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    Can Voyager Global Data Change "Copy MARC Field/Subfield" consequence copy contents to different MARC field and different MARC subfield?

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    • Product: Voyager
    • Relevant for Installation Type: Multi-Tenant Direct, Dedicated-Direct, Local, TotalCare

     

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    We are trying to copy the contents of the 917 subfield a to the 852 subfield x.  Can the Global Data Change (GDC) "Copy MARC Field/Subfield" consequence copy to a different MARC field and a different MARC subfield?  In other words, create a new $x subfield in an existing field.

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    No.  At this time GDC can only add a subfield to the existing destination field using the source's subfield code. This is true for both bibliographic and holdings records.

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    One possible option you might consider to achieve this requires three different rules sets, run in three different data changes jobs:

    1. Copy 917 $a to new 9XX $x (where 9XX is any field not used for other purposes  (the "Copy MARC Field/Subfield" rule does work in this variation where you create a new field)
    2. Copy 9XX $x to 852 $x (since the subfield code does not change, this also works)
    3. Delete the 9XX fields

     


    • Article last edited: 25-Jan-2021
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