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ILLiad ALMA NCIP Borrowing Client System Addon

ILLiad ALMA NCIP Borrowing Client System Addon

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Last updated: Jul 25, 2023 by Austin Smith

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NameAlma NCIP Borrowing Client
Version3.2
AuthorBill Jones, SUNY Geneseo and Tim Jackson, SUNY SLSS
DescriptionThis system level addon allows for ILLiad to communicate with Alma via NCIP protocol.

Download

ILLiad_Alma_NCIP_Borrowing_v3.2.zip


This addon is available for developers to modify and extend. Developers are encouraged to submit changes to this addon by forking the git repository from GitHub and creating a pull request.

Configuration

Addon settings are configured in the Manage Addons form.

NameDefaultTypeDescription
NCIP_Responder
_URL		String

Replace "xxx" with your institution's three letter Alma code. If SUNY, replace "xxx" with "suny-zzz", and replace zzz with your institution's three letter Alma code.

ILLiad_field_to_get_external_identifierTransactionNumberStringThis field will be used as the External Identifier in Alma (the transaction number will be used if this field is empty)
ILLiad_field_to_get_barcodeTransactionNumberStringThis field will be used as the item barcode in Alma (the transaction number will be used if this field is empty)
acceptItem_from_
uniqueAgency_
value		01SUNY_XXXStringReplace "XXX" with your institution's three letter Alma code. If SUNY, replace "XXX" with "01SUNY_ZZZ", and replace ZZZ with your institution's three letter Alma code.
ApplicationProfile
Type		ILLStringInput the Resource Sharing Partner
code used in Alma.
BorrowingAccept
ItemFailQueue		NCIP Error:
BorrowingAccept
Item Failed		StringThis designates the name of the
queue a Borrowing Transaction will
be moved to if the BorrowingAccept
Item function fails.
BorrowingCheck
InItemFailQueue		NCIP Error:
BorrowingCheck
InItem Failed		StringThis designates the name of the queue
a Borrowing Transaction will be moved
to if the BorrowingCheckInItem function
fails.
EnablePatron
BorrowingReturns		trueBooleanWhen this setting is enabled, patron
returns will go through ILLiad and a
message is sent to Alma. When this
setting is disabled, patron returns will
go through ILLiad and will need to also
be returned through Alma.
Use_PrefixesfalseBooleanDetermines whether or not you want to
change prefixes of a transaction based
on specific criteria (below).
Prefix_for_Library
UseOnly		LU-StringThis setting allows you to change the
prefix of a transaction that is marked
LibraryUseOnly Yes.
Prefix_for_
Renewables
Allowed		TN-StringThis setting allows you to change the
prefix of a transaction that is marked
RenewalsAllowed Yes.
Prefix_for_Library
UseOnly_and_
RenewablesAllowed		LU-StringThis setting allows you to change the
prefix of a transaction that is marked
both LibraryUseOnly and Renewals
Allowed Yes.

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