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public:nnels:cataloguing:merge-duplicate-records [2019/03/06 08:06]
farrah.little 		public:nnels:cataloguing:merge-duplicate-records [2019/03/07 07:06]
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 Over time, multiple records have popped up for the same title. We need to ensure all the files for a title are in a single record. Here's how to merge all files for a title into 1 record:  Over time, multiple records have popped up for the same title. We need to ensure all the files for a title are in a single record. Here's how to merge all files for a title into 1 record: 
  
-  - Go to the Duplicates: Titles view in Drupal [link to come]. You'll see a list of all the records that are duplicates in the repository. Each file is on its own row. The column called ''Nid'' is important - it stands for "node identifier". In other words, the record identifier. Files that have the same Nid are located on the same record page. +  - Go to the [[https://nnels.ca/admin/content/cals/repo-items/duplicates|Duplicates: Titles view]] in Drupal. You'll see a list of all the records that are duplicates in the repository. Each file is on its own row. The column called ''Nid'' is important - it stands for "node identifier". In other words, the record identifier. Files that have the same Nid are located on the same record page. 
     - For example, you might see 4 files that are the same book. 3 of these files might have the same Nid, meaning they are located on the same record page. But 1 file might have a different Nid, so be on a different record page. In this case, we might decide to transfer that 1 file to the same record page where the other 3 files are located. Make sense?     - For example, you might see 4 files that are the same book. 3 of these files might have the same Nid, meaning they are located on the same record page. But 1 file might have a different Nid, so be on a different record page. In this case, we might decide to transfer that 1 file to the same record page where the other 3 files are located. Make sense?
   - Select all of the files that are the same book (check the title and author fields to ensure they're actually the same book).   - Select all of the files that are the same book (check the title and author fields to ensure they're actually the same book).
public/nnels/cataloguing/merge-duplicate-records.txt · Last modified: 2023/03/20 10:38 by farrah.little

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