Glossary

This page is a simple overview with description of various terms used in the API documentation.

Term

Description

Term

Description

Fulfilment ID

This is Bokbasen's id for a transaction (generated by Orders and reporting). This is unique and will never change or expire.

DDS ID

This is Bokbasen's unique ID for a persons account in Bokskya and will never change (however, on requests, personal accounts might be merged, so that a persons email address later refers to another DDS ID).

Order ID

This is a vendors unique ID for a transaction (used in Orders and reporting). This is unique per vendor and should never change.

Download ID

A unique ID for a download process. This is randomly generated on each download initiated (Content download), and cannot be reused.

Resource ID

A unique ID for one version of a book. A publisher can release a new version of a book (correct issues etc.) then this ID will change.