[Koha] [EXTERNAL] Enquiry

Mon Jul 15 17:34:26 NZST 2024

Yes Katrin you got my point but is there a way to batch the clean it

On Sat, Jul 13, 2024 at 3:02 PM Katrin Fischer <katrin.fischer.83 at web.de>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I think you mean the "Clean" button in the list of import batches?
>
> When you clean an import it will leave the batch, but remove the
> information about your imported records from the database. Once a batch
> has been cleaned, you can no longer undo an import, so you should only
> do so when this action is no longer required.
>
> Cleaning imports can help to keep your database a bit smaller, as
> storing a lot of MARC records in the import tables can take up space.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Katrin
>
> On 13.07.24 09:11, Himanshu Aggarwal wrote:
> > My records are imported successfully. There are no problems. Hence, I ask
> > about it.
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 12, 2024 at 11:44 PM Lauren Denny <lauren_denny at sil.org>
> wrote:
> >
> >> When I've imported from one system something that is sort of unique to
> >> Koha, is the field used for the item records.  Koha uses 952 many other
> >> systems use 942 or 852.  If you want items to appear on the records you
> >> need to move the item info to 952.  The 952 field has to have the
> correct
> >> codes for library, item type, and any other authorized values used for
> item
> >> records that you set up in Koha or the records will not import like Fred
> >> said..
> >>
> >> Koha also likes records to have a leader (LDR or 000) and 008 fields.
> If
> >> these are missing, it messes with your search results.  I added a
> record in
> >> Koha with a generic leader and then copyed it and added the field to
> all my
> >> records in MarcEdit and do the same with the 008.
> >>
> >> Another common thing to clean is the indicators especially for 245.
> >> Depending on what your records look like or if you want to 'skip' any
> >> leading articles - a, an, the, you need to use the correct indicators.
> >>
> >> Hope this helps,
> >> Lauren
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, Jul 12, 2024 at 9:12 AM King, Fred <Fred.King at medstar.net>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>> My experience is that if the MARC fields are structurally accurate,
> it’s
> >>> a good idea but not necessary. For example, as long as a 650 field has
> >>> something that Koha recognizes as possibly having something to do with
> a
> >>> subject heading, it will import. Also, if the record lacks mandatory
> fields
> >>> such as the 942, it will import but if you try to edit the record,
> you’ll
> >>> need to put in the itype before you can save it.
> >>>
> >>> However, if the structure of the record is faulty, importing will stop.
> >>> Then you have to figure where the faulty record is, correct it, and
> try to
> >>> import again. When I was importing an especially annoying batch of MARC
> >>> records I  had to break them down into groups—I think it was 100
> records
> >>> per group—then upload them, find the group with the problem record,
> divide
> >>> the group in half, upload that half, etc., narrowing things down until
> I
> >>> found the problem.
> >>>
> >>> I haven’t had that problem recently, and later versions of Koha may
> point
> >>> out where the faulty record is (I hope so!). Koha is a small but
> >>> interesting part of my job, and even after ten years of being a
> sysadmin I
> >>> still only learn things when I need to.
> >>>
> >>> Again, my experience only.
> >>>
> >>> --Fred
> >>>
> >>> Fred King, MSLS, AHIP
> >>> Medical Librarian, MedStar Washington Hospital Center
> >>> fred.king at medstar.net
> >>> 202-877-6670
> >>> ORCID 0000-0001-5266-0279
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> >>>
> >>> The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of
> >>> knowledge.
> >>> —Stephen Hawking
> >>>
> >>> From: Koha <koha-bounces at lists.katipo.co.nz> On Behalf Of Himanshu
> >>> Aggarwal
> >>> Sent: Friday, July 12, 2024 7:24 AM
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