2.4 MARC Import Remove Fields

This feature is available in Evergreen version 2.4.

Abstract

MARC Import Remove Fields allows staff to configure MARC tags to be automatically removed from bibliographic records when they are imported into Evergreen. This feature allows specific MARC tags to be removed from records that are imported through three different interfaces:

• Cataloging → Import Record from Z39.50
• Cataloging → MARC Batch Import/Export
• Acquisitions → Load MARC Order Records

Table of Contents

• Create a MARC Import Remove Fields profile
• Import Options
• Permissions to use this Feature

Create a MARC Import Remove Fields profile

To create a MARC Import Remove Fields profile, go to Admin → Server Administration → MARC Import Remove Fields.

1. Click New Field Group.
2. Assign the Field Group a Label. This label will appear in the import interfaces.
3. Assign an Org Unit Owner.
4. Check the box next to Always Apply if you want Evergreen to apply this Remove Fields profile to all MARC records that are imported through the three affected interfaces. If you do not select Always Apply, staff will have the option to choose which Remove Fields profile to use when importing records.
5. Click Save.
6. The profile that you created will now appear in the list of MARC Import Remove Fields.
7. Click on the hyperlinked ID number. This will bring you into the Remove Fields profile to configure the MARC tags to be removed.
8. Click New Field.
9. In the Field, enter the MARC tag to be removed.
10. Click Save.
11. Add New Fields until you have configured all the tags needed for this profile.
12. Click Return to Groups to go back to the list of Remove Field profiles.

Import Options

The Label for each of the MARC Import Remove Fields profiles will appear on the three affected import screens. To select a profile, check the box next to the desired Label before importing the records.

Cataloging → Import Record from Z39.50

Cataloging → MARC Batch Import/Export

Acquisitions → Load MARC Order Records

Permissions to use this Feature

The following permissions are required to use this feature:

• CREATE_IMPORT_TRASH_FIELD
• UPDATE_IMPORT_TRASH_FIELD
• DELETE_IMPORT_TRASH_FIELD  

Author: Angela Kilsdonk, Equinox Software