Record Numbers

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Alma creates record numbers/IDs for records in the repository. These numbers follow a specific format. Each number begins with a two-digit code as identified below and ends with a four-digit code that is the institution code. In between these two codes is the unique part of the record number. For example, the record number 991362330000541 breaks out in the following manner:

99 – Two-digit prefix code (identifying this record as a bibliographic record)
136233000 – Unique part of the record number
0541 – Four-digit institution code

Below is a list of the two-digit prefix codes. These codes are the part of the record number that identify the type of record it is.

Created:

12 – Digital representation
13 – Digital files
22 – Holdings records
23 – Item records
53 – Electronic Portfolios
61 – Electronic Collections
62 – Electronic Service
99 – Bibliographic records (all titles such as Physical, Electronic, and Digital)

Published:

11 – Published digital inventory
21 – Published physical inventory
51 – Published electronic inventory
71 – Published bibliographic records without inventory

In repository search results and record editors, you see the record numbers referenced in the following manner:

MMS ID – Bibliographic (99)

(MMS ID = Metadata Management System ID)
Holdings ID – Holdings record (22)
Item ID – Item record (23)
Collection ID – Electronic collection (61)
Service ID – Electronic service (62)
Portfolio ID – Electronic portfolio (53)
Representation ID – Digital representation (12)
File ID – Digital file (13)

See the following screen shots for some examples.

Example Record IDs

As you work with records in Primo and Analytics, see the table below for a summary of the relationships.

Record Number Summary Across Alma/Analytics/Primo
Type	Level	Alma	Analytics	Primo
Titles: (Physical, Electronic, Digital)
	Bibliographic	Prefix 99 MMS ID See examples above.	Prefix 99 MMS ID See Analytics Bibliographic Details.	Prefix 99 Classic Primo PNX: search/addsrcrecordid PrimoVE PNX: control/sourcerecordid, display/mms
Physical:
	Holdings	Prefix 22 See examples above.	Prefix 22 See Analytics Holding ID in Holding Details. ~~~~~ Prefix 21 See Analytics IEP (Intellectual Entity Physical) in Physical Item Details.	Prefix 21 Classic Primo PNX: delivery/delcategory=Alma-P PrimoVE PNX: delivery/deliveryCategory=Alma-P
	Items	Prefix 23 See examples above.	Prefix 23 See Analytics Item ID in Physical Item Details. ~~~~~ Prefix 21 See Analytics IEP (Intellectual Entity Physical) in Physical Item Details.	Prefix 21 Classic Primo PNX: delivery/delcategory=Alma-P PrimoVE PNX: delivery/deliveryCategory=Alma-P
Electronic:
	Electronic Collections	Prefix 61 See examples above.	Prefix 61 See Analytics Electronic Collection ID in Electronic Collection.	Prefix 61 Classic Primo PNX: delivery/delcategory=Alma-E PrimoVE PNX: delivery/deliveryCategory=Alma-E
	Electronic Service	Prefix 62 See examples above.	Prefix 62 See Analytics Service ID in Service Details.	Prefix 62 Classic Primo PNX: delivery/delcategory=Alma-E PrimoVE PNX: delivery/deliveryCategory=Alma-E
	Electronic Portfolios	Prefix 53 See examples above.	Prefix 53 See Analytics Portfolio ID in Portfolio. ~~~~~ Prefix 51 See Analytics IEE (Intellectual Entity Electronic) in Portfolio.	Prefix 51 Classic Primo PNX: delivery/delcategory=Alma-E PrimoVE PNX: delivery/deliveryCategory=Alma-E
Digital:
	Representations	Prefix 12 See examples above.	Prefix 12 See Analytics Rep ID in Representation Details. ~~~~~ Prefix 11 See Analytics IED (Intellectual Entity Digital) in Representation Details.	Prefix 11 Classic Primo PNX: delivery/delcategory=Alma-D PrimoVE PNX: delivery/deliveryCategory=Alma-D
	Files	Prefix 13 See examples above.	Prefix 13 See Analytics File ID in File Details. ~~~~~ Prefix 11 See Analytics IED (Intellectual Entity Digital) in File Details.	Prefix 11 Classic Primo PNX: delivery/delcategory=Alma-D PrimoVE PNX: delivery/deliveryCategory=Alma-D
Collection:
	Collections	Prefix 81	Prefix 81 See Analytics Collection ID in Bibliographic Details.	Prefix 81 Classic Primo PNX: delivery/delcategory=Alma-C PrimoVE PNX: delivery/deliveryCategory=Alma-C
No Inventory:
	NA	Prefix 71	NA Prefix 71 record IDs are not available in Analytics because the primary keys are inventory based, and there is no inventory.	These are typically suppressed and not published to Primo unless they are for physical related records tied to host bibliographic records like bound withs.