The Links Section

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This information is not applicable to Primo VE environments. Only the Display, Facets, and Search sections are configurable in Primo VE. For more details, see Mapping to the Display, Facets, and Search Sections in the Primo VE Record.

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The Links section in the PNX contains links that can be used to create the GetIt! functionality and/or to create links in the record display (for example, a link to the table of contents). The Links section includes several fields, each of which represents a function in Primo.

The PNX Link field includes data that is based on the following types of links:

Static: The Link field contains the URL. A static URL may require some attributes, including the institution to which it belongs and a display text. These are indicated by subfield delimiters ($$UURL$$DDisplay text$$IInstitution).
Calculated: Calculated URLs are created from a template that is defined in the Primo Back Office. The Link field contains URL template code, data for the template place-holders, and the institution (if several fields of the same type are added for different institutions).

For more information, see Linking to Delivery Systems and Adding Links to the PNX.

The following table lists the fields in the Links section. In addition to these fields, Primo sites can define up to fifty local link fields.

Links Section Fields
Field Name	Description
additionallinks	Additional links that are relevant to the resource.
backlink	A link back to the original record in the source repository.
linktoabstract	A link to the item's abstract.
linktoexcerpt	A link to the item's excerpt.
linktoextract	A link to an extract or first chapter of the item.
linktofindingaid	A link to a finding aid.
linktoholdings	A link to the holdings display and request options in the source system. For multi-institution sites, the following links can be used: linktoholdings_avail—A link to the holdings display and request options in the source system if the item is available in the user's institution. linktoholdings_unavail—A link to the holdings display and request options in the source system if the item is unavailable in the user's institution. linktoholdings_notexist—A link to the holdings display and request options in the source system if the item does not exist in the user's institution.
linktoholdsavail	A link to an item's available holdings.
linktoholdsunavail	A link to an item's unavailable holdings.
linktoholdsnotexist	A link when holdings do not exist.
linktohtml	(CDI only) Link to HTML version of Full text of a CDI record. The field is used for the Quicklinks feature and is limited to a single field.
linktopdf	(CDI only) Link to PDF version of Full text of a CDI record. The field is used for the Quicklinks feature and is limited to a single field.
linktoprice	A link to the item's price.
linktorequest	A link to a form or page on which a user can place a request.
linktoreview	A link to the item's review.
linktorsrc	A link to the resource itself (for example, to the full-text or image). For local records only, this field should include one of the the following subfields: $$D – It enables you to display simple text for links. $$E – It enables you to display text for links, which is defined/translated with the specified code in the Full Display Labels code table under the Front End subsystem. For CDI records, this field includes the Full text link from CDI and may include the following subfields: $$G – If provider information is available, this subfield contains the provider name. $$F – If provider information is available, this subfield contains the Access_content_in code, which enables you to customize/translate the link's display text in the Full Display Labels code table. $$E – If no provider information is available, this subfield contains the View_full_text_in_collection code, which enables you to customize/translate the link's display text in the Full Display Labels code table. $$H – This subfield should include the text free_for_read if the link is Open Access.
linktorsrcadditional	(CDI only) Multiple occurrences of this field are permitted, and each includes a Full text link from CDI. These links are sorted by provider, which is returned in the $$G subfield. Open access records have the $$H subfield set to free_for_read. For customization/translation, CDI may also return one of the following subfields: $$F – If provider information is available, this subfield contains the Access_content_in code, which enables you to customize/translate the link's display text in the Full Display Labels code table. $$E – If no provider information is available, this subfield contains the View_full_text_in_collection code, which enables you to customize/translate the link's display text in the Full Display Labels code table.
linktotoc	A link to the item's table of contents.
linktouc	A link to a Union Catalog (such as WorldCat).
openurl	This URL can be created by Primo for the metadata in the PNX.
openurladditional	(CDI only) This fields is included in case full text links via the linkresolver (Alma/SFX) are available for the record. The field contains the OpenURL template name and is limited to a single field.
openurlfullt	An open URL that is limited to the full-text service.
openurlservice	An open URL that is limited to a specific service other then the full-text service.
sourcerecord	A link to the item's source record.
thumbnail	A link to the item's thumbnail.
uri	A link to the item's URI. The display of this link is not supported on the Full Display page using the Views Wizard, but it can be done through customization as needed by the customer.
lln01 - lln50	Local links fields.