Robert Maynord wrote:
Dear Koha Folks:
Our Library is preparing for the upgrade from 1.2.3 to 2.0. I have 2.0-pre installed on a separate machine, with koha 2.0-pre up and running - no data. Our 1.2.3 machine is still operative, but the Z3950 tool has stopped working. Our data is safe, and I have made a backup of it using the mysql tool. My hope is to transfer the data from the 1.2.3 machine to the new koha 2.0 machine. However, I understand that the two formats are not the same, 2.0 using the MARC record format. So far, I have the following understanding/misunderstanding of the upgrade process---
1) There is currently no "dedicated" tool for data upgrade from 1.2.3 to 2.0.
you're right.
2) The Z3950 tool in 2.0-pre is not yet operative, although some folks may have had some luck "tweaking" it.
the z3950 tool work for CATALOGUING. Not for external searches.
4) MARC records can be imported into Koha 2.0-pre using bulkmarcimport.pl, but this should not be used unless the books are actually available in the library. Bulkmarcimport.pl does not import into the breeding farm.
you're right. To import into the breeding farm, go to parameters section. Import option.
5) If I have a commercial CD full of MARC records, bulkmarcimport.pl will not work for the reason in #4.
same answer as in #4.
6) If I had a way of converting the old data to MARC format, I could import into 2.0 by using bulkmarkimport.pl
right.
I am sure there is much I am missing here. Any clarification would be most helpful, as I have the task of putting our Koha in good shape for the school librarian to use. So far, I have not yet figured out a clear way to proceed...
The migration tool from 1.2.3 to 2.0.0 will never be 100% automatic : * run updatedatabase * import MARC parameters table * modify MARC parameters tables to fit your needs. * run $koharoot/marc/updatedb2marc.pl script. This script is UNTESTED. It should work in theory. but that's all. It fills MARC tables from non-MARC (1.2 tables) HTH -- Paul POULAIN Consultant indépendant en logiciels libres responsable francophone de koha (SIGB libre http://www.koha-fr.org)