[Koha] CHAT/POETRY: exporting records cataloged on a certain date

[Kelly McElligott]

Awesome Fred!

On Fri, Dec 6, 2019 at 12:27 PM King, Fred <Fred.King at medstar.net> wrote:

> Esteemed colleagues:
>
> PLEASE NOTE: this entirely frivolous; please hit the delete key if you
> wish. Any opinions expressed here are mine and mine only, not necessarily
> shared by my employer, the Koha community, koha-US, or any poultry that
> might be associated with me.
>
> A while back I was trying to figure out a way to export records that I had
> just uploaded to Koha so I could get information in the 999 field. (So I
> could build a new RSS file with links to the bib in the MedStar Authors'
> Catalog, but that doesn't really matter at the moment.) "Export Data"
> wasn't working-the export files had zero bytes.
>
> While I was pondering a possible solution, the muse grabbed me by the
> keyboard and we produced a litter of couplets. Then someone (Katrin, was it
> you?) suggested unchecking the "With items owned by the following
> libraries" box, and it worked like a charm.
>
> That left me with an obsolete poem.
>
> I hate waste.
>
> What to do? Well, I added a few more couplets below the "-----" as an
> appendix wherein I reveal the solution. The meter gets a bit twisty in
> places, but it really does scan. I won't attest to the accuracy of all the
> information presented.
>
> I upload records by the score
> Into Koha's reservoir
>
> From "Manage Records" dialog
> Import into the catalog
>
> Rebuild Zebra then I look
> To see what's new, with bib as hook.
>
> To find one is no chore at all
> Search for bib number? What a doll
>
> My Koha is! if only one
> Bib record I want and I'm done
>
> But now I want to see the batch
> That with my Koha I did hatch
>
> I want to see all that is new
> But soon I'm mired deep in glue
>
> Perhaps Reports will now display
> The records that I've done today.
>
> The Koha SQL collection
> Might point me in the right direction.
>
> Alas, I get an error message!
> It doesn't work! There's no expressage!
>
> Then from the menu Main I go
> To menu Tools, because I know
>
> That in the column Catalog
> Export Data, like a dog
>
> Has served me faithfully before
> And helped me through the catalog's door.
>
> Export records by the date
> they're cataloged? No bytes, not great.
>
> Export records by bib range?
> Still no bytes, it's very strange.
>
> If these don't work, what can I do
> To see my MARC creations new?
>
> Can I put them in a cart?
> All bibs selected, part by part?
>
> That seems to work; they are just fine
> Complete with MARC tag 999.
>
> But now I want to add a date
> 260$c--is it too late?
>
> I add the line and recompile
> Then upload the replacement file
>
> Check dups on field 097
> A field I added--plucked from heaven
>
> Still I'd like to understand
> What happens to my little band
>
> Of records new that with my hand
> From Reference Manager so grand
>
> I fashioned into format MARC
> So they can shine out in the dark
>
> To show the world what we have done
> In MedStar's realm of medicine
>
> Does anybody have some thoughts?
> I'd sure appreciate them, lots.
>
> For curiosity, you know,
> Librarians do not forgo.
>
> ----
>
> BUT WAIT! I think I found a way
> To find additions for the day
>
> Most likely other specs as well
> But on this point I shall not dwell.
>
> From Export Data uncheck the box
> For owning lib'ry, that unlocks
>
> The filter that prevents me from
> A happy, joyous MARC outcome.
>
> And if you have more than one branch
> "Clear all" allows the avalanche
>
> Without a lot of extra clicking.
> Make haste! I hear the clock is ticking.
>
> And that, my friends, is my solution
> That works well at my institution.
>
> And I'm reminded every day
> Where there's a Koha, there's a way.
>
> Fred King, AHIP
> Medical Librarian, MedStar Washington Hospital Center
> fred.king at medstar.net<mailto:fred.king at medstar.net>
> 202-877-6670
> ORCID 0000-0001-5266-0279
> MedStar Authors Catalog: http://medstarauthors.org
>
> As we neared our sixties the cloaks we had wrapped about our essential
> selves were wearing thin.
> --Robertson Davies, Fifth Business
>
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