Abstract & revision notes

Use Authority Constant Data

Abstract

Selecting, creating, editing, finding and using authority constant data.

Last updated: November 2005

Revision History
Date Section title Description of changes
May 2003

6. Find CD records

Updated to document new Retain Search option and Clear Search button.

October 2003

6. Find CD records

Added information about using the Search History function to view, revise, and reuse previous searches.

November 2003

All sections.

Updated to cover new and renamed constant data functions: Apply Default CD, Apply CD By Name, and Apply CD From List.

February 2004

5. Use CD search results

Noted that record-viewing buttons are hidden by default and provided keystroke (<Alt><Y>) to show the buttons.

July 2004

1. Overview; 2. Apply CD by Name or from list; 3. Create constant data; 4. Edit constant data; 5. Use default CD

Changed terminology to refer to constant data file (not CD database). Added information on procedure for retaining empty variable fields and/or subfields in CD records.

November 2004

1. AF CD overview

Revised to state that users can delete their default constant data record at any time.

November 2005

6. Find AF CD records

Added list of stopwords for searching the authority CD file.


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