Follett VERSION 6.00 - Manual (Page 301)

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Field name Changes v4.x v3.x v6.7
User defined 2 X X The contents of tag 961_u are copied to a 590 tag. Please note
that your export/import file contains the contents of the field,
not the field name.*
* This information was displayed with your copy information in the Winnebago catalog applicaĆ
tions. As a rule, the Follett Software OPACs do not display the local information stored in 9xx tags.
However, to ensure that this information would remain visible to your patrons, a 590 tag (Local
Note) is created for each copy (852 tag and its 961 tag) that is added to the title record during import.
The contents of that copy's tag 961_t and _u are then copied to 590_a.
For example, tag 961_t<material type number>_u<user defined 1>_u<user defined 2> will be
converted to tag 590_a[w] <material type number>--<user defined 1>--<user defined 2>. The
[w]" lets you easily identify which 590 tags in your records were created from 961 tags.
Note: The import also adds the 961 tag to the title record for each copy added. After import you can
globally delete these tags (see page 334). If a title record reaches its maximum size during import
(see the record size limit table on page 266), copies will still be added to the record, but neither the
961 tag nor 590 tag will be added. A message indicating the affected record and the contents of the
skipped 590 tag is written to the exception report.
See also: For more information about how Follett Software formats the
information in the 852 tag, see page 289.
The Barcode Wizard
To accurately reconstruct your barcodes, you must provide the Barcode Wizard
with some specific information about your barcodes. Before you start an import,
you'll need the information outlined below.
- The barcode format uses the following key to show how long your barcodes
are and what they contain.
I = Type Indicator/Identifier L = Location Code
B = Item/Material Number F = Fill Character or Check Digit
For example, a typical 14Ćdigit barcodeĊ3123400010001EĊcontains a type
identifier (3), location code (1234), item/material number (00010001), and a
check digit (E). The format for this barcode would be ILLLLBBBBBBBBF.
Important: You should use a B to indicate each digit that is stored in your
Winnebago database as a material/barcode number. What should
you do if, as in the example above, the item/material number has
leading zeros, which may or may not be in your database? You
can either use B (as above), which will automatically pad the
number with leading zeros, or F set to a value of zero (see fill
character" below).
If you're importing from Winnebago's CIRC/CAT v6.7 or Spectrum v4.x, you
can look up the barcode format.
S In Spectrum v4.x, from any program window, select Winnebago | Setup
| Location. On the Location Setup dialog, open the Numbers tab and
click the Configurations button.