Views Wizard
The Views wizard allows you to define the following aspects:
- A different look-and-feel for different user groups. Every view can have its own logo, header, header links, and more.
- A different set of tabs and search scopes to be displayed for different user groups.
Each institution can have its own fully customized views, and each view can have a different list of search scopes, as well as the default scope.
On the Views List page (Primo Home > Ongoing Configuration Wizards > Views Wizard), you can create a new view or modify an existing view.

Views List Page
The Views list is filtered by institution.
As you edit or create a view, the wizard will guide you through the following steps:
The last step of the Views wizard is to deploy the view.
If you would like to deploy your settings later, click Deploy All on the Primo Back Office home page. For more information, see Deploy All Configuration Settings.
General View Attributes
The General View Attribute page allows you to define attributes that apply to the entire view. In addition, you can define parent and child views, which allow you to easily maintain a group of views that have areas in common. For more information, see View Inheritance.
To access this page, create a new view or edit an existing view. After you have configured the settings, you can create scopes for the view. For more information, see Managing Scope Values.
Create a View
You can create a new view by copying an existing view and editing it to suit your needs.
To create a view:
- In the Create a New View area on the View List page, select a view to duplicate in the Duplicate View From drop-down list.For installation-level staff users, select the installation name or a specific institution from the Owner drop-down list. The valid values are Installation (if using the default name) or a specific institution. For single-institution installations, your institution will be selected for you.
- Select a view to duplicate in the Duplicate View From drop-down list.
- In the Code field, enter the view's code. The code can be modified in the View codes table.
- Click Create.The new view appears in the Views List. You can now edit the view's details by using the instructions in Edit a View.
Edit a View
Editing a newly created view enables you to customize the duplicated view to suit your user group and institution's needs.
Out-of-the-box views are read-only and cannot be edited. To edit a view, you must first create a view.
To edit view details:
- On the Views List page, click Edit next to the view you want to update.The Edit View Attributes page opens.Edit View Attributes Page
- In the General View Attributes area, edit the attributes for the view (see General View Attributes Details for a list of fields).
General View Attributes Details Field name Description View Name1The name of the view.Code1The Primo view ID code.Copied FromThe original view from which this view was copied.CSS(Classic UI only) The name of the CSS used with the view. This can be Primo's default CSS, iPhone view CSS, or a customized CSS file that you upload. To customize your CSS file, refer to the Primo Technical Guide.Default InstitutionIndicates how the default institution is determined if the user is not signed in. The valid values are:- By IP – The system will use the institution that is assigned to the IP address from which the user has accessed Primo. If the user is not within an institution’s IP range, the system uses the default institution for the view.
- By View – The system will use the default institution for the view.The default value is By View.
In a local institution view, it makes sense to base the institution on the view. In a central view that is used by many institutions, it may be better to base the institution on the IP range.Default interface languageThe default interface language of the interface.DescriptionA description of the view.Enable Citation TrailEnables the Citation and Cited By links in the results for Primo Central records. It allows users (such as researchers and graduate students) to display the lists of cited and cited by records for Primo Central records retrieved in the brief results and to follow the trails of each citation. By default, this functionality is enabled.The Results Tile code table allows you to modify the associated labels that display in the Front End.Enable My Library CardWhether this view enables My Library Card on the e-Shelf.Enable the “Personalize Your Results” serviceEnables the Personalize your results area on the results page in the Front End. This area allows users to specify personalized settings that are used to rank results from Primo Central.For more information, see Personalized Ranking for Primo Central.InheritsWhether this view inherits attributes from the parent view or not.A view that inherits from a parent view cannot be a parent to another view.Institution*The institution to which this view belongs.Invoke automatic search when tabs are switchedWhether auto-search is enabled when users switch between tabs on a view.This field is checked/enabled by default.Is TemplateWhether this view is a parent view or a child view. Select Yes to make this a parent view. The default value is No.By default, any view that is created from a template becomes a child view.Layout Set(Classic UI only) The Layout Set used with the view. The following options are available:- Standard – opens facets on the right side.
