New records, in groups, you can only add to a temporary table (LIBRARY_NEW). You can review new records, print reports, or you can add more information manually before you move them to the main database.
How to move new items from LIBRARY_NEW table to LIBRARY main catalog?
LIBRARY_NEW: Library New Items table.
Select If ITEM Exists option:
Add Another Copy: the program checks if there is a copy of the same item in the main LIBRARY catalog (the same ISBN number and Title). Item exists, then another copy for the existing item is added.
Add New Item: the program creates a new item together with one copy in the main library catalogue.
Do not Add: the program check if there is a copy of the same item in the main library catalog. Item exists, then the item is not moved.
Select Move option. You can move one item or all items.
Library main catalog.
The The 6th Target (Women's Murder Club) book was moved from LIBRARY_NEW to LIBRARY main catalog.
In this case Add New Item option was selected.
There result is: there is one main item entry with three copies (2 copies were already there, one was moved).
Library main catalog:
The American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America book was moved from LIBRARY_NEW to LIBRARY main catalog.
In this case Add Another Copy option was selected.
There result is: there are two items with one copy.
Library main catalog:
Another example of a book with a new copy added.
Move Selected Items
The "move" procedure allows you to move a single selected item or all displayed items. You can also move items by selecting them through Advanced Search.
In this example, we have used the entry date to limit the number of records displayed. After the search is executed, only two records are shown. Now, we can move selected items to the library's main catalog.
We can move selected items to the library's main catalog.
Please review the message regarding the "moved" items.
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