Modify Title Helper Properties
You can change current system settings in the Modify Title helper using the Set Properties window. The Modify Title helper allows you to set the following properties.
Display Property Page
You can choose when to display the Modify Title helper’s Set Properties window by selecting one of the following options.
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Wizard Startup – Displays the Set Properties window the first time you access the wizard until you end the wizard session or log off the client. |
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Never – Does not display the Set Properties window the first time you access the wizard. If Never is selected and you want to open the Set Properties window, point to the wizard’s toolbar button, right-click, and then click Properties on the shortcut menu. |
Depending on the value selected in Display Property Page, defaults may appear as the first step of the wizard. Property values that are changed in the first step of a wizard are retained only until the right-click method is used to set properties.
Behavior
On the Behavior tab, select or clear any of the following check boxes.
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Modify Call Number/Item Information – Permits modification of call number and item information. |
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Maintain MARC Holdings – Permits working with MARC Holdings information. |
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ISXN Warnings Must Be Acknowledged – Displays ISBN or ISSN validation warnings when an incorrect ISBN/ISSN is entered. You will have the opportunity to correct the ISBN or ISSN or acknowledge the warnings and continue. The dialog box displays separate lists for invalid ISBNs and invalid ISSNs. By default, this check box is cleared. |
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Disable Diacritic Keyboard Shortcuts – Prevents the use of keyboard shortcuts used by the ALA Character Set of Diacritics and Symbols code set in the Symbol Table. By default, this check box is selected. |
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Modify Control Information – Permits modifying fields on the Control tab of a title record. If cleared, the Control tab will be read only. |
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Modify Bibliographic Information – Permits modifying fields on the Bibliographic tab of a title record. If cleared, the Bibliographic tab will be read only. |
Defaults
On the Defaults tab, you can set defaults to customize your use of the helper.
Search Preferences
Select the following options.
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In the Type list, select the default search type that will be used when you start the wizard. Options are typically Keyword, Browse, and Exact. |
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In the Index list, select the default search index that will be used when you start the wizard. The search indexes that display are wizard specific. |
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In the Library list, select the default search library. If the Library field contains a specific library name, then only item records for that particular library are searched. If the Library field contains the value Full access to all libraries, the item records of all libraries are displayed. |
Editor Display Options
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Select the format option you want to display records. You have these options. |
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MARC View – Displays the numeric MARC tags and indicators (or alphabetic tags for non-MARC formats). |
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Descriptive View – Displays the entire MARC record with labeled fixed fields. |
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Select the Display Fixed Fields check box to display fixed fields data as part of the bibliographic record. |
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Select the Display Descriptive labels (for entries) check box to display descriptive labels for the numeric MARC tags and indicators. If this check box is cleared, the numeric MARC tags and indicators (or alphabetic tags for non-MARC formats) display without description. |
Call Number Default Values
You may have the following options.
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Select the Show Shelving Key check box if you want to display the field that controls the sorted display of call numbers. |
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On Chinese language systems, default call number suffix creation options appear. Select the preferred suffix algorithm, either Four Corner, Five Stroke, Cutter, or Book Number. For more information about these options, go to the Add Call Number Suffix Gadget topic. |
Extended Info Display Options
Select the following options.
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Display Staff Note on Item List – Displays the Staff Note item extended information entry in the item list. |
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Display Public Note on Item List – Displays the Public Note extended information entry in the item list. |
Helpers
On the Helpers tab, you can select the helpers you want to display with the Modify Title helper. Click the Configure button for the Validate Headings helper to display the Helper properties that you can set.
Related topics
Modify Title Helper
Understanding Properties
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