Purpose:

This procedure explains how to edit a group of Specto records exported as an XML file. This can be used instead of the XSLT normalization rules a user would need to write.

In Alma

1. Create a set of the Specto records to be edited. Use Digital Titles as the record type.

2. Export the full XML records from the set. DO NOT use the Export button at the top right of the set list. You must run a job. Filter the jobs by Digital Title and pick the Export Digital Titles job.

Here are the export settings:

Target Format: No conversion

Bibliographic record formats to include: DC Application Profile 1

Number of Records in file: 1000 (or more)

Export into folder: Private

FTP configuration: leave blank

Sub-directory: leave blank

3. After running the job go into Admin>Manage Exports.

4. Find the output file and download it.

In Notepad++

NB: You do not have to use Notepad++ but that is what many of the UMS libraries use, so the procedure is tailored to that.

1. Set up Notepad++ for editing

Enable word wrapping: View>Word Wrap

Add carriage returns before each line

Find and Replace (CTRL+F)

Check the Regular Expressions checkbox.

Find: <dc

Replace: \r\n<dc

2. Edit XML file as needed.

Import XML to Alma

NB: If this is the first run of an import profile it is strongly advised that a test run is done with a few records to make sure everything works as intended.

1. Set up import profile to overlay XML records.

2. Use Digtial Uploader.

3. Pick import profile.

4. Add new ingest.

5. Upload XML file.

6. Click upload.

7. Click OK.

8. Click Submit.

9. Click Run MD Import.

10. Check results.