[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Load MARC Order Record

[Kathy Lussier]

This documentation should still be current:

http://docs.evergreen-ils.org/2.11/_importing_materials_in_the_staff_client.html

Kathy


On 01/31/2017 05:52 AM, Donald Butterworth wrote:
> Kathy & All,
>
> I began trying to make this work by doing a Google search for MARC 
> Batch Import/Export and found documentation that stated specifically 
> that creating copy records was not an option. It must have been old 
> documentation. I'll go back to the drawing board and call for help 
> again if I hit a brick wall
>
> Thanks Kathy and ... looking forward to meeting some of y'all at the 
> upcoming conference in beautiful Kentucky.
>
> Don
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 11:44 AM, Kathy Lussier <klussier at masslnc.org 
> <mailto:klussier at masslnc.org>> wrote:
>
>     HI Don,
>
>     Evergreen acquisitions really expects you to have a PO. I don't
>     think there is a way to create real copies/items in acq without
>     creating the PO. I haven't tested this in a while, but, my
>     recollection is that if you can leave the "Create Purchase Order"
>     checkbox unchecked if you are adding the imported lineitems to a
>     Selection List. But those lineitems need to be added to a PO
>     before you can create the live copies.
>
>     Is there any reason you aren't adding those records through the
>     MARC Batch Import/Export interface? You should be able to
>     configure a MARC import to create copies based on that 962, and
>     there are library settings that allow you to autogenerate call
>     numbers and barcodes as you do in the acquisitions interface.
>
>     Kathy
>
>
>     On 01/30/2017 11:34 AM, Donald Butterworth wrote:
>>     All,
>>
>>     I have a rather unusual situation. I want to be able to use the
>>     Load MARC Order Record so that I can generate a copy/item record
>>     on import, but I do NOT want to generate a PO.
>>
>>     Load MARC Order Record works fine as long as the "Create Purchase
>>     Order" checkbox is checked. But it returns the error message "...
>>     the attempt to write to the database failed." when unchecked
>>
>>     Is there a parameter that needs to be changed/created so that I
>>     can load a MARC record that has the correct field (962 in our
>>     case) to create a copy/item record but not generate a PO?
>>
>>     Thanks!
>>
>>     Don
>>
>>     -- 
>>     Don Butterworth
>>     Collection Management Librarian /
>>     Faculty Associate
>>     B.L. Fisher Library
>>     Asbury Theological Seminary
>>     don.butterworth at asburyseminary.edu
>>     <mailto:don.butterworth at asburyseminary.edu>
>>     (859) 858-2227 <tel:%28859%29%20858-2227>
>
>     -- 
>     Kathy Lussier
>     Project Coordinator
>     Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
>     (508) 343-0128 <tel:%28508%29%20343-0128>
>     klussier at masslnc.org <mailto:klussier at masslnc.org>
>     Twitter:http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier <http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier>
>
> -- 
> Don Butterworth Collection Management Librarian / Faculty Associate 
> B.L. Fisher Library Asbury Theological Seminary 
> don.butterworth at asburyseminary.edu 
> <mailto:don.butterworth at asburyseminary.edu> (859) 858-2227
-- 
Kathy Lussier
Project Coordinator
Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
(508) 343-0128
klussier at masslnc.org
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier
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