AGCAT CLIENT
Chapter 2. APPLICATION BASICS
The Toolbar
Frequently used commands can be initiated by clicking a button in the Toolbar. When you position the mouse pointer over a button in the Toolbar, a popup balloon identifies the name of the button. Additionally, a brief description of the button’s function is displayed in the Status Bar.
Depending on the functions you are performing, some buttons may not be available. "Unavailable" buttons appear dimmed. Functions of the Toolbar buttons are listed and described in the following table.
Button |
Command |
Function |
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New Record |
Click to display the New Input selection box that lists the available workform formats. |
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Open |
NOTE: This function is reserved for use by Auto Graphics, and is not enabled. |
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Create Copy |
Click to create a working copy of the currently active record. |
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Quick Save |
Click to save changes to an edited record in the workspace only. |
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Save to Database |
Click to save the active record and update your library’s database. |
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Save to Cart |
Click to save the active record to the Download Cart for your user account for subsequent download (see the RESEARCHit CAT Administration User Guide or VERSO CAT Administration User Guide for information on downloading records saved to the Download Cart). |
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Delete Record |
Click to delete the currently active record from the database for your library or consortium. |
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Cut |
Click to cut an entire field (or selected text) from the currently active record. |
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Copy |
Click to copy an entire field (or selected text) from the currently active record. |
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Paste |
Click to retrieve a field (or selected text) that has been placed on the clipboard (by using the Cut or Copy command) and insert it into the currently active record. |
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Undo |
Click to cancel (undo) the most recently executed command or action. |
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Restore the Current Field |
Click to restore the current field to its most recently saved condition. |
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Restore the Record |
Click to restore the currently active record to its most recently saved version. |
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Click to print the active record. |
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Insert Field |
Click to insert a blank field above the line where the cursor is located. |
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Insert Subfield |
Click to enter a new subfield code. |
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Insert HLD |
Click to insert a "default" HLD tag above the line where the cursor is located. |
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Insert Contributor Code |
Click to insert a "default" 091 tag above the line where the cursor is located. |
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Edit/Insert field 007 |
Click to insert an 007 tag into a record and specify the tag contents, or edit an 007 tag currently included in a record. |
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Edit field 008 |
Click to edit the fixed positional data elements of the 008 field. |
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Leader |
Click to change record leader information. |
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Special Character |
Click to insert a diacritic, special character or symbol into the body of the record. |
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Escape Sequence |
Click to enter escape sequences in accordance with USMARC Specifications for Record Structure, Character Sets and Exchange Media. |
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Sort Fields |
Click to sort all record tags in the currently active record, in numeric order. |
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Sort HLD |
Click to sort all <HLD> fields in the record according to the specified normalization routine. |
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Display by HLD |
Click to toggle the display position of all <HLD> tags, either to the beginning of the record (before all numeric tags) or to the end of the record (after all numeric tags). |
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Validate MARC Record |
Click to verify content is present in required fields within the MARC record. |
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Spelling |
Click to initiate a spell check of the currently active record. |
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Edit Options |
Click to customize certain operating parameters of AGCat. |
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Open Help |
Click to display information about the software and the software version. |
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Authorize Current Field |
This function is not currently implemented. |
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Insert Authority Heading |
This function is not currently implemented. |
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Merge Records |
Click to merge the holdings from a selected source record to a selected destination record. |