[Koha] installing Koha 3, bulk marc import v. staged

[Jesse]

2009/9/9 Amy Schuler <schulera at caryinstitute.org>

>  Hello,
>
> I have installed Koha 3.0 and am close to importing my MARC records into
> the database.  My question is this:  somewhere I have read that it is
> recommended that for the initial big import, one should use the Bulk Marc
> Import tool (which I believe is a command line thing) rather than the
> staging MARC records.  During my trial run, I had used the staging &
> importing tools rather than the bulk marc import.  Is there a very
> compelling reason to use the bulk?  During my trial run it turns out that I
> did not populate the database, but that was because I messed up some of the
> system parameters – not because of any issue with the staging & importing
> tools.
>
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> I would rather not use the bulk marc import, if avoidable, because it is
> more techy than the staging & importing.  I have less than 10,000 records to
> import.  Let me know if you need more information.
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> Amy
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> Amy C. Schuler
>
> Manager of Information Services
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> Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
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> schulera at caryinstitute.org <schulera at ecostudies.org>
>
Right now, the bulkmarcimport.pl command-line script is slightly better at
pointing out errors, and a bit faster, as it directly imports the bib
records into the database rather than staging them first. The Stage MARC
Records for Import tool has a bad tendency to fail silently when it
encounters corrupted records or other errors.

-- 
Jesse Weaver
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