The Circulation Manager uses authentication mechanisms to connect to both content providers and integrated library systems to facilitate a library patron's use of the library's electronic resources. The following steps provide a quick check of the authentication processes to ensure proper communication is established.

Requirements

For each library and library collection, the following steps must be completed:

  • Create a Library Collection, during which authentication credentials for a library to its content providers are added to the Circulation Manager
  • Create Patron Authentication Integration, during which API or SIP connection parameters are configured in the Circulation Manager

Step-by-step guide

A Service Status controller is available as a simple web page which provides a basic test of authentication mechanisms. Be aware that this test runs from the application server in the circ-webapp container; therefore, it doesn't ensure proper access from any circ-scripts containers that run on separate hosts (see Admin Catalog Displays Single Text Column of Titles for more information).

  1. In your web browser, enter the URL to the library's service status; e.g., https://simplye.org-name.com/FLABCL/service_status
  2. Review the results of the self-test as shown in the example below: one line for the library's patron authentication mechanism and one for each collection/content provider associated with the library

ABC Public Library Bibliotheca patron account (Bibliotheca): SUCCESS: 0.09sec
Patron authentication: SUCCESS: 0.12sec

 

 

This document may be deprecated in future versions of the Circulation Manager. The service status may be included along with other self-tests in the web-based Admin interface. 

 

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