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Mark name authority records for batch Add

Discover how to mark name authority records for batch Add and how to remove the Ready status for  batch Add in Connexion client.

Mark name authority records for batch Add

  1. Save the records you want to batch add to the authority local save file.
  2. While offline, display an authority record from the local save file.
    Or
    Select records in the local authority save file list:
    • To select adjacent records, click to highlight the first entry, and then press and hold <Shift> and click the last entry.
    • To select nonadjacent entries, click to highlight the first entry, and then press <Ctrl> and click to highlight each additional entry.
  3. On the Action menu, click Add to Authority File or press <Ctrl><Alt><A>. The Add status for the record(s) changes to R (Ready).
  4. When finished marking records, run batch processing. See Run batch processing for details. Adding records via batch has the same results as adding them interactively.

Remove Ready status for batch Add

To withdraw record(s) from batch Add, remove the Ready status:

  1. Open a record from the local authority save file that has a Ready status for Add that you want to remove.
    Or
    Select records in the local authority save file list that have the Ready status for Add that you want to remove:
    • To select adjacent records, click to highlight the first entry, and then press and hold <Shift> and click the last entry. 
    • To select nonadjacent entries, click to highlight the first entry, and then press <Ctrl> and click to highlight each additional entry.
  2. On the Action menu, click Set Status or press <Alt><Shift><S>.
  3. In the Set Status dialog, under Remove ready status for batch, select the Add check box.
  4. Click OK to remove the action and close the dialog.
    • Removes the Ready status for Add from the record(s).
    • Removes the record(s) from inclusion in the next batch run, unless you mark for another action.
    Or
    Click Cancel to close the dialog without removing the actions.

Caution: False error message about duplicates

A false error message may result from system duplicate detection when you add a new authority record or replace a WorldCat record.

The system uses NACO Normalization rules to match the 1XX heading of any record you want to add against the 1XX and 4XX name headings to detect duplicates. However, the system incorrectly ignores the first comma in subfield a, which results in the following incorrect validation error message: This main entry exists in another authority record: LCCN=xx xxxxx ARN=ocaxxxxx.

If you receive this message as a result of this problem, and the new heading is not a duplicate, click OK to close the message, and simply reissue the Add to Authority File command.