Primo VE Go-Live for all Alliance institutions completed in June 2022. This page contains links to archived migration planning calls.

Migration Calls

Ex Libris Project and Milestone Meetings

• September 14 Project Planning Meeting – Slide Deck, Recording
• October 27 Kickoff Primo VE Enablement Meeting – Slide Deck, Recording
• November 3 Milestone Meeting for Authentication and Views – Recording
• November 10 Critical Steps Meeting: Dedup and FRBR – Recording, Dedup/FRBR: PBO vs. VE (Google Doc)
• November 17 Milestone Meeting for Search Scopes & Profiles – Recording
• December 2 Critical Steps Meeting: Search Scopes – Recording
• December 8 Milestone Meeting: Local Fields – Recording, Local Fields Coordination Spreadsheet
• January 12 Milestone Meeting: Display & Local Fields, and Local Resource Types – Recording
• January 26 Milestone Meeting: Local Resource Types and External Data Source Import – Recording
• February 9 Milestone Meeting: External Data Source Import & General Discussion – Recording
• February 23 Milestone Meeting: Preparing for Go-Live – Recording
• March 30 Applying NRSG Resource Types to IZ-Only Records, presentation by Lesley Lowery – Recording
• April 13 Go Live Q&A with Ben-Yishai Zeevi of Ex Libris – Recording
• June 1 Final Q&A with Ben-Yishai Zeevi of Ex Libris – Recording

Alliance Q&A Meetings

• January 5 Primo VE Q&A Meeting – Recording
• January 19 Primo VE Q&A Meeting – Recording
• February 2 Primo VE Q&A Meeting – Recording
• February 16 Primo VE Q&A Meeting – Recording
• March 2 Primo VE Q&A Meeting – Recording
• April 27 Primo VE Q&A Meeting – Recording
• May 11 Primo VE Q&A Meeting – Recording
• May 25 Primo VE Q&A Meeting – Recording
• June 8 Primo VE Q&A Meeting – Recording
• June 22 Primo VE Q&A Meeting – Recording
• July 6 Primo VE Q&A Meeting – Recording
• July 21 Primo VE Q&A Meeting – Recording
• August 31 Primo VE Follow-up
  • Recording
  • Transcript (VTT)
  • Chat Log
• September 28 Primo VE Follow-up
  • Recording
  • Transcript (VTT)
  • Chat Log

Milestone Dates

Milestone	Dates	Relevant “Go VE” Documentation
Primo VE Activation	October 27, 2021	Enablement Phase: Collaborative Networks
Authentication and Views	October 27, 2021 – November 17, 2021	Authentication Profiles Converting Views in Primo to Primo VE
Search scopes	November 17, 2021 – December 8, 2021	Converting Primo Scopes to Primo VE
Local fields	December 8, 2021 – January 12, 2022	Converting Local Fields in Primo to Primo VE
Local resource types	January 12, 2022 – January 26, 2022	Converting Local Resource Types in Primo to Primo VE
External Data Sources	January 26, 2022 – February 9, 2022	Replacing Pipes in Primo with Import Profiles in Primo VE
Additional configuration	February 9, 2022 – February 23, 2022	Converting Primo Data Configuration to Primo VE
Go Live	June 2022	Go Live: Post Go-Live Actions