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    1. General Product Info
    2. Primo Fundamentals
      1. Primo
      2. Primo VE
      3. Primo Central
    3. Primo Front End Customization
      1. New UI
      2. Primo VE
    4. Primo Back Office Configuration
      1. Primo Multi-Tenant, Dedicated-Direct, and Local Customers
      2. Primo VE Customers
    5. Additional Information
    • Product: Primo, Primo VE
    • Relevant for Installation Type: Multi-Tenant Direct, Dedicated-Direct

    1. General Product Info
    2. Primo Fundamentals
      1. Primo
      2. Primo VE
      3. Primo Central
    3. Primo Front End Customization
      1. New UI
      2. Primo VE
    4. Primo Back Office Configuration
      1. Primo Multi-Tenant, Dedicated-Direct, and Local Customers
      2. Primo VE Customers
    5. Additional Information

    General Product Info

    Consult the following resources to stay up to date with Primo and Primo VE and to learn what is planned for future releases. 

    • Primo Release Schedule
    • Primo Release Notes
      • Primo
      • Primo VE
    • Roadmap
    • Root Cause Analysis
    • Trust Center

    Primo Fundamentals

    Primo

    This section includes links to documentation covering terminology and key components of Primo.

    • Getting Started with Primo
    • Glossary
    • Primo Concepts, Components and Relationships
    • Primo Central Searching and Search Results
    Primo VE

    Primo VE is a new deployment model of Primo that is designed to simplify back-end processes by utilizing the Alma platform. Learn more about how Primo VE works by consulting the links below.

    • Configuration Overview (video)
    • Frequently Asked Questions from Existing Primo Customers
    Primo Central

    Primo Central is an index that is maintained by Ex Libris and provides access to over a billion records obtained from various aggregators, publishers, and open access repositories. Learn more about how Primo Central works and how to activate collections so that they can be searched in the Primo Front End. These resources are applicable to Primo and Primo VE customers. 

    • Primo Central Index
    • How do Primo Central Records Work?
    • Primo Central Collection Activation

    Primo Front End Customization

    While Primo and Primo VE use the same UI or Front End, there are differences between the two in terms of how and where to customize the look and feel of the UI.  Please consult the resources below to learn more. 

    New UI
    • Primo New UI - All the resources in one page 
    Primo VE
    • Primo VE Customization Best Practices
    • Customizing the Primo UI via the Primo VE and Alma Menus (Videos)

    Primo Back Office Configuration

    The resources below will help you learn how to use the Primo Back Office and the Primo VE Back End.

    Primo Multi-Tenant, Dedicated-Direct, and Local Customers
    • Primo Back Office Guide
    • Configuring Facets
    • Configuring Data Sources
    • Creating a Normalization Mapping Table
    • Adding a Searchable Resource Type
    • Code Tables
    Primo VE Customers
    • Search Profiles (Video)
    • Configuring Advanced Search Interfaces
    • Dedup and FRBR for Primo VE
    • Loading Records from External Sources into Primo VE

    Additional Information

    • Ask a Primo Expert
    • Primo Usability Resources 

      • Search@UW (Primo-Alma) Usability Testing Materials


    • Article last edited: 23-May-2018
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