Thank you, John and Mark, that should be enough to get me started. Sean
On 18 April 2018 at 14:07, John Sterbenz <jster...@umich.edu> wrote: > The user manual used to have a great table listing all of the 952 fields, > which ones were required (with a default installation and with the loading > of defaults during the web installer) and which ones were required (for > circulation). A quick search and I am unable to find that table in the > 17.11 version of the manual found on the website under > https://koha-community.org/documentation/. > > I used it so much during my migration I made a separate copy of just those > pages. I don't believe anything has changed here: > https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B__rFSyBuUz1bHpZT25Sd1FKMVRlVXNOO > FYxZG9uM2w0U2Vj/view?usp=sharing > > Migrating from an Innovative server, I used MarcEdit to create 952 fields > for my item records and then loaded bibs and items at the same time. This > was a few years ago, but I recall the trickiest part for me was combining > the call number information, previously in two separate subfields in the > bib record, into a single subfield as required by the 952. > > John > > > On Wed, Apr 18, 2018 at 7:46 AM, Mark Alexander <ma...@pobox.com> wrote: > > > Excerpts from Sean Carte's message of 2018-04-18 10:44:45 +0200: > > > I have records that I have exported from SirsiDynix Symphony that I'm > > > trying to import into a new instance of Koha. The bib records load, but > > the > > > items are not added. > > >[...] > > > 952 > > > > > > *_a*657 GAA V.1 > > > > This doesn't look quite right to me. According to the holdings table > > in the wiki: > > > > https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Holdings_data_fields_(9xx) > > > > 952$a and 952$b should contain the branch codes for owning library > > and holding library, respectively. Your 952$a doesn't look like > > a branch code, and I don't see a 952$b. > > > > When I imported our Mandarin catalog to Koha, my script set the following > > rather minimal holding fields, and that seemed to be enough: > > > > 942$c - item type > > 952$8 - collection code > > 952$a - owning library > > 952$b - holding library > > 952$c - location code > > 952$d - acquisition date > > 952$o - call number > > 952$p - barcode > > 952$v - price > > 952$y - item type > > > > Note that you need to have previously set up the authorized values for > > collection > > codes and location codes for this to work. > > _______________________________________________ > > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > > Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz > > https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > > > > > > -- > -=<*>=- -=<*>=- -=<*>=- -=<*>=- -=<*>=- -=<*>=- -=<*>=- -=<*>=- -=<*>=- > John E. Sterbenz, Jr. > Senior Associate Librarian > Manager, Technical Services, Collections, and Library Automation > 700 East University Avenue > Kresge Hall, 4th Floor East > Suite K4511 > Kresge Library Services > The University of Michigan > Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA 48109-1234 > > TEL: (734) 764-5746 > _______________________________________________ > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz > https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > -- _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
