Question

How to configure the Greetings in some Alma letters based on Patron User Groups.

 

Answer

You will need to modify the MailReason.xsl letter.

1. Go to Alma Configuration > General > General Configuration > Customize Letters
2. Find the MailReason.xsl
3. Customize (or edit) the letter and save

 

Example of MailReason.xsl with modified greetings:

 

<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"

                version="1.0">

            <xsl:template name="toWhomIsConcerned">

                        <table cellspacing="0"

                               cellpadding="5"

                               border="0">

                        <tr>

                                    <td>

                                                <xsl:for-each select="notification_data">

                                                            <xsl:if test="receivers/receiver/user/user_group = 'STU'">

                                                                        <h3>

                                                                        <h3>Dear Student Dr.&#160;<xsl:value-of select="receivers/receiver/user/last_name"/>

                                                                        </h3>   </h3>

                                                            </xsl:if>

                                                                                    

                                                            <xsl:if test="receivers/receiver/user/user_group = 'RES'">

                                                                        <h3>

                                                                        <h3>Dear Dr. <xsl:value-of select="receivers/receiver/user/last_name"/>

                                                                        </h3>   </h3>

                                                            </xsl:if>

 

                                                            <xsl:if test="receivers/receiver/user/user_group = 'FAC'">

                                                                        <h3>

                                                                        <h3>Dear Dr. <xsl:value-of select="receivers/receiver/user/last_name"/>

                                                                        </h3>   </h3>

                                                            </xsl:if>

                                                            <xsl:if test="receivers/receiver/user/user_group = 'STA'">

                                                                        <h3>

                                                                        <h3>Dear&#160;<xsl:value-of select="receivers/receiver/user/first_name"/>&#160;<xsl:value-of select="receivers/receiver/user/last_name"/>

                                                                        </h3>   </h3>

                                                            </xsl:if>

                                                            <xsl:if test="receivers/receiver/user/user_group = ''">

                                                                        <h3>@@dear@@&#160;<xsl:value-of select="receivers/receiver/user/first_name"/>

                                                                        </h3>

                                                            </xsl:if>

                                                            </xsl:for-each>

                                    </td>

                        </tr>

</table>

            </xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

 

Additional Information

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