How to remove all but one of several similar subfields in the same field in MD Editor

• Article Type: General
• Product: Alma

Procedure:
If the subfield you wish to keep is only the first subfield a:
1. Create a normalization rule to make all but the first subfield a blank (replace XXX with the relevant field number):
rule "make all subfields a but the first blank"
when
(TRUE)
then
replaceContentsExceptFirst "XXX.a" with ""
end
2. Save the record - the blank subfields will be removed.

If the subfield you wish to keep is NOT the first:
1. Remove the first subfield only (replace XXX with the relevant field number):
rule "make all subfields a but the first blank"
when
(TRUE)
then
replaceContentsOnlyFirst "XXX.a" with ""
end
2. Save the record - the blank subfield will be removed.
3. Repeat until the subfield you wish to keep is the first subfield.
4. Create a normalization rule to make all but the first subfield blank (as shown above) and save.

• Article last edited: 8/18/2015