Add locations and create local files

Overview

You may want to:

• Create multiple local files used for different purposes or by different library staff and locate distinct file categories on different drives or in separate folders.
• Place one or more local files on a network drive for sharing by several staff members.

Add a new location for local files

1. Navigate to File > Local File Manager or press <Alt><F><F>.
2. Click Configure Paths.
3. In the Configure Local Flie Path window, click Add.
4. In the Browse for Folder window, perform one of the following actions:
   1. Navigate to the folder you want to designate as a location.
   2. Navigate to a location, click New Folder, and enter a folder name to create a new folder.
5. Click OK or press <Enter> to add a new location. The full path name of the new location appears in the Configure Local Paths window. Click OK to close the window.
   Or
   Click Cancel.

Create a new local file in the default location

 Note: Do not type the file extensions (*.bib.db, *.auth.db, *.bibcd.db, or *.authcd.db). The client supplies the file extension for you.

1. Navigate to File > Local File Manager or press <Alt><F><F>.
2. Under Choose File Type, select the type of file you want to create.
   • Bibliographic
   • Authority
   • Bibliographic Constant Data
   • Authority Constant Data
3. Click Create File.
4. In the Windows Open window, accept the default location (X:\Documents and Settings\[user name]\Application Data\OCLC\Connex\Db), enter the new file name, and then click Open. The path and file name you created appears in the Files list in the Local File Manager window.

Create a new local file in a new location

 Note: Do not type the file extensions (*.bib.db, *.auth.db, *.bibcd.db, or *.authcd.db). The client supplies the file extension for you.

1. Navigate to File > Local File Manager or press <Alt><F><F>.
2. Under Choose File Type, select the type of file you want to create.
   • Bibliographic
   • Authority
   • Bibliographic Constant Data
   • Authority Constant Data
3. Click Create File.
4. Navigate to a different location, enter the name of the new file you want to create, and then click Open.
5. In the Add Path? message:
   • Click Yes to confirm.
   • Click No to cancel.
   The path and file name you created appears in the Files list in the Local File Manager window.