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Once a fine or fee has been exported to the external Bursar system, it will display as Closed in Alma. Fines can also be paid via check or the online system, in which case details related to the manual Payment can be recorded in Alma. https://duke.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/LIB/pages/109969434/Advanced+Circulation#Fines-and-Fees Payment can be accepted for all or part of the total amount of fines on a patron’s account, or for specific fines associated with particular items. These transactions can then be viewed by clicking the patron’s Active Balance from Manage Patron Services or from the Fines and fees tab of the patron record. Select Remaining Balance for any Closed fine. The staff member who registered the payment is recorded, as well as the Transaction Date and Payment Method, and any Comments added at the time of the transaction. This information can also be generated by a report in Alma Analytics. |
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The Fines and Fees Report is of limited use. It is a downloadable Excel file that includes a report of the fines and fees transactions that have been performed over a 1- to 7-day period. This report allows you to specify the following filters:
Reports can be sent to a specific user or printer. In addition, by using the Fines and Fees area, the Design Analytics user is able to create customized reports/dashboards for the Fine and Fees area. The user is able to display the following information: A list of all a user's cash transactions A list of all the open cash transactions by patron group A list of users that have fines and fees with their preferred address, phone, and email information We expect to use an Alma Analytics custom-built report for increased functionality for reporting on Fines and Fees. More to come. |
Disputed Fines
It is possible to dispute or waive a fine. Fines and fees can be waived or disputed on the Fines and Fees tab of the user record. Click on the Actions button […] or on the hyperlinked fine amount to Waive or Dispute, and add Comments as needed.
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