XML:MakeVariant

From ISFDB

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>