[Koha] Migrate Alice for Windows

[Sébastien Hinderer]

Hi,

> > Is your Koha correctly configured to use MARC 21 ?
> >
> 
> They were imported with the type flag of MARC 21

Okay but I didn't talk about your data. Koha can be configured to use
either UNIMARC or MARC21 internally. I was referring to that.

> >> 4.  Found there were no more items in the database than before.
> >
> > Did you configure Koha to use the Zebra tool ?
> > If you did so, you have to run a command (I don't know which one but you
> > will probably find it in the README or INSTALL files) so that Zebra
> > indexes the freshly imported data. Then only they will appear in your
> > koha OPAC.
> 
> No idea as I'm using the sample virtualised version to trial it.
> However it appears Zebra is there.  In the migration_tools folder
> there is a rebuildzebra.pl and rebuildnozebra.pl file.  I've now run
> rebuildzebra.pl and it took a while to run but didn't make any records
> appear.

Did you pass command-line options ? 
If you  did no, perhaps you should, something like -z and/or -b ...

> I'll try the nozebra one next.  I'm guessing they didn't
> import properly because of the MARC errors.  I'm going to try other
> formats that Alice for Windows can export in and see if any of them
> are compatible.  I've just noticed that the SCIS sample records that
> work with the MARC import in Koha are actually USMARC format which I
> can also export in.

I think it's a good idea.

Good luck !
Sébastien.