Clone record

Quick Steps

  • In a record that you wish to clone:
    • Choose File | Clone record; or press <Ctrl+Alt+O>
    • Select a template from the list that displays
    • Make necessary changes to create a new record

Detailed Steps

To use an existing record as the basis for a new record (to save typing similar information all over again) you can copy the existing record as a 'cloned' record (aka a different edition record).

To clone a record:

  • In a record that you wish to clone:
    • Choose File | Clone record; or press <Ctrl+Alt+O>

  • Select a template from the list that displays, and press OK

  • RIMMF will load the record being cloned into the selected template:

  • Make necessary changes to create a new record

Notes

  • In RIMMF, the 'clone' process will:
    • Copy the current record
    • Assign a unique record control number to the new record
    • Delete the following from the new record:
      • Authorized Access Point/Composite key
      • 'Identifier for the …' elements
      • All 'Relationship' elements
rimmf3/rimmf2/menu/clonerecord.txt · Last modified: 2023/06/07 20:39 by 127.0.0.1
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