Record updated by user BATCH-UPD on (yyyy/mo/da)...

This may explain some problems with "saving-to-server" when staff do so frequently while working on one record.

Question posted to OLIS_Service Support Desk ( olis_help@itec.suny.edu )

After deleting STA=OCLC to remove suppression, we attempt to save on server, and get this message:

! Record updated by user BATCH-UPD on (yyyy/mo/da) , (00:00)

We find that when unsuppressing 20 books, perhaps half will have this message. Can you explain why this inconsistency occurs?

Another message received inconsistently while removing suppression:

Record was updated in the server. Continue loading? Y or N

Our question is continue loading what? What is the proper response to this question?

Response to question by Maggie Horn

This is now happening because we have invoked the table changes necessary for the union catalog updates.
You should work on your bibliographic record LAST in the series of working on holdings and/or items.
By working on the bibliographic record "LAST", I mean that you should NOT pull your bib record into the editing window in cataloging until after you are done with item/holdings update. (when you update an item or a holdings record, the 005 on the cataloging record is being updated behind the scenes -- therefore you get that message).

So:

1. retrieve the record you want to work on through the find tab in cataloging.
2. click on overview.
3. push to items.
4. then click on overview.
5. highlight the HOL record (if you need to work on that), push to cataloging (this will open up the HOL record).
6. THEN double-click on the BIB record to pull it in.

alternate 4-6

4. click on overview.

5. highight the bib record.

6. push to cataloging.