949 commands for controlling bib level fixed fields

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Last updated: Jul 20, 2023
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This document describes how to use a 949 field when loading a MARC record to control Sierra settings at the bibliographic record level.

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The 949 control field can be used to set the fixed fields in the bib record when a record is exported from OCLC or Skyriver.  The 949 field used for this purpose should have blank indicators and only subfield $a.  The field should always start with an asterisk.  It would appear like this in MarcEdit:

949  \\$a*recs=b;bn=mv;b3=n;

Each command needs to be followed by a semicolon, even the last one.

These are the commands:

recs=;    Sets the load profile used.  The profile is designated by the string in brackets in the label in Data Exchange.  For example, “(S) Load vendor file [ven]” is selected here with “recs=ven;”.  The Load Profiles are described here:

dflt=; Calls templates. Use the template codes from Sierra. The first one will be the bib template, the second one (after a comma, no spaces) will be the template for the attached record, so it could be item or order. If your load profile creates multiple attached records you could have another one after another comma.

ov=.; This will force the load to overlay a specific record. Insert the .b record number from Sierra, and it will overlay that specific bib record regardless of any other matching.

la=;     Language

bn=;    Bib location

co=;    Copies

ct=;    CAT DATE

b1=;    BIB LVL

b2=;    MAT TYPE

b3=;    Spec’l Use (MLN1), BCODE3 (MLN2)

cy=;    Country

ins=;    Username

These commands will override commands in the load profile for these same settings.

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