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development:plugins:ils_drivers [2019/10/16 12:22] – [getConfig] demiankatzdevelopment:plugins:ils_drivers [2019/10/29 09:34] – [patronLogin] emaijala
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 Starting with version 4.0, VuFind uses the id field as the primary link between the ILS user and the VuFind user. The cat_username field or the field configured above is used if the user cannot be found with id. The idea is to have a more persistent link between the account (since cat_username is typically a library card, and a card may need to be changed, it's not really permanent) while allowing the existing accounts that don't yet have the id in them to be found. Starting with version 4.0, VuFind uses the id field as the primary link between the ILS user and the VuFind user. The cat_username field or the field configured above is used if the user cannot be found with id. The idea is to have a more persistent link between the account (since cat_username is typically a library card, and a card may need to be changed, it's not really permanent) while allowing the existing accounts that don't yet have the id in them to be found.
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 +Depending on the driver and its configuration, the username may be a library card number, an email address or another patron identifier. For instance with Alma there are a couple of different login methods, and only the regular password authentication uses the password parameter.
  
   * Input: Username, Password   * Input: Username, Password
development/plugins/ils_drivers.txt · Last modified: 2024/04/12 13:05 by demiankatz