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Definition of terms related to the Orders app:
Acquisition units. An additional layer you can add to acquisitions records that restricts a user’s ability to interact with those records unless they have been assigned to that unit. For example, you may create acquisition units to represent the different libraries within your library system In the Five Colleges, we are using Acquisitions Units in the form of 2 letter codes (AC, HC,MH, SC, UM.) Acquisitions Units will allow staff to create and edit orders and perform other acquisitions-related functions for their home libraries. We are additionally allowing View access to records in the other Acquisitions Units. Units are defined and determined by your library in the Settings app. See Settings > Acquisition units for more information.
Order. A purchase order (PO) featuring a list of one or more titles or packages (physical or electronic) being ordered by the library from a vendor. The PO includes essential information such as the vendor, the library’s billing and shipping information and the nature of the order (one-time or ongoing.)
Order line. A purchase order line (POL) contains one of the titles or packages being ordered by the library. Order lines make up an order. Orders can contain multiple order lines. At least initially, most PO will have one POL.
Permissions
The permissions listed below allow you to interact with the Orders app and determine what you can or cannot do within the app. You can assign permissions to users in the Users app. If none of these permissions are assigned to a user, they are unable to see the Orders app or any related information.
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