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    Why is there no link to authority records for new authors?

    • Article Type: Q&A
    • Product: Aleph
    • Product Version: 21

    Question

    Why is there no link to authority records for new authors?
    Is there a specific job handling the updates?

    Answer

    The background job ue_08 checking for new authority entries is supposed to be running for all bibliographical libraries (xxx01) in order to update the bibliographical headings and establish a connection to the authority files.

    It is started automatically during Aleph startup according to the definitions for variable ACC_AUT_STARTUP_LIBS in file $alephe_root/aleph_start.private

    setenv ACC_AUT_STARTUP_LIBS "xxx01"

    Additional Information

    You can check the active definitions by typing:
    server(a21_1):~/u21_1/alephe>echo $ACC_AUT_STARTUP_LIBS
    xxx01
    server(a21_1):~/u21_1/alephe>

    If the response prompt above is empty, it means, that there is no library defined at the moment.

    1. Add the library to $alephe_root/alephe_start.private
    setenv ACC_AUT_STARTUP_LIBS "xxx01"

    2. Execute
    source $alephe_root/aleph_start
    to activate the change in the current ssh session

    Category: Installation & Upgrades (500)

    Subject: New Installation (500)


    • Article last edited: 10/8/2013