[Koha] Unable to enter Data in 100$a

[Caroline Cyr-La-Rose]

Hi Rajesh,

There are several options for using authorities when cataloging. Your 
settings are now at option 1, which is the safest, in my opinion.


1) Only allow existing authorities in authority controlled fields

Pros: ensures you don't have duplicate author names or subject terms

Cons: takes a bit longer to catalog since you have to search for the 
authority record

Settings:

- BiblioAddsAuthorities: don't allow

Steps to catalog:

- When you want to enter data in 100$a for example, it will be locked. 
You need to click on the little rectangle with a pen to the right of the 
field.

- From there, you will be able to search for an authority (or create a 
new authority)

- Once you have found the authority you need, click on "Choose". The 
data will be entered automatically and the biblio record will be linked 
to the authority record.


2) Allow catalogers to enter data in authority controlled fields and 
create authority records from that data

Pros: Use authority records to link biblio records

Cons: Will create duplicates if catalogers are not careful

Settings:

- BiblioAddsAuthorities: allow

- AutoCreateAuthorities: generate

Steps to catalog:

- When you need to enter data in 100$a for example, click on the little 
rectangle with a pen to the right of the field and search your 
authorities to see if the author's name already exists

- If it does exist, click on "Choose"

- If it doesn't already exist, you can type in the name of the author 
directly in the cataloging form


3) Don't use authority records at all

Pros: Fast and easy cataloging

Cons: Biblio records will not be linked together; if you need to change 
an author's name for example, you will need to change each biblio record 
individually; if you click on a author's name in the OPAC, it will make 
a search with that exact name, so if other records have a slightly 
different orthograph, they will not be found

Settings:

- BiblioAddsAuthorities: allow

- AutoCreateAuthorities: do not generate

Steps to catalog:

- When you need to enter data in 100$a for example, simply enter the 
name in the box


I think that's all of it.


Regards,

Caroline


Caroline Cyr La Rose, M.S.I.
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Le 18-10-22 à 04 h 33, vikram zadgaonkar a écrit :
> Hi,
> You need to update setting in koha administration. Search for authority and
> update as generate.
>
> On Mon, 22 Oct 2018, 2:01 pm takan bhatt, <takan.bhatt at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Sir/Madam
>>
>> Currently I am using Koha 18.05 in Ubuntu 16.04. I have imported data and
>> successfully running. Now, I got new books for that I have to enter data.
>> But field no 100$a is locked, it went to authority. How to solve
>> this problem?
>>
>> Kindly Guide me.
>>
>>
>> Rajesh Bhatt
>> GRIMS, MBA College,  VAPI
>> India
>> +919824925609 (whatsapp)
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