Connexion
Find support materials about Connexion browser and Connexion client.
There are two interfaces to access the power of Connexion: a Web browser-based interface and a Windows® desktop application. Within the Web browser-based interface, you can choose between the full Cataloging interface or the easy-to-use Express interface. Which interface you use depends on the unique needs of your library and cataloging staff. See a comparison chart to compare functionality in both interfaces.
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Go to the Cataloging Software Downloads page to download any of the following software:
- Connexion client
- Cataloging Label Program
- Auto-fix Connexion client software
- OCLC permissions software
- RLIN21 keyboard software
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- Connexion browser documentation
- Find documentation for the Web-browser-based Connexion browser.
- Connexion client version 2.63
- Find documentation for the Windows-based Connexion client version 2.63 and client macrobook.
- Connexion client
- Find documentation for the Windows-based Connexion client version 3.0 and client macrobook.
- Related documentation
- Find documentation for the Connexion browser and client.
- Connexion known issues
- Find known issues for the Connexion browser and client.
- Connexion browser training
- Find training on Connexion browser.
- Connexion client training
- Find training on Connexion client.
- Troubleshooting
- Find frequently asked questions (FAQ) and troubleshooting steps (Troubleshooting).
- 049 invalid code validation error
- 100 or 700 field generates 'Field not controllable' error
- 6xx invalid code validation error
- Add, remove, or change the position of buttons on the Connexion client toolbar
- A record will not export from Connexion
- Bad character error in Connexion when validating
- Batch Holdings by OCLC Number Import button does nothing when clicked
- Black boxes appearing in MARC record after using a transliteration macro in Connexion client
- Pages option is grayed out and you only get a partial page of the record to print
- Cannot connect to remote server error in Connexion
- Can't find record when searching the authority file
- Cannot maximize (re-display) Connexion client from a minimized position in the task bar
- Cannot save records to local save file
- Can I add my library's holding codes to my printed labels?
- Can I copy a record into the local save file as a template without the OCLC number showing in it
- Can I export an LHR from Connexion browser?
- Can I still use Connexion client on Windows 7 after Microsoft ends support at the end of 2019?
- Can OCLC help me change my catalog's import profile?
- Can the original RDA Tool Kit be accessed after new version is installed in Connexion client?
- Characters are garbled when trying to import record through the Z39.50 Connection into Connexion Client
- Client setup has failed error code 1603 error in Connexion client 3.0 install
- Comparison chart for Connexion client vs Connexion browser
- Connexion - Printer Recommendations from OCLC-Cat
- Connexion Browser "View In Label Program Button" not going to the Label Program
- Connexion client closes after an OCLC Gateway export
- Connexion client does not run when I click on it, and gives an error message saying MSI is missing or Parameter is Incorrect
- Connexion client export file not writing to Program Files location
- Connexion client record prints in extremely small font
- Connexion client restored itself to factory settings, which file can be used to restore my original settings?
- Connexion client Search WorldCat settings disappear when I close and re-open the client
- Connexion Client slow response and typing issues
- Connexion client won't open
- Connexion client won't let me add a holding to a record I have open
- Connexion record window locked in minimized position
- Deleting both holdings and local holdings record (LHR) using Connexion browser
- Diacritics picker is empty or shows blank boxes in Connexion client
- Discontinuation of free 30-day WebDewey trials
- Does Connexion browser communicate directly from the browser when exporting to cloud-based Alma or from OCLC?
- Does Connexion support https connections?
- Does deleting holdings delete the records from all of OCLC?
- Downloaded macros not showing
- ECCN or CCATS for OCLC Label Program
- Either nothing appears to happen or get Cannot start process because a file name has not been provided
- Error : Macro feature not available. Macro component service is not running or not available
- Error received when exporting with Connexion browser to a Local system, " An error occurred while attempting to make a connection to your local system"
- Error saving record to local file when running batch export in Connexion client
- Export to file causes Connexion client to crash
- Fatal exception processing request error in Connexion
- Fixed fields display issue in a record view in Connexion client
- Gateway export error message "LogonID or password are not valid"
- Gateway export to Alma ILS causes Connexion client crash
- Gateway export to Koha ILS causes Connexion client crash
- Getting an error message “Can’t initialize the OCLC macro language” when trying to run a local macro
- GMD removal from 245 $h in bib records
- Holdings not set on WorldCat record error
- How can I delete holdings?
