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
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,
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.)
Check Shelf Order | |
6/24 Ready to Find Items | |
Someday Soon | |
PS3513.A413 S5 1941 | |
2 | Lost |
| |
The Walking Spell | |
PS3513. | C3 |
Clear | Home |
DLA_073 |
|
Primary Info Field |
|
(approximately 25 | The Walking Spell |
characters on DLA) |
PS3513.A632 C3
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.)
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