Defining Translation Values

If you want to, you can change a specified text in a subfield to a different specified text when you import records. To do this, you need to define the translation values you want to use for a specific import source, and then activate translation. You can define translation values for bib (import_tag_action view) or authority tags (import_auth_tag_action view).

To define translation values

View: import_auth_tag_action or import_tag_action

In these fields, do the following:

Field

Action

Import Source

Enter or choose the code for the import source for which you are setting up import action.

Tag

Enter the tag number for which you want to set up import action.

ord

Enter a number to indicate the order in which the action you are describing should occur.

(For example, if you want to translate tag 949 subfield a and then rename tag 949 subfield a to tag 911 subfield n, enter “5” here and “10” in the ord field of a tag action view defining the renaming task.)

Subfield

Enter the subfield identifier.

Do After Item Creation (bib import action only)

Mark this box if the action should occur after item creation.

Conditionally

Mark this box if you want import action to take place if certain criteria based on indicator values are met.

If you do not want import action to be conditional, do not mark this box and skip to the Tag Action field.

Indicator

If you want import action to be conditional, mark the button for the indicator you want Horizon to check against.

Note: You cannot unmark both indicator options. However, these marks only affect import action if you have also marked the Conditionally box.

Relation

If you want import action to be conditional, do one of these options:

Mark the Equal option if you want the value of the indicator you marked to be equal to the value you enter in the Value field.
Mark the Not Equal option if you want the value of the indicator you marked to be unequal to the value you enter in the Value field.

Value

If you want import action to be conditional, enter the value for the indicator you want Horizon to check against.

(For example, “indicator 1 = 12345” will cause the import action to take place if indicator 1 has the value of 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.) An underscore is used to indicate a space.

Tag Action

Mark Translate Subfield to change the text in the subfield to what you specify in the Translation Values group.

In the Translation Values group fields, do the following:

Field

Action

In-Value

Enter the value or text from the imported records that you want to translate.

Out-Value

1 Enter the value or text to which you want the in-value to change.
2 Click New and complete the In-Value and Out-Value fields for any other translated values that you want translated for this subfield.

To activate translation

1 Open the import_source view in the Table Editor, or start the Import Sources process.

The default location of this process is the Cataloging\Cataloging Control Menu folder on the navigation bar.

2 Choose the import source you want to change, or create a new import source.

Horizon displays the Edit Import Source window.

3 Click Page Down or resize the window to display the Bib Tag Action or AuthTag Action group you want to work with.
4 In the Tag Action field, mark Translate Subfield to change the text in the subfield to what you specified in the Translation Values group of the import_tag_action or import_auth_tag_action view.

For more information on tag action, see Setting Up Tag Action.

5 Save the file.

 


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