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Vikram Vincent<vincentvikram@gmail.com> 9/13/2010 12:03 PM >>> Hello! I am migrating data from a old library system to Koha. Right now multiple copies of a book appear as independent records. How do I display them as multiple items in a single record. Something

"multiple copies of a book appear as independent records" This first thing I would do is use MARCedit to tear apart 2 of these independent records from your old system and examine them closely. Find out where and how they are different. Once you find the difference it my become apparent how to fix the problem. Here are some rough notes I kept on migrating from Koha 2.29 to 3.xx You may need to use much the same process to create the correct 952 field entries. (in this case I create a temporary 998 field and use it to rebuild the 952 field.) ************************************************* Koha 2.29 export =952 \\$bPINE$d$kF HAR$p70268$r{dollar}12.89$t2$u269 =952 \\ $9 --- price $bPINE ---holding branch $d -- Date Acquired $kF HAR -- itemcallnumber $p70267 --- barcode $r -- replacementprice $t1 --- copy number $u268 --- URI $v -- dateacces $w -– replacementpricedate KOHA 3 EXPORT =952 \\$70$kF HAN$p70262$r{dollar}13.99$40$00$911$bPINE$yBOOK$10$u263$dPINE$t2 KOHA3 KOHA3 CODE action on KOHA229 $7—- 0 Not for loan -- $c-- F HAN Shelving location code --$k Copy to $o, rpl w/$c $p—- 74255 barcode --$p SAME $r—- 2010-8-7 Date last seen --$v COPY TO $s, rpl w/$r $4—- 0 Damaged status -- $0—- 0 Withdrawn status -- $9—- 12 Koha itemnumber (autogenerated) -- $b—- PINE branchcode --$b SAME $y—- BOOK Koha item type --BK (must match) $1—- 0 Lost status -- $u—- 4264 Uniform Resource Identifier --$u SAME $d—2007-8-17 Date acquired --$d DELETE $t—- 6 Copy number --$t SAME $o-- F HAN Koha Full call number -- $v–- cost replacement price --$r REPLACE WITH A $v COPY FIELD 952 to 998 SWAP FIELDS 998$k to 952$o ADD TO EXISTING FIELD SWAP FIELDS 998$v COPY TO 952$s ADD TO EXISTING FIELD Replace =952(.*)\$k =952$1$c =952(.*)\$r =952$1$v =952(.*)\$s =952$1$r EDIT subfield: Field 952 Subfield y Field data BK Replace with BK Check—add subfield if not present EDIT subfield: Field 952 Subfield a Field data PINE Replace with PINE Check—add subfield if not present EDIT subfield: Field 952 Subfield d Field data Remove text EDIT subfield: Field 952 Subfield v Field data Remove text SWAP FIELDS 998$r to 952$v ADD TO EXISTING FIELD DELETE field 998 ****************************************** like {Check_out; item--;Check_in; item++} I saw that the mrk file record needs to have data with multiple 952$p values. How do I automate the matching process? Thanks. Regards -- Vikram Vincent +919448810822 080 4012 9072 It's 'Free' as in Swatantra. _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha