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by Yoel Kortick Ex Libris June 24, 2019

How to configure the display of user pictures on the User Details and Patrons services page in Alma

See also: Managing User PicturesIt is possible to display pictures of users in Alma on the User Details and Patron services page.This is done by placing pictures of the users on an external server using a naming convention which matches one of the identifier types.In the example below we will place photos with suffix .png…

by Yoel Kortick Ex Libris June 19, 2019

How to run a normalization process on a set of bibliographic records via an API in 5 easy steps

Information regarding creating the set may be found on the developers network at ‘Documentation > Alma > Rest APIs > Configuration and Administration > submit a manual or scheduled job’.Alma includes the API syntax for running a normalization process on a set. This syntax appears on the last screen when running the process in the Alma…

by Yoel Kortick Ex Libris June 17, 2019

How to receive an existing item via an API in 5 easy steps

See also Receive an Existing ItemONEIdentify the following mandatory information to be able to receive the existing item:POL ID. In our case it is POL-45389Item ID. In our case it is 2343589980000121Date of receiving. In our case it will be June 17, 2019. This is the format: 2019-06-17The code of the department where the item…

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