[OPEN-ILS-DEV] Looking for information on Vandelay Merge/Overlay Profiles

[Kathy Lussier]

Quoting Ben Shum <bshum at biblio.org>:

> Hi Jason,
>
> It's funny you should ask on dev, one of my colleagues is seeking
> similar assistance in the general list I think.
>
> I suggest taking a peek at the following two places:
> <http://markmail.org/message/nodjs2m7e247dqw2>
> http://markmail.org/message/nodjs2m7e247dqw2 - is a link to a screenshot
> Sitka put together of their merge profiles
>
> http://masslnc.cwmars.org/node/2239 - is a link to MassLNC's example doc
> on how to use it.
>
Actually, that MassLNC page is something that should probably be  
updated as it reflects some of the early testing we were doing in  
Vandelay. When setting up merge profiles, I've also been using MARC  
codes.

I've mostly worked in master when setting up Vandelay profiles, so I'm  
not sure how much of this applies to 2.0. However, one thing I did not  
realize early on is the role the 901c field plays. If you set up a  
profile that replaces the 901c field, it will simply merge the record  
without overlaying any fields. If you set up a profile that preserves  
the 901c fields, the incoming record will overlay the fields in the  
existing record.

Kathy

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