ProtoView – Ringgold Support

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2 May 2019 Identify Database External Schema upgraded to version 2.3. Ringgold Places now added. Updated documentation:
> Identify Database External Schema v2.3
> Identify Database Delta External Schema v2.3

1 May 2019 Identify Database REST API updated to version 2.6. Release notes:
> Identify Database API REST v2.6

1 May 2019 Identify Database REST API operation and usage instructions for STL1.3 added:
> Identify Database API REST Search Tools

5 Jan 2019 Swaziland now known as Eswatini. Support documentation updated:
> Identify Database Country List

3 Dec 2018 FTP Export & Data Exchange users: ShareFile has implemented new authentication methods which requires a password reset. Reset your ShareFile password here
> https://ringgold.sharefile.com/Authentication/Login#ForgotPassword – we strongly recommend the use of unique and complex passwords.

20 Aug 2018 Validate Service upgraded. Updated user documentation:
> Validate online walkthrough
> Validate user guide download

17 Aug 2018 Validate Service upgrade & outage planned Friday 17th August (US) / Saturday 18th August (Europe). Unavailable from the hours of 1200 PDT/1700 EDT/0200 BST/0300 CEST. The service should resume within 6 hours.

10 July 2018 Identify Database API Services & documentation updated:
> REST & SOAP API Services

30 Apr 2018 Privacy Policy updated:
> Ringgold Privacy Policy

11 Apr 2018 Tiers/Types combinations updated:
> Ringgold Tiers

19 Mar 2018 Identify Database External Schema updated. LB alternate names and URLs retired. Updated documents:
> Ringgold Identify Database External Schema 220
> Ringgold Identify Database Delta External Schema 220

26 Feb 2018 Following the introduction of the Ringgold Types */library, these Alternate Name types have now been retired:
– FN LB Former name of Library
– LB Library name
– LB TR Translation of Library name
Updated documentation:
> Ringgold Identify Database Editorial Policy

30 Nov 2017 It has come to our attention that some messages sent to us via the feedback form in the Identify Online account settings area have not reached Ringgold. This fault has now been fixed. Please resend any messages to us if you have not yet received a response via this channel.

16 Nov 2017 Identify Database Web Service technical spec updated for version 2.5
> Download

20 Jul 2017 Identify Database External Schema updated to include multies definition changes to include all of the hierarchy. Updated documents:
> Ringgold Identify Database External Schema 220

15 Jun 2017 New publisher Ringgold Types added: ‘academic/publisher’, ‘corporate/publisher’, ‘govt/publisher’, ‘other/learnedpublisher’, ‘other/publisher’; New library Ringgold Types added: ‘corporate/library’, ‘health/library’, ‘hospital/library’, ‘school/library’. Updated:
> Ringgold Types list
> Ringgold Identify Database Editorial Policy

4 Apr 2017 Ringgold Types ‘school’ and ‘school/special’ added; ‘academic/school’ and ‘academic/special’ retired. Updated:
> Ringgold Types list

22 Mar 2017 Identify Database Web Service technical spec updated
> Download

14 Mar 2017 Identify Database Delta External Schema added
> Download

13 Feb 2017 Identify Database policy update. The following metadata fields have been retired as they were not being used: Alt Names Type BN (Brand Name); Alt Url Type BS (Brand Site). Updated documents:
> Ringgold Identify Database External Schema 220
> Ringgold Identify Database Editorial Policy

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