The following applications are available in the WMS sandbox. Please note that there are several features in each application that are not available for use.
Note: API functions, including the Developer Network's sandbox, are operational in your WMS sandbox for library testing, however, not for testing by third parties.
| Application | Unavailable feature | Notes |
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| WorldCat Discovery | Book reviews | Search Expansion for Book reviews functionality is not supported in the sandbox. |
| Cite | Users are unable to generate formatted citations. Export of RIS files is still supported. | |
| Collections search (WorldCat.org ONLY) | This feature is unavailable resulting in an error page displayed to the user. Remainder of site is otherwise usable. This applies to WorldCat.org only. | |
| DAPI | ||
| Email notification | Email services are unavailable in the sandbox. | |
| Google Analytics | The sandbox environment will not export analytics. | |
| ILL | OpenURL forms may not load. | |
| Link to items related hierarchically | Users cannot activate the display of these relationships on the item details page | |
| News articles | Search Expansion for News Articles functionality is not supported in the sandbox. | |
| Sayt | Search suggestions are unavailable in the sandbox. | |
| Search Alerts | Search Alerts functionality is not supported in the sandbox. | |
| Spell suggestions | ||
| WorldShare Acquisitions | Jobs | Automated jobs are not moved over from production. Automated jobs cannot be active. |
| LHR Change History | The LHR Change History is not stored in the sandbox. | |
| Order notification | Outbound HTTP order notification is deleted. | |
| Vendor notification | All outbound emails are dropped and do not go to their intended destination. This includes:
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| WorldShare Circulation | Debt collection | Production configuration data is copied down but is not usable. |
| Digby | ||
| Emails: Notifications & receipts | Circulation email notifications & receipts can be delivered from the sandbox only to OCLC email addresses.
Note: IDM password reset emails can be sent from the sandbox to OCLC and non-OCLC email addresses |
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Integration with:
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ILL Settings will be cleansed during each refresh.
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| LHR Change History | The LHR Change History is not stored in the sandbox. | |
| Offline client | If you have the necessary WSKey, you can download the client from Service Configuration; however, you are unable to upload transactions. | |
| POS printer | You can download the application from Service Configuration, but this is not recommended on machines using the POS printer app for 'real' production work. | |
| SIP2 | Production configuration data is copied down but is not usable. | |
| WorldShare Collection Manager | Cooperative management features | Functionality is unavailable in the sandbox. |
| Customize records | MARC records cannot be output, but you can change settings in your record profile. | |
| Data sync collections | Data sync collections are unavailable in the sandbox. | |
| Download Authentication | ||
| Google Scholar | Google Scholar functionality is unavailable in the sandbox. | |
| Knowledge base collection KBART upload/download | You can add knowledge base titles manually in the interface and by OCLC number, but you cannot make changes using KBART files. | |
MARC record delivery:
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You can create knowledge base collections, query collections, and cataloging partner collections, but you will not receive any MARC record output for these collections. | |
| Metadata > My Files | Files and reports are unavailable for upload/download. | |
| Reports | Reports cannot be created or delivered. | |
| Sharing | ||
| WorldCat Updates | ||
| WorldShare License Manager | SUSHI service | This includes vendor configuration, one-time, and recurring harvests. |
| Template subscription notifications | ||
| Trial license response goal notifications | ||
| WorldShare Record Manager | Authority data auto suggest in the bibliographic record editor | Functionality is available but data might be outdated. |
| Export lists | Functionality is available but data in records may be outdated and should not be imported into other systems. | |
| Export records using TCP/IP | ||
| LHR Change History | The LHR Change History is not stored in the sandbox. | |
| Other records linked to work – Entity manager service | Functionality is available but data might be outdated. | |
| Record change requests | ||
| Submitting authority records for review | ||
| Text view - FAST auto suggest | Functionality is available but data might be outdated. |
The following applications are unavailable in the sandbox environment:
Please OCLC Support if you have any questions about using the WMS sandbox.