Universal IDs

This section provides an overview of the different ways Information Portal uses universal IDs.

Broadcast searching. The universal ID provides a mechanism to relate similar indexes between various types of libraries (such as Horizon, Z39.50, or Consolidated Searching), as well as between libraries of the same type. When a broadcast search is done, Information Portal uses the universal IDs assigned to the library being searched to determine which index to use for the search. If one of the indexes at the library being searched does not have a universal ID that matches a primary or secondary universal ID for the search being performed, Information Portal does not know which index to use and cannot return results to the searching library.

Important: When you set up your broadcast libraries, compare the universal IDs in the searching library with those in the library being searched. If the IDs do not match, you need to add secondary universal IDs to the libraries being searched so that they match the universal IDs for the searching library.

Redirected index search. The universal ID is used for a redirected search on an index. This allows the search result displays to be library independent.
ZServer attributes search. The ZServer uses the universal ID to match search attributes to the index, simplifying the setup of ZServer.

Information Portal provides defaults for universal IDs that come from your Horizon setup. This table summarizes the different types of indexes, the default universal IDs that Information Portal assigns them during installation, and the use of each index:

Type of index

Universal ID in Information Portal

Use

General Keyword
Title Keyword
Author Keyword
Subject Keyword

GW
TW
BAW
SW

Used as default for Consolidated Searching.

General Keyword (if present)
Title Keyword (if General Keyword not present)
Subject Keyword (if Title Keyword not present)
Bib Author Keyword (if Subject Keyword not present)
Series Keyword (if Author Keyword not present)

GW
TW

SW

BAW

SERW

Used as welcome page index installation.

Title Keyword
Author Keyword
Subject Keyword
Series Keyword

TL
BAW
SW
SER

Used in the default full bib display for redirected searching.

General Keyword
Subject Keyword
Bib Author Keyword
Series Keyword
Title Keyword
Subject List
Author List
Title List
Series List
Bib Key
LC Call Number
ISBN
ISSN

GW
SW
BAW
SERW
TW
SL
AL
TL
SER
BK
LCN
ISBN
ISSN

Used in Z39.50 templates.

You must use Horizon Index Services to create all keyword indexes. (For more information, see “Setting Up a Keyword Index for Information Portal” in the “Indexing” chapter of the Horizon System Administration Guide.)

 


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