Utilities > MARC Import Utility Wizard

MARC Import Utility Wizard

The MARC Import Utility wizard imports files of bibliographic or authority records from your workstation to the /Unicorn/Marcimport directory on the SirsiDynix Symphony server. Once imported to the /Unicorn/Marcimport directory, files of records can be listed, viewed, or removed. The records can then be added to the SirsiDynix Symphony database with reports that load the records.

The authority records may be in the same file as bibliographic records. The MARC Import Utility wizard separates the bibliographic and authority records into files so each can be loaded by reports separately. As part of the import process, SirsiDynix Symphony first creates a file for bibliographic records in the
/Unicorn/Marcimport directory on the server and writes any bibliographic records to this file. A file is also created in
/Unicorn/Marcimport/Authtemp on the server, and any authority records in the import file are written to this file. As part of the process, SirsiDynix Symphony checks for the presence of empty files and removes them.

The Load Bibliographic Records report in the MARC Import report group loads the file of bibliographic records. The Load Authority Records report in the Authority report group loads the file of authority records.

To import files of bibliographic or authority records

Click the MARC Import Utility wizard.

The following tabs display. Click any of the following links to view directions for using each tab.

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Import Tab: MARC Import Utility Wizard specifies the file type, source file name, and destination file name to be used when importing bibliographic or authority records.

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Bib Files to Load Tab: MARC Import Utility Wizard views, imports, and removes files of bibliographic data.

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Loaded Bib Files Tab: MARC Import Utility Wizard views, copies, and removes bibliographic data backup files.

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Bib Error Files Tab: MARC Import Utility Wizard views, copies, and removes files of bibliographic records that were not loaded successfully.

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Authority Files Tab: MARC Import Utility Wizard views and removes authority data files.

The following options appear at the bottom of the MARC Import window, and can be used with the MARC Import Utility wizard tabs.

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Import uploads bibliographic and authority records. This option is only available for the Import tab.

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View displays the selected file. This option is available for all of the tabs except the Import tab.

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Remove deletes the selected file. This option is available for all of the tabs except the Import tab.

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Copy copies the selected bibliographic data file or bibliographic data error file to the /Unicorn/Marcimport directory so the bibliographic records can be loaded into the catalog. This option is only available for the Loaded Bib Files and Bib Error Files tabs.

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Prepare gets authority data files that were copied or FTP’d directly to the server ready to load into the catalog. This option is available only for the Authority Files tab.

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Cancel exits the MARC Import Utility wizard.

Do not use the Prepare option if the authority file was imported using the MarcImport wizard.

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For information about importing MARC8 records to Unicode systems, see FAQs: Unicode Support for Sites Running Oracle.