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--- configuration:email_alerts [2019/11/11 18:51] – created demiankatz
+++ configuration:email_alerts [2020/12/24 13:37] – demiankatz
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 ====== Email Alerts ======
-Starting with release 6.1, VuFind supports "selective dissemination of information" -- users can subscribe to searches and receive regular email alerts when new results appear in those result sets.
+Starting with release 6.1, VuFind supports "selective dissemination of information" (SDI) -- users can subscribe to searches and receive notifications in the form of regular email alerts when new records appear in those result sets.
 ===== Configuration =====
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 . Set up a cron job or other process/workflow for running the [[administration:command_line_utilities#scheduledsearch_controller|command line utility]] ("php $VUFIND_HOME/public/index.php scheduledsearch notify") to send notifications based on user subscriptions. It is generally preferable to run this during a low-volume time since it will potentially perform a large number of searches, imposing a load on Solr.
+===== Video =====
+The [[videos:xml_change_tracking_and_email_alerts|XML Change Tracking and Email Alerts]] video discusses this feature and demonstrates how to configure and use it.
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