Purpose:MARC_DOB is the primary argument for an XML Import validation that isolates the date of birth from a lifespan given in the following format:
Year of Birth - Year of Death
For instance if the incoming data was 1900-1999 the year 1900 would be isolated for importing to the destination field (probably BIRTHDATE). If the incoming data does not include a death date, e.g. 1976 or 1976-. the birth year will be extracted anyway (i.e. "1976").
This validation works in conjunction with MARC_DOD, which works on the same initial data, isolating the given name.
Argument Structure: Enter MARC_DOB as the validation. There are no further arguments.
