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Pure architectureModified Jul. 27, 2024
Information on change to supported systemsModified Jul. 27, 2024
Free, no Cost: Import Funding Opportunities to Pure on the topic of COVIDModified Jul. 27, 2024
Rebuild the search indexModified Apr. 09, 2025
Run cron jobs on an ad hoc basisModified Oct. 25, 2024
View the Job logModified Oct. 28, 2024
How to set up a recurring cron jobModified Oct. 25, 2024

Custom URLs for Pure and the Pure PortalModified Nov. 21, 2024
SSH Tunnel from Pure server to Customer networkModified Mar. 26, 2025
Exit plan: Extracting data from PureModified Nov. 15, 2024
Available UI languages: Pure and Pure PortalModified Oct. 03, 2024
Planned system maintenanceModified Apr. 11, 2025
Hosting and installationModified Jan. 24, 2025
Data refresh for hosted clientsModified Mar. 21, 2025

Changing UI text and translationsModified Jul. 27, 2024

Metrics overviewModified Jul. 27, 2024
Article-level metricsModified Jul. 27, 2024
Journal-level metricsModified Jul. 27, 2024
Publisher-level metricsModified Jul. 27, 2024
Person-level metricsModified Jul. 27, 2024
Metrics-related configurationsModified Jul. 27, 2024
SciVal metricModified Aug. 15, 2024
Scopus metricsModified Jul. 27, 2024
Article level metrics from WoSModified Jul. 27, 2024
PlumX metricsModified Jul. 27, 2024
AltmetricsModified Jul. 27, 2024
Fractional countModified Jul. 27, 2024
Journal level metrics from ScopusModified Dec. 05, 2024
Journal metrics from Web of ScienceModified Sep. 03, 2024
Local metrics (Journal ratings)Modified Jan. 15, 2025
Journal metrics for assessmentsModified Jul. 27, 2024
Local ratings (Publisher)Modified Jul. 27, 2024
Publisher metrics for assessmentModified Jul. 27, 2024
PlumX H-indexModified Jul. 27, 2024
SciVal H-indexModified Jul. 27, 2024
Scopus h-indexModified Mar. 27, 2025
WoS H-indexModified Jul. 27, 2024

Pure requirementsModified Feb. 27, 2025
End of support announcements for PureModified Sep. 25, 2024
Installing Pure on LinuxModified Jul. 27, 2024
Manual Pure deployment on LinuxModified Jul. 27, 2024
Pure database URLModified Jul. 27, 2024
Pure maintenance mode (Installation)Modified Jul. 27, 2024
Development, Test, or Production modeModified Jul. 27, 2024
JobsModified Jul. 27, 2024
Pure Mount pointsModified Jul. 27, 2024
Reverse proxyModified Jul. 27, 2024
Security guideModified Jul. 27, 2024
Split up Pure webapps on more than one TomcatModified Jul. 27, 2024
Antivirus integration: self-hosted customersModified Jul. 27, 2024
Content statusModified Jul. 27, 2024
StorageModified Jul. 27, 2024
File storageModified Mar. 26, 2025
Amazon S3Modified Jul. 27, 2024
Guide to using DSpace with PureModified Apr. 09, 2025
EprintsModified Jul. 27, 2024
Local file systemModified Jul. 27, 2024
MODS Dataset field mappingModified Jul. 27, 2024
MODS Publication field mappingModified Jan. 13, 2025
MODS Publication type mappingModified Jan. 13, 2025
Repository integration guideModified Mar. 25, 2025
Storage statusModified Jul. 27, 2024
System currency, country & time zoneModified Jul. 27, 2024
Tomcat command-line parametersModified Jan. 09, 2025
Tomcat LogrotationModified Jul. 27, 2024
Upgrading PureModified Jul. 27, 2024
Pure maintenance mode (upgrade)Modified Jul. 27, 2024
Pure BackupModified Sep. 30, 2024
Monitor PureModified Jul. 27, 2024
Setup Pure Test serverModified Jul. 27, 2024
Copy data from ProductionModified Mar. 18, 2025
Request Pure distribution fileModified Jul. 27, 2024
Pure LTP and DSpace7 securityModified Dec. 18, 2024

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Synchronizations
Import sources

