Create a Subordinate (child) Item record

Use this procedure for creating subordinate items in a multiple-part holding. This procedure links all item records in the multiple-part holding to the same bibliographic record. To link the items to different bibliographic records, see Link subordinate items to different records.

Example:
A library has a Learn Russian In Seven Days language kit containing an audio recording, a textbook, and an English-Russian dictionary. The kit container is assigned an item record and a barcode. If the library chooses to also create and assign individual item records and barcodes to the recording, textbook, and dictionary, the three item records can be linked as children to the kit container’s parent-item record.

Tip:
Select Create > Child Item Record on the context menu for the primary item record, and go to step 3 of this procedure.

To create a subordinate (child) item record automatically linked to a primary (parent) item record:

  1. Open the Item Record workform for the primary item of the multiple-part holding.
  2. Select Tools > Create > Child Item Records on the Item Record workform.

The New Item Record Options dialog box appears.

  1. Enter information for the subordinate item (see Create multiple item records for a single title).
  2. Click OK.

Note:
When your circulation staff is checking out a multi-part holding, such as a kit, checking out the primary item does not automatically check out the subordinate items. All items in the kit must be checked out.