The steps below provide a method to test a process for batch updating MARC21 control fields in select bibliographic records in the Alma test environment (also referred to in Go Live Readiness Checklist, page 3).
Note: this process uses normalization rules created and saved in Alma’s Metadata Editor. These rules are retained at cutover. If you are planning to perform certain data clean up tasks after post Go Live, it is suggested that you run jobs in your test environment, keep notes, then repeat in your production environment after go-live.
Step 1: Create an Itemized Set
Admin > Manage sets > Add Set (Itemized set) > Save (Example: physical title search to isolate records containing CAT=DVD)
Step 2: Create Normalization Rules (saved at cutover)
Go to: Metadata Editor > Rules
Examples:
rule "Change LDR 6 to g for videorecording"
when
(existsControl "LDR.{6,1}")
then
replaceControlContents "LDR.{6,1}" with "g"
end
rule "Add 007 positions 1-2 vd"
when
true
then
addControlField "007.vd"
end
rule "Change 008 #33 to v for videorecording"
when
(existsControl "LDR.{6,1}.g")
then
replaceControlContents "008.{33,1}" with "v"
end
Additional normalization examples: https://developers.exlibrisgroup.com/blog/alma-normalization-rule-examples/
Step 3: Create a Normalization Process
Step 4: Run Job
Admin > Run a Job > Marc 21 Bib normalization > Select the normalization job > Next > select set, etc.