This is mainly used to inload SCiS Web Cataloguing Data

• Select Utilities > Inload-Outload > Inload USMARC Records
• Locate the file to be inloaded, highlight it and click OK.
• You will be shown how many records were appended at the bottom of the Utilities screen.
• If there is less than 10 records to be inloaded you will not necessarily see the progress meter on the screen.  Always check the total number of appended records at the bottom of the screen.
• If you accidentally inload the USMARC file more than once or are unsure if the inload worked, open the data entry module and select SCIS / Edit.  Check the list of resources at the bottom of the screen.  If there are double ups it is easier to purge all of the unedited records if there are a large number rather than sifting through the list and editing one of each title.

To purge unedited records:

1. Backup LibCode Suite (just in case a mistake is made…)
2. Go to Utilities > Update > Catalogue > Update
3. Select SCIS Number from the first selection criteria area
4. In both the low value and the high value enter # (all inloaded SCIS records have this added to the front of the SCIS number)
5. Click on the Apply button and check the number of filtered records displayed at the bottom of the screen.
6. Using the scroll bar at the bottom of the screen locate the copies column and make sure all of the resources have a zero copy count.  (If any resource has a copy count it means that the # symbol was not removed during cataloguing.  Cancel out of the update and locate this record and remove the # symbol before proceeding.)
7. If all records have a zero copy count click on the Purge button.
8. When the records have been purged you can use your USMARC.dat file again and inload the SCIS data. (once this time…)

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