- Facets on the Left – opens facets on the left side.
- Customized layout – allows you to create customized view layouts. Select the Edit button that appears for this option to modify the layouts. For more information on customization, see Custom Layout Editor.
Mobile CSS(Classic UI only) The name of the CSS file that automatically adjusts the display for devices that have smaller screens, such as smartphones. The default value is Mobile CSS, which enables the mobile view functionality.If this field is left empty, the system will disable the mobile view functionality.Session Timeout URLThis field specifies the page to which the user will be redirected after a session times out.To configure the Session Timeout URL to be any file:- Enter the URL of the file, using the following format:http://<server>:<port>/primo_ library/libweb/static_htmls/<file>
- Enter the following commands to access the static_htmls directory:fe_webcd static_htmls
- Place the file in the static_htmls directory.
Side bar (Tweak my results) position (New UI only) The position of the Tweak My Results section in the Front End: - On the right – Positions the Tweak My Results section on the right side.
- On the left – Positions the Tweak My Results section on the left side.
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- Click Save & Continue to save your changes and display the Search Scope List page.
- Once you have created or edited your view's header attributes, you can configure the search scopes using instructions in Search Scopes.
Search Scopes
You can define and customize the different search scopes for every view on the Search Scope List page. To do this, first define the scope values with the Pipes Configuration wizard. In this section, you can define which of the scope values should be used by the search scopes created for each view.

Search Scope List Page
You can add a remote search scope to the system by defining MetaLib QuickSets. These QuickSets are lists of databases configured for specific user groups. The Quicksets must be defined in MetaLib. Refer to the Primo Interoperability Guide for more information on setting up MetaLib.
Add a Search Scope
You add an additional search scope to a view in your Primo system. After adding a view, you can edit it to further customize your search scope with more advanced information.
To add a search scope:
- In the Add Search Scope section, enter the search scope name in the Search Scope Name field (see Search Scope List Page).
- In the Description field, enter a description of the search scope.
- Click Add.The new search scope appears in the Search Scope List. You can now edit the search scope details using the instructions in Edit a Search Scope.
Edit a Search Scope
Editing the search scope enables you to add and remove search scope values created for the local repository and add a single remote quickset for remote searches.
A quickset is a group of remote databases that is defined in MetaLib. Refer to the Primo Interoperability Guide for more information on setting up quicksets in MetaLib.
Generally, a single search scope includes either local search scope values or a quickset, but it is also possible to combine both local and remote scopes in a single scope. The remote search scope values are added to the PNX records during the normalization process.
To edit search scope details:
- On the Search Scopes List page, click Edit next to the search scope that you want to update.The Edit Search Scope page opens (see Edit Search Scope Page).Edit Search Scope Page
- Update the fields shown in the following table to configure the search scope:
General Search Scope Attributes Details Field name Description Scope NameThe name of the view's search scope.Search Scope DescriptionA description of the search scope.Display TextThe name of the search scope as it is displayed in the Front End. - In the Search Scope Values area, add or remove the search scope values from the local repository. If no search scopes or quicksets are selected, the scope includes the entire local repository. If a quickset is selected, the scope does not include any search scopes in the local repository.The values displayed in the Search Scope Values list are defined in the instructions for the Managing Scope Values.
- In the Remote Quick Sets area, choose a remote MetaLib QuickSet for your search scope by checking the desired quickset. If this section is left blank, there are no remote quicksets for the search scope.If no scope values or remote quicksets are selected, there are no local or remote search scopes defined and the entire local index is searched.
- In the Third Node Adaptors area, check a plug-in if you want to replace or enhance the standard Primo search engine. Otherwise, click the No third node adaptor check box to use the standard Primo search engine. For more information on the EBSCO adaptor, see Configuring the EBSCO Plug-In.If your institution has registered for the Primo Central service, you can select the following options to search Primo Central collections:
- Primo Central – Select this check box to allow users to search Primo Central collections from this view and search scope.When selected, the Include Results with no full-text check box becomes enabled.
