Activating Targets

For customers using the Primo discovery system and CDI, linking and search targets can be activated and deactivated independently. Activate linking targets if they are services to which your institution subscribes or provides access and to which linking is possible. Activate search targets to make them available for CDI discovery. In order for the linking targets to work, the following conditions must be met:

  • If full text linking is from the Link Resolver:
    • A target parser that is programmed to link to the target service is required. All targets delivered in the SFX database have ready-to-use parsers.
    • If necessary, provide authentication information to enable access to the target service.
  • If full text linking is from Link in Record, the target link appears only in CDI (not in the SFX menu) and linking occurs from the Provider link in the CDI record.

To activate a target, click the gray arrow deactivate_arrow.gif . The arrow becomes green active_arrow.gif . If the target is configured for CDI, a yellow dot CDI_activation_icon.png appears next to the arrow indicating that it is activated for searching as well. Alternatively, select the check boxes next to the targets you want to activate and click Activate. Additionally, you can activate and deactivate linking and search targets from the Edit window. For more information, see Editing Targets.