Guest Pass Creator
Groovix Guest Pass Creator is one component of the Groovix Dashboard. The Groovix Guest Pass Creator is a web page that displays a form to create and print guest passes for patrons without a library card. Groovix Guest Pass Creator uses the "staff" user account; if you do not know the password for Groovix web administration, please see your system administrator. More information on this account can be found on the Groovix Accounts page.
Accessing Guest Pass Creator
The Groovix Guest Pass Creator can be accessed two different ways:
- In a web browser navigate to http://[ServerIP]/groovix/pactime/add_guest_users.py where [ServerIP] is the IP address of your local Groovix server.
- Clicking the “guest passes” button on the Groovix Dashboard
Using Guest Pass Creator
You can set custom values for each guest pass (or set of guest passes) by entering in values for each property.
Required Fields (highlighted in beige):
Quantity: Number of guest passes to be generated
# of days valid: Number of days each pass will be valid
# of logins: Number of log ins allowed for each guest pass
Password length: Length of passwords generated for each pass
Optional Fields (highlighted in blue):
Session Time Override: Amount of time for each session (default 60)
Daily Time Override: Amount of login time allowed per day (default 240)
Weekly Time Override: Amount of login time allowed per week (no default)
Monthly Time Override: Amount of login time allowed per month (no default)
Time Multiplier Override: Each minute of use is multiplied by this value
PacTime Yellow Threshold: Time remaining in session before status becomes Yellow
PacTime Orange Threshold: Time remaining in session before status becomes Orange
PacTime Red Threshold: Time remaining in session before status becomes Red
Buttons:
Create - Creates guest passes based on the values set in each column
Reset Form - Resets all values in the form
Print - Prints out guest passes after being generated (only shows up when guest passes have been created)
