Batch Editing Copies

You can edit copies in batch on the Item Status screen, or in Copy Bucket. On Holdings View, you can edit a few selected copies under the same title.

Batch Editing Copies on Item Status Screen

  1. Scan the barcodes to retrieve the copies you want to edit, or load copies from a CSV file of a list of barcodes.
  2. Select records to edit, click Actions dropdown list, scroll down to Edit, and click Items.
  3. Copy Editor opens in a new tab. Edit the copies and click Save & Exit.

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Note

  1. When the selected copies do not share the same value in a field, the field is empty on the Copy Editor.
  2. To update all selected copies to one shared value, for example Shelving Location, edit that attribute in Copy Editor in first record.
  3. You can select a few copies to edit, store them in the Completed Copies tab, then work on other copies.

Batch Editing Copies in Copy Bucket

  1. Click Cataloguing → Copy Buckets.
  2. Select a copy bucket from the Buckets dropdown list.
  3. Select the copies you wish to edit and click Actions → Edit Selected Copies.

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