Purpose:MARC_DOD is the primary argument for an XML Import validation that isolates the date of birth from a life span given in the following format:
Year of Birth - Year of Death
For instance if the incoming data was 1900-1999 the year 1999 would be isolated for importing to the destination field (probably DEATHDATE). If the incoming data does not include a death date, e.g. 1976 or 1976-. the extracted value will be null "", and nothing will be imported to the field.
This validation works in conjunction with MARC_DOB, which works on the same initial data, isolating the given name.
Argument Structure: Enter MARC_DOD as the validation. There are no further arguments.
