[Koha] Migrating from Spectrum

[SCOTT OWEN]

Jeramy,

What does the holding info look like  ?

Here are some of my notes when we moved from Spectrum to Koha.



KOHA 3 EXPORT

=952  \\$70$kF
HAN$p70262$r{dollar}13.99$40$00$911$bPINE$yBOOK$10$u263$dPINE$t2

KOHA3 KOHA3 CODE Win-Spec
$7—- 0 Not for loan --
$c-- F HAN Shelving location code --$h Copy to $o and $c
$p—- 74255 barcode --$p SAME
$r—- 2010-8-7 Date last seen -- fill w/date
$4—- 0 Damaged status --    fill w/ “0”
$0—- 0 Withdrawn status --    fill w/ “0”
$9—- 12 Koha itemnumber (autogenerated) --    Auto
$b—- PINE branchcode --$a HS
$y—- BOOK Koha item type --$t (22 choices - must match)
$1—- 0 Lost status --    fill w/ “0”
$u—- 4264 Uniform Resource Identifier --
$d—2007-8-17 Date acquired --    fill w/date
$t—- 6 Copy number                 --    ???
$o-- F HAN Koha Full call number       --    same as $h
$v–-               cost replacement price       --$9 copy to $v





IIRC we determined that they hadn't done a "good" inventory in quite some
time, and so we inventoried the library, and adjusted the holding info by
hand...
thus...I never bothered importing it....







On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 3:45 PM, Jeramey Valley <valleyj at bcreek.org> wrote:

> We are in process of migrating from Winnebago Spectrum to Koha and hitting
> some snags migrating our data.
>
> The MARC records for our collection will import, but does not include the
> holdings. I can see the holdings information in the 852 field in our
> original export file from Spectrum.
>
> Research indicated we should modify the file to put the holdings
> information in the 952 field and map accordingly.
>
> In testing trying this route, I am not seeing the 952 field importing into
> Koha (looking at the raw MARC file in Koha). Prior to modifying the import
> file to map the 852 info to 952 fields, I did see the 852 fields in Koha
> but they didn't appear to import or map to where they should be.
>
> Using Marcedit to modify the file.
>
> I have not created any material types or other setup information except to
> define the library and one "super user".
>
> New install of Debian and Koha 3.16.04.000
>
> In between tests I am removing the Koha install, deleting the database and
> running the zebra reset procedures to try and keep things "clean".
>
> Any pointers or suggestions appreciated.
>
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Jeramey Valley
> Network Manager, Bullock Creek Schools
> valleyj at bcreek.org
>
>
>
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