Set Up TCP/IP MARC Import

Libraries cataloging in OCLC have the option to push MARC records directly to Polaris without having to download and import the records manually.

To use this option, you must enable a TCP/IP service during the Polaris installation. For more details, see the Polaris Installation Guide. Once the TCP/IP service is enabled, vendors that support TCP/IP MARC exports can send MARC files directly to Polaris for automatic import.

MARC records imported via this service will appear in the MARC import queue for processing, just like any other MARC import. For more information about tracking the status of the imported MARC record, see View the Status of a Record Import.

To configure the MARC import profile

  • Open the appsettings file (C:\Program Files\Polaris\[version]\Polaris.MARC.Ingest.Server\appsettings.user.json). The import profile can be modified by providing a different import profile ID. Additionally, libraries can configure a user and workstation for the import logs.

  • If no import profile has been configured, Polaris will use the default PAPI import profile, which matches on the 001 tag.

For the configuration on the vendor sites, the following information is necessary:

  • Host Name – The base URL for your Polaris web services. For example: polaris.library.com

  • Port Number – Configurable in appsettings. Default is 9090.

  • Authentication Method – None. Recommended restricting via IP address.

Note:
You should restrict traffic through your firewall to specific IPs or an IP range for your chosen port. OCLC provides this information.