How to change Z30 tags to numeric tags to send to vendors accepting only numeric

• Article Type: General
• Product: Aleph
• Product Version: 21

Desired Outcome Goal:
Procedure to change non-numeric xxx50 Z30 (item) tags to numeric for sending to vendors who accept only numeric tags.

Procedure:
Add a fix routine that changes the xxx50 Z30 tagging to a numeric field, such as 930.

1. add a second line to the section of tab_expand, right below the expand_doc_bib_z30 routing. For example:

PRINT-03 expand_doc_bib_z30
PRINT-03 fix_doc_do_file_08 z30_930.fix

2. Create the z30_930.fix in the $data_tab/import directory:

! 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
!-!!!!!-!!-!-!!!-!!!-!!!!!-!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!-!!!!!!!!!!100>
1 Z30## CHANGE-FIELD 930

This will change the z30 field to a 930 field.