Maintaining Special Field Defaults
You can edit the default values for special fields that are added to MARC records.
Contact Innovative to request an updated default special field codes file.
Editing the File
- Choose Admin | Parameters | Cataloging | Special Field Defaults.
- Select the row containing the default content you want to edit.
When you edit the Default Content for a special field, the editor uses the Insert mode. If you enter data, be sure to delete the same number of spaces you enter, to maintain the proper byte position for your information.
- Choose OK.
- Choose Save to save your changes.
Data Elements
Each entry consists of the following elements:
- MARC TYPE
- The one-character identifier for the MARC type:
- blank—MARC
- u—UNIMARC
- c—Chinese MARC
- r—Korean MARC
- You cannot edit this element.
- RECORD TYPE
- The one-character identifier for the record type:
- a—authority
- b—bibliographic
- c—checkin/holdings
- You cannot edit this element.
- MARC TAG
- The MARC tag for the special field, for example 006, 007, 100, or 154.
- You cannot edit this element.
- Default Content
- The default field value you want to appear in the MARC tag for the specified record type when a new record is being created.
- This element is editable.