Question

How do I add a 'Forgot My Password' or 'Reset Password' link to the login page in the new UI for an Alma authentication profile?

Answer

This can be done by adding a link to the login page that will lead to an Alma reset password page:

https://<your Alma domain>/view/resetPw?institutionCode=<inst code>&backUrl=<Primo’s URL>

Please note: The Primo URL in the backUrl parameter should be entered as an encoded URL. (you can use this site for example: https://urldecode.org/ )

(for example, https://sandbox02-eu.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/view/resetPw?institutionCode=EXLDEV1_INST&backUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fmyinstitution-alma-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com%2Fprimo_library%2Flibweb%2Faction%2Fsearch.do%3Fvid%3DmyPrimoView).

The link configured will appear under the 'Need help signing in?' section:

To display the page in a specific language, add the parameter language_code with 2 letter code of the relevant language. For example: &language_code=fr

Configuration in Primo

1. In the Primo Back Office, navigate to: Primo Home > Advanced Configuration > All Mapping Tables
2. Edit the 'User Login Links' mapping table
3. Create a new row:
   1. Link Code - The link that is being added.
   2. Link URL - The URL to the reset password page that is described above.
   3. Description - An internal description of the link
   For example:
   
    
4. In the Primo Back Office, navigate to: Primo Home > Advanced Configuration > All Code Tables
5. Edit the 'User Login' Code Table
6. Customize the 'nui.help.login.link1' code to the desired label.
   For example:
   
    

Additional Information

The link that is sent by e-mail is valid for one hour. There is no limit how often it may be used during that hour.

For more information:

• Primo documentation - Login Pages for User Authentication
• Primo VE documentation - Configuring User Authentication for Primo VE

• Article last edited: 29-Apr-2021