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  1. Include renewal override prompt when using "Renew selected" or "Renew all".

    Include prompt for override when using "Renew selected" or"Renew all" button in Patron services if the item's renewal is not allowed by TOU.
    Override prompt only occurs when item is re-loaned by entering the barcode.

    7 votes
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  2. Proxy and sponsor display and sorting

    It would be helpful to be able to sort the sponsors for a proxy alphabetically in the "Proxy for" tab of the User Details page. Currently they only display in the order in which they were added. Some proxies work for multiple sponsors so being able to sort them and even search would be helpful. It would also be nice if the drop down window used during checkout could display alphabetically as well.

    7 votes
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  3. ics-Attachment to loan receipt and recall letter

    Please add an ics-formatted attachment to loan receipt an recall letters send by e-mail. So the patron can import the dates for returning the books into his calendar-app. The ics-File should contain:

    Title, barcode, library, Circ Desk, and return date, ...

    Michael Voss (HUB)

    7 votes
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  4. Allow library configuration to block Temporary or Permanent Move requests

    University of Wisconsin Madison has a ‘Withdrawn’ library, where items are moved and suppressed, because they are deaccessioned (e.g, extra copies that are no longer needed) or lost and missing materials. We use this method for in-depth reporting for capital depreciation and other accounting measures. As these items technically don't physically exist, we would like to be able to block Temporary or Permanent Move requests (to Change the items location) on the ‘Withdrawn’ library. Currently, blocking all requests, blocks patron initiated requests, but does not prevent staff from putting in these internal requests to change location on an item and…

    7 votes
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  5. In Calendar Management, allow the removal of old exception dates without changing upcoming due dates

    Currently, in the Alma Calendar Management configuration page, if an exception (closed) date from the past is removed then loans with upcoming due dates can be affected when the Due Date Correction after Calendar Change job runs.

    It would be helpful if there was a way to remove old exception dates without upcoming due dates changing. Otherwise, exception dates can never be removed.

    7 votes
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  6. Add link to patron record from Item History

    Currently in an item's circulation history, there is a list under "fulfillment" which shows who last checked out an item.

    It currently lists the primary identifier, but doesn't link back to the patron's record in any other way, requiring a full search to pull up their record.

    Having a link directly to the patron record would be a significant time-saver.

    7 votes
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  7. Include Library Name in Item Available Notice Subject Line

    Allow for the option to include the name of the library sending an available notice, "Main Library Available Notice" or "Art Library Available Notice" for example. Would be applicable to any notice where items referenced are from a single library.

    7 votes
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  8. Add shortcut to viewing item history

    Many of our staff have trouble remembering how to access an item's history in Alma. It would be nice if a shortcut to that information could be added. I imagine something like an extra tab on the Scan In Items page called Item History - it allows you to enter a barcode and quickly pull up all the info in the Item Changes, Holding Changes, and Fulfillment activities tables but without having to first enter the Physical Item Editor.

    7 votes
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  9. Item Policy Code Table issues

    After adding an Alma Item policy in the Configuration->Fulfillment->Physical Fulfillment->Item Policy, the Item Policy Code Table allows you to edit the Code. Existing items records linked to the item policy code are not updated in such an edit. Such items retain the now “orphaned” original item policy code as can be queried in analytics.

    To compound this, leading and trailing spaces within an item policy code are considered significant, so an edit to remove a trailing space leaves (invisible to the user) distinct item policies, one of which is broken.

    We propose the following three changes:

    1.) The Item Policy…

    7 votes
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  10. self checkout

    Self checkout over sip2 to have Alerts/fulfillment notes on checkout , not checkin only.

    Patrons need to be alerted to how many pieces SHOULD be in the item when they checkout so they can alert staff if pieces are missing on checkout

    7 votes
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  11. Expand Course Reserves Facet/Advanced Search Functionality

    When working in Reading Lists and Courses the facet filtering limits staff to a single selection in a category at time. However, many institutions have multiple terms or staff liaisons serving more than one academic department. In such cases, it would be quite helpful to allow staff to select multiple facets. The inability to multi-select prevents staff and their managers from being able view the whole picture and effectively managing the work.

