Lakeside Scout provides the user with the ability to copy a title at any time regardless of its current state. This feature is useful when a publisher has two different titles that share similar content with maybe the exception of a different ISBN, cover, title page or copyright page for example.
Users with the right to copy can do so by clicking on the Copy title icon located in top-right corner of the title banner.
Clicking on the Copy title icon presents the user with a dialog box requesting the new ISBN or customer reference number. Title and Author fields are optional.
NOTE: Users cannot copy a title to an existing ISBN or customer reference number. Please ensure the new ISBN or customer reference number does not already exist in the account.
Other common ISBNs (optional)
The user has the optional ability to enter other ISBNs that may share some content. This information is being captured; however, it is not yet displayed. Lakeside Scout development is working on a solution that will display this information.
IMPORTANT: This information is for visual reference only. There is no linking or direct commonality between the recorded ISBNs within Lakeside Scout. Making a correction in one title will not automatically make the correction in the other title.
Listing other possible common ISBNs will help inform the users that when making a correction to one title it may need replaced in other common titles. Corrections to other common titles must be managed by the user and made to each additional common version.
Upon completing the above dialog box, the user should click on the Copy button in the bottom-right corner.
The user will be asked to confirm the process while being informed that the title will copy as is in its current state. This means any unresolved preflight issues, assigned corrections, unapproved or rejected pages, etc. will copy "as is".
The Copy Title Process
As mentioned earlier, a title can be copied regardless of the stage the title is in: checked IN, checked OUT or a mix of individual components with some checked IN and others checked OUT.
Upon successful copying of the requested title, the NEW title will automatically check ALL components OUT. This is done given Lakeside Scout assumes the user will be making slight changes to the new copied title in the most likely event the new copied title is not 100% identical to what it was copied from.
If the original title being copied and all of its components are already entirely checked IN (locked), allow additional time for the system to create the individual pages and thumbnails in the copied title.
If the original title being copied and all of its components are already entirely checked OUT (unlocked), the title will be immediately available to make required corrections.
If the original title has any component checked IN (locked), Lakeside Scout will then proceed to check OUT those components. Once all components from the new title are check OUT and unlocked, the title will be available to make any necessary corrections.