Preconditions: a record to use has been identified in OCLC
Steps:
Expected results:
An instance record is created with underlying source "MARC" based on the OCLC record
Preconditions: an instance record exists in Inventory; a record to use has been identified in OCLC
In this example shown on the right, the existing Instance has no underlying MARC; this functionality is the same regardless of the source of the existing record
Steps:
Expected results:
The Instance HRID remains the same, and the Instance record is updated based on the new underlying MARC data from the OCLC record
Note that there is not currently an option to "merge" and protect some existing fields
See Viewing Data Import Logs for tips on troubleshooting single record import
If you mistakenly import a new record when you meant to overlay an existing one, you'll need to mark the mistakenly created record for deletion. Follow the steps outlined in Inventory: Deleting Instance Records