4 This section is intended for those who are responsible for managing and processing acquisitions.
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6 Before beginning to use Acquisitions, the following must be configured by an administrator:
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8 * Cancel/Suspend Reasons (optional)
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9 * Claiming (optional)
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10 * Currency Types (defaults exist)
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11 * Distribution Formulas (optional)
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12 * EDI Accounts (optional) (see link:../installation/edi_setup.txt[Setting Up EDI Acquisitions] under Software Installation)
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13 * Exchange Rates (defaults exist)
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14 * Funds and Fund Sources
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15 * Invoice Types (defaults exist) and Invoice Payment Methods
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16 * Line Item Features (optional)
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17 * Merge Overlay Profiles and Record Match Sets (see link:../cataloging/batch_importing_MARC.txt[Batch Importing MARC Records] in Cataloging)
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20 Acquisitons Workflow
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23 The following diagram shows how the workflow functions in Evergreen. One of the differences in this process you should notice is that when creating a selection list on the vendor site, libraries will be downloading and importing the vendor bibs and item records.
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25 image::media/acq_workflow.png[workflow diagram]