Overview
Mapping and Migration Forms have been created in the validation process based on the data files extracted. Data extracts have been loaded to MFT Folders on your behalf and Mapping and Migration Forms are available from OCLS FTP.
The deadline for draft Migration and Mapping Forms for test-load is November 5th and final versions for test-load are due on November 12th. Please focus on completing these forms.
You can review your Error, Warning or Failed files in time for cut-over, and ask ExLibris if you have any questions regarding these files. Any corrections to your data can be made after test-load and before cut-over.
Please see the Symphony Data Extract and Validation page for details on your data extracts.
OCLS is working on a solution for Acquisitions data migration but it is not yet available. Before OCLS can complete the Acq. data extracts, we need colleges to confirm the Ledger Code and Ledger Names using the Sirsi Acquisitions Data Migration Instructions.
Once you have an updated your Funds File with Ledger Codes and Ledger Names, colleges wishing to migrate Acquisitions data can begin working on Migration and Mapping forms that do not include Acquisitions data using the instructions below.
Step One: Complete Draft Mapping Forms
Download your Mapping Form from OCLS FTP.
Review Mapping Form Instructions & Tracking for your college.
Review and remove values from your Mapping Form as per those instructions.
Use the table on that page to track changes you make in your forms.
Save new file as “collegename_field_mapping_UNLOCKED_YYYYMMDD.xlsx” and upload to your college’s MFT folder with Ex Libris.
Step Two: Complete Draft Migration Forms
Download your Migration Form from OCLS FTP.
Review the Migration Form Instructions.
Save new file as “collegename_symphony_sirsi_migration_form_YYYYMMDD.xlsx” and upload to your colleges MFT folder with Ex Libris.
Step Three: Advise Ex Libris Your Files are Ready for Review
Use the table below to inform Ex Libris that your files have been loaded to MFT and are ready for review.
You must log in to Confluence and select the “edit” icon on this page to add your college name and change the status and files in the table below.
College Name | Mapping Form Loaded to MFT and Ready for Ex Libris to Review (Yes/No) | Migration Form Loaded to MFT and Ready for Ex Libris to Review (Yes/No) |
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Humber | Yes > original | Yes > original |
Northern | Yes | Yes |
Sheridan | Yes | Yes |
Georgian | Yes | Yes |
Fanshawe | Yes | Yes |
Centennial | Yes | Yes |
St. Lawrence | Yes | Yes |
Fleming | Yes | Yes |
Sault | Yes | Yes |
George Brown | Yes; ACQ version loaded Nov 9 under Submitted Documents folder. | Yes; ACQ version loaded Nov 9 under Submitted Documents folder. |
Algonquin | Yes ACQ file loaded to MFT - small change on Orders tab | Yes ACQ file loaded to MFT |
Confederation | Yes | Yes |
Conestoga | Yes | Yes |
Draft forms are due on November 5th but you are encouraged to submit them as soon as you are ready. The sooner the better so Ex Libris can begin reviewing.
Step Four: Ex Libris Finalizes Forms & College Approval
If further changes are required to your forms after your individual meeting with Ex Libris:
Andrea/Olivia will notify you that your revised forms have been loaded to MFT and are ready for review in the Revised forms are in MFT for final review column.
Note: This will probably be within 1-2 days of the meeting. Make sure to “watch” this page to receive notifications for changes.Please review the forms and address any questions Andrea or Olivia have added to the Notes column.
When your forms are completely final, you should load the final version to MFT, and type “Approved” in the Final Migration & Field Mapping Forms Approved column.
You must log in to Confluence and select the “edit” icon on this page to edit the table below.
