Hi Kathy, Thanks for this. Maybe this is the key we've been missing.
Mary Sent from my iPad On Jun 9, 2011, at 8:28 AM, "Kathy Lussier" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Steven, > > I forgot to mention that we also only check off the option overlay exact > matches. Somebody else on the list may have more information about this, > but, if I remember correctly, the option to overlay when "exactly 1 match is > found" is only looking at one specific matchpoint. If you are selecting this > option, it may be preventing the overlays from happening if the records > aren't matching on that matchpoint. > > Kathy > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > Kathy Lussier > Project Coordinator > Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative > (508) 756-0172 > (508) 755-3721 (fax) > [email protected] > IM: kmlussier (AOL & Yahoo) > Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier > > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Jason Stephenson >> Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 3:51 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Overlaying MARC bib records >> in batch file upload >> >> Quoting Steven Pisani <[email protected]>: >> >>> Thanks, Kathy-- we actually explored that method, but found >> that the overlay >>> did not work for us and the target bib record remained >> unchanged. We would >>> really prefer doing it that way, since the action takes >> place within >>> the single queue instead of following up with the overlay >> via Z39.50. >>> We'll keep trying to see if there is something in the sequence of >>> steps that we are missing. >> >> When I've done a few imports that failed to overlay, I've >> gone back and merged the records using buckets. Not ideal, >> but it works. >> >> The trouble with Vandelay is that it is extremely picky that >> you do things "just so." >> >> Jason >> >> >
