Table of Contents
Bringing in a
...
Record from Alma
- Copy the MMS ID from Alma
- Go to Tools > >> z39.50 > >> Connect
- If you are already connected, choose Search instead
- Paste the MMS ID into the Record ID Number field and hit click Find
- The record will have local bibliographic and holdings fields from Alma. These should be deleted before saving the record in Connexion.
Excerpt |
---|
KnownissueIssue withdiacriticsDiacritics / non-LatincharactersCharactersIf the record has diacritics or non-Latin characters, the characters will not come through correctly unless you first load a record from OCLC. This issue is specific to the way Connexion brings in records from Alma and is not within our configuration control. It is recommended that if you are going to bring records into Connexion from Alma, you need to follow these steps:
Note that there are NO issues with exporting records to Alma from Connexion. Summary:
|
An
...
On-
...
Startup Macro for Automatically Loading a Record from OCLC
Below is a simple macro that should automatically log you in, open a UTF-8 record, and then close the record, leaving you able to work with UTF-8.
To install it, select Tools- Macros - Manage. the macro in Connexion:
- Select Tools >> Macros >> Manage
- Click the New Macro button
...
- Type a name for the macro
- Select the new macro
...
- and
...
- click Edit
...
...
- Copy the following script and paste it into the macro window.
- Note: You'll need to fill in your authorization number and password into the script on the CS.Logon line. Remember to keep the quotes, but not the angle brackets < >.
------------
'MacroName:UTF8
'MacroDescription: Start UTF8 automatically
...
Dim CS As Object
Set CS = CreateObject("Connex.Client")
CS.Logon "<autho>","<pass>","default"
CS.Search "WC","no: 1032264758"
CS.CloseRecord False
CS.Logoff
End Sub
------------
Optional: if If you will want to use only that one logon, you can delete the line “CS.Logoff
” and the macro will not log you off.
To make the macro run automatically when you open Connexion Client, choose Tools - >> Options - >> General - >> Startup Options and select it the macro in the "Run a macro" drop-down. You'll have to restart Connexion client for it to worktake effect.