• Article Type: General
• Product: Aleph
• Product Version: 18.01

Description:
When retrieving records from OCLC via Z39.50 in the GUI and copying them to ABC01 they have a FMT of ‘XX’.
Is there a way to get the correct FMT in these records?

Resolution:
1) In $alephe_root/gate, add the following line to your oclc configuration file:
Z58-IN-RECORD-FIX OCLCB
["OCLCB" can be a name of your choice.]

2) Add the following line to tab_fix in the ext01 tab directory (where "OCLCB" matches the name you chose above):
OCLCB fix_doc_create_fmt

You can add other fix lines if you wish, such as a fix_doc_do_file_08 routine to convert the OCLC 001 field to an 035.

A more detailed explanation using the Library of Congress Z39.50 is attached.

[Thanks to Tim Prettyman at U. Michigan for providing this answer via the ALEPH-NA list]