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Insert information into a field with a field string (Fundamentals)

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Discover how to insert a field string into a bibliographic or local holdings record in WorldShare Record Manager Fundamentals.

 Note: If you are a WMS library or using full WorldShare Record Manager, please see Insert information into a field string.

 Caution: If text is highlighted in the selected field, it will be replaced by the inserted text string.

Insert a field string into a bibliographic record

  1. From the MARC 21 editor, select the field into which you want to insert a field string.
  2. Click Edit > Field > Insert Field String
    Or
    Right-click the field and select Insert Field String from the Field flyout menu.
  3. Click the Field String Search drop-down menu.
  4. Enter the name of the field string that you want to insert in the Field String Search text field. As you type, the system automatically suggests names of potential matches.
  5. Select the name of the field string that you want to insert when it appears. The field string information appears in the selected field.

Insert a field string into a local holdings record

  1. From the LHR editor, select the field into which you want to insert a field string.
  2. Click Edit > Field > Insert Field String
    Or
    Right-click the field and select Insert Field String from the Field flyout menu.
  3. Click the Field String Search drop-down menu.
  4. Enter the name of the field string that you want to insert in the Field String Search text field. As you type, the system automatically suggests names of potential matches.
  5. Select the name of the field string that you want to insert when it appears. The field string information appears in the selected field.