Scott wrote:

Hi, I am trying to import 1 marc only record, and then import a list of items for that marc record. I have the default matching rules that come with koha and so I am trying to match the isbn 020a tag.

here is a the marc record only. =LDR 00000nam 2200000Ia 45e0 =008 090731s9999\\\\xx\\\\\\\\\\\\000\0\und\d =020 \\$a9780439533263 =100 1\$a"Blevins, Wiley" =245 04$aA Hat =650 0\$aGeneral =952 \\$oA$p80006$yL

and here is the sample of one of the item records. =LDR 00000nam 2200000Ia 45e0 =008 090731s9999\\\\xx\\\\\\\\\\\\000\0\und\d =020 \\$a9780439533263 =100 1\$a"Blevins, Wiley" =245 04$aA Hat =952 \\$oA$p80006$yL$v5

there probably shouldnt be a barcode in the record only, since i see that now that im writing this, but how i do this is I first stage the marc record and just have it replace any matching and to not add any items. I then import it, and rebuild_zebra just to be sure its in there correctly.

I then stage the item record and tell it to ignore adding records but add all items. I then upload it and it ignores all the items. Even though the 020$a is the same as the marc record. Shouldnt the items be adding to the record?

Is what I am doing even possible? I basically just want to add a marc record, then add a bunch of items to it. Instead of having a bunch of the same items with different records.

Thanks for all the help. -Scott

I found out that the matching rules isnt matching isbns, if i do a record multiple times it just adds and doesnt replace, argh, anyone know what im doing wrong? My tag is 020$a and im using \\ in front, my length is set at 0 and offset is 0 in the matching rules, its just the default. -Scott