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Add LHR subfields

Discover how to add LHR subfields to an existing LHR field.

Add subfields

  1. Navigate to Record Work Lists > LHR and then click the Record Work List ID to which you want to add LHR subfield(s).
  2. From the LHR - Record Work List screen, select Base Script from the Edit Action drop-down list.
  3. Select Add LHR Subfields from the Script Name drop-down list.
  4. For Field, enter the local holdings record field to which you want to add subfields. For more information about MARC 21 fields, see OCLC-MARC local holdings format and standards.
  5. (Optional) Enter a First Indicator.
  6. (Optional) Enter a Second Indicator.
  7. For Subfield(s) to Add, enter the subfield and text for the subfield in the form fields. For more information about subfields for MARC 21 fields, see OCLC-MARC local holdings format and standards.
  8. (Optional) Click the Add row button (wms-add-button.jpg) and repeat step 7 to add additional subfields.
  9. Select the LHR record(s) to which you want to add the subfield(s).
     Note: 
    • To select all records on the current page of results, select the check box at the top of the table.
    • To select all records in the work list, click Actions > Edit > All Target Records.
  10. (Optional) Preview selected records with the script change.
    1. Select up to 25 records to which you want to apply the script change.
    2. Click Actions > View Selected Record(s) > Preview Record(s) after Edit Action Applied. The View LHRs - Preview Record(s) after Edit Action Applied screen displays the selected records with the script change applied and includes any validation errors.
    3. Click View Current Record(s) to view the selected records in their current state. From the View LHRs - Current Record(s) screen, click Preview Record(s) after Edit Action Applied to return to the View LHRs - Preview Record(s) after Edit Action Applied screen.
    4. Once you have confirmed the script changes appear as expected, click Go Back.
    5. (Optional) Select a different set of records (up to 25) and repeat steps a through d.
  11. Click Actions > Edit > Selected Target Records.
  12. Click Apply in the Apply LHR Script to Selected Record(s) dialog window. The script running process is asynchronous. The time it takes to run varies depending on how many records you are editing. While the process is running, you can perform other actions in Record Manager outside of the LHR tab in the Record Work Lists screen.

    A confirmation message appears identifying how many records successfully updated or failed to update when the script has finished running.

Find a failed record

If a record failed to update, the confirmation message provides a status.

To locate the failed record:

  1. Select Included Status(es) from the Filter by drop-down list.
  2. Select the status of the failed record from the drop-down list.
  3. Click Apply Filter(s) to locate the failed record.