Primo VE April 2026 Release Notes
Features
Selective Proxy Settings on the Collection Level for CDI Linking
April 2026 CDI-25824
Added 14 April 2026
A new option enabling the use of selective proxy settings on the collection level for CDI linking – including Link in Record links, Quicklinks, and Document Insights links – has been added.
Before this release, Primo CDI institutions could use the configuration in the Discovery > Central Index and Proxy section to turn the proxy on or off for all CDI Link in Record links. It was not possible to define proxy settings per collection for collections that used Link in Record linking.
This was different for CDI collections that linked to full text via the Alma linkresolver. For these collections, it was possible to define the use of the proxy at the collection level, by setting the resolver proxy to Selective in the Alma integration profile. This option allowed libraries to apply authentication (e.g., EZproxy, OpenAthens) only to specific electronic resources that required it, while bypassing the proxy for open-access resources.
From the April release, selective proxy settings on the collection level can now be used for CDI Link in Record linking. The configuration for CDI proxy settings has been changed in the Discovery > Central Index and Proxy section to allow for selective proxy settings per collection:
This configuration takes the Alma collection-level proxy configuration into account:
Before you activate the Selective option, ensure that the proxy settings for each active collection correctly specify whether the proxy should or should not be used for it. This is defined in the Electronic Collection Editor, in the Additional tab. (To open the editor, in the row actions of the collection, select Edit Collection.)
For each active collection in Alma, the proxy settings from Alma are part of the CDI publishing. They are stored as part of the CDI availability information and returned in the PNX for each CDI link.
When the proxy settings in the Discovery > Central Index and Proxy section are set to Selective, Primo VE checks the link from CDI and the proxy link according to the collection-level proxy settings in Alma.
In a nutshell, how does this work?
- Configuration in Alma per collection (proxy enabled/disabled) is passed to CDI as part of the CDI publishing.
- For all links returned by CDI, CDI provides information in the PNX link on whether the customer wants to use the proxy for the link.
- When the CDI Proxy is set to Selective in the Discovery > Central Index and proxy configuration, Primo VE uses this PNX information to proxy or not proxy the link, as required.
Important:
- In Alma there is still more granularity: selective settings can be defined not just on the collection level, but also on the service and portfolio levels. It is also possible to use different proxies per campus or library. This functionality is not available for CDI links. CDI only supports collection-level proxy settings from Alma and only one proxy setting per collection and per CDI holdings file/PCkey.
- If you make changes to the proxy settings for a collection, the changes will take effect only with the next CDI-rights update (as with newly activated collections).
PNX changes:
A new parameter, $$P, was added to all CDI links (linktorsrc, linktorsrcadditional, linktohtml, linktopdf, linkunpaywall, docinsights, backlink). Possible values are:
- omit_proxy_false – The Alma Collection proxy setting should be checked.
- omit_proxy_true – The Alma Collection proxy setting should not be checked.
Example:
<links>
<linktorsrc>$$Uhttps://data.europeana.eu/item/352/_filmportal_de_node_1740105$$EView_record_in_Europeana$$FView_record_in_$$GEuropeana$$Hfree_for_read$$Pomit_proxy_false</linktorsrc>
<linktohtml>$$Uhttps://data.europeana.eu/item/352/_filmportal_de_node_1740105$$EHTML$$P50$$Geuropeana$$Hfree_for_read$$Pomit_proxy_false</linktohtml>
</links>
Additional Information:
- Information about CDI proxy configuration in Alma: Configuring Central Index and Proxy Settings for Primo VE
- Information about CDI publishing: Publishing to Central Discovery Index
- Alma documentation about Proxy settings: Managing Electronic Resources; Access to Services
NDE UI - Enhanced Map Display
April 2026 URM-321892, URM-322534
The Places Map widget has been enhanced: The look and feel has been refined, and a new option to open an enlarged version of the map in a pop-up window has been added. To open the enlarged map, select the 
button.
Enlarged Map in a Pop-Up Window
For additional information, see Overview of the NDE Interface and Configuration.