- How can I get a list of authorization numbers for my institution?
- How can I get my Cataloging authorization number and password for Connexion?
- How can I move my MACROS from my old PC to my new PC?
- How can I pin Bibliographic record windows side by side?
- How can I print labels for multiple titles in Connexion browser?
- How can I request a cataloging authorization for my new cataloger or make changes to an existing authorization?
- How can I set up the Label Program to print labels in the correct position?
- How can I show the number of holdings on my WorldCat search results in Connexion client?
- How can I tell within Connexion when we added our holdings symbol to a record?
- How do I add a font from my PC into Connexion client
- How do I add holdings in Connexion client?
- How do I add holdings using Connexion browser?
- How do I batch delete holdings in Connexion client?
- How do I batch set my holdings in Connexion Client?
- How do I become a NACO participant?
- How do I change the location of the export file in Connexion browser or CatExpress?
- How do I convert .dat files to .mrc files?
- How do I copy Connexion client Constant Data Files which are missing after install on new computer?
- How do I copy Connexion client files from one PC to another?
- How do I create a local file?
- How do I create or update a Holdings Code?
- How do I delete a record holding in Connexion client?
- How do I delete records from the OCLC Save file or Local save file
- How do I exclude certain records when I delete my local save file?
- How do I export a record without adding holdings to WorldCat?
- How do I export bib and authority records to different files in Connexion client?
- How do I find how many original cataloging titles we have added to WorldCat
- How do I install an alternate language keyboard for cataloging?
- How do I know that a record I am selecting is the match to a record another library has selected?
- How do I move the Merge menu pop up window in Connexion client.
- How do I obtain a cataloging subscription?
- How do I remove a GLIMIR holding when my holdings no longer display on the bibliographic record?
- How do I setup an export destination in Connexion client?
- How do I set up an export destination in Connexion browser
- How do we setup a default login for the Connexion Client?
- How many records can be stored in a local save file?
- How to add connexion.oclc.org to Internet Explorer 11 compatibility view
- How to change the options on the Keyword/Numeric Search drop-down index menus?
- How to completely uninstall and reinstall Connexion client 3.x
- How to Copy records from one local file to another in Connexion client
- How to delete Bibliographical Constant Data record in Connexion browser
- How to do a hand-install of the Label program on x64 Windows
- How to do a silent install of the OCLC Dewey Cutter Program
- How to find my Microsoft Office version info
- How to get and set up the RDA Toolkit with Connexion client
- How to obtain usage statistics for cataloging
- How to perform a silent install of OCLC Connexion client 2.63 and its auto-fix
- How to perform a silent install of OCLC Connexion client 3.x
- How to perform a silent uninstall of OCLC Connexion client
- How to prevent SP1 spine labels from moving left across a sheet
- How to prevent spine (SP1) labels from creeping up the page when printed
- How to remove file type associations in Windows 10
- How to report errors in records, when logged in to a Cataloging service.
- How to Retain Searches in Connexion Client
- How to run Connexion client on a Mac
- How to search by subject heading (su:)
- How to unlock OCLC WorldCat Authority or Bibliographic records
- How to update your local save file path
- How to use function keys with Connexion on a personal laptop
- I've forgotten my cataloging authorization number and password?
- If a macro is not working or Connexion client freezes when using a macro
- If I ignore the prefix of an OCLC number will it always go to the same MARC record ?
- Instructions for sharing Connexion client authorization and toolbar (options.xml) settings among computers
- Invalid username and password error when trying to perform batch process in Connexion client
- Issues with Special Characters in Some Records Retrieved from Z39.50 source
- Is it possible to open multiple instances of the application at once in Connexion 3.x?
- Is it possible to search by only the first subject tag in the MARC record?
- Is there a Connexion client batch export limit?
- Is there a limit to how many machines onto which we can install Connexion client?
- Is there a limit to the number of people I can have logged on to Connexion at one time?
- Is there a way to customize the Service Tabs on the Connexion interface?
