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

[Jason Boyer]

Thanks you two, between these pages and some (tedious) time with a test
server, I think I've figured enough out to get us started.

Jason

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On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 1:18 PM, Kathy Lussier <klussier at masslnc.org> wrote:

> 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>
>> >
>> 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<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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