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    OPAC user gets wrong base; profile/base program logic

    • Article Type: General
    • Product: Aleph
    • Product Version: 20

    Description:
    An OPAC user is put into the wrong base. Why?

    Resolution:
    The base used is determined by the z61_base value of the z61 profile record.

    The z61 profile used is determined by the ./com/get_bor_profile program, using the following logic:

    If the user is logged on:

    Is there a individual z61_rec_key for the patron ID? If so, use it.

    Is there a z61_rec_key for the z303_profile_id? If so, use it. (Does the z303 record for this user have a correct value for the z303_profile_id?)

    Is there a z61_rec_key for the patron's IP address? If so, use it.

    If none of the above, use the z61 with the z61_rec_key "ALEPH" (the default).

    If the user is not logged on:

    Is there a z61_rec_key for the patron's IP address? If so, use it.

    If not, use the z61 with the z61_rec_key "ALEPH" (the default).

    Once you have determined which z61 profile is being used ... Does the z61 profile have a correct z61_base value?
    select Z61_REC_KEY, Z61_BASE from z61 where Z61_REC_KEY LIKE 'ALEPH%';

    Also, does the http://... at the top of the screen have a &local_base parameter? If so, this base will be used instead of the z61_base. The &local_base parameter is added in the ./www_f_eng html file when the user selects a particular base.

    Note: It seems that the aleph_start www_base parameter is sometimes used instead of the preceding; see KB 16384-39314. You should set both.


    • Article last edited: 10/8/2013