College Name | Revised forms are in MFT for final review Ex Libris to complete | Final Migration & Field Mapping Forms Approved College to complete | Notes Ex Libris & College use as needed |
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Humber | Yes | 18 Nov: approved file is Humber_sirsi_migration_form__MASTER_updatedv004.xlsm field mapping file: 17 Nov history: approved file is Humber_sirsi_migration_form__MASTER_updated20211117.xlsm notes: | 16 Nov: from ExL: The validator flagged some errors in the migration form: See tab "Report 2021-11-16..." It will list lines of the form where we have broken some rules, like: Also: Humber making changes to material type Follow up question: for your UserStatCategories tab, I know you are interested in collapsing multiple lines into one, like “Nursing.” But thinking ahead to SIS: which value will be in your SIS load for Categorry 1…will it be “0351,” or will it be “LAW?” In Column C, you want to have a value that will also be in your SIS. 18 Nov (from Andrea): You need to fix location errors like lines 15 and 42, where within the Alma NORTH library you have a location code ONLINE with location name “For Review” (Column F). But in line 42 you have a different location within NORTH, FORREVIEW where the description is also “For Review” (column F). Please see the final tab of the new migration form for a list of these errors, and review https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Implementation_and_Migration/Migration_Guides_and_Tutorials/Symphony_to_Alma_Data_Delivery_and_Migration_Guide#Alma_Location_Name_and_Alma_External_Location_Name . 18 Nov (Humber response): made all of the requested changes |
La Cite | Yes | Yes | 12 Nov: pending decision on additional ID 15 Nov: email added as an ID. new form on MFT. 18 Nov: we would like to choose OPTION 3 for the Item Material Tab. Nov 19 (from Andrea): Forms updated for option 3. Pls update the Item Material” tab of the migration form, and reupload. Note from La Cité : reuploaded under : LaCite_Sirsi_Migration_Form_MASTER_20211122 |
Northern | Yes | Yes | Notes from Andrea:
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Sheridan | yes | yes | 15 Nov: posted, pending review by ExL (scripts for value extract--all bibs reviewed?) and Sheridan (Base Status, Item Type, Item Material) 16 Nov: ExL confirmed that all bibs were checked when extracting values for migration form tabs (e.g for Item Type tab & Base Status tab) . 18 Nov (from Sheridan): Andrea Bainbridge (Unlicensed) Our team wants to go with Option #3, outlined on this BC page: https://3.basecamp.com/3765443/buckets/23965261/messages/4361906962 18 Nov (from Sheridan): Andrea Bainbridge (Unlicensed) we uploaded the revised forms to MFT folder for you to review and prepare for tomorrow’s session at 2pm. Both file names are suffixed with ‘Sheridan Updates’. The tabs in Blue color are ones we made changes. 19 Nov (from Andrea): latest forms are on MFT, with changes discussed in the meeting. Ready for Stat category corrections. Pls change the file name in some way when you reupload. Thanks!! 19 Nov (from Sheridan): the latest migration form file (Sheridan_Sirsi_Migration_Form_MASTER_2021119__v004_SheridanUpdated.xlsm) is on MFT. For the error about course unit, we couldn’t update A5, so please insert ' ALMAME_VAL_NOT_FOUND’ in A5, and ‘NOT_FOUND’ in C5. For the warning about B13, we left empty bacause we don’t use SFX. There is no changes required for mapping form so we didn’t upload a new version. |
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Fanshawe | Yes | we would like to switch to option 3 for Item Material Stat Category descriptions have been added - updated form uploaded to MFT Fanshawe_Sirsi_Migration_Form_MASTER_updated_20211117 | Note from Andrea: forms on MFT and final, pending email username as ID type--instructions sent via email to Tony. Nov. 16: please populate column D of the UserStatCategory tab, and reupload the form Nov. 17 (from Andrea): migration form that allows for Item Material mapping is now on MFT. New field mapping also uploaded, to reflect the change. November 19 (from Tony): updated/final migration form uploaded to MFT Fanshawe_Sirsi_Migration_Form_MASTER_updated_20211119 Dec. 11 (from Andrea): For user stat categories, you can’t have two different codes (Column C) with the same description (Column D). Option1) I can append the code value from C to the value in column D, like: 2) or: are you trying to collapse several rows, like 5-12, into a single Alma stat category? To do that, the form would look like: You can do this, but you want to make sure you maintain codes that will be coming from your SIS. Let me know. If you choose option1 I can make the change. If you choose #2, please make the change and submit a new form. Thanks! |
Centennial | Yes | Yes | 17 Nov (Andrea note): Centennial staff should: fill in Item material tab and review errors from the validator, e.g. making User Stat Category descriptions unique. Use the files posted to MFT as your starting point. Upload edited forms to MFT with new data in the file name. 19 Nov (from Katrina): form edited/completed and file with date of 20211119 uploaded to MFT 30 Nov (from Eva): Two 360 reports uploaded to MFT: Database_Details_Report_CC.-2021-11-20-92127.csv |
