Inactivating Withdrawn Patron Records

At the beginning of the school year, patrons withdrawn from the district in previous years may appear in class rosters. The Update Patrons feature can be used to inactivate these patrons. Follow these steps to inactivate withdrawn patrons at the beginning of the school year:

This procedure updates all patrons with older Card Expiration Dates to a Patron Status of Inactive.

  • Login to Follett Destiny Library.
  • Select the Admin tab.
  • On the left, click Update Patrons.
  • Make the selections as shown below:
    • Based on Global Criteria
    • For every patron….
    • Whose Card Expiration Date is 1/1/2000 to (today’s date)
    • Change Patron Status to Inactive
  • Click the Update button

 This procedure moves all Inactive patrons to a Homeroom named WITHDRAWN.

  • Remain within the Admin tab.
  • On the left, click Update Patrons.
  • Make the selections as shown below:
    • Based on Global Criteria
    • For every patron….
    • Whose Patron Status is Inactive
    • Change Homeroom to WITHDRAWN
  • Click the Update button.