FAQs

The following instructions are for non-SUNY institutions.
For SUNY institutions, if you would like to include the SUNY Catalog scope in your Primo environment, see this FAQ: How will we be able to search SUNY as a whole, and how can I add the SUNY Catalog to my everything scope?

Why set up a deep link?
Configuring a deep link to SUNY’s Shared Catalog (Network Zone) will allow you to include physical items held by the SUNY system in your Primo search results, in order to make them available for Interlibrary Loan requests.

How to set up a deep link:
Before configuring a Primo deep link to SUNY’s Shared Catalog, contact info@sunyolis.libanswers.com to make sure that your institution has been granted access on the SUNY side.

• Required Role: Discovery Admin

Configuration Steps:

1. Go to Configuration>Discovery>Search Configuration>Search Profiles
2. Click on the Other Indexes tab, click the Add Other Index link, and then Deep Search link
3. Enter the following values into the Scope Details and Remote Environment Details section:
   • Code: SUNY
   • Name: SUNY Network Zone
   • Description: SUNY Network Zone
   • Environment: https://suny-network.alma.exlibrisgroup.com
   • Institution Code: 01SUNY_NETWORK
   • Display Name: SUNY System
     
4. Click the Save button
5. Click the Search Profiles tab and then click the Add Search Profile link
6. Enter the following values into the Search Profile section:
   • Code: SUNY
   • Display Name: SUNY Network Zone
   • Description: Items available from SUNY
7. Click the Add Scope link, change the Select Scope Type value to “Other Indexes,” select the SUNY deep link you configured in steps 1-4, click the Add and Close button, and then click the Save button:
   
8. Go to Configuration>Discovery>Display Configuration>Configure Views
9. Click the ellipses next to the Primo view you would like to add the SUNY deep link to and then click Edit
10. Click on the Search Profile Slots tab and then click the Add a Slot link
11. Enter the following values in the Define Slot section:
    • Code: SUNY_NZ
    • Name: SUNY [note: this is the name that will appear to your users in Primo, so use whatever name you feel is best]
    • Description: SUNY Network Zone
12. In the Select Search Profiles for Slot section, toggle on the Active button for the SUNY deep link, and then click the Save button
13. Use the up and down arrows to move the SUNY search slot to where you want it to display in your list of search slots
14. Repeat steps 9 - 13 if you would like to add the SUNY deep link to multiple Primo views