CAT ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 9. CUSTOMER SUPERUSER
Using the URL (856) Checker
The URL (856) Checker serves to validate URLs in MARC tag 856 $u for all records in your library’s A-G database(s). The URL (856) Checker generates a report listing all records for which one or more URLs returned an error (indicating that the referenced site is no longer active, or that some other problem with the URL exists). Each item in the report provides a link to the associated Full Record Display to support editing of the record to correct the URL.
To schedule the URL (856) Checker:
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From the CAT Admin menu, select URL (856) Checker.
- The URL (856) Checker screen displays.
URL (856) Checker Screen
- When available, the screen includes a listing of reports generated from previous URL (856) Checker runs, and includes the following information for each report in the list:
- Name - the name of the report
- File Name- the name of the report file
- Frequency - the frequency at which the report will be generated (this field always shows the value “Once”)
- Run Date - the date and time at which the report request was submitted
Status - current status of the report:
Scheduled to run - the report request has been received by the system, and the report is scheduled to run at the specified date/time
Waiting to run - in the event multiple report requests are scheduled to run at the same time, indicates that the associated report is the next report to be run
Running - the report is currently running and is not yet available for viewing/download
Completed - the report has completed running and is available for viewing/download
Completed with errors - the report has completed running, but errors were generated/detected; reports that have Completed with errors are not available for viewing/download
- Specifications - a recap of the parameters specified during report setup (this field is always blank)
- Comments - in the event errors are generated/detected, this field may contain additional messages or troubleshooting information for use by Auto-Graphics Technical Services
- If desired, you can reconfigure, sort and filter table content (see the System Basics User Guide for details).
- Enter the date on which you wish the report to run in the Date text box.
Enter the desired date using the format MM/DD/YYYY, i.e., “03/10/2010”.
NOTE: Be sure to include the slashes “/” when entering the Date. Do not include alphabetic characters when entering the Date.
- You may also click the Date Entry Calendar
icon
next to the Date text box to select a run date using the Date
Entry Calendar (see the
System Basics User Guide
for details).
NOTE: The report will run after 9:00 PM (PST) on the specified date. The report can be scheduled to run only once every 30 days.
- You may also click the Date Entry Calendar
icon
- Click the Submit button to submit your report request.
- The report request is added at the top of the reports listing.
- The report is saved in .html format for online viewing, and in
.xls format for viewing using Microsoft Excel. The system assigns a
default filename for the report using the format
CheckURL_(date)_(ID number).(extension)