Allow dynamic values in (some) configuration fields
In some cases it would be helpful to be able to enter a dynamic value rather than a static text in a configuration field.
My current use case is configuration of FTP import profiles, where it would help with two different needs: avoid repeatedly having to adjust all import profiles after a sandbox refresh, and avoid having to create separate import profiles for each operator with the only difference being a personal Input directory.
As the import profile configuration doesn't use the centrally defined FTP profiles (another idea ...), after reloading the sandbox from the production environment all FTP import profiles will need to be adjusted to point to servers/directories that should be used with the sandbox. If there was some sort of variable that could be used in the configuration value, this could be avoided; Instead of having to change "Input directory" from "MYIMPORTDIR/PRODUCTION" to "MYIMPORTDIR/SANDBOX" for each import profile, I would specify something like "MY_IMPORTDIR/${ENVIRONMENT}" and have it automatically point to the correct directory.
And as our catalogers want to import only their own records from one of our source systems, I currently need to create a different import profile for each one of them, with the only difference being the Input directory: "MYIMPORTPROFILE/PRODUCTION/USERA", "MYIMPORTPROFILE/PRODUCTION/USERB" etc.
With a user variable I would be able to have just one profile with this input directory:
"MYIMPORTPROFILE/${ENVIRONMENT}/${CURRENT_USER}"
(For a scheduled job, ${CURRENT_USER} would probably expand as "System".)
But the feature could be applied more generally than just FTP-configuration:
https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/308173-alma/suggestions/10194222-configure-alma-letters-to-use-the-operator-s-from (E.g. ${CURRENTUSEREMAIL} with fallback to library/institution email)
https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/308173-alma/suggestions/18430366-configuring-different-sender-e-mail-addresses-smp (E.g. ${CURRENTLYATEMAIL} with fallback to library/institution email.)
Daniel Sandbecker
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