[Koha] Making field optional

[Eric Phetteplace]

I assume you remove the "mandatory" flag for *all* subfields and then the
field itself is not mandatory.

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On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 10:54 AM C.S. Hayward <c.s.hayward at protonmail.com>
wrote:

> Followup question: I have made 040 c an optional field. However, 040 is
> still a required field in that one of its subfields is required to be
> filled. How can I change things so that 040 itself is not required?
>
>
> Thanks,
> Br. C.S. Hayward.
>
>
> ------- Original Message -------
> On Thursday, July 14th, 2022 at 1:38 PM, C.S. Hayward <
> c.s.hayward at protonmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> > Just what the doctor ordered!
> >
> >
> > Thanks, as usual,
> > Br. C.S. Hayward
> >
> >
> > ------- Original Message -------
> > On Thursday, July 14th, 2022 at 1:30 PM, Katrin Fischer
> katrin.fischer.83 at web.de wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I am not a cataloger, so I am not going to judge :)
> > >
> > > * Go to Administration > Bibliographic MARC frameworks
> > >
> > > * Choose MARC structure for the framework you want to update
> > >
> > > * Search for the field and 'Edit subfields'
> > >
> > > * Remove the mandatory flag from the subfield
> > >
> > > Hope this helps,
> > >
> > > Katrin
> > >
> > > On 14.07.22 17:48, C.S. Hayward wrote:
> > >
> > > > I am interested in making MARC field tag 040 subfield c optional.
> > > >
> > > > Two basic questions:
> > > >
> > > > 1: Is this something that would make you wince?
> > > >
> > > > 2: How can I go about doing that?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Br. C.S. Hayward, https://cjshayward.com, https://c-s-hayward.com
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