NDE UI - Register Option for Other Institutions in the Network
April 2026 - Collaborative Networks 
URM-213898
When a patron locates a resource at another institution in the network, the patron must be registered with the other institution in order to request the resource. You can now configure what happens in the NDE UI if they are not yet registered:
- You can choose whether to automatically register patrons from other institutions in the network, or to add a Register option in the Get It from other institutions section of the Full Display, enabling them to register manually. To do so, set the value of the uresolver_remote_register customer setting (Configuration Menu > Fulfillment > Other Settings) of the institution holding the resource to one of the following: Auto to set up automatic registration, or Manual to add the Register option to the Full Display.
- When you choose to require manual registration, you can also choose to hide the Register option from users who cannot register at your institution. To do this, you must create a list of Restricted patrons – user groups whose members cannot register at your institution – in the Unexposed User Groups table (Configuration Menu > User Management > Collaborative Networks > Restricted Users). Then, you must set the value of the display_register_button_by_restricted_user_groups customer setting (Configuration Menu > Discovery > Other > Customer Settings) to true.
For additional information, see Display Functionality.
Additional Enhancements
- April 2026 URM-313724
NDE UI - Upgraded Resource Recommender – The Resource Recommender has been upgraded, as follows:- The Recommendations section can now be collapsed or expanded. (Previously, it could be closed by selecting the X at the top of the section, but then it could not be reopened. The X has been replaced by a collapse/expand arrow.)
- When the recommendation description is longer than 155 characters, a Read more link appears after the first 155 characters. Selecting the link opens the full description in a pop-up window.
- The formatting of the contents displayed in each tile has been improved.
For additional information, see Resource Recommender for Primo VE.
- April 2026 URM-233861
Bulk Actions for Loans and Requests – In the User Area, bulk actions are now supported for the Loans and Requests lists. Bulk actions enable the user to select the checkboxes of multiple records that appear in the list, and then select an action to implement on all of the selected records. The available bulk actions are
Export and 
Add to Saved Records.
Bulk Actions' Controls in the Requests Tab of the User AreaFor additional information, see Using the Enhanced User Area.
- April 2026 URM-317003, URM-324598
NDE UI - Support for Esploro Services – The NDE UI now supports online services from Esploro, enabling patrons to access Esploro record services. - April 2026 URM-322676
Autocomplete Entity Suggestions Based Only on Ranking – The two autocomplete entity-suggestions shown for the Search field are now selected exclusively based on the rankings calculated for them by the API. (Previously, the two suggestions displayed were the highest-ranked suggestions available for their entity types. Persons were prioritized for the first suggestion, and organizations were prioritized for the second suggestion. Locations only appeared if neither persons nor organizations were found.) For additional information, see Linked Open Data in the NDE UI. - April 2026 URM-323392
NDE UI - Accessibility Improvements – As part of our ongoing accessibility improvements for the NDE UI, the following improvements were implemented:- Brief Record – Screen Reader Reading Order
The HTML DOM structure of the brief record was refactored to ensure that assistive technologies present content in a logical reading sequence that matches the visual layout. As part of this improvement, the Peer reviewed label now appears in the correct position in the screen-reader reading order, supporting compliance with WCAG 2.1 Success Criterion 1.3.2 (Meaningful Sequence).
Note: Libraries that implemented customizations to the brief record should review those customizations following this change. - Advanced Search – Visible and Persistent Field Labels
Improvements were implemented to ensure that form fields include visible and persistent labels in accordance with WCAG 2.1 Success Criterion 3.3.2 (Labels or Instructions). The Enter a search term field no longer relies solely on placeholder text that disappears once users begin typing. In addition, visible labels have been added or clarified for elements associated with the Search Field, Match Type, and Operator controls to improve clarity for assistive technology users.
Additional improvements will be implemented in the upcoming May release.
- Brief Record – Screen Reader Reading Order
- April 2026 URM-326201
NDE UI - Support for HTML Tags in Normalization Rules – Support for HTML tags in normalization rules has been expanded. The following tags are now supported:- a
- b
- br
- div
- em
- i
- img
- li
- ol
- p
- s
- span
- strong
- sub
- sup
- table
- tbody
- td
- th
- tr
- u
- ul
For additional information, see Configuring Normalization Rules for Display and Local Fields.