St. Lawrence | Yes | 15 Nov: ExL: checking on patron validation; St.Law: check Stat category descriptions (see error tab) 16 Nov: from ExL: no issue with patron validation; file and mapping are ok 17 Nov: from Brenda: Stat Categories corrected and file reloaded with new date in MFT. | |
Fleming | Yes | Yes | |
Sault | Yes | Yes | 16 Nov: ExL posted to MFT; needs mig form change for UserStat Category descriptions 17 Nov: from Jenn: UserStat Category descriptions added. Corrected file has been uploaded to MFT |
George Brown | Yes | yes. For Item Material mapping, we chose option 3, as been discussed in the meeting. | 16 Nov (from Andrea): a few holdings codes still aren't mapped to real Symphony library/location pairs--pls review this tab. These are also noted on the error tab of the migration form. Pls populate the Item Material tab, and fix descriptions as needed on the User stat category tab. November 19 (from Joy ): Final migration form uploaded to MFT. Made changes as requested (holding codes; Item material tab, user statsCat, also changed one library code to conform to the 10 character limit). |
Algonquin | Yes | Updates made to migration form and loaded to MFT with new date. Can you populate the item materials tab? *Also the Master Mapping file does not have the Acquisitions tabs included - the files were not merged. Thanks! Current Mapping form on MFT is approved. Algonquin_Field_Mapping_MASTER_20211119 Final Migration form uploaded to MFT, file ending _20211119-v3 | 19 Nov (from Andrea): please let me know your decision about Item Material as soon as possible. I added some lines to the Alma Location tab which you need to fill in--locations in your data that our validator had missed. Likewise: there are extra lines for you to populate on the Item Type tab. From Maureen: We would like to try option 3 for Item Material. How should we fill in the Item Material tab in that case? 19 Nov (Andrea): YIKES! Field mapping form has been corrected and uploaded, per your note. I populated the “Item Material” tab. For each row you must choose an option from the drop-down menu to populate Column C. My file name ends like “…20211191-b,” so just make some change to the file name when you upload the new one. |
Confederation | Yes | Note from Andrea: Are there any patron data fields that you would like to protect from being overwritten by SIS? For example, if there is a certain patron ID in Symphony that would not be part of your Banner load, we can mark it as internal so that you don’t lose it when the record is updated by SIS. | |
Conestoga | Yes | Chris: let me know if there are tags that should move to a 9xx in the 950-999 I will do the 004 From Chris, Nov 19: Can you move 949 to 988? We’re not exactly sure what 949 has been used for in the past but some records have Conestoga specific details in them in 949. 988 is unused by us. If this can be done, then we don’t need to protect 949 as per the instruction in Questionnaire Row 21 in my 20211119 Updated form. Nov 16: please populate Column D of the UserStatCategory tab, and reupload. From Chris, Nov 19: Done. If it’s possible to remove the words “course code” from the value and description, I’d rather that. I just couldn’t seem to enter our 00XX style codes witout the zeros dropping due to excel’s wizardry. Chris, Nov 19: Migration Form resubmitted to MFT with changes noted above, as well as:
Mapping Form not resumbitted; no changes. Andrea, Nov 22: Chris Woodley , you listed 949 as a desired local tag. In the IZ your 9xx local fields must be between 950-999. I will move 949 to 959, and make 959 local on the migration form--so the 949 tag data will still be preserved, but in 959. After this, no further changes will be needed to forms. I’ll indicate here when I’m done. | |
Georgian | Yes - OM_Georgian_Field_Mapping_UNLOCKED_Oct24 OM_Georgian_Symphony_Sirsi_Migration_Form_v001 | Yes - have uploaded to MFT the revised Symphony mapping form including changes made to reflect Option 3 for Item Type. Note: Olivia made whatever changes necessary on the Field Mapping_Unlocked form at the time of our meeting (Nov. 18) | Notes from Olivia: Based on call - make recommended changes to item type and material type tabs. UPDATE from Carol: choosing Option 3 and will update appropriate tabs as necessary (Nov.17) Forgot to say that I will copy 004 (Sirsi cat key) to 951 and marking as local on Migration Form. If there are any patron data fields you would like to protect from being overwritten by SIS? UPDATE from Carol: do not believe so; will review once we have test environment (Nov. 17) Nov 19 (from Andrea): new forms on MFT. Pls review migration form errors in the final tab. Revise form and reupload (change file name slightly if needed.) Nov 21 (from Carol):: revised and uploaded ; file ends in 20211121_CM Note: re last issue on list re COURSE UNIT - I could not unprotect A5 to change what was populated there |
Final forms are due on November 19