Fields: Admin console

Lets you log out of the Admin console. While you are logged in, SirsiDynix Enterprise displays your username as part of the Log Out option. (For more information, see Fields: SirsiDynix Enterprise login.)

Note: SirsiDynix Enterprise automatically log you out after 60 minutes of inactivity.

Deletes the current Discovery metadata cache and reloads it from the database. Some changes in the Admin Console require that the cache be refreshed in order to avoid exceptions in the system. It also updates the data that the patron searches against. (For more information, see Refreshing the search cache.)

Lets you manage settings that are applied across all parts of the program and to all profiles. This includes setting up web services, payment accounts, book lists, mobile phone carriers, and activating eResource Central. (For more information, see Managing general configuration.)

Lets you manage the administrative accounts on your system. Administrative accounts are those users with access to the Admin console. You can add, edit, and delete administrative accounts. You can also change the password for an administrative account. (For more information, see Fields: Manage Accounts.)

Lets you manage the search profiles on your system. You can add, edit, copy, and delete search profiles. You can also configure languages, configure custom page elements, and configure how facets are displayed for one or more search profiles. You can also designate a default profile. (For more information, see Fields: Manage Profiles.)

Lets you manage the themes on your system. A theme is a collection of CSS and HTML files that you can apply to search profiles to change how the profile is displayed to patrons. You can add, edit, or delete themes. You can also designate a default theme. (For more information, see Fields: Manage Themes.)

Lets you manage the current list of available search suggestions, the custom blacklist, and the email list for specific search profiles. (For more information, see Fields: Manage Search Suggestions.)

Lets you manage the room tree, configure the basic properties and search properties of individual rooms, and create and manage the content in the rooms. The room tree is a means for patrons to browse to find resources for different subjects within the library or links to resources on the Internet. The tree is a hierarchy that can be organized any way that best fits your needs. It may be by subject matter, department, interests, or any other classification. It is up to your organization. (For more information, see Fields: Manage Rooms.)

Lets you apply filter-like limits to your system. Search limits let patrons limit their search results by a particular criterion or group of criteria, such as by library, reading level, or subject. You can add, edit, copy, and remove search limits. (For more information, see Fields: Manage Search Limits.)

Lets you manage library favorites for your library. Library favorites are URLs that appear in patron search results if they match the search criteria entered. (For more information, see Fields: Manage Library Favorites .)

Lets you add, edit, and manage the Discovery search sources, search targets, search fields, and display codes in SirsiDynix Enterprise. (For more information, see Fields: Manage Search Configuration .)

Lets you manage the federated search sources that your library communicates with to display federated search results. A federated search source is an online database or web resource provided by a third-party that gives your library access to additional digital resources. You can also designate specific search targets within a search source. A search target points to a specific database or resource hosted by the search source. (For example, you might set up a search source to EBSCO, and then have a search target that links to a specific database.) (For more information, see Fields: Manage Federated Search Sources.)

Lets you view the tasks that Enterprise runs to collect and index data. Enterprise displays these tasks in a list that you can quickly browse to see if the tasks are running correctly. From the list you can view the history of a task, trigger a task to run, stop a task while it is running, or disable the schedule of a task so it won't run until you allow it. (For more information, see Fields: Manage Scheduled Tasks.)