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Download export files
Tip: Override browser-supplied file type and name for export file
Manage export files
Download export files
Download export files
- Export files:
- Are created and stored on the Connexion server.
- Allow appending until downloaded. You can continue exporting to the same file until you download the file.
- Contain records in one format. Separate export files are created for authority records. If you export bibliographic records in more than one format, such as MARC and Dublin Core HTML, the system creates a separate file for each export format used.
- Contain records of a specific format that are exported by users from one institution (OCLC symbol) or by one user (authorization number). The default file type is Institution. To create export files for your individual authorization, set the Export File Type option (on the Export Options screen) to Individual.
- Remain available for download for 30 days from the file creation date. After 30 days, the system automatically deletes export files.
- Exported authority records. If you export authority records, the Download Export Files screen includes a separate list for authority record export files.
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| 1 | Go to the Download Export Files screen. On the General tab, on the Admin Options list, click Download Export Files. |
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| 3 | When finished selecting files, click Download. |
| 4 | The next step depends on which browser you use.
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Tip: Override browser-supplied file type and name for export file
Note: To change the default file name for export files, use the Export File Name setting on the Export Options screen.
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| 1 | When the Save As dialog box appears, the browser supplies a default location (drive and folder), file type, and file name. The File Name box is selected. To override the default file type and file name:
To save the export file to a different location, specify the drive and folder within the quotation marks:
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| 2 | Click Save or press <Enter>. |
Manage export files
This section summarizes information and functions provided on the Download Export Files screen.
| Column in file list | Purpose or content |
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Select | Provides check boxes for selecting listed files. |
Authorization | Column is blank for institution files that contain records exported by any user at your institution. For individual files, the column shows the authorization number under which the file was created. May show your authorization number or that of any user from your institution. |
Created | Date and time when the file was created. |
Format | Data format of records in the export file. Possible values are MARC, DC HTML, and DC RDF. |
Bytes | Size of file in kilobytes. |
Downloaded | Date and time when the file was first downloaded Shows Not Downloaded for a file not yet downloaded. |
Hidden Appears when you click Show Hidden Files to view a list containing files previously hidden. | If the file is currently hidden, lists the date and time the file was hidden. If the file has been restored to the list, the column is blank. |
| Action | Procedure |
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Download an export file | Select the check box for the file and click Download. |
Hide downloaded file | Select the check box for a previously downloaded file and click Hide. |
Show hidden file | Click Show Hidden Files. |
Restore hidden file to list | Click Show Hidden Files. Select the check box for a hidden file and click Restore. |
Clear selections | Click Reset. |