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    Changing subject headings using batch global change (p_manage_21)

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    • Article Type: General
    • Product: Aleph
    • Product Version: 20

    Description:
    We know that changing a subject heading in the GUI Browse Headings can change the associated bib records, but we don't have GUI access; we need to be able to change subject headings by batch jobs. How can we do this?

    Resolution:
    If this heading is connected to an xxx10 authority record, you should change the heading in that associated authority record; the change can then be propagated to the bib records via the mechanisms described in KBs 4100 and 8192-2423.

    If there is no authority connection, for each string you want to change you need to:

    1. run p_ret_03 to retrieve the records containing the string
    2. create a ./files/xxxx parameter file
    3. run p_manage_21 to make the change

    Here are three examples:

    *Example 1:*

    1. retrieve records:

    csh -f $aleph_proc/p_ret_03 USM01,ping1.js,wsu=Hygiene*Sexual > & $alephe_scratch/p_ret_03.0502.js.log &

    2. File "hygiene" in data_files:

    CHARACTER_CONVERSION=NONE
    select 650##
    string-rep $$aHygiene, Sexual
    string-by $$aSexual health

    3. To test:

    csh -f $aleph_proc/p_manage_21 USM01,ping1.js,pingout1.js,N,hygiene,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,N,,MASTER, >& $alephe_scratch/usm01_p_manage_21.ping1b.js.log &

    3b. To actually make the change the "N,hygiene" to "Y,hygiene".


    *Example 2:*

    1. retrieve records:

    csh -f $aleph_proc/p_ret_03 USM01,ping2.js,wsu=Cookery > & $alephe_scratch/p_ret_03.0502.js.log &

    2. File "cookery":

    CHARACTER_CONVERSION=NONE
    select 650##
    string-rep $$aCookery
    string-by $$aCooking

    3. To test:

    csh -f $aleph_proc/p_manage_21 USM01,ping1.js,pingout1.js,N,cookery,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,N,,MASTER, >& $alephe_scratch/usm01_p_manage_21.ping1b.js.log &

    3b. To actually make the change the "N,cookery" to "Y,cookery".


    *Example 3:*

    1. retrieve records:

    csh -f $aleph_proc/p_ret_03 USM01,ping1.js,wsu=Literature*Comparative > & $alephe_scratch/p_ret_03.0502.js.log &

    2. File "literature" in data_files:

    CHARACTER_CONVERSION=NONE
    select 650##
    string-rep $$aLiterature, Comparative
    string-by $$aComparative literature


    3. To test:

    csh -f $aleph_proc/p_manage_21 USM01,ping1.js,pingout1.js,N,literature,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,N,,MASTER, >& $alephe_scratch/usm01_p_manage_21.ping1b.js.log &

    3b. To actually make the change the "N,literature" to "Y,literature".

    Note: the preceding uses information from KB 31456.

    • Article last edited: 10/8/2013