Change Invalid Headings by Authority Report

The Change Invalid Headings by Authority (fliphdngbyauth) report is used to update headings in the authority database using authority records for input. This report allows you to change headings to groups of records at one time, instead of one record at a time or by using the Global Authority Change helper which makes changes based on a single authority record at a time.

This report checks new authority records against the authority file, and updates improper headings. Then, it checks all bibliographic records in the database. If improper headings are found in the bibliographic records, the headings will be changed to match the authorized heading in the authority record containing the 4XX entries for improper headings. Additionally, when the report is run, all improper headings in the bibliographic records which match 4XX entries in any authority record will be updated.

This report is in the Authority Group Reports.

This report contains the following tabs.

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Basic Tab: Reports

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Authority IDs Tab

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Authority Selection Tab

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Flip Headings Tab

For example, you have added an authority record with the following entries.

150 Animals
450 Animal kingdom
450 Beasts
450 Wildlife

When you run the Change Invalid Headings by Authority report, all records in the database that contain the unauthorized entries ”Animal kingdom,” ”Beasts,” and ”Wildlife” will be modified to the authorized entry ”Animals.”

Additionally, any subheadings, such as ”Beasts|zCanada” will be updated to ”Animals|zCanada.”