Step 6 – Set export parameters Export formats must be assigned to a list file before the list file can be
exported onto a memory card for use by the DLA or other equipment.
See the Data Format Guide for detailed descriptions and examples
of various export formats.
Export-format parameters
Each export format includes a set of export-format
parameters that allow you to specify:
The field and record delimiters for list files created by
your circulation system.
The field within the item record that contains the
barcode information.
The portions of the item record that will be displayed
(on the DLA or other equipment) as Primary and
Secondary Information fields.
Any labels that you want to include in the Primary and
Secondary Information fields. (The DLA and other
equipment display these labels to help you interpret the
displayed data.)
If Location tags are used by the library, export-format
parameters allow you to specify location IDs and
descriptions that will be displayed (on the DLA or other
equipment) as Location Information fields.
About location IDs
Location IDs are used by many libraries, especially larger
facilities, to clearly identify specific areas in a building such
as individual shelving units, groups of units, and areas
located on different floors or wings throughout a facility.
If location IDs are used with Data Manager, the export-
format parameters described above are used to prepare
location barcodes and descriptions for display on a DLA or
other 3M equipment.
When location IDs are used, the DLA or other equipment
displays corresponding Location information with item ID
Primary and Secondary information. (Figure 7 shows
Primary and Secondary information only.)
HomeShelve SaveClear
Check Shelf Order
6/24 Ready to Find Items
The Walking Spell
PS3513.A632 C3
Someday Soon
PS3513.A413 S5 1941
2
Lost
DLA_073
The Walking Spell
PS3513.A632 C3
Primary Info Field
(approximately 25
characters on DLA)
Secondary Info Field
(approximately 29
characters on DLA)
Figure 7: An export format defines what
information appears in the Primary and
Secondary Info Fields on the DLA or other
equipment. (If location IDs are used, location
information is displayed as well as primary and
secondary information.)