Bulkmarcimport.pl: importing new batch of records
Hi everyone, I have set up Koha for testing, however the database I have imported is four months old. My colleagues complain about it and want me to add new records from other library software for more thorough testing. I could re-import the whole database, however it`s not a good solution in the long run - we have another ILS that has to stay for a while, all cataloging is done in that ILS and it has to stay that way for a year or so. I can prepare a batch of new records for importing into Koha, however don`t know if the bulkmarcimport script could do the job the way I`d like: - reject biblios that already are in the DB and import item-specific fields only, connecting them to existing biblios; - import biblios that are not in the DB, along with items. In other words: I need to perform many partial imports and avoid biblio and item duplicates. Has anyone tried something like that? Is there any way to do it? Thanks for anyhelp! Regards, Tomasz.
Hi, On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 10:14 AM, Tomasz Holdowanski <mordazy@poczta.onet.pl> wrote:
I`d like: - reject biblios that already are in the DB and import item-specific fields only, connecting them to existing biblios; - import biblios that are not in the DB, along with items.
In other words: I need to perform many partial imports and avoid biblio and item duplicates. Has anyone tried something like that? Is there any way to do it?
Very briefly (assuming you're using 3.0), you can using the staging MARC import to do this. The import is available from the Tools menu or via the command-line jobs stage_biblios_file.pl and commit_biblios_file.pl. Prior to running the import, you should set up a record matching rule via the Administration menu to match records that should be overlaid. Regards, Galen -- Galen Charlton Koha Application Developer LibLime galen.charlton@liblime.com p: 1-888-564-2457 x709
Hi, On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 3:56 AM, Tomasz Holdowanski <mordazy@poczta.onet.pl> wrote:
Very briefly (assuming you're using 3.0),
Nope, I use a Polish fork, a combination of 2.4 and later versions, so I guess I`ll have to improvise somehow. Perl book, headache pills and a couple of days... :)
I'm curious - does this Polish fork have a public home page or CVS or git repository? Regards, Galen -- Galen Charlton Koha Application Developer LibLime galen.charlton@liblime.com p: 1-888-564-2457 x709
Galen Charlton wrote:
Hi,
On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 3:56 AM, Tomasz Holdowanski <mordazy@poczta.onet.pl> wrote:
Very briefly (assuming you're using 3.0), Nope, I use a Polish fork, a combination of 2.4 and later versions, so I guess I`ll have to improvise somehow. Perl book, headache pills and a couple of days... :)
I'm curious - does this Polish fork have a public home page or CVS or git repository?
Unfortunately not - it`s a "one man" project, the fork is maintained solely by Wojciech Zatorski from the University of Szczecin for their library with me as external user / beta tester / voice of reason :) I`ll try to write a review sooner or later. Regards, Tomasz.
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