- Is there a way to pull up only what we have listed in Connexion so that I can update WorldCat holdings?
- Is there a way to run a report to see how much cataloging credit we have accumulated for original cataloging per month
- Is the Connexion website unsecured?
- I accidently created a record in Connexion how do I delete it?
- I am certain that records are missing from my search result in Connexion.
- I am getting "Unhandled Exception has occurred in your application" error after installing Connexion client 3.x.
- I am getting an error message: "Update Holdings failed".
- I am getting an error when working with a record in my local save file.
- I am getting Authorization failed when trying to access Connexion
- I'm getting a pop-up error when I try to log in to Connexion client.
- I am getting the error "Unable to open file in exclusive mode".
- I am getting the message: "An error has occurred with your search, please retry"
- I am getting unexpected duplicate labels when I print from Connexion client
- I am new to cataloging. What options does OCLC offer for cataloging?
- I am not able to see the file path for our shared file in Connexion client
- I am receiving an error that states: "Your chosen default location was not found." Please choose another.
- I am trying to add constant data to my imported records, but the fixed fields do not populate.
- I am trying to launch WebDewey from Connexion client, but I receive the error "Name and password not valid."
- I am trying to search for a non English record and the search is failing, why?
- I am unable to access the OCLC-Cat listserv
- I can't print records in Connexion client
- I don't see the Function list dropdowns in Connexion browser
- I get the message "Error-couldn't create label file"
- I have forgotten my authorization for Connexion.
- I have just installed Connexion client, but I get the error: "The 'Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0 provider' is not registered on the local machine."
- I have records ( holdings ) in my Local save file that won't delete using Batch.
- I participate in the OCLC Member Merge project. Why can't I bring up the LinkBib Dialog box?
- I ran a batch ISBN search in Connexion client, how can I filter the records by number of holdings?
- I receive an error "Too many matches" after performing an Bibliographic search keys search
- I used produce instead of update. Is OCLC going to send me a catalog card?
- Label program List All screen is blank or unreadable
- Languages where script is supported in Connexion client and browser
- Launch Local Holdings Maintenance does not open Connexion browser to an LHR record
- Launch Local Holdings Maintenance option opens to Bibliographic record rather than LHR
- Cataloging authorization number/password request
- Name cannot begin with the 0 character error
- Non-Admin users can't print in Connexion client
- No IP address needed or configured to access the Connexion client program
- No results found for your search message when trying to bring up Local Save file
- OCLCPermissions shows Not Installed
- OCLC Connexion crashes every time we export a record to our local system on any workstation
- OCLC Dewey Cutter Program not retaining last table selected
- Possible causes for corrupt Connexion client local files
- "Records are being read from port device name Bib and item records will be created" export error
- Records in your Local Save File will not open or you can't make changes to them
- Record window not maximized
- Renaming Options.xml
- Replace corrupt connects.ini file
- How can I search using Z39.50 in Connexion client?
- Sharing Connexion client authorization and toolbar settings among computers
- Slow typing or delay in display in Connexion client
- Spell Check in Connexion Products
- Still getting an Unhandled Exception error upon attempting to open Connexion 3.0 after install and reinstall
- $w Change in authority records in Connexion
- Textbox windows are very small and lists do not appear in Connexion client
- There is no built in MACRO tool in Connexion browser
- The "Create Options" drop-down list in Connexion browser is missing.
- The character used to designate subfields in records has changed from a dagger symbol, how do I change it back?
- The Label Program has an Error showing "File doesn't contain properly formatted labels"
- The message "Printer not found in network" is showing in my Connexion client printing options
- The N’ko script is not displaying in OCLC records
- The tool bars are appearing vertically instead of horizontally. How do I correct the display of the tool bars?
- This advertised application will not be installed because it might be unsafe
- "Transaction failed. Your host connection may have been lost" error in Connexion client
- Transferring Settings when upgrading my PC or Connexion Client
- Unable to create either a new macro book or new macro under an existing book title
- Unable to export from Connexion
- Unable to save changes because the record was updated by OCLCA symbol
- Unable to see non-Latin script in Connexion browser
- Unexpected GLIMIR message when searching in Connexion
- Unhandled Exception has occurred in your application error occurs when clicking the label icon in Connexion client
- URL address and port ranges for Connexion browser
- UTF-8 Unicode export format not available in Connexion browser
- WebLinks.xml prompts to update each time Connexion client is opened
- What are our local login credentials for the OCLC Gateway Export in Connexion?
