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Alma Primo VE Training

How To Create a Search Box Widget

Follow the Creating a Search Box With Deep Links to Primo VE instructions. Use the information below to help you replace the highlighted values. 
 
  • host_name: This value equals https://maricopa.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search
  • view_code: This value should look like 01MARICOPA_INST:XXX. To find this value, go to Configuration > Discovery > Display Configuration > Configure Views under the code heading. e.g., 01MARICOPA_INST:PC
  • search_profile_slot_code: This value is the search profile slot you wish to use, probably Everything. To find this value, go to Configuration > Discovery > Display Configuration> Configure Views > Edit > Search Profile Slots under the code heading.
  • search_profile_code: If you used Everything as the search_profile_slot_code, this value is probably MyInst_and_CI.  To find this value, go to Configuration > Discovery > Display Configuration - Configure Views > Edit > Search Profile Slots under the search profiles heading.
  • 2_char_lang_code: This value is en.
If you'd like to add placeholder text, you can add the tag to this line:
<input type="text" id="primoQueryTemp" placeholder="whatever text you want" value="" size="35">
 
Additional instructions are on the Developer Network - Embedded search box capable of searching fields in Primo VE