Prebulk: FAQ

• Article Type: General
• Product: Voyager
• Product Version: 2000
• Relevant for Installation Type: Total Care; Dedicated-Direct; Direct; Local

Q: What is Prebulk?
A: Prebulk is a program that processes MARC record files prior to import. It is launched from /m1/voyager/xxxdb/sbin with Pprebulk.

Q: Why use Prebulk?
A. To perform any of these actions on a MARC record file:
* create an interleaved file of Bibs and MFHDS that will be loaded into a Voyager database via BulkImport
* strip out one or more tags/subfields from Bibs
* move tag from bib to mfhd
* check file of bibs for errors prior to import

Q: How does Prebulk work?
A. Prebulk requires two files:
1) input file of bib records
2) configuration file
The configuration file dictates what changes are made to the input file when processed by Prebulk. Prebulk looks to /m1/voyager/xxxdb/local for the input file unless specified otherwise.

Q: Can I create the config file using Notepad on my PC?
A. No, you must create it on the server, using vi.