Settings > Acquisition units

The Acquisition units section of the Settings app is where you can configure your acquisition units and assign users to the units you created.

Acquisition units are an additional layer you can add to acquisitions records that restrict a user’s ability to interact with those records unless they have been assigned to that unit. While acquisition permissions may allow a user to perform certain actions within a particular app to any record within that app, acquisition units can further limit user access to only individual records.

For example, a university that shares FOLIO across multiple independent libraries, such as a Law Library, Medical Center Library, and Undergraduate Library could set up separate acquisition units for each library and assign staff from each library to the appropriate unit. Only staff within an assigned acquisition unit could take allowed actions on orders, organizations, invoices, or funds that share the same acquisition unit assignment. Even if a Law Library user has permissions to create and delete records within the Finance app, they would still be restricted from creating or deleting a Medical Center Library fund if they are not assigned to the Medical Center Library acquisition unit.

Acquisitions units can be applied to the following types of records in FOLIO:

  • Fiscal years
  • Ledgers
  • Groups
  • Funds
  • Invoices
  • Orders
  • Organizations

Permissions

In order to interact with acquisition units settings, a user needs to be assigned the following permission:

  • Settings (acquisition units): Can view, edit, create and delete acquisition units. This permission allows you to view, edit, create, and delete acquisition units.
  • Settings (acquisition units): Manage acquisition unit user assignments. This permission allows you to assign users to acquisition units.
  • Settings (acquisition units): View. This permission provides view-only access to the acquisition units area of the Settings app.

Creating an acquisition unit

  1. In the Acquisition units pane, click New.

  2. Enter the Name of the unit in the box.

  3. Select the types of actions members in the unit can perform:

  • View. Users assigned to the unit are the only ones who can view records that have the unit assigned. If you want to allow all users to view the records that have this unit assigned, do not select this checkbox.
  • Edit. Users assigned to the unit are the only ones who can edit records that have the unit assigned.
  • Create. Users assigned to the unit are the only ones who can add the unit to a record they are creating.
  • Delete. Users assigned to the unit are the only ones who can delete records that have the unit assigned.
  1. Click Save. The unit is saved and appears in the Acquisition units pane.

Assigning users to an acquisition unit

Note: Users can be assigned to more than one acquisition unit.

  1. In the Acquisition units pane, find the acquisition unit you want to assign the user to and select it.

  2. In the Acquisition unit detail pane, click Assigned users > Assign users.

  3. In the Select User dialog, in the User search box, enter part or all of the user’s name.

  4. Optional: Filter results by Status (Inactive/Active), or by Patron group.

  5. Click Search.

  6. Select the checkbox in the row of the users(s) you want to add to the unit and click Save. The Select User dialog closes and the user appears in the Assigned users section.

Deleting a user from an acquisition unit

  1. In the Acquisition units pane, find the acquisition unit you want to delete the user from and select it.

  2. In the Acquisition unit detail pane, locate the user you wish to delete under the Assigned users accordion.

  3. Click the trash can icon at the end of their row. The user is removed from the list and deleted from the unit.

Editing an acquisition unit

  1. In the Acquisition units pane, find the acquisition unit you want to edit and select it.

  2. In the Acquisition unit detail pane, click Actions > Edit.

  3. Edit the acquisition unit.

  4. Click Save. The acquisition unit is updated.

Deleting an acquisition unit

Note: You cannot delete acquisition units that have users assigned to them. Acquisition units can be deleted if in use on records in acquisition apps. This may leave a broken reference on these records, so it is recommended to check for usage of the acquisition unit within these apps prior to deletion.

  1. In the Acquisition units pane, find the acquisition unit you want to delete and select it.

  2. In the Acquisition unit detail pane, click Actions > Delete.

  3. In the Delete acquisition unit dialog, click Confirm. The acquisition unit is deleted and is removed from the Acquisition units pane.

Last modified December 13, 2023