    If that’s not possible, we’d like to request that you expand the advanced search options for reading lists, courses, and citations to make all of the facet options…

    7 votes
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  12. Return All button required on Manage Patron Services > Loan tab

    As a complement to the Renew All button which is available under the Loan tab of Manage Patron Services, we would like to push for the addition of a Return All button too.

    The workflow of our capacity management and shelf-checking staff is such that the entire contents of an Internal Processing user account frequently require discharging all at once. Being able to do this by the touch of one button, rather than painstaking wanding of barcodes in Return Items, would provide a quick and elegant solution.

    6 votes
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  13. Auto-renew - Maximum renew date in Borrowing Activity Letter

    We have been running auto renew for several months and it is very popular. We do not notify customers that an item has been successfully renewed but do send weekly updates and would lie to include the Maximum Renewal date on these. Although it displays in Primo we have not been able to find a way to include it in Letters and would like to request this functionality is added please

    6 votes
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  14. Provide Configuration Options for Lost Item Replacement Fee TOU Precedence in Alma

    Some items have price information in the record, and some do not. Rather than delete all price info or try to add it to each record, our library would like the option to force the system to defer to the Lost Item Replacement Fee (LIRF) stored in the Fulfillment TOUs over the item price in the record (if one exists). Some additional parameters for this configuration may include 1.) if price exists and is greater than the LIRF then the item price should take precedence or 2) if item price is less that LIRF then LIRF takes precedence or 3.…

    6 votes
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  15. new TOU: pickup in (permanent) owning library

    We have different pickup-TOU:
    - pickup in all libraries
    - pickup in owning library

    If an item with TUO "pickup in owning library" is transfered to a temporary library (ILL), the a user see as pickup location the (temporary) ILL-library and not the library that owned the item permanent.

    to solve this, it should exist es new TOU:

    "pickup in permant owning library"

    Best regards

    Michael Voss

    6 votes
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  16. Add SIP2 Bin rule parameter for Fulfillment Notes

    It would be useful if the Alma internal SIP2 Bin rules were a little more granular, i.e. to help pass a different BIN number if there is a Fulfillment Note present.
    Although there are SIP fields which can be used for this at the sorter machine logic level, it would be useful to be able to use Alma's own granular item information to distinguish the sort for requested or transiting items for those with fulfillment notes and those without.
    No doubt other criteria could be asked for but the Fulfillment Note seems to be such a commonality to 'trapping' items…

    6 votes
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  17. Please allow library staff to override the re-loan limit embargo if needed.

    Please allow library staff to override the re-loan limit embargo if needed.

    We profiled a 24 hour "embargo" using the new Reloan Limit parameter in Alma, so patrons have to wait 24 hours before checking out another laptop. However, there have been several times that a patron checked out a laptop, but experienced technical difficulties with the device and returned it to check out a replacement device. However, Alma doesn't allow staff to override the new reloan limit so we have to keep a written note with the patron's info, item barcode, etc. and do a manual check out for…

    6 votes
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  18. Course Reserves Items

    Another thing I would like to see is when you look up an item record that is on reserve, in the record it shows what course it is on reserve for. Looking at item records in Leganto does this, which seems based off of Primo, so I would think it is a possibility (when you open up an item record it says at this bottom, "Appears on these reading lists:" and list the lists it appears on).

    6 votes
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  19. Don't show expired courses in reading lists

    When using Scan In Items to add new items to a reading list, staff often have to scroll through a large number of reading lists attached to expired courses. We would like a way to hide these to make the list easier to work with.

    6 votes
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  20. Change Fulfillment to Circulation

    Fulfillment isn't an intuitive label for us. Circulation is the term we use, or allow libraries to call it whatever they want if you don't want to change it globally.

    6 votes
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