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OCLC Batch Services Guide

About This Guide

The OCLC Batch Services Guide provides thorough coverage of batch services.

Note: The Guide is in progress. Chapters and appendixes are PDF files that are made available as they are completed.

Table of Contents

1 Batchload Services Overview

2 Before Requesting a Batchload

3 Projects

4 Processing and Output

5 Deselected, Unresolved, and Duplicate Records

6 Ordering

7 Sending Files for Processing (forthcoming)

A Record Formats and Batch Preprocessing

B Record Matching Specifications (forthcoming)

C Merging Specifications

D Batchload Record Validation (forthcoming)

E Sample Reports

F Product Codes: Credits, Charges, Billing (forthcoming)

G Batch processing for other OCLC Services (forthcoming)