How to use the batch edit tools through catalogue
There are a variety of ways to collect catalogue records for batch modification or deletion. These instructions will outline how to use the catalogue search function to locate and send records to the different modification tools.
Search the catalogue for records to be modified
Go to the context sensitive search bar at the top of the homepage and click on the Search catalog the catalog tab.
The Search catalog option will be underlined in white, which means the search box will be primed to search through the title catalogue specifically. If another option is underlined in white then the search box will search another resource.
Complete a search through the search bar. This will bring up a list of results and at the top of the results table there will be a greyed out Edit box, as circled in the screenshot below:
Select records to be edited
Use the tick boxes in the second column on the results table to select records to be edited and the Edit box will become active.
Edit options
If you click the edit box you will get a dropdown menu of options for batch edits.
Batch edit records
Clicking batch edit records will send the records to the Batch record modification tool under the Tools module.
To edit the records, select the template to edit the bibliographic records and click the Modify selected records button and select the template to use to change the bibliographic records.
For details on how to create and use the MARC modification templates, please contact Interleaf Technology directly.
Click Batch delete records
Clicking this will send the records to the Batch delete records tool under theTools module.
To delete the records, click the Deleted selected records button.
Please be aware that doing this will delete both the bibliographic and items records.
For details on batch bibliographic record deletion, please contact Interleaf Technology directly.
Click Merge records
Clicking this will send the records to the Merge record tool.
For more detailed instructions about using this tool, please check our Help Centre or contact Interleaf Technology directly.
| Version | Date | Detail | Author |
| 1.0 | 15/07/21 | Document created | Holly Cooper |
| 1.1 | 03/08/21 | Adding details | Holly Cooper |
| 1.2 | 22/-07/26 | Updating for newer version of Koha | Holly Cooper |