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    Call number does not populate when HOL link applied (X852-ITEM-OVERRIDE)

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      10:25, 9 Dec 2015
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    • Article Type: General
    • Product: Aleph
    • Product Version: 20

    Description:
    Copy cataloging within a member of our consortium searches in SYS01, copies a BIB record and edits fields to make the BIB their own. Then they create a holding record and an item record.

    In tst50, when adding a new item record, click add and a blank item record form appears. When I click the HOL link and link to the holding record, then click refresh, the information from holding record fills in the form - particularly the call number.

    For xyz50 and certain other libraries, this action is not functioning. What controls this?

    Resolution:
    KB 8192-1771 describes the conditions which allow the 852 sublibrary, collection, and call number to be propagated to the associated item records.

    #3. is "xxx60 tab100 X852-ITEM-OVERRIDE must not be set to "N"."

    Looking at the xyz50 tab100, I find:
    X852-ITEM-OVERRIDE=N

    That is the cause of your problem. Please change this to "Y" and restart the pc_server.

    I see that tst50 tab100 does *not* have
    X852-ITEM-OVERRIDE=N

    (and, therefore, is defaulting to "Y").

    • Article last edited: 10/8/2013