- Include Results with no full-text – By default, Primo displays only the PC records that contain full text, but users may select the Expand My Results option in the Front End to display other PC records as well. If you want to display all PC records by default, select this check box.When selected, the Expand My Results option will not display in the Front End, but users may click the Full Text Online facet to display only the records that contain full text.
For more information on Primo Central, refer to the Primo Central Configuration Guide.To edit another search scope, select the search scope in the Search Scope drop-down list. -
- Click To Scopes List to continue to the Search Scopes List page.To manage search scopes for another view, select the view in the view drop-down list.
- On the Search Scopes List page, click Save & Continue.The Tabs Configuration page opens.Tabs Configuration PageYou can now create and edit the tab details using the instructions in Tabs.
Tabs
You can define one or more tabs for each view. Tabs allow you to divide the data search within each view into different sections, matching the different search scopes that are defined for the view. A view can include a single search scope or several search scopes that appear in the Front End in a search box drop-down list.
In this section you can create tabs, edit the display name appearing on the tab, and select the search scopes that are to appear in the drop-down list in the Front End search box.
Using tabs in Primo is similar to using links in Google to locate resources of different types such as images and maps.
Because a primary advantage of Primo is to provide a unified search interface for all library resources, Primo is initially configured with a single tab. You are encouraged to carefully consider whether to implement a multi-tab configuration after your switch to production.
Create a Tab
The default tab can be used if the site has only one tab. Otherwise, new tabs should be created.
To create tab details:
- In the Create a New Tab area, enter the name of the tab in the Tab Code field.
- In the Description field, enter a description of the tab.
- Click Create.The new tab appears in the Tabs List. You can now edit the tab details and define the tab's search scope using the instruction in Edit a Tab.
Edit a Tab
Editing a newly created search tab enables you to define the tab's search scopes. The Edit View Attributes page allows you to edit the general tab details or the tab's search scope.
To edit tab details:
- On the Tabs Configuration page, click Edit next to the tab you want to edit.The Edit View Attributes page opens.Edit View Attributes Page
- Edit the General Attributes for the tab (see General Tab Attributes Details for a list of fields).
General Tab Attributes Details Field name Description Tab NameThe name of the view's tab.DescriptionA description of the tab.ToolTipText used in the ToolTip tab in the Front End.Display Find in DatabaseSelect this check box to display the Find Database link for this search tab.By default, the Find Database link displays only for search tabs that have remote search scopes.The tab's General Attribute details are updated and appear on the Tab List page (see Tabs Configuration Page). - Click Save & Continue.The updated tabs appear in the Tabs List.After creating your tabs, you can:To configure your view's tiles, use the instructions in Tiles.
Delete a Tab
You can delete tabs from your system during ongoing configuration. Although all out-of-the-box tabs are read-only and cannot be deleted, you can remove any tabs that you created that are no longer necessary.
When you delete a tab, you are also deleting the search scopes associated with the tab.
To delete a tab:
- In the Tabs List of the Tabs Configuration page, click Delete next to the tab that you want to delete.A confirmation dialog box opens.
- Click OK.The tab and the association to the tab's search scopes are deleted from the system, and the tab is removed from the Tab List.
Add a Scope to the Tab
You can define one or more search scopes for a tab. Having tabs with different search scopes enables you to create different search categories within the different tabs.
To create a tab's search scope:
- On the Tabs Configuration page, click Edit next to the tab to which you want to add a search scope.The Edit View Attributes page opens (Edit View Attributes Page).
- In the Add a New Scope area, select a search scope in the Scope Name drop-down list.
- Click Add to add the search scope to the tab.The new search scope appears in the Search Scopes area.
- On the Search Scopes List page, click Save & Continue to return to the Tabs Configuration page.
Delete the Tab's Scope
You can delete any of the tab's search scopes that are no longer necessary.
To delete a tab's search scope:
- In the Tabs List, click Edit next to the tab whose search scope you want to delete.The Edit View Attributes page opens (see Edit View Attributes Page).
- In the Scopes List, click Delete next to the search scope that you want to delete.A confirmation box opens.
