XML:MakeVariant
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Introduction
This submission is used to make current title a variant title. It can either link to an existing parent title, or it can specify that a new parent title should be created.
Required Tags
Required Tags When Parent Exists
When modifying an existing title to be a variant of a new parent title, two tags are required:
- Record - Record number of the title to be made into a variant.
- Parent - Record number of the variant's parent title.
Required Tags When Parent Is Created
When turning a title into a variant of an existing parent title, the following tags are required:
- Record - Record number of the title to be made into a variant.
- Title - The title of the new title record.
- Year - The date of the new title record in the YYYY-MM-DD format.
- TitleType - The type of the new title record.
- Language - The language of the new title record.
- Authors - Should contain at least one "Author" tag -- see below.
- Author - The name of the author of the new parent title.
Optional Tags
- ModNote - Note to the reviewing moderator. The text will disappear once the submission has been approved or rejected.
Examples
Example Where Parent Exists
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?>
<IsfdbSubmission>
<MakeVariant>
<Submitter>CoachPaul</Submitter>
<Subject>Luella Miller</Subject>
<Record>883909</Record>
<Parent>99468</Parent>
</MakeVariant>
</IsfdbSubmission>
Example Where Parent Is Created
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?>
<IsfdbSubmission>
<MakeVariant>
<Record>884039</Record>
<Submitter>Rkihara</Submitter>
<Subject>Buying Time: A Jaunt in Time and Space</Subject>
<Title>Buying Time: A Jaunt in Time and Space</Title>
<Year>2001-00-00</Year>
<TitleType>NOVEL</TitleType>
<Language>German</Language>
<Authors>
<Author>Alan Glasser</Author>
</Authors>
</MakeVariant>
</IsfdbSubmission>