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    How to make the source record number display in Primo search results

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      • Product: Primo
      • Product Version: All
      • Relevant for Installation Type: Dedicated-Direct, Direct, Local, Total Care

      Question

      How to display the source record number in Primo search results?

      How to make the source (Aleph, Voyager, Alma, etc.) record number appear in the Primo search results.

      Answer

      1. Go to the Primo.Show-PNX-IDs-Bookmarklet GitHub repository.
        1. Click on the bookmark javascript file
        2. Click the Raw button
        3. Copy the displayed JavaScript
      2. Create a new bookmark
        1. Set name to something meaningful (e.g. Primo brief list record ids or Show RecordID)
        2. Set the Location/URL to the JavaScript copied in step 1.3
      3. Do a search Primo, displaying the Brief Results
      4. Click on the bookmark created in step 2
      5. Note the Primo PNX RecordID displayed above each result
      6. Repeat steps 4 through 5 for each new search

      Additional Information

      This tool is a customization and not maintained or supported by Ex Libris.

      Customization includes changes performed by customers based on code outside of Primo software, or code/instructions available outside of the Ex Libris Customer Knowledge Center.


      • Article last edited: 23-Aug-2016
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