Configuring Institution Properties in Primo

allow_multiple_institutions_login

If you are using PDS authentication and some users are unable to login from outside of the campus, add this parameter and set it to true. The default setting false.

allow_user_extend_session_personal_settings

When selected, this parameter adds the Automatically extend my session option to the My Library Card > Personal Details and Settings tab, which enables the users to automatically extend their sessions without being prompted to extend the session. By default, this field is set to false. When set to true, the display_user_settings parameter must also be set to true.

For more details, see Configuring the Settings to Extend User Sessions.

auto_switch_quicklinks

This parameter has been added to the February 2024 release to indicate whether Quicklinks will be automatically enabled in the May 2024 release.  By default, it is set to true to automatically enable Quicklinks.

If you do not want Quicklinks enabled automatically in the May 2024 release, set this parameter to false prior to the May 2024 release.

brief_results_journal_coverage

The valid values for brief_results_journal_coverage are true and false. When set to true, electronic journals managed in Alma display a coverage summary by year in its availability statement in the results on the Library Search, Journal Search, and My Favorites pages, reducing the need to view the journal's full display to get coverage information. The coverage summary includes a maximum of three date ranges. If there are more than three, the summary includes the more label. This option is disabled by default.

• Because the coverage information is calculated in real time, it does not appear instantly in the results.

• If a journal is available with no limitations and its portfolios do not contain any date ranges, coverage information displays in the availability statement.

• Coverage information may include a single embargo, and if multiple embargoes exist, only one of them appears  in the coverage. If there a more than three date ranges in the coverage, the embargo is excluded from the coverage if it exists.

To customize and translate associated labels, modify the following codes in the Calculated Availability Text code table (Primo Home > Advanced Configuration > All Code Tables).

• default.delivery.code.coverage – Coverage: {0}
• default.delivery.code.coverage.from – From {0}
• default.delivery.code.coverage.until – Until {0}
• default.delivery.code.coverage.and_more – and more
• default.delivery.code.coverage.year_not_available – Most recent {0} year(s) not available
• default.delivery.code.coverage.year_available – Most recent {0} year(s) available
• default.delivery.code.coverage.month_not_available – Most recent {0} month(s) not available
• default.delivery.code.coverage.month_available – Most recent {0} month(s)  available
• default.delivery.code.coverage.year_month_not_available – Most recent {0} year(s) {1} month(s) not available
• default.delivery.code.coverage.year_month_available – Most recent {0} year(s) {1} month(s) available

default_sort_newspaper_by_date_newest

When set to true, you can change the default sort for results in Featured Newspapers to sort by Date-newest instead of Relevance. The default is false.

default_user_search_history_off

When set to false, this parameter collectively enables the following additional personal settings in My Library Card unless overridden by the user:

• Allow saving my search history – When enabled, this option enables signed-in users to save their search history between sessions.

• Use my search history for the recent search suggestions – When enabled, your saved search history is used to provide search suggestions for subsequent searches in Primo VE.

If not configured, the default is false.

display_user_settings

Set this field to true to enable users to enable/disable personal settings on the My Library Card > Personal Details and Settings tab in the UI. This functionality is disabled by default. In addition, this setting enables the My Personal details and settings option in the User Area menu. For more about personal settings, see the following pages:

• Configuring the Settings for Persistent Search History

• Configuring the Settings to Extend User Sessions

enable_extending_the_session

When selected, users will receive a message 60 seconds before timeout, and it will enable them to extend the session for another session period. If the users do not want to continue their session, they are signed out, the screen is refreshed, and the UI redirects to the configured URL for timeouts. By default, this field is set to false.

For more details, see Configuring the Settings to Extend User Sessions.

enable_extending_the_session_to_maximum

When selected, users will receive a message 60 seconds before timeout, and it will enable them to extend the session to the maximum period (which is 7 days and is not configurable). During this time period, users who decide to continue with the maximum session are automatically signed in when using the same device. If the users do not want to continue their session, they are signed out, the screen is refreshed, and the UI redirects to the configured URL for timeouts. By default, this field is set to false.

For more details, see Configuring the Settings to Extend User Sessions.

enable_post_aleph_login

When set to true, the following HTTP GET calls are replaced with HTTP POST calls to prevent potential security issues: 

• GET /X?op=LOGIN

• GET /X?op=BOR_AUTH

• GET /X?op=BOR_INFO

The default is false.

enable_results_per_page

The valid values for enable_results_per_page are true and false. When set to true, users can specify whether to display 10, 25, or 50 results per page on the following pages:

• Simple and Advanced search results

• Journal Search

• Database Search

• Browse Search (records page only, not the main Browse page)

• Citation trail

• Related items (book chapter, book review, and so forth)

• Newspaper Search

In most cases, additional results will not be appended to the same page. Instead, users will have the option to display the next/previous set of results by selecting the right/left arrow or display a specific set of results within one to four sets of the current set.

In the following example, the user has selected a maximum of 10 results per page and is currently viewing the second set of 10 results:

expand_my_results_when_no_results

(New for November) This parameter is disabled by default. When set to true, search results are automatically expanded to include CDI records from sources other than those that have been activated for your institution if no results are returned without expansion.

expanded_db_search

The valid values for expanded_db_search are true and false. When set to true, searches are expanded to all fields (such as subject and author) and DB categories on the Database Search page. When set to false, searches performed in Database Search match only on the title. For detailed configuration information, see Configuring the Database Search Interface.

Save Users Search History

The valid values for Save Users Search History are N and Y. When set to Y, Primo will store user search history between sessions (up to 100 searches) and use it for recent search suggestions. When set to N, all previously saved search history is retained between sessions (unless deleted by the user) and used for recent search suggestions, and any new searches will not be stored between sessions.

xframeoptionsset

The valid values for xframeoptionsset are true and false. When set to true, the X-Frame-Options SAMEORIGIN directive is added to requests to reduce vlulnerability to clickjacking.