WorldShare Management Services sandbox

Access

WorldShare staff accounts (WorldShare Admin tab) can be maintained separately from your production accounts. Therefore, they will not automatically be copied to the sandbox environment.

Your library's sandbox URLs will have the following format. Replace yourlibrary with your library's identifier:

• WorldShare: https://yourlibrary.share-sandbox.worldcat.org/wms
• Discovery: https://yourlibrary.on-sandbox.worldcat.org/discovery
• Discovery A-Z: https://yourlibrary.on-sandbox.worldcat.org/atoztitles/browse

The OCLC Service Configuration sandbox environment can be accessed at https://sandbox.worldcat.org/config.

WMS sandbox contains the following data types:

APIs

API functions, including the Developer Network's sandbox, are operational in your WMS sandbox for library testing, however, not for testing by third parties. 

WorldCat Discovery

Unavailable features in WorldCat Discovery WMS sandbox environment - Table

Unavailable feature	Notes
Cite	Users are unable to generate formatted citations. Export of RIS files still supported.
Collections search (WorldCat.org ONLY)	This feature is unavailable resulting in an error page displayed to the user. Remainder of site is otherwise usable.  This applies to WorldCat.org only.
DAPI	Function is unavailable in the sandbox.
Email notification	Email services are unavailable in the sandbox.
Google Analytics	The sandbox environment will not export analytics.
ILL	OpenURL forms may not load.
Sayt	Search suggestions are unavailable in the sandbox.
Spell suggestions	Function is unavailable in the sandbox.

WorldShare Acquisitions

Unavailable features in WorldShare Acquisitions WMS sandbox environment - Table

Unavailable feature	Notes
Discover items searching in acquisitions – Open in Connexion link	Connexion is unavailable for use in the sandbox.
Jobs	Automated jobs are not moved over from production. Automated jobs cannot be active.
Order notification	Outbound HTTP order notification is deleted.
Vendor notification	All outbound emails are dropped and do not go to their intended destination. This includes: Serial issue claims Order item claims Order item cancelations Order placement

WorldShare Circulation

Unavailable features in WorldShare Circulation WMS sandbox environment - Table

Unavailable feature	Notes
Debt collection	Production configuration data is copied down but is not usable.
Digby	Function is unavailable in the sandbox.
Emails: notifications & receipts	Circulation email notifications & receipts can be delivered from the sandbox only to OCLC email addresses.  Note: IDM password reset emails can be sent from the sandbox to OCLC and non-OCLC email addresses
Integration with: VDX ZFL-Server D2D	ILL Settings will be cleansed during each refresh. This configuration includes the PPID of the dummy borrowing patron therefore this data cannot be copied down from production.
Offline client	If you have the necessary WSKey, you can download the client from Service Configuration; however, you are unable to upload transactions.
POS printer	You can download the application from Service Configuration, but this is not recommended on machines using the POS printer app for 'real' production work.
SIP2	Production configuration data is copied down but is not usable.

WorldShare Collection Manager

Unavailable features in WorldShare Collection Manager WMS sandbox environment - Table

Unavailable feature	Notes
Cooperative management features	Functionality is unavailable in the sandbox.
Customize records	MARC records cannot be output, but you can change settings in your record profile
Data sync collections	Data sync collections are unavailable in the sandbox.
Download Authentication	Functionality unavailable in the sandbox.
Google Scholar	Google Scholar functionality is unavailable in the sandbox.
Knowledge base collection KBART upload/download	You can add knowledge base titles manually in the interface and by OCLC number, but you cannot make changes using KBART files.
MARC record delivery: Knowledge base collection Query collection Cataloging partner collection	You can create knowledge base collections, query collections, and cataloging partner collections, but you will not receive any MARC record output for these collections.
Metadata > My Files	Files and reports are unavailable for upload/download.
Reports	Reports cannot be created or delivered.
Sharing	Sharing is not supported in the sandbox.
WorldCat Updates	Option is unavailable in the sandbox.

WorldShare License Manager

Unavailable features in WorldShare License Manager WMS sandbox environment - Table

Unavailable feature	Notes
SUSHI service	This includes vendor configuration, one-time, and recurring harvests.
Template subscription notifications	Function is unavailable in the sandbox.
Trial license response goal notifications	Function is unavailable in the sandbox.

WorldShare Record Manager

Unavailable features in WorldShare Record Manager WMS sandbox environment - Table

                          

Unavailable feature	Notes
Authority data auto suggest in the bibliographic record editor	Functionality is available but data might be outdated.
Discover items searching in acquisitions – Open in Connexion link	Connexion is unavailable for use in the sandbox.
Export lists	Functionality is available but data in records may be outdated and should not be imported into other systems.
Export records using TCP/IP	Function is unavailable in the sandbox.
Other records linked to work – Entity manager service	Functionality is available but data might be outdated.
Record change requests	Function is unavailable in the sandbox.
Submitting authority records for review	Function is unavailable in the sandbox.
Text view - FAST auto suggest	Functionality is available but data might be outdated.