Resolved Issues
- April 2026 SF: 7864061 URM-229856
The no_renewals field appeared in the Loans Detailed Display table (Configuration > Discovery > Library Card Configurations > Loans Detailed Display) even though it was no longer supported. It has been removed from the table. - April 2026 SF: 7867533 URM-242631
Virtual Browse did not include CZ-linked records with electronic inventory. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 7987529 URM-247932
Searches that contained local fields or fields related exclusively to local searches (classification_ndc, course_code, course_department_name, course_instructor, course_name, course_searchable_id, holdings_information, holding_call_number, mms_id, user_tags) were sent to CDI. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 08013576 08316953 URM-248347
The rft_doaj_id parameter was missing from the Alma openURL. As a result, a URL resolved to the journal's contents page instead of directly to the article to which it should have resolved. This was fixed; the parameter was added to the API's URL resolver. - April 2026 SF: 8020317 URM-248536
In some cases, after adding a new row to the View labels code table, the dates in the Updated By and Last Updated fields of all of the rows in the table were changed to the current date. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 8039631 URM-251995
Bulk export failed in blended search scopes with long queries. In this situation, when the queries were long, it was expected that the results would only contain CDI records, but the export process should not have failed. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 8102734 URM-254522
When a record was opened from a Browse search, no results were shown for Chapters of this book and Book reviews when they should have been. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 08114766 08132886 08247380 08148177 08116808 08355175 08375424 URM-254919
Under certain circumstances, importing did not work when a list of codes was imported into a table. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 8034875 URM-255110
The Update Monitoring Status job kept failing. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 8126689 URM-313940
When bulk export was initiated from a link in a saved-search alert, records were included in the export that should not have been included. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 8139157 URM-314055
In the instructions that appeared when a user selected Search for databases, the option "Click on a letter above" was not shown, even though AZ search was enabled and available. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 08165827 08199444 URM-315540
In some cases, MARC tags that were marked as private and were not configured to display were still found in searches. This was fixed. Note that this fix requires re-indexing. - April 2026 SF: 8193569 URM-316739
Data was missing for the Research Assistant Usage SA and the Customized Values Usage SA in EU DWH. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 8141508 URM-319990
Searching by the language code "chi" caused local fields to be dropped from the query. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 8256360 URM-322532
Facets were loading slowly or not loading at all until the page was refreshed. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 8136066 URM-314856
NDE UI - In the mobile app (tablet size), the text indentation was not implemented correctly in certain pages. This was fixed. - April 2026 URM-316247 URM-316253 URM-316308 URM-316311 URM-316314 URM-316327
NDE UI - Various accessibility issues were corrected:- Accessible names of interface components that did not contain their visible labels were corrected.
- Contrast between interface components and their backgrounds was improved.
- Missing or hidden labels were made visible.
- April 2026 SF: 8253059 URM-317052
NDE UI - Using the date facet increased the number of results instead decreasing it. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 8235196 URM-318450
NDE UI - HTML code was displayed in the mediatype.review label. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 8255708 URM-319138
NDE UI - Accessibility: "Skip to" was not translated and was always read by the screen reader in English. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 8241371 URM-319318
NDE UI - On small screens, the + button was sometimes hidden under other screen elements, and there was no visual indicator for collapsible sections. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 8253389 URM-319390
NDE UI - In the Full Display, the View Online section did not load if the page was opened before the Brief Results finished loading. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 08265455 08330884 08323612 URM-319780
NDE UI - In the Brief Results, HTML tags were not consistently supported. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 8250039 URM-319782
NDE UI - In Collection Discovery, mediatype labels with long descriptions overlapped collection titles. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 08241946 08325952 URM-319902
NDE UI - In the Journal search, the label nde.journalsearch.category.option2 ("Click a letter") was not shown when Display Category browse was disabled. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 8265477 URM-320098
NDE UI - In both Chrome and Edge, when the Export > Print option was selected, the Print tab flashed and then closed. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 08273600 08364570 URM-320797
NDE UI - In the ILL form, the default format for chapter requests was incorrect. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 8287049 URM-320954
