SirsiDynix Symphony Training Guide - FTP Directory Listing

T o i m p o r t a u t h o r i t y d a t a :
1. Navigate to the Utility toolbar and click the MARC Import wizard.
2. Verify that Marc is the selected file type, or click Sirsi flat (flat ASCII),
if necessary.
3. Click the Source gadget to navigate to a file of records saved on your
hard drive or to a shared file server.
4. In the Destination box, type your new name for the copy of the files
on the host machine. Be sure to make a note of the destination file
name to load the records into the SirsiDynix Symphony catalog via
reports.
5. Click Import.
6. If you have no other files to load at this time, click No. If you have
additional files to load to the server, click Yes. This option will
append the next file to the one that has just been loaded.
When finished importing files, a log file appears:
7. Click the X in the upper right corner to close this window. The MARC
Import wizard remains open.
8. Click Cancel to exit the wizard.
After the files load, the file name displays on the Authority Files tab.
Bibliographic files display on the Bib Files to Load tab.
Once you complete the first part of the batch load process – saving the
file of records to the server – you can load the records into the
authority database via reports.
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