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-**A staff member needs to log in as if she or he is at a different location**+**A staff member needs to log in as if they are at a different location**
  
 It is often useful for some staff (particularly LocalAdmins) to be able to log in as if they are at a different library in their system. To do this, use the same login, but set up a workstation for each branch (eg, CLAYTN-HQS-joe, CLAYTN-JON-joe, CLAYTN-LOV-joe). Settings changed on one workstation name will not affect settings on another workstation name. It is often useful for some staff (particularly LocalAdmins) to be able to log in as if they are at a different library in their system. To do this, use the same login, but set up a workstation for each branch (eg, CLAYTN-HQS-joe, CLAYTN-JON-joe, CLAYTN-LOV-joe). Settings changed on one workstation name will not affect settings on another workstation name.
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 The advantage of this is that if something needs to be changed (for instance, the checkout print template is changed to feature a different upcoming event), then it only needs to be changed on one machine and the change will carry through to the other machines. This can also be done remotely, so a LocalAdmin at a central location could have workstations set up for each circ profile at each branch, and be able to log in and update them all by switching between workstations. This can only be done in environments where all of the workstations have an identical setup with identical printers.  The advantage of this is that if something needs to be changed (for instance, the checkout print template is changed to feature a different upcoming event), then it only needs to be changed on one machine and the change will carry through to the other machines. This can also be done remotely, so a LocalAdmin at a central location could have workstations set up for each circ profile at each branch, and be able to log in and update them all by switching between workstations. This can only be done in environments where all of the workstations have an identical setup with identical printers. 
  
-<note warning>Warning: PINES does NOT recommend doing this because it removes the ability to tell which physical machine an action took place on (for example, which machine a bill was paid on, or which machine a circulation override was performed on). +<note warning>Warning: PINES does NOT recommend doing this because it removes the ability to tell which physical machine an action took place on (for example, which machine a bill was paid on, or which machine a circulation override was performed on). It will also create confusion if one staff member changes a setting because it affects other staff members.
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-It will also create confusion if one staff member changes a setting because it affects other staff members.+
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admin/workstations/settings.1579793708.txt.gz · Last modified: 2020/01/23 15:35 by tmccanna