NDE UI - The label of the Close button was not translated in request forms when the interface language was not English. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 8278346 URM-320963
NDE UI - Citation-style labels did not support HTML tags as they should have. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 8278802 URM-320998
NDE UI - Accessibility: The behavior of the Show More button was not sufficiently clear with the JAWS screen reader. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 8277910 URM-320999
NDE UI - Accessibility: In the citation dialog box, the asterisk character was described by the JAWS screen reader as a "sextile" character. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 08280094 08281985 08275031 URM-321220
NDE UI - When a request link was selected in the Requests section of the Full Display page, the request opened in the same window, rather than a new window/tab, as it should have. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 8280080 URM-321236
NDE UI - In the Hebrew UI, the arrow of the link to a request form faced the wrong direction. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 8280115 URM-321241
NDE UI - In the confirmation dialog box of a Request cancellation, the title of the dialog box was not aligned correctly in Hebrew. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 8288666 URM-321252
NDE UI - The line indentation and spacing was incorrect for the Vancouver (AMA 11th edition) and APA (7th edition) citation styles. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 8280102 URM-321469
NDE UI - In the Hebrew UI, in the Requests sign-in prompt, the arrow of the icon faced the wrong direction. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 8298315 URM-321497
NDE UI - In the Database page, the alignment of categories that had no sub-categories was incorrect. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 8297164 URM-321666
NDE UI - The Service unavailability display message was not displayed when it should have been. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 8292867 URM-321933
NDE UI - HTML was not supported for the availability line. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 8306946 URM-322202
NDE UI - NDE: space delimiter did not display between fields in the Brief Display. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 8316508 URM-323157
NDE UI - Union View main-menu links were not distributed to IZ members. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 08327495 08343073 URM-323377
NDE UI - The ILL blank form did not change to digital format for book- chapter requests, as it should have. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 08297767 08293739 08297815 08295804 08301151 08352671 URM-323392
NDE UI - Accessibility: In the Brief Display, the peer-reviewed tag was only read by screen readers after the user performed more than 20 key presses, making it relatively inaccessible to visually impaired users. This was fixed. Note that this fix involved a significant refactoring of this functionality. It is recommended that customers who have implemented customizations in this area check them to make sure that their handling has not changed. For some additional details, see the NDE UI - Accessibility Improvements entry in the Additional Enhancements section. - April 2026 SF: 8324224 URM-323406
NDE UI: Research Assistant – The Library-Search View More Results option did not work with date filters. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 08256415 08325194 08331110 URM-323715
NDE UI - Under certain circumstances, the text "Generic Field:false" was added to the Requester note field of ILL- and purchase-request forms. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 8292721 URM-323865
NDE UI - The focus was not set to the Available At Other Institutions section when it should have been. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 8337317 URM-324015
NDE UI - In GES, the Go to link button was not clickable. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 8283170 URM-324178
NDE UI - The sort order of the Loans list did not match the order specified by the Fulfillment CP primo_loan_list_sorting, as it should have. This was fixed. - April 2026 URM-324208
NDE UI - Accessibility: For deep links, under certain circumstances, when a new tab was opened, the NVDA screen reader read the aria-label code rather than the label. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 8353420 URM-324329
NDE UI - When the copyright checkbox on a blank ILL form was selected, the Agree to Copyright terms checkbox was not selected in the borrowing request that was generated from the form. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 8359200 URM-324615
NDE UI - In the My Account area, in the Loans section, HTML tags were shown in external location names. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 08360691 08347590 08372040 URM-324852
NDE UI - In Collection Discovery, long collection and sub-collection titles were wrapped in the middle of words. This was fixed. - April 2026 SF: 08359744 08342711 08330870 08327900 URM-325415
NDE UI - Pickup locations were duplicated in hold requests. This was fixed. - April 2026 URM-326201 SF: 08387914, 08391630, 08391281, 08385078, 08386286, 08387211, 08371607, 08395025, 08397738
Images and links that were added to PNXs via normalization rules displayed as raw HTML code. This was fixed. - April 2026 CDI-29799
Research Assistant – Various accessibility improvements related to support for screen readers were implemented. - April 2026 SF: 08390648 08395045 08388623 08388236 URM-326262
Added 7 June 2026
NDE UI - In the Brief Record display, some labels were not aligned properly with the information associated with them. This was fixed.