Set default constant data

Set default authority constant data

You can designate a constant data record as the default when you create it (see Create, edit, or delete constant data records) or make an existing record the default. To make an existing record the default:

1. With an online constant data record open, click Edit > Constant Data > Online > Set as Default or press <Alt><E><D><O><D>.
   Or
   With a local constant data record open, click Edit > Constant Data > Local > Set as Default or press <Alt><E><D><L><D>.
2. In the Fields to Apply dialog, select the MARC fields you want to apply
   • Fixed
   • Variable (default)
   • Both
   
    Note: To change the Fields to Apply setting for a default constant data record, you must reset the record as default to open the Fields to Apply dialog.
3. Click OK or press <Enter>.

View default constant data

While logged on or offline:

• Navigate to Authorities > Show > Default Online Constant Data or press <Ctrl><Shift><O>. If offline, the Logon OCLC Connexion dialog opens. As soon as you log on and close the Welcome window, the default constant data record opens automatically.
  Or
• Navigate to Authorities > Show > Default Local Constant Data or press <Alt><U><H><D>.

 Note: To view the name(s) of the default(s):

• When you search for constant data records, the name of the default record displays at the top of the results list.
• Click View > User Information or press <Ctrl><Alt><U>. The User Information dialog shows the default online and local constant data records.