- Click OK.
- Click Save & Continue to return to the Tabs Configuration page.The search scope is removed from the Search Scope list and the association between the tab and the search scope is deleted from the system.
Tiles
Every page within the Primo system is comprised of several tiles. Each tile is configured once for all of the pages on the site. The following table lists which tiles you can configure per page:
Page | Tiles |
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Home Page | Each of the pages can contain the following tiles, but are defined once under the Home Page configuration tile:
All of these tiles are required except for the Static HTML tile. |
Full Display | The Full Display page can also contain the following tiles:
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Brief Display | The Brief Display page can also contain the following tiles:
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Edit a Tile
You can edit your view's tiles.
To edit a tile:
- On the Tabs Configuration page, click Save & Continue.The Tiles Configuration page opens.Tiles Configuration Page
- In the Page drop-down list, select the name of the page that contains the tile that you want to edit.The page's tiles appear in the All Tiles of area.
- In the All Tiles of area, click Edit Tile next to the tile you want to edit.Depending on the tile you selected, the following page opens:
- For the Basic Search tile, see Edit Basic Search Attributes Page
- For the Advanced Search tile, Edit Advanced Search Attributes Page
- For the Main Menu tile, Edit Main Menu Attributes Page
- For the Static HTML tile, Edit HTML Attributes Page
- For the Full Results tile, Edit Full Details Attributes Page
- For the Send To tile, Edit Keeping This Item Attributes Page
- For the Brief Results tile, Edit Brief Results Attributes Page
- For the Refine My Results (Facets) tile, Edit Facets Attributes Page
- For the Locations tile, Edit Locations Details Attributes Page
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- Click Save & Continue to return to the Tiles page.The tile details are updated and appear in the Tiles List page (see Tiles Configuration Page).If you want to edit another tile for the selected page, select the desired tile in the Tile drop-down. If the tile belongs to another page, select the page in the Page drop-down list and the tile in the Tile drop-down list. After selecting the desired page and tile, repeat Steps 3 through 5.To edit a tile that belongs to another view, select the desired view in the View drop-down list and repeat Steps 3 through 5.
Edit Basic Search Attributes Page
This page defines the attributes for the Basic Search tile. For information on accessing this page, see Views Wizard.

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Edit the Basic Search Attributes details according to the following table:
Field | Description |
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Texts of Basic Search Tile: | |
Interface Language | The interface language of the tile. |
Opening Text | The text displayed at the top of the tile. |
Ending Text | The text displayed at the bottom of the tile. |
Value for Resource type pre-filter drop-down: | |
Display | The media types displayed in the media type pre-filter in the search box. Available media types are: articles, audio visual, books, conference proceedings, databases, dissertations, government documents, images, journals, legal documents, maps, newspaper articles, rare books, reference entries, reviews, scores, statistical data sets, Web sites, and all items. To add, delete, or update media types, use the facet_pfilter_values mapping table. |
Default | The media type that is to be displayed as the default in the media type pre-filter in the search box. |
Search operators: | |
Display | The list of available default search fields that appear in the search field pre-filter in the search box. |
Default | The search field that is to be displayed as the default in the search field type pre-filter in the search box. |
Search Target Fields of Basic Search tile (Combo): | |
Precision Operator | When selected, this indicates that the search for the exact phrase option is offered in the basic search box. |
Starts With (Title left anchored search) Operator | When selected, this indicates that the starts with option is offered in the basic search box. This option allows users to perform left-anchored title searches only. |
Edit Advanced Search Attributes Page
This page defines the attributes for the Advanced Search tile. For information on accessing this page, see Views Wizard.
Advanced searches using the NOT and OR operators are not supported in remote searches (MetaLib).

