[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Batch MARC editing in Evergreen 2.2

[Janet McGowan]

Hi Mary,
To append subfields to existing tags using MARC batch edit, I've found 
this works fine:
- use the Add Action Rule
- enter the Marc Tag, e.g. 856
- in Subfields (optional) enter the additional subfield -e.g. $9
- tab through to MARC Data field - the string would be 856 \\$9Your Data.
The new subfield should be added to each 856 tag in the record.

-Janet



On 09/02/2012 15:20, Mary Llewellyn wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Yesterday I tried out MARC batch editing in our test version of
> Evergreen 2.2, and I have a question. (What else is new?)
>
> Is there a way to append subfields to an existing tag without replacing
> the entire tag? We use subfield 9 in tag 856 for our libraries that
> subscribe to Overdrive, and when a new library joins, I’d like to be
> able to add a new subfield 9 to a batch of records for them.So far, my
> attempts have only wiped the entire 856, creating itanew with just the
> subfields 9.Can the batch editor work at just the subfield level, or is
> it intended towork only on an entire tag?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mary
>
> Mary Llewellyn
>
> Database Manager
>
> Bibliomation, Inc.
>
> Middlebury, CT
>
> mllewell at biblio.org
>

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