- What are the supported file types for Connexion import files?
- What authorization number and password do I use to log into CatExpress?
- What does the Display GLIMIR clustering check box do?
- What does this error mean? "data at the root level is invalid, line 1, position 1"
- What file formats does OCLC generate?
- What is FAST?
- What is the correct format for the 949 tag?
- What is the difference between “Install for Everyone” and “Install for Just me”?
- What is the Set holdings if already held option used for in the Connexion Clients Batch update tool
- What is the URL address for Connexion browser and client?
- What Z39.50 information do I need to configure OCLC Z39.50 Cataloging?
- An Export Folder is created and it still does not show up on the desktop
- When doing a Batch in Connexion client I receive an error "Logon failed - Authorization or Password incorrect."
- When exporting to an ILS, it is creating a new bib vs overlaying in the ILS.
- When installing Connexion client member receives a do you want to allow this app message
- When I print labels in Connexion client, it's only printing blank pages or garbled characters
- When I processed a batch of records after searching for a list of OCLC numbers the search failed, why?
- When I select a list of multiple records containing LHRs in Local save file and try to delete holdings the records fails
- When I try to highlight my Search Fields or Search Bar to cut and paste it does not work.
- When I try to open my local file or to set it as default, I get the error message: "Local file could not be opened."
- When renaming the Options.XML file has no affect on an issue or you want to reset the proxy settings in Connexion client
- When saving a record to the online save file, I get the error message "unable to save", why?
- When search results have multiple records and click on the number, not the LHR, it immediately goes to the LHR record
- When should I install Connexion Complete Software?
- When signing into Connexion, I get an error that says "Error creating logon response".
- When I try to install Connexion client, I get an install screen for Label program or Aleph
- Where can I change the Operator name assigned to my Cataloging Authorization number
- Where do I find documentation about working with Authority Records in Connexion?
- Where do I find my Monthly Consolidated Detail Usage Report?
- Where is my Arial Unicode font in Windows 10
- Where to set fields to delete On Export when exporting in Connexion browser
- Why am I getting "A call number field must be present and correctly formatted" error when printing labels?
- Why am I receiving a "Not authorized to replace record" error?
- Why am I receiving a "The username/password you supplied is invalid" error when registering for Bibpurl?
- Why am I seeing blocks where the delimiter should be in Connexion client
- Why can't I find this article from WorldCat.org in Connexion?
- Why aren't my shortcut keys working as expected?
- Why are my settings not saving when I do a file import
- Why are records not appearing when I search for authority records in Connexion client?
- Why can't I control any of the personal name headings in a record?
- Why can't I copy out the fixed fields?
- Why can't I print from the File menu in Connexion Client?
- Why can't I search by title index with stop words in the title
- Why can't I see the Functions drop-down in Connexion browser?
- Why can I not log into Connexion with my authorization?
- Why does Connexion prompt each record when batch exporting via the OCLC Gateway and MARC Listener to Sirsi Symphony?
- Why does the F11 key not work in Connexion client on a Macbook?
- Why do I get the Host Message "Import failed. Reason: NOT ADDED LOCKED" when exporting bib records to Alma?
- Why do I get this error message when searching Connexion “No records found for your search”?
- Why do I receive an error when trying to import Foreign language records into Connexion client
- Why do I receive an HTTP 404 error when trying to use the Web Harvester?
- Why do I receive the error "Unable to save record"
- Why do my Bib records Fixed Fields get corrupted when exporting records?
- Why is Connexion timing out and giving a 5500 error when I try to use the export function?
- Why is the extra symbol LHR in the holdings section of Connexion client after our symbol?
- Why is the Hebrew or other non-Latin text in Connexion client aligning from left to right?
- Why should I install the Connexion client auto-fix?
- Why when I open a record in Connexion a blank 092 field is generated
- With Internet Explorer 11 being the final version of the browser, what will happen when following the workflow to view an LCCN for an unqualified name?