Circulation Conversion Report
based on the December 1 reload
Outstanding Issues
Patron Record
Global User Information
G1.
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Alternate ID:
McGill staff records, add PE to the end of the Alternate ID
McGill student records, add SR to the end of the Alternate ID
Library created records (OT) – do NOT add
G2.
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Delinquency 1:
A manual block in NOTIS – can be any character (in the raw data, it is in GP2 cp40
– see X below). If present in the GP that is loaded into ALEPH, change
delinquency 1 code to 01 and copy the NOT into Delinquency 1's Note field. (This
means that the NOT will end up in 2 places for these records, but we want to be
able to see the reason for the manual block on the Global summary screen.)
GP1
GP2
GP3
L SR U
19890228 19981126 22169112511
L 19890224 19980417 19980228
0
0 NNNNXNN
L N
6911251
MSR
A
G3.
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Addition into Note 2:
We would like to retain the operator's OPID for the OT records created at a NOTIS
terminal. In the raw data, this is appearing in the last field in GP1 (see below MJP),
preceded by an * (meaning terminal). Put this OPID data to Note 2, after the OT A
that is being added there as well.
GP1
GP2
GP3
GP4
L OT A
19930907 19980918 2900029471F
L 19930907 19940907 19940906
0
0 NNNN NN
L N
MA
QMG3050017
MJP
L
Local User Information
L1.
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Cash Limit
Currently loading as $25. Should be $10.
* MJP
A
L2.
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Note 1: (on General Information tab 2)
Add the NOTIS subnote to Note 1 field (in the raw data in GP4)
GP1
GP2
GP3
GP4
L
L
L
L
OT GS
19990517 19990611 2900050766N
19990517 20000517 19991109
9
0 NNNN NN
N
S0H
LIKES TO SLEEP
* S0H
A
Loans Information
LN1. Bad times ? – loan and due
Due time for 6.01 loans is 00.00 in NOTIS. When we converted 6.5, this turned into
00.00 AM – the beginning of the day – everything was 'due' at the beginning rather
than the end of the day. 6.5 loans carry 23.59.59 for non-reserve loans.
In ALEPH, both are being converted to 00.00AM – is this the beginning or the end
of the day ? We would prefer it to be 2400, like the calendar table…so it is clear.