[Koha] Imported records not found in catalog search

[Shelley & Kurt Kemperman]

Oh dear, now my complete lack of knowledge will be apparent.  What is  
zebra, exactly?  I've seen the word throughout the manual and sort of  
ignored it.  Since both replies to this question asked me if it was  
running, how do I find that out?

Shelley
On Dec 19, 2010, at 5:34 PM, Chris Cormack wrote:

> Hi Shelley
>
> Are you using zebra? Do you have zebra running and is the  
> rebuild_zebra cronjob set up to run?
>
> Chris
>
>
>> On 20 Dec 2010 11:30, "Shelley & Kurt Kemperman" <ksckemperman at chartermi.net 
>> > wrote:
>>
>> Thanks to Chris, I have been able to use the z39.50 search function  
>> to
>> import MARC records for books, but when I go to search for those  
>> books
>> in the catalog, they are not found.
>>
>> This is what is happening:
>>
>> Did z39.50 search by book title;  found record;  clicked on "import"
>> Took me to "Add MARC record" page;  clicked on "save";  unable to  
>> save
>> because 003 field was blank;  clicked field and default value of  
>> "OSt"
>> appeared;  then able to save record
>> Took me to "Items for..." page;  changed item type (y) to appropriate
>> value;  unable to add barcode (p) because I don't have labels yet;
>> clicked "add item";  record appeared at top of page
>>
>> Then, if I type the title (or author or ISBN #) into the "search the
>> catalog" box on home page, I get "no results found"
>>
>> Tried clicking on "More" at top of home page;  clicked "Cataloging"
>> and typed title into that search box
>> It says "no results found", but right under that, the record appears
>> in "Biblios in Reservoir";  if I click on "Add biblio", it takes me
>> right back to the "Add MARC record" page and the circle repeats!
>>
>> Wondering what error I made or what step I missed.  Could it be the
>> 003 MARC record field where I used the default value because we don't
>> have a control number identifier?  Or could it be because I couldn't
>> put in a bar code yet?
>> I'm stuck - can anyone help me?
>>
>> Thanks, Shelley
>>
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