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Edit the Advanced Search Attributes details according to the following table:
Field/Button | Description |
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Texts of Advanced Search Tile: | |
Interface Language | The interface language of the tile. |
Opening Text | The text displayed at the top of the tile. |
Ending Text | The text displayed at the bottom of the tile. |
Define search pre-filters: | |
Search Type | The search options available through the Advanced Search tile. Each of the options is displayed as an individual tab in the Advanced Search tile. Both the Publication Date and Date Range options can be configured to filter by date, but providing both options may be confusing to end users. For more information on the Data Range option, see Configuring Date Ranges. |
Search Status | Definitions of the search type. This can be the default definitions or user defined. |
Tabs | A check box displays for each tab defined in the view. If you want to display the advanced search box for a tab by default, select the corresponding check box. |
Edit button | Click the Edit button that displays next to a search type in the list to modify its settings. Each search type corresponds to a line in the Advanced Search box in the Front End. The following search types are valid:
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Delete button | Click the Delete button that displays next to a search type to remove it from the Advanced Search box in the Front End. |
Create a new search option | This field allows you to add search options to the Advanced Search box in the Front End. To add a search option, select a search option from the drop-down list and then click Create. For more information on each type, refer to the Edit button above. |
Advanced search options: | |
Display “Find Database” Link | This field indicates whether the Find Database links will display on the Advanced Search page. Select this field to display the link. The Find Databases link always displays on the Front End for remote scopes, regardless of this setting.. |
Edit Main Menu Attributes Page
This page defines the attributes for the Main Menu tile. For information on accessing this page, see Views Wizard.

Edit Main Menu Attributes Page
Edit the Main Menu Attributes details according to the following table:
Field | Description |
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Interface Language | The interface language of the tile. |
Contents of Main Menu Tile: | |
Label | The label that appears at the top of the header. |
URL | The URL of the label. |
Link should open in | Indicates whether the link should open in the current window or in a new window/tab. The default is current window. |
Create new Label: | |
Label | The label that appears at the top of the header. |
URL | The URL of the label. |
Edit HTML Attributes Page
This page defines the attributes for the Static HTML tile. For information on accessing this page, see Views Wizard.

Edit HTML Attributes Page
Edit the Static HTML Attributes details according to the following table:
Field | Description |
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Contents of HTML Tile: | |
Position | The various positions in the tile. |
Assigned HTML | The HTML code that is to appear in the specific position. |
Edit Full Details Attributes Page
This page defines the attributes for the Full Results tile. For information on accessing this page, see Views Wizard.

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Edit the Full Details Attributes details according to the following table:
Field | Description |
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Field to display in full results: | |
Field column | The list of fields that are displayed in the Full Display. To reorder the fields, click the arrows next to the fields to move the fields up or down as needed. The Snippet field allows you to display the text in the Search section from the PNX that includes the query terms, illustrating why the record was found. The system automatically adds the vernacular title and title to the first two lines. |
Edit | This button opens a display line for editing. You can perform the following operations on a display line:
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Add Line | This button opens a new display line to allow you to add a new field. To add a new field, select the field type in the Field drop-down list and click Create. Otherwise, click Cancel to exit without making changes. |
Fields' Delimiter | This field defines the field separator, which is used to separate multiple fields per display line. To update the delimiter, fill in the field and click Save. The default value is a semicolon. To display multiple fields per display line, refer to the description on the Edit button. |
Links to display in full results: | |
Field column | The list of links that are displayed in the Full Display. |
Delete | Deletes the link. |
Create a link | Select the field type in the Field drop-down and click Create. |
Edit Keeping This Item Attributes Page
This page defines the attributes for the Send To tile. For information on accessing this page, see Views Wizard.

Edit Send To Attributes Page
Edit the Send To Attributes details according to the following table:
Field | Description |
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Functionality to Include: | |
This section configures SMS authorization for the SMS option provided in the Actions drop-down list in the full and brief results. | |
Add SMS Authorization: | |
Function | Indicates the function to configure. The only valid value is SMS. |
Description | Contains the description of the function. |
Institution | Indicates the institutions to which this function applies. To apply this function to all institutions, select All. For institution-level staff users, your institution will already be selected. For installation-level users, you must select an institution before the associated values appear in the drop-down lists that display the Select Institution value. |
On/Off Campus | Indicates whether the user should be within the institution's IP range. |
User Group | Specify Not Guest to enable SMS only for signed-in users. |
Create button | Click this button to add the specified function to the Actions drop-down list. |
Edit Brief Results Attributes Page
This page defines the attributes for the Brief Results tile. For information on accessing this page, see Views Wizard.

