Comment 11 for bug 1367926

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Galen Charlton (gmc) wrote : Re: [Bug 1367926] Re: Add support for (nearly) direct access to the full unapi backend

> 1. For the release notes, where you explain how to form the URL, should
> we include something that says &format=xxxx should be tacked on to the
> end of the URL? I can make the changes to the release notes, but I
> wasn't sure if it really was needed since I'm unclear on whether the
> format= is necessary. I do see that, if it's missing, the available
> formats are returned as you described in your above comment.

Yeah, a note about the format parameter would be good to have in the
release notes.

> 2. I'm not sure if this is a bug or a problem with my URL. I was trying
> some of the different class names and encountered problems when I tried
> cbs. Using this URL:
>
> http://mlnc1.mvlcstaff.org/opac/extras/unapi?id=tag::U2@cbs/3&format=mods32
>
> I get a bib source of Project Gutenberg instead of the correct bib
> source, oclc. When I use the class in an include, it properly lists the
> bib source as OCLC. See
>
> http://mlnc1.mvlcstaff.org/opac/extras/unapi?id=tag::U2@bre/3{holdings_xml,acn,acp,mra,cbs}&format=mods32
>
> Is this a bug or user error?

An opportunity for documentation clarification. :)

"tag::U2@cbs/3" signifies that you want *just* the config.bib_source
row whose ID is 3.