Adding a Subfield to a Tag

Your system administrator usually sets up tags so that the most commonly used subfields for each tag display when you open a workform that has tags already added or when you add a valid tag to a MARC record. However, you can also add other subfields to tags in MARC records. If you have activated Error Checking, Horizon marks as an error any subfield that you add that is not appropriate for that tag. Horizon also marks as errors any duplicate subfields that are not repeatable.

(For more information on Error Checking, see Activating Error Checking in Records.)

To add a subfield to a tag

1 Open a MARC record.
2 Add a tag if necessary. (For instructions, see Adding a Component to a MARC Record.)
3 Put your insertion pointer next to an existing subfield code.
4 Do one of these options:
If you want to choose a subfield from a list, do these steps:
Choose Edit, Add Subfield, or right‑click in the record and click Add Subfield on the pop‑up menu.

Horizon opens the Select Subfields to Add window.

If you want Horizon to find the subfield in the list, type the letter of the subfield you want.
Double‑click the subfield that you want to add.

Horizon inserts the subfield at the end of the tag where your insertion pointer is.

If you want to add a blank subfield, do these steps:
Choose Edit, Insert Subfield, or right‑click in the record and click Insert Subfield on the pop‑up menu.

Horizon inserts a blank subfield at the insertion pointer. The blank subfield displays an underscore to designate where you enter the subfield code.

Enter an alphanumeric subfield code. (For more information, see Editing Components of a MARC Record .)
5 Enter the information that you want in the subfield.
6 Repeat steps See "Put your insertion pointer next to an existing subfield code." through See "Enter the information that you want in the subfield." for any other subfields that you want to add.
7 Save your changes.

 


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