General synchronisation informationModified Feb. 26, 2025
Content Type XML DocumentationModified Jul. 27, 2024
Import sourcesModified Jul. 27, 2024
WiseflowModified Jul. 27, 2024
Configure Altmetric in Pure APIModified Dec. 20, 2024
Journal matchingModified Nov. 26, 2024
Data Interoperability between Pure and ResearchfishModified Apr. 17, 2025
Setting up online sources overviewModified Apr. 09, 2025
Mapping of data from import sourcesModified Dec. 19, 2024
ArtoModified Jul. 27, 2024
ArXivModified Jul. 27, 2024
Bibliotek.dkModified Jul. 27, 2024
BioRxivModified Jan. 02, 2025
CabAbstractModified Jul. 27, 2024
COREModified Jul. 27, 2024
CrossRefModified Aug. 22, 2024
Data MonitorModified Jul. 27, 2024
Data Monitor onboardingModified Jul. 27, 2024
DBLPModified Jul. 27, 2024
Digital CommonsModified Feb. 20, 2025
EmbaseModified Jul. 27, 2024
FennicaModified Jul. 27, 2024
IEEEModified Jul. 27, 2024
JISC Publication RouterModified Jul. 27, 2024
PubMedModified Jul. 27, 2024
ResearchMapModified Jul. 27, 2024
ScieloModified Jul. 27, 2024
MedArxivModified Jul. 27, 2024
ORCIDModified Feb. 25, 2025
ORCID IntegrationModified Apr. 08, 2025
The Difference between "Export affiliation to ORCID" and "Export detailed affiliations"Modified Jul. 27, 2024
ORCID Integration - using ROR ID VS Ringgold IDModified Jul. 27, 2024
Mapping of document types from ScopusModified Dec. 17, 2024
Scopus as self import sourceModified Nov. 07, 2024
SSRNModified Jul. 27, 2024
UnpaywallModified Apr. 07, 2025
WorldCatModified Jul. 27, 2024
Web of ScienceModified Jul. 27, 2024
CiniiModified Jul. 27, 2024
OAI-PMH formats: SwePubModified Oct. 31, 2024

Synchronisation Non-explicit Id MatchingModified Jul. 27, 2024
Synchronisation Non-explicit Id HintsModified Jul. 27, 2024
How to find classification values for the synchronisationsModified Jul. 27, 2024
Securing access to a synchronization sourceModified Feb. 26, 2025
Pure API or XML synchronization?Modified Jul. 27, 2024
Moving from database to XML synchronizationsModified Mar. 21, 2025
Master Data XMLModified Dec. 11, 2024
Editor Content Types XMLModified Jul. 27, 2024
UPM & Award Management XMLModified Jul. 27, 2024
Commons XMLModified Jul. 27, 2024
Configurable Person SynchronisationModified Jul. 27, 2024
Configurable Person SynchronisationModified Jul. 27, 2024
SQL validation for viewsModified Jul. 27, 2024
Datatype to database mappingsModified Jul. 27, 2024
Multiple submission language support in DB synchronisationsModified Jul. 27, 2024
Organisation synchronisation (Views)Modified Jul. 27, 2024
Project model synchronisationModified Jul. 27, 2024
Applications synchronisation (Views)Modified Jul. 27, 2024
Award synchronisation (Views)Modified Jul. 27, 2024
Project synchronisation (Views)Modified Jul. 27, 2024
Award Budget & Expenditure Synchronisation (Views)Modified Jul. 27, 2024
Student thesis Synchronisation - ViewsModified Jul. 27, 2024
Unified Person Synchronisation - ViewsModified Jul. 27, 2024
Honorary Staff Organisation RelationModified Jul. 27, 2024
Staff Organisation RelationModified Jul. 27, 2024
Student Organisation RelationModified Jul. 27, 2024
Visiting Scholar Organisation RelationModified Jul. 27, 2024
Rules for relationship ID generation during SynchronisationModified Jul. 27, 2024
Unified Supervisor Synchronisation - ViewsModified Jul. 27, 2024
Unified User Synchronisation - ViewsModified Jul. 27, 2024