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Edit the Brief Results Attributes details according to the following table:
Field | Description |
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Functionality to include: | |
E-Shelf | This field allows you to enable the add to e-Shelf option per tab in your view. To add this option to your view, select the relevant tabs. |
Texts of Brief Results Tile: | |
Interface Language | The interface language of the tile. |
Opening Text | The text displayed at the top of the tile. |
Ending Text | The text displayed at the bottom of the tile. |
Define link from title: | |
Link to online resource | Specify this option to allow users to display the online resource by clicking the title in the Brief Record display. If a GetIt! 1 link is not configured to link directly to the online resource, the title cannot be clicked. By default, the online resources are configured, based on availability, to allow direct linking. To update these settings, refer to GetIt! Links. |
Link to full record display | Specify this option to allow users to display the full record by clicking the title in the results. Select one of the following tabs to display it initially:
The default is the Details tab. |
Define FRBR (Primo Local) display: | |
Preferred Record | This option displays the preferred record (based on ranking) for the FRBR group. This is the default display type. |
Generic Record | This option displays a generic record for the FRBR group. The generic record serves as a placeholder for the group and does not include the data and functionality that is relevant to a specific record (such as the availability status, tabs, and save to e-shelf). It only indicates that multiple versions of the title have been found. End users can click either the title or the View versions link to display the versions for the FRBR group. In addition, generic records display two rows in the brief results:
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Order of Tabs: | |
This section allows you to specify the order of the tabs in the Brief Record display. Click the arrows next to each of the following tabs to move the tab up or down in the list:
If GetIt! Link 1 is a link to an online resource, it will always display in the first tab, regardless of these settings. | |
Fields to display in 1st line of the brief results: | |
Field | The list of fields that are displayed in the first line of the Brief Results. By default, the system includes the Title and Vernacular title fields in the first line. |
Delete | Deletes the field. |
Create a new field to Item's Title | Select the field type in the Field drop-down list and click Create. |
Fields’ delimiter | Characters used to separate fields per line. If no delimiter is specified, the system defaults to a new line. |
Fields to display in 2nd line of the brief results: | |
Field | The list of fields that are displayed in the second line of the Brief Results. By default, the system includes the Creator, Contributor, and Creation Date fields in the second line. |
Delete | Deletes the field. |
Create a new field to Item's Title | Select the field type in the Field drop-down and click Create. |
Fields’ delimiter | Characters used to separate fields per line. If no delimiter is specified, the system defaults to a space. |
Fields to display in the 3rd line of the brief results: | |
Field | The list of fields that are displayed in the third line of the Brief Results. The system always displays the information stored in the display/ispartof field in the third line of the Brief Results. If you do not want to display this information, omit the display/ispartof field in the normalization rules. |
Delete | Deletes the field. |
Create a new field to Item's Title | Select the field type in the Field drop-down and click Create. |
Fields’ delimiter | Characters used to separate fields per line. If no delimiter is specified, the system defaults to a space. |
Sort Fields of the brief results: | |
This section lists the fields that will appear in the Sort By drop-down list in the search results. For more information, see Sort Fields Config*. Because the popularity sort applies to local records only, it is recommended to remove it for blended searches. | |
Select default for FRBR versions list | Allows you to specify the default sort used for the FRBR versions list in the Front End. The FRBR versions list opens after clicking the View versions link in the record's brief display. ![]() View Versions Link During an update pipe, the FRBR versions list will return no results until the hotswapping process has completed. |
Create a new sort field | To add a new sort field, specify a sort field in the Field drop-down list and then click Create. The date2 field is a virtual field that allows you sort by date in ascending order. For more information on the sort fields, see the Sort Fields Config mapping table. |
Primo allows you to display snippets in search results retrieved from PC Index and remote and local Primo collections. If the following criteria are met, the system displays the snippet for an item:
To display snippets, configure the following fields: | |
Show Snippets | Select this field to display snippets when the search term is found in the abstract, toc, or fulltext fields. |
