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Determine which download directory to use

Find the file exchange delivery location for your records and reports.

Contract Cataloging services

This table shows which directories to use when downloading files for Contract Cataloging services. In addition to SFTP, you can download records from the WorldShare interface using My Files. See how to Download files in My Files. See Files of records and file names for information about file names.

File type File exchange directory location Note
Records from Contract Cataloging services /xfer/metacoll/out/ongoing/contrsvc Records output from Contract Services will be output to this location.

WorldShare Acquisitions

This table shows which directories to use when downloading files for Acquisitions.

File type File exchange directory location Note
Invoice export file /xfer/wms/out/acq/invoices  

WorldShare Circulation

This table shows which directories to use when downloading files and reports for Circulation.

File type File exchange directory location Note
Circulation Item Inventories /xfer/wms/reports Lists item inventories. Use for shelf-reading, performing inventory, comparing with all checked out items to identify missing or mis-shelved items.
Circulation Patron Full /xfer/wms/reports Lists full patron report. Use to reconcile patrons in WMS with patrons imported from external source.
Circulation Patron Week /xfer/wms/reports Lists patrons where information was modified for that week. Use for reconciliation.
Patron Exception Report /xfer/wms/reports Lists patron records which fail to load into WMS and also failure reason. The exception report will only run if there is at least one patron record that failed to load into WMS within a patron file.
Patron Summary Report /xfer/wms/reports Runs after a patron file is loaded into WMS and tells how many patrons in the file read, processed, good (loaded), bad (did not load), new, and updated.

WorldShare Collection Evaluation

This table shows which directories to use when downloading files and reports for Collection Evaluation.

File type File exchange directory location Note
Benchmarked comparison /xfer/analytic/out/data  
Unique/shared title list /xfer/analytic/out/data  
WorldCat comparison /xfer/analytic/out/data  

WorldShare Collection Manager

This table shows which directories to use when downloading files and reports for Collection Manager.

File type File exchange directory location Note
Delete records /xfer/metacoll/out/ongoing/deletes Records output from knowledge base collections, query collections, and WorldCat updates will be output to these locations. See Criteria for new, update, delete and merged records for more information.
New records /xfer/metacoll/out/ongoing/new
Update records /xfer/metacoll/out/ongoing/updates
WorldCat cataloging partner collections /xfer/metacoll/out/ongoing/wcp Records output from cataloging partner collections in Collection Manager will be output to this location.
WorldCat data sync collection MARC records /xfer/metacoll/reports Records and reports output from data sync collections will be output to this location.
WorldCat data sync collection reports /xfer/metacoll/reports

WorldShare Reports and Report Designer

This table shows which directories to use when downloading files and reports for Reports and Report Designer

File type File exchange directory location Note
Scheduled reports /xfer/analytic/reports Includes standard and custom reports scheduled using the file system destination.

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