I would like to update you on our plans to support creation of multiple items.
We are looking into adding 2 workflows, to support different needs in libraries:
1. Creating multiple items for a specific holdings record, using item templates.
The "Add item from template" functionality coming in May release will allow automatically filling in the fields of a new item from a template. We are looking into a future enhancement using this feature, to also allow librarians to specify a number of items to add - so that multiple items will be created pre-populated from the template.
This will be an easy, quick way to add multiple copies of a book, etc.
2. Creating multiple items from Excel using a CloudApp
This will work similarly to the existing "Item updater by Excel" CloudApp, allowing the librarian to upload an Excel with item information, but instead of specifying the item IDs to update, the Excel will contain MMS IDs and holdings IDs, and items will be created for the specified holdings according to the item fields populated in the Excel.
This will be useful when adding items to multiple holdings, for adding non-identical items (e.g. with different enumeration / chronology fields), or when the library has the needed items' data in an Excel (e.g. received from a vendor).
The existing import profile workflow will continue support these and other scenarios (e.g. creating items with new holdings and/or bib records), as today.
Dear all,
I would like to update you on our plans to support creation of multiple items.
We are looking into adding 2 workflows, to support different needs in libraries:
1. Creating multiple items for a specific holdings record, using item templates.
The "Add item from template" functionality coming in May release will allow automatically filling in the fields of a new item from a template. We are looking into a future enhancement using this feature, to also allow librarians to specify a number of items to add - so that multiple items will be created pre-populated from the template.
This will be an easy, quick way to add multiple copies of a book, etc.
2. Creating multiple items from Excel using a CloudApp
This will work similarly to the existing "Item updater by Excel" CloudApp, allowing the librarian to upload an Excel with item information, but instead of specifying…
Annie G.
I may have been in the same Analytics webinar as you on June 3, 2021 where I asked the same question. I am just perplexed that there aren't MARC TAG and MARC TEXT Fields under Bibliographic Details. Also saw this from 2019: https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Community_Knowledge/PISA5_-_Make_Entire_MARC_Record_Available_in_Analytics