All changes are compatible with Onix 3.0 (covered by existing schema), and should therefore not break anything. We expect that customers will always handle that more and more fields are populated (as long as they are in the schema.
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Feature
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Introducing a new export-endpoint (v2)
When we introduce Onix 3.1 we see that we need a new endpoint to not break existing integrations.
All the new features will be available from export-endpoint “v2”. See dokumentation ONIX
Note
Onix Export v1 - end of life
We want all our customers to move to v2 to get all the new features, including Onix 3.1.
v1 is now deprecated and will be removed mid-summer 2025
Schedule / Status
Feature
Available from (endpoint version)
Status
Contributor Unnamed Persons
import
Q4 2024
Status
colour
Green
title
done
Contributor Unnamed Persons
export
In prod from (only v2)
⚠️ Breaking change
Status
colour
Blue
title
TEST / STAGE
Subject
export
September 2024
Status
colour
Green
title
done
FSC, PEFC, carbon emission
import
Q2 2025 (only v2)
Status
title
not started
FSC, PEFC, carbon emission
export
Q2 2025 (only v2)
Status
title
not started
Contributor Role Code
import
November 2024
Status
colour
Green
title
done
Contributor Role Code
export
November 2024
Status
colour
Green
title
done
Chapters in audio/text books
export
October 2024 (only v2)
Status
colour
Blue
title
TEST / STAGE
Device support
import
⚠️ End-of-life for old syntax
Status
colour
Green
title
done
Device support
export
(only v2)
In stage from
⚠️ Breaking change
Status
colour
Blue
title
TEST / STAGE
Collection (publisher)
import
Q4 2024
Status
colour
Blue
title
TEST / STAGE
Collection (publisher)
export
Q4 2024 (only v2)
Status
colour
Blue
title
TEST / STAGE
Price condition
import
Q2 2025
Status
title
Not started
Price condition
export
Q2 2025
Status
title
Not started
Text and data mining
export
October 2024
Status
colour
Green
title
done
Onix 3.1
import
Q4 2024TBT
Status
title
Not started
Onix 3.1
export
(only v2)
Status
colour
Green
title
done
Features / changes
Contributor Unnamed Persons
Status
colour
Red
title
Breaking change
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Guide
The Norwegian thesaurus on genre and form is identified by code C8 from list 27 in Subject Scheme Identifier.
Terms from the proprietary vocabularies was sent in Subject like this: <Subject> <SubjectSchemeIdentifier>24</SubjectSchemeIdentifier> <SubjectSchemeName>Bokbasen_Form</SubjectSchemeName> <SubjectHeadingText>Romaner</SubjectHeadingText> </Subject>
Price condition is used to indicate when the subscription of a product is automatically renewed. Typically used for digital learning resources.
The duration of the license period is specified in PriceConditionQuantity/EpubConstraint?.
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Code 12 from list 167 is used in PriceConditionType to indicate that the rental or subscription will automatically renewed at the end of the period unless actively cancelled.
In February 2023 the Onix Steering Committee agreed that in addition to adding new features to Onix, various data elements that were deprecated, plus the <Gender> tag were to be removed. This necessitated the labelling of the revision as release 3.1.