Show snippet if query terms are not found in fields | Select this field if you want to display snippets when the search term is not found in the abstract, toc, or fulltext fields. To select this field, you must also select the Show Snippets field. If the search term is not found in the abstract, toc, or fulltext fields, the system displays the first 160 characters of the highest priority field specified in the Snippet Display Preferences mapping table. For more information, see Snippet Display Preferences. |
Institution Boost | |
Boost results from my institution | Select this field if you want to boost the search results for records in your institution. To configure the boost level, see Results Boosting – Institution Boost. |
Network | |
Facebook | Enables the Facebook Like button for local Primo and Primo Central records on the Brief Results page so that users can share content with their friends on Facebook. The browser's language selection overrides Primo's display language for the Facebook Like button. |
Number of records | Indicates the maximum number of records that will display in the search results unless overridden by the user’s preferences. The valid values are 10, 20, 30, and 50. The default value is 10. This setting does not apply to the number of results returned from Alma’s A-Z list. |
Edit Facets Attributes Page
This page defines the attributes for the Refine My Results (Facets) tile. For information on configuring facets, see Facets.

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Edit the Facets Attributes details according to the following table:
Field | Description |
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Texts of Facets Tile: | |
Interface Language | The interface language. |
Opening Text | The text displayed at the top of the tile. |
Ending Text | The text displayed at the bottom of the tile. |
Additional functionality: | |
Display “Show Only” Facets on the top of the brief results list | Select this field if you want to display the Show Only section (which contains the top-level facets) above the list of the results on the Brief Results page. |
Display “Show Only” Facets on the top of “Refine My Results” | Select this field if you want to display the Show Only section (which contains the top-level facets) above the Refine My Results section on the Brief Results page. |
Display "RSS", "Save Search" and "Add page to e-Shelf" on top of the facets options | Indicates whether the rss, Save search, and Add page to e-Shelf links appear above or below the Facets section on the Brief Results page. |
Facets to display: | |
Type | The type of facet to be displayed. |
Items to Display | The maximum amount of items to be displayed for this facet. Because the system creates five groups for the Creation Date facet, a value greater than 5 will only display five groups. For information on how facet groups are created for the Creation Date facet, see Facets Section in the Primo Technical Guide. |
Sort | Indicates the order in which the facets are displayed. |
Default tab | Indicates whether to add to the default tab. |
Delete | Click this button to delete the facet. |
Edit Locations Details Attributes Page
This page defines the attributes for the Locations tile. For information on accessing this page, see Views Wizard.

Edit Locations Details Attributes Page
Edit the Locations attributes according to the following table:
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Real Time Availability | This field controls the display of real time availability information in this view. One of the following check boxes may be selected:
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Sort locations by user institution | Select this option to sort the locations by the user’s institution. |
Include only locations belonging to the institution of the view | Select this option to display only locations that match the institution of the view. |
Display Item list filters | For sites using OPAC via Primo for Aleph, select this check box if you want to provide filter drop-down lists in the Locations tab on the Brief Results page. This option is not valid for Voyager customers. When this check box is selected, you can select one of the following filter options:
To change the text for the drop-down lists, label, and button, modify the following codes in the Location Tab code table:
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Deploy View
After configuring the view's header, search scopes, tabs, and tiles you must deploy the view. Deploying the view updates the user interface with the new view configuration settings.
To deploy your settings at a later time, you can click Deploy All on the Back Office’s home page. For more information, see Deploy All Configuration Settings.
To deploy the view:
- On the Tiles Configuration page, click Save & Continue.The Deploy page opens.Deploy Page
- Click Deploy Now.A deploy job is added to the queue. If you want to monitor the deploy job, click the deploy job link (see ). For more information on monitoring jobs, see Deploy Monitoring.Deploy Job Link
- Click Go back to return to the Views List page:The Front End view has been created and deployed to the Front End.