https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=40119 Bug ID: 40119 Summary: Merge should not leave empty 6XX subfield $2 (MARC 21) Change sponsored?: --- Product: Koha Version: unspecified Hardware: All OS: All Status: NEW Severity: normal Priority: P5 - low Component: MARC Authority data support Assignee: koha-bugs@lists.koha-community.org Reporter: januszop@gmail.com QA Contact: testopia@bugs.koha-community.org Currently, when removing 040 $f from authority record with 008/11 = 'z' (MARC 21), merge function removes the content of $2 subfield in linked 6XX fields, leaving the 6XX $2 subfield empty. This is not correct. We should not have empty subfields in a MARC record. Instead, the old content of the $2 subfield should be retained (if auth 008/11 is still = 'z'). [It is perfectly correct in MARC 21 to have authority records with 008/11 = 'z' and no 040 $f. In such a case, in the related biblio 6XX fields 2nd ind. should be = '7', and '7' implies the presence of $2 subfield, which would be filled by hand or by other means.] To reproduce: 1. Have an authority record with 008/11 = 'z' and 040 $f = 'whatever'. 2. Link the record to a bibliographic 6XX. 3. Edit the authority record, removing 040 $f. 4. Go to bibliographic record and in modal "MARC preview" from Normal view notice that 6XX $2 exists but is empty. This is an error - there should be no empty subfield in the MARC record. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug. You are watching all bug changes.