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The circsnapshot for Metadb uses the table that was originally created in LDP to store additional updates to demographics information needed for certain circulation queries. This table was exported from the LDP and imported into the local_core schema in Metadb. In the data import process, column data types were set to match the data types in the equivalent LDP table.
--need to re-export and re-import table into local_shared, set permissions so that all users have Read Only permissions to use it, and set data types more accurately using LDP data types as a guide
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