[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Load MARC Order Record

[Donald Butterworth]

Thanks Kathy. I think we have liftoff!

On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 8:07 AM, Kathy Lussier <klussier at masslnc.org> wrote:

> 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>
> 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
>> (859) 858-2227 <%28859%29%20858-2227>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Kathy Lussier
>> Project Coordinator
>> Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative(508) 343-0128klussier at masslnc.org
>> Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier
>>
>> --
> Don Butterworth Collection Management Librarian / Faculty Associate B.L.
> Fisher Library Asbury Theological Seminary don.butterworth@
> asburyseminary.edu (859) 858-2227
>
> --
> Kathy Lussier
> Project Coordinator
> Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative(508) 343-0128klussier at masslnc.org
> Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier
>
>


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