Relinking records in Voyager

This article is currently a draft.

This article describes how to relink a PO line item to a different bibliographic record so that an incorrect or obsolete bibliographic record can be deleted.

Relinking a purchase order to a different bib record

• Open the line item (in Cataloging: Ctrl-m or Record > View line items in Acquisitions)
• On the "Bib Record" tab, click the "Change Bib Record" button
• Search for and open the bibliographic record you want to link to
  • Note: because Voyager can only show three columns (currently Author, Title, Imprint) it can be hard to know you're picking the right record
  • Click the "MARC" button in the "Titles Index" window to take a peek at the bib record you've highlighted
  • If you select the bib that's already associated with that line item, you'll get the error "You have selected the same bib. Please select a different bib"
• Select "Delete Current Holdings" if all needed local information has been copied to the "good" record
• Click inside the "New Holdings" column to display the ellipsis button
• Click the ellipsis button
• Click "Re-Link" (or click "MARC" first to take a peek at the full holding record you'll be linking to)
• Click "Save"
• Click "OK"

Note: A completed PO line item can't be linked to additional bibliographic records, just moved. If one bib is replaced by multiple new bibs (e.g., a serial record replaced with records for individual articles), contact Acquisitions; they will make an identical PO line item to be linked to the additional record(s).