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- Analytics data only available once a day (for export to PeopleSoft). Ex Libris enhancement request: Retrieve user accounts from Users API via fine amount?
- Blocks/Holds in PeopleSoft remain manual; fine amount owed not available in PeopleSoft (necessarily) - if using Analytics API export, however, this could be available in PeopleSoft, once a day.
- Need more information about CashNet portal setup (Christian Ward (Sacramento) is researching)
- Need to research possibilities for campuses using PayPal (e.g., Pomona)
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Ian Chan (Unlicensed) at San Marcos is developing a solution that focuses on communication between Alma and PeopleSoft. In this model, fines and fees data are generated through the Analytics API, as with the CashNet portal, and prepared for ingest into PeopleSoft. San Marcos Campus IT is working on a script that checks user accounts periodically throughout the day to check to see if payments have been made. If a payment is made, that information is sent back to Alma through the Pay User Fines / Fees API.
Problems with this approach:
- Analytics data only available once a day. Ex Libris enhancement request: Retrieve user accounts from Users API via fine amount?
III. Ex Libris Designed Solution
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