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2. As a second option, because there are potentially quite a few more item material types than there are item statuses, I can run a script to automatically update your items to the material type that “maps” from your former ITYPE values.  In this method the only steps you will take are:

- Create a csv file mapping your current ITYPE values to item material type codes in Alma.  

This makes it so that you don’t have to create a set and manually run a job for each item material type that exists on your system.  We would run this right after your final migration to update the items to the correct material type.  In order to use this method, send Sarina a csv file that maps your current ITYPE values (or bib MAT TYPE values) to the item material type code you would like to use in Alma.   You can view all of the Alma item material type codes by going to Resource Configuration | Configuration Menu | General | Physical Item Material Types.  Then you would create an ITYPE/Alma item material type code table mapping that looks like this, saved as a file in csv format:

ITYPE,Alma Material Type
1,BOOK
2,DVD
3,IPAD
4,FICHE
5,KIT

Once this mapping table is created and sent to me, there won't be any post-migration steps required on your part.