Setting up online sources overviewModified Apr. 09, 2025
Mapping of data from import sourcesModified Dec. 19, 2024
ArtoModified Jul. 27, 2024
ArXivModified Jul. 27, 2024
Bibliotek.dkModified Jul. 27, 2024
BioRxivModified Jan. 02, 2025
CabAbstractModified Jul. 27, 2024
COREModified Jul. 27, 2024
CrossRefModified Aug. 22, 2024
Data MonitorModified Jul. 27, 2024
Data Monitor onboardingModified Jul. 27, 2024
DBLPModified Jul. 27, 2024
Digital CommonsModified Feb. 20, 2025
EmbaseModified Jul. 27, 2024
FennicaModified Jul. 27, 2024
IEEEModified Jul. 27, 2024
JISC Publication RouterModified Jul. 27, 2024
PubMedModified Jul. 27, 2024
ResearchMapModified Jul. 27, 2024
ScieloModified Jul. 27, 2024
MedArxivModified Jul. 27, 2024
ORCIDModified Feb. 25, 2025
ORCID IntegrationModified Apr. 08, 2025
The Difference between "Export affiliation to ORCID" and "Export detailed affiliations"Modified Jul. 27, 2024
ORCID Integration - using ROR ID VS Ringgold IDModified Jul. 27, 2024
Mapping of document types from ScopusModified Dec. 17, 2024
Scopus as self import sourceModified Nov. 07, 2024
SSRNModified Jul. 27, 2024
UnpaywallModified Apr. 07, 2025
WorldCatModified Jul. 27, 2024
Web of ScienceModified Jul. 27, 2024
CiniiModified Jul. 27, 2024
OAI-PMH formats: SwePubModified Oct. 31, 2024

Open access in PureModified Jul. 27, 2024
General introduction to Open AccessModified Jul. 27, 2024
Open Access icon in PureModified Jul. 27, 2024
How to determine OA status in Pure: a matrix viewModified Jul. 27, 2024
Logic descriptionModified Apr. 01, 2025
Open Access guidance sectionModified Jul. 27, 2024
Document licence informationModified Jul. 27, 2024
Electronic version(s) of Research OutputModified Jul. 27, 2024
Article Processing ChargeModified Jul. 27, 2024
Overview of Open Access, filters and tasksModified Mar. 13, 2025
OA-relevant import sourcesModified Jul. 27, 2024
Article-level SourcesModified Aug. 12, 2024
Journal-level SourcesModified Jul. 27, 2024
Open data and PureModified Jul. 27, 2024
Registering datasets at DataCiteModified Jul. 27, 2024
Integration with Data MonitorModified Jul. 27, 2024
OA-related jobs in PureModified Jul. 27, 2024
Open Access roles and rights overviewModified Feb. 13, 2025
Open Access on Pure PortalModified Jul. 27, 2024
OA-related report definitionsModified Jul. 27, 2024
Open Access related release notesModified Jul. 27, 2024
Reporting on funding informationModified Jul. 27, 2024

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API Examples

Getting started: Pure API user guideModified Mar. 28, 2025
Pure API: Access definitions for content and field filteringModified Jan. 13, 2025
Testing the Pure API: A Beginner's GuideModified Jan. 13, 2025
Testing the Pure API Using RapiDocModified Nov. 21, 2024
Python API Requests: Fundamental Coding ExamplesModified Nov. 21, 2024
Pure API: InspirationModified Dec. 13, 2024
Pure API Roadmap / Resource catalogModified Apr. 08, 2025
Pure API: Users and rolesModified Dec. 12, 2024
API keysModified Nov. 11, 2024
AuthorizationModified Jul. 27, 2024
Pure API: Working with filesModified Dec. 12, 2024
Pure API: MetricsModified Dec. 12, 2024
Pure API: Custom-defined fieldsModified Dec. 13, 2024
Pure API vs XML SynchronisationModified Dec. 13, 2024
Pure API: Synchronization workaroundModified Apr. 22, 2025
Pure API: Working with Research output types (and subtypes in general)Modified Dec. 12, 2024
Pure API - Early Access ProgramModified Jan. 13, 2025
Sorting the results (response body) in ascending and descending.Modified Feb. 13, 2025
Pure API: Bulk Delete using PostmanModified Feb. 13, 2025
Pure API: Uploading files Modified Feb. 13, 2025
Bulk Upload of Profile photos using Python with Pure APIModified Feb. 13, 2025
Pure API: Bulk Delete of Profile Photos using PythonModified Feb. 14, 2025
Pure API: Extracting Person Dependents Using PythonModified Feb. 13, 2025
Understanding Dependents in the Pure APIModified Mar. 27, 2025

