Understanding Warning and Error Alerts
- Error and Warning alerts indicate if an element in the record is invalid.
- Clicking on the text of the alert box will take your cursor to the field in the main pane with the problem
- Text in a yellow box is a warning. The record can be saved in this state.
- Text in a red box is an error. The record cannot be saved in this state.
More information about these alerts is available in ExLibris' Alerts on the Metadata Editor documentation.
Analysis and Recommendations
Possible Solution: Editing Bibliographic Records in OCLC Connexion
Possible Solution: Editing Validation Processes and Validation Exception Profiles
Validation settings are configurable in Alma in the Cataloging Configuration menu, accessible by users with the Cataloging Administrator role. These settings are discussed in ExLibris' Editing Validation Processes documentation, linked here.
- Validation tasks for MARC Bibliographic Records can be added or removed using the Validation Processes tab.
- Validation Exception Profiles determine the severity of a validation error. Admins can add/edit a Validation Severity Profile to determine whether something is a ‘warning’ (yellow) or an ‘error’ (red).
See also
Imprecise Alerts to Duplicate Titles