SFX Admin Center Configuration Files

The sfxctrl.config and ctx_login.config configuration files located in the /config directory of your UNIX file system can be used to change the SFX Admin Center settings.

Editing Configuration Files

The sfxctrl.config and ctx_login.config files are located in the /config directory of your UNIX file system.

To edit these files:
  1. Telnet to the SFX server.
  2. Log on to the SFX instance with which you want to work.
  3. Enter cn to go to the configuration directory.

sfxctrl.config

In the sfxctrl.config configuration file, the following items can/need to be changed in the “extra” section:

  • mailfrom/mailcc

Use the mailfrom and mailcc parameters to identify the e-mail addresses to be used as the default from and carbon copy (cc:) e-mail addresses. These e-mail addresses display when a user clicks the E-Mail Ex Libris button in the KBManager.

Section "extra"

sfx_help_setting "CRM"

sfx_help_CRM_address "http:// support.exlibrisgroup.com"

help_email ""

mailto "sfx-changes@exlibris-usa.com"

mailfrom ""

mailcc ""

sort_portfolio "object_identifier"

default_sort_portfolio_max_num "500"

session_expire "4h"

temp_table_type "DEFAULT"

use_RSI "Y"

EndSection

  • sort_portfolio

The sort_portfolio option determines the layout of the OBJECT_PORTFOLIO list in the KBManager.

The default for this option is . This means that the OBJECT_PORTFOLIO list is sorted numerically by ISSN.

The sort_portfolio option can be set to 0 to increase the display speed or performance of the SFX Admin Center.

Valid values for sort_portfolio are by_title, object_identifier, or 0. If the OBJECT_PORTFOLIO list is longer than the number specified in the default_sort_portfolio_max_num parameter, the list will initially be shown unsorted. Once the customer clicks the ID or Title column header, the object portfolio list will be sorted, regardless of the default_sort_portfolio_max_num parameter value.

If the setting is 0, the OBJECT_PORTFOLIO list is not sorted.
  • session_expire

The session_expire parameter defines the timeout length for the SFX Admin Center sessions. The amount of time can be set by specifying the length of time followed by a single character indicating the type of time, as follows:

  • Seconds (s)
  • Minutes (m)
  • Hours (h)
  • Weeks (w)
  • Months (M)
  • Years (y)

For example:

session_expire "30m"

session_expire "3w"

If no value is defined for session_expire, the default value is 4h (four hours).

  • sfx_help_setting/sfx_help_CRM_address/help_email

Thesfx_help_setting, sfx_help_CRM_address, and help_email parameters determine the screen that is displayed when a user clicks the Contact Support link in the SFX Admin Center.

The sfx_help_setting can have one of two values:

  • CRM
  • local

If the value is set to CRM, the logon page to the Ex Libris CRM E-Service Support Center opens. For example:

sfx_help_setting "CRM"

sfx_help_CRM_address "http://support.exlibrisgroup.com"

help_email

If the value is set to local, a help form opens that you can submit to the designated support e-mail address in your library. The local option is recommended for consortia in which individual institutes do not have a CRM logon, but contact a central administrator for assistance. With the local option, you also need to enter an e-mail address of your choice for the help_email setting. For example:

sfx_help_setting "local"

sfx_help_CRM_address ""

help_email "admin@consortium.edu"

ctx_login.config

In the ctx_login.config configuration file, the following items can/need to be changed in the “login” section:

  • password

The password parameter must be completed for the database (also called mysql).

  • timeout

The timeout parameter can be set in minutes. In the example below, timeout is set for 15 minutes.

Section "login"

database "sfxlcl41"

driver "mysql"

hostname "localhost"

port "3310"

username "sfxlcl41"

password "6726174676c6431333535303236303"

timeout "10"

oneadmin "0"

seq_mode "local"

socket "/exlibris/sfx_ver/sfx4_1/tmp/socket/mysql.sock"

instance "sfxlcl41"

EndSection

  • oneadmin

When oneadmin is set to 0, more than one person is allowed to use the SFX Admin Center simultaneously.

If this option is set to 1, only one person can access the SFX Admin Center at any given time.

config/admin.config

The option records_per_page can be set via the config/admin.config file of the local instance to define the default number of object portfolios displayed in in the List of Object portfolios in KBmanager.

You can define the number of sources, target and portfolios to display by default when accessing a list of portfolios by choosing from the following predefined list of values: 10/20/ 50/100/200.

Configuration section:

Section "default"

#allowed values for 'records_per_page' are limited to 10, 20, 50, 100, or 200

records_per_page "20"

EndSection

The config/admin.config file has configuration options for setting the time-out for the SFX Admin Center and whether it is possible to log on with more than one simultaneous user:

Section "login"

expire "+1h"

multilogin "0"

EndSection

In the section kbmanager, you can configure the following:

  • The default search fields displayed in the KBManager > Search Objects page, as well as the order and the number of the search fields.
  • The display of an active portfolio indicator if an object found via the KBManager > Search Objects page has at least one active portfolio

Section "kbmanager"

# Possible options for object_search:

# issn,isbn,lccn,coden,doi,local,object_id,publisher

# publication_place,oclc_nr,object_type,object_language,title,

# category,author_personal,author_corporate,author_meeting

# You can chose as many as you need.

# for example:

# object_search "Title,ISSN,ISBN"

# Incorrect options as well duplicate fields will be ignored.

object_search "Title,ISSN,ISBN"

# Possible options for active_op_indicator: "Y" or "N"

# Setting it to "Y" will provide indicator in "Search Objects" screen whether the object has at least one active portfolio.

active_op_indicator "Y"

EndSection