ULCJH@UBVMS.BITNET (JUDITH HOPKINS AT SUNY BUFFALO) (02/09/90)
I am working on Buffalo's security tables and have a question on the use of one of the flags. In the NOTIS LIBRARY IMPLEMENTATION MANUAL, v.1, pt. 1, p.C4A.17 in the description of the SECUR statement for authority records, it says "Use the ACU flag if your installation has an authority record file shared among multiple processing units. Use the ACU flag statement for terminal operators in the processing unit designated as the control processing unit." What the manual does NOT say is what the flag actually does? At Buffalo multiple processing units will be sharing an authority record file. Should all staff in the control processing unit be given that flag? If not, what can those with the flag do that those without it cannot do? A related question dealing with authority records. While Central Technical Services in the General Libraries will be the control processing unit for all name authority records and LC subject headings, we have a separate file of MeSH headings for which the Health Sciences Processing Unit will be responsible. How does this division of responsibility affect the ACU flag and/or other parts of the security tables. Thanks in advance for any help anyone can give me. Judith Hopkins Central Technical Services State University of New York at Buffalo BITNET: ULCJH@UBVMS PHONE: (716) 636-2796
344PWCF@CMUVM.BITNET (Dan Kirchner) (02/09/90)
Our manual has an explanation of ACU on page C4A.16 (July 15,1988 version): "A terminal operator operating with a SECUR statement that includes the ACU flag can edit authority records for ANY processing unit. Once a terminal operator operating with the ACU flag updates an authority record, the proces- sing unit code for that authority record changes from the code of the proces- sing unit that originally created the record to the code of the processing unit designated as the control processing unit. Only authorized terminal operators in the control processing unit can then change the authority record." I have furnished this copy of our manual because it looks like you may be missing an update. If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at 6643.