Sorting the results (response body) in ascending and descending.Modified Feb. 13, 2025
Pure API: Bulk Delete using PostmanModified Feb. 13, 2025
Pure API: Uploading files Modified Feb. 13, 2025
Bulk Upload of Profile photos using Python with Pure APIModified Feb. 13, 2025
Pure API: Bulk Delete of Profile Photos using PythonModified Feb. 14, 2025
Pure API: Extracting Person Dependents Using PythonModified Feb. 13, 2025
Understanding Dependents in the Pure APIModified Mar. 27, 2025

CERIF XML mappingModified Jan. 08, 2025
Harvesting content from the Pure web services (changes)Modified Jul. 27, 2024
Fingerprint WebService Extraction ToolModified Mar. 10, 2025
Web service security settingsModified Jul. 27, 2024
Content filtering with filtersModified Jul. 27, 2024
Pure OAI interfaceModified Jul. 27, 2024
OAI mapping configurationsModified Jul. 27, 2024

Pure AccessibilityModified Jan. 13, 2025
Pure Accessibility Statement (UK)Modified Oct. 18, 2024
Pure Portal Accessibility Statement (UK)Modified Apr. 11, 2025

External authentication mechanismsModified Sep. 19, 2024
SAML2 (WAYF, Shibboleth, ADFS) Modified Dec. 05, 2024
Request header based authentication (Pre 5.30.0)Modified Jul. 27, 2024
Request remote user based authentication (Pre 5.30.0)Modified Jul. 27, 2024
Static user authentication (Pre 5.30.0)Modified Jul. 27, 2024
Basic authenticationModified Jul. 27, 2024
Google AuthenticationModified Sep. 16, 2024
SURFconext ID mgmt. service in Pure [NL] - setup guideModified Jan. 24, 2025
Normal Pure login (Pre 5.30.0)Modified Jul. 27, 2024
Elsevier Authentication (Pre 5.30.0)Modified Jul. 27, 2024
How to set up SSO in Pure Using SAML2 (Pure 5.30 and later)Modified Apr. 09, 2025
Microsoft Entra ID / Azure AD Modified Sep. 19, 2024
How to perform a SAML-traceModified Jan. 03, 2025
How to set up SSO in Pure using OpenID connect (OIDC / OAuth2)Modified Mar. 18, 2025

Pure Portal configurationModified Jul. 27, 2024
Managing Collaboration Map, Graph and Network section on the Pure PortalModified Jul. 27, 2024
Managing text descriptions that appear on the Profile pagesModified Jul. 27, 2024
Pure Portal Search Engine Optimization (SEO)Modified Nov. 11, 2024
Portal search: Concept vs. Free Text SearchModified Oct. 01, 2024
Organisation Portal pageModified Jul. 27, 2024
Person portal pageModified Mar. 31, 2025
Fields on Pure portal: Book/reportModified Jul. 27, 2024
Fields on Pure portal: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingModified Jul. 27, 2024
Fields on Pure portal: Contribution to conferenceModified Jul. 27, 2024
Fields on Pure portal: Contribution to JournalModified Oct. 03, 2024
Fields on Pure portal: Contribution to memorandum/expositionModified Jul. 27, 2024
Fields on Pure portal: Contribution to specialist publicationModified Jul. 27, 2024
Fields on Pure portal: Memorandum/expositionModified Jul. 27, 2024
Fields on Pure portal: Non-textual formModified Jul. 27, 2024
Fields on Pure portal: Other publicationModified Jul. 27, 2024
Fields on Pure portal: PatentModified Jul. 27, 2024
Fields on Pure portal: ThesisModified Mar. 30, 2025
Fields on Pure portal: Working paperModified Jul. 27, 2024

Fingerprinting - Core PrinciplesModified Jul. 27, 2024
New Fingerprint Engine: Transitioning to the OmniScience ThesaurusModified Jul. 27, 2024
Why are only a few concepts showing in my fingerprint?Modified Jul. 27, 2024

Automatic deduplication jobModified Jul. 27, 2024

Custom-defined fields (CDFs)Modified Jul. 27, 2024

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