In addition to our production environment, we have a sandbox environment which we will use for targeted development and experimentation. The sandbox is a copy of our production environment, refreshed biannually (in Feb and Aug).
Sandbox URLs:Logging In
- Regular staff login (CAS): https://princeton-psb.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/SAML
- For generic users (e.g. catbasic1): https://princeton-psb.alma.exlibrisgroup.com
Sandbox development workflow:
- Proposal: Create a ticket proposing a development need on the alma-config repo (requires a free GitHub account and inclusion into the PUL GitHub organization)
Access: system admins will assign additional permissions as needed
- Development: Experiment and test in the sandbox
- Review: After the proposed changes have been made in the sandbox, they are reviewed with the system admin group
- Communication: Upcoming changes to production are communicated to affected stakeholders (e.g., during departmental check-ins and in issues on the alma-config repo)
- Implementation: System admins implement the approved changes in production
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