Local Parameters

In addition to the data that is provided "out of the box", there is an option to add up to 60 "Local Params" from MARC fields (30 for bibliographic records and 30 for holdings). These are found within Physical Items subject area in Analytics. After agreeing upon the needed fields, requests to add local params must be submitted to Ex Libris. The fields we have added to date are listed below.

Adding Local Parameters

All MARC fields other than control fields can be added as local parameters (the field must be greater than or equal to the 010). To request the addition of a local parameter:

Communicate your request to the Alma Tech Team (via Slack, e-mail, in person)
ATT will set up a brief meeting to discuss and document the use case(s) to determine if the request meets the necessary criteria.
If all criteria are met, ATT will submit a SalesForce ticket to add the local param.

Criteria

There is at least one use case involving an ongoing or long-term need that is not addressed by searching in Alma or using existing indexes in Analytics
The desired data is not currently indexed in Analytics (possibly under an inconspicuous name)
If there is an alternative way to access the desired data (e.g. Excel Alma Lookup), Analytics is preferred for demonstrable reasons
Desired data is not indexed in an accessible way in Alma search in the following indexes:
- https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentation/010Alma_Online_Help_(English)/Metadata_Management/180Search_Indexes/050MARC_21_Search_Indexes#MARC_21_Bibliographic_All_Titles_Search

Currently Available Local Params

Found in Analytics > Physical Items > Bibliographic details

Label in Analytics	Sample Data

Label in Analytics	Sample Data
902 - Local Param 01	$$a jwl $$b z $$6 a $$7 m $$d v $$f 0 $$e 20141117
904 - Local Param 02	$$a dlj $$b o $$h m $$c s $$e 20030728
300 - Local Param 03	$$a 2 p. ; $$c 23 cm.
773 - Local Param 04	$$w 9948016073506421; $$w 9948016133506421; $$w 9948016113506421
774 - Local Param 05	$$3 ThX copy 2: $$7 nnac $$t 19th-century Playbooks Collection $$w 9922522923506421; $$t Multi-title collection including A sheep in wolf's clothing : a domestic drama in one act and 16 other(s). $$w 99124977793506421
880 - Local Param 06	$$6 100-01 $$a Ільченко, Олесь.; $$6 245-02 $$a Пастка для геймера / $$c Олесь Ильченко.; $$6 260-03 $$a Київ : $$b Грані-Т, $$c [2008]; $$6 830-04 $$a Дивний детектив–08.
980 - Local Param 07	$$a 20444522 $$f 181982 $$i 99.55 $$j 89.60 $$n 60002532271
655 - Local Param 08	$$0 (DE-101)1010008188 $$a Erzählende Literatur: Gegenwartsliteratur ab 1945 $$2 gatbeg

Physical Items > Holdings Details

Label in Analytics	Sample Data

Label in Analytics	Sample Data
866 - Holding Local Param 01	$$z Princeton copy 15
583 - Holding Local Param 02	$$a committed to retain $$d in perpetuity $$f ReCAP $$f South Asian Imprints Collaborative Collection $$5 NjP

Parsing Local Params with Analytics Formulas

To get the value of 902$a choose 902 - Local Param 01 then Edit Formula and enter
EVALUATE('regexp_substr(%1,%2,%3,%4,%5,%6)', "Bibliographic Details"."Local Param 01", '\$a ([^\$]+)', 1, 1, 'i', 1)

Harvard's Alma wiki provides very helpful documentation for parsing fields in this format: https://wiki.harvard.edu/confluence/display/LibraryStaffDoc/Advanced+Formulas#AdvancedFormulas-Extractingasubfield(columnformula)