Import Item Attributes


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If you are importing items with your records, you will need to map the data in your holdings tag to fields in the item record. Click the Holdings Import Profile button to map this information.

Click the New Definition button to create a new mapping for the holdings tag.
Add a Name for the definition.
Use the Tag field to identify the MARC tag that contains your holdings information.
Add the subfields that contain specific item information to the appropriate item field.
At a minimum, you should add the subfields that identify the Circulating Library, the Owning Library, the Call Number and the Barcode.

Note

All fields (except for Name and Tag) can contain a MARC subfield code (such as "a") or an XPATH query. You can also use the related library settings to set defaults for some of these fields.

Table 99.1. Holdings Import Profile Fields

Field	Recommended	Description
Name	Yes	Name you will choose from the MARC Batch Import screen
Tag	Yes	MARC Holdings Tag/Field (e.g. 949). Use the Tag field to identify the MARC tag that contains your holdings information.
Barcode	Yes
Call Number	Yes
Circulating Library	Yes
Owning Library	Yes
Alert Message
Circulate
Circulate As MARC Type
Circulation Modifier
Copy Number
Deposit
Deposit Amount
Holdable
OPAC Visible
Overlay Match ID		The copy ID of an existing item to overlay
Parts Data		Of the format `PART LABEL 1\|PART LABEL 2`.
Price
Private Note
Public Note
Reference
Shelving Location
Stat Cat Data		Of the format `CATEGORY 1\|VALUE 1\|\|CATEGORY 2\|VALUE 2`. If you are overlaying existing items which already have stat cats attached to them, the overlay process will keep those values unless the incoming items contain updated values for matching categories.
Status