[Koha] import question

[Derek Dresser]

Quoting paul POULAIN <paul.poulain at free.fr>:

> Chris Cormack wrote:
> 
> >On Tue, Jul 08, 2003 at 11:40:14PM -0400, Derek Dresser said:
> >  
> >
> >>Chris,
> >>
> >>This helps a lot.  Let me just make sure I have it.  A biblio is the
> general
> >>information about a publication, a biblioitem is a type of incarnation of
> a
> >>publication (book on tape, paperback, hardcover, first edition, etc.) and
> an
> >>item is an actual thing that can be checked out that fits one of those
> types. 
> >>So you can obviously have multiple types, and then one or more instances 
of
> each
> >>type.  That makes sense.  Thanks.
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >Yep thats it :)
> >
> >  
> >
> >>Now, during the import process of a bunch of USMARC records using
> >>bulkmarcimport.pl, should I expect my database to be populated with any
> items? 
> >>After doing it, it seems that I get biblios and biblioitems, but no 
actual
> >>items.  Just for fun I created a test "item" that matched one of my 
biblios
> and
> >>biblioitems, and then searched for it.  It worked great an I got all the
> >>relevant info (bar code, etc).  However, it is the only item in my whole
> >>database.  ;-(
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >Hmm, ill have to defer to the more MARC savvy people on the list. But yes
> id
> >expect you to get at least as many items as you got biblioitems on the
> import.
> >
> >Paul ... any ideas?
> >  
> >
> Of course yes :-)
> If you want import to put items into items table, you have to tell Koha 
> where are hidden your items in your MARC datas...
> Let me explain :
> Koha supports any MARC flavour. And each MARC flavour hides items in a 
> different place (for example in UNIMARC, it's 995. For NPL, that uses 
> MARC21, it's 952)
> * Go to parameter section of Koha, MARC parameters tables.
> * Search for the field where items are hidden (for example 947)
> * Open subfields of field 947.
> * "map" each 947 subfield to a items.something field.
> * Put each subfield you've mapped to tab "items".
> * go back to main parameter page
> * run "checkmarc". If it reports no errors, you've win.
> * import again, using delete flag to empty your database during the 
process.
> 
> Hope This Helps

Thanks,
This helps a lot.  I'm going to try and listen in on the IRC conversation 
this afternoon if I can make it.  

-Derek

> 
> Note : the main constraint is that all MARC subfields mapped to item 
> field MUST be in the same field (you can't have a part of an item into 
> 947 & 2nd part in 935). If you have, then the only solution is to 
> "rewritte" your MARC data before importing. We have a problem with 
> itemtypes, that is not in items in Koha but seems to have it's place in 
> there, that's what we will speak during today IRC meeting.
> 
> -- 
> Paul POULAIN
> Consultant indépendant en logiciels libres
> responsable francophone de koha (SIGB libre http://www.koha-fr.org)
> 
> 


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