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configuration:ils:alma [2018/07/10 10:55] – [Features] mbirknerconfiguration:ils:alma [2019/04/01 17:18] – [[Requestable]] demiankatz
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 This is the documentation for the Alma driver. It connects VuFind to the ILS [[https://www.exlibrisgroup.com/products/alma-library-services-platform/|Alma]] from ExLibris. This is the documentation for the Alma driver. It connects VuFind to the ILS [[https://www.exlibrisgroup.com/products/alma-library-services-platform/|Alma]] from ExLibris.
  
-The driver is configured in ''$VUFIND_HOME/config/vufind/Alma.ini''. Please be aware that you should copy this file to the ''local'' folder of your VuFind installation: ''$VUFIND_LOCAL_DIR/config/vufind/Alma.ini'' and make changes only there.+===== Features ===== 
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 +An unordered list of features implemented to the Alma driver: 
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 +  * Create new user account 
 +  * Log in to user account and show details 
 +  * Place hold requests 
 +  * Show current hold / ILL / storage retreival requests 
 +  * Cancel hold requests 
 +  * Show current loans 
 +  * Renew loans 
 +  * Show account blocks 
 +  * Show fines/fees 
 + 
  
 ===== Alma.ini ===== ===== Alma.ini =====
  
-Below you will find information about the settings that can be customized in ''Alma.ini''.+The driver is configured in ''$VUFIND_HOME/config/vufind/Alma.ini''. Please be aware that you should copy this file to the ''local'' folder of your VuFind installation: ''$VUFIND_LOCAL_DIR/config/vufind/Alma.ini'' and make changes only there. Below you will find information about the settings that can be customized in ''Alma.ini''.
  
 ==== [Catalog] ==== ==== [Catalog] ====
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 ==== [Requestable] ==== ==== [Requestable] ====
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 +:!: // This section only applies prior to VuFind 6.0; starting with VuFind 6.0, the ILS driver automatically determines which requests are legal, rendering this configuration unnecessary. //
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 Here you can specify which user group is allowed to place hold requests on which Fulfillment Unit. For more details on the concept of Fulfillment Units, see the description for the ''[FulfillmentUnits]'' section above. Here you can specify which user group is allowed to place hold requests on which Fulfillment Unit. For more details on the concept of Fulfillment Units, see the description for the ''[FulfillmentUnits]'' section above.
  
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     * Select ''User Groups'' for which an account in VuFind should be created (probably all of them)     * Select ''User Groups'' for which an account in VuFind should be created (probably all of them)
  
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-===== Features ===== 
- 
-An unordered list of features implemented to the Alma driver: 
- 
-  * Create new user account 
-  * Log in to user account and show details 
-  * Show current loans 
-  * Renew loans 
-  * Place hold requests 
-  * Show current hold / ILL / storage retreival requests 
-  * Cancel hold requests 
-  * Show account blocks 
-  * Show fines/fees 
  
  
configuration/ils/alma.txt · Last modified: 2024/02/14 19:08 by demiankatz