[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Delete Records

[Donald Butterworth]

Thanks for you suggestions Ben. Very helpful! -- Don


On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 3:25 PM, Ben Shum <bshum at biblio.org> wrote:

> Hi Don,
>
> One suggestion I might have initially is to make sure that "Delete volume
> with last copy" (Automatically delete a volume when the last linked copy is
> delete) is set to TRUE for your library unit.  You can check for that
> setting via the library settings editor (Admin --> Local Administration -->
> Library Settings Editor).  I imagine that would save a step as you delete
> copies from having to also select and choose to delete the call number /
> volume as well.  We also do not retain empty bib records on last deletion
> of volumes (that's another library setting "Retain empty bib records" which
> we set to FALSE).
>
> As far as deleting lots of copies en masse, I imagine you could place all
> the items into a copy bucket and then choose to delete all the items in the
> bucket.  Alternatively, there have been some script utilities I've borrowed
> from MLVC that handle batch copy deletion on a larger scale via command
> line action.
>
> Catalogers may have other solutions that help them to process large
> batches for deletions.  I'll let them suggest their approaches.
>
> -- Ben
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 3:01 PM, Donald Butterworth <
> don.butterworth at asburyseminary.edu> wrote:
>
>> Everyone,
>>
>> One of the joys of switching systems is the chance to start with a clean
>> slate. Of course cleaning house requires deleting junk. Our junk pile
>> consists of about 4000 bib records with attached copy records that need to
>> be examined one at a time, and then usually deleted.
>>
>> It seems like there are quite a few mouse clicks / key strokes involved
>> to delete bibs with attached copies. Is there a method of doing this in one
>> fell swoop in 2.5.2? If not is there a method in a newer release? Any
>> recommendations?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Don
>>
>> --
>> Don Butterworth
>> Faculty Associate / Librarian III
>> B.L. Fisher Library
>> Asbury Theological Seminary
>> don.butterworth at asburyseminary.edu
>> (859) 858-2227
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Benjamin Shum
> Evergreen Systems Manager
> Bibliomation, Inc.
> 24 Wooster Ave.
> Waterbury, CT 06708
> 203-577-4070, ext. 113
>



-- 
Don Butterworth
Faculty Associate / Librarian III
B.L. Fisher Library
Asbury Theological Seminary
don.butterworth at asburyseminary.edu
(859) 858-2227
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