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Alma - Analytics allows to count usage statistics of full text downloads executed from the 2 download buttons visible in Primo.
We have Primo VE, for the moment Alma does not record in Analytics the downloads made from the PDF viewer. Analytics only counts downloads when using the download button outside the Primo viewer (top right).
It is required to have real statistics of downloads of digital objects, from the 2 operational buttons in Primo, i.e. the button located inside the PDF viewer and the one located outside the PDF viewer, since it is not possible to know which of the buttons the user will use.
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Integration with worldshare
Have Alma and Worldshare ILL talk with each other enough that they share updates with each other. Right now, the only thing we can do is send a new request to WorldShare. All other functions have to be done in both Alma and WorldShare: receive, return, request for renewal, and cancellation.
3 votesThe missing functionality is dependent on WorldShare development. Alma's NCIP server does enable other broker systems such as ILLiad and Tipasa to communicate actions such as receive , return, renewal and cancellation. That requires the broker system (WorldShare) to implement its end of the integration.
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Please add specific limitations for interlibrary loan requests in Primo VE between institutions.
We are a library consortium that conducts interlibrary loans through a fulfillment network. We hope that when a reader from Institution A requests a book from Institution B via Primo VE, if Institution A already has the book and it is available for loan, the request cannot be processed.
If Alma has this filtering function, it can not only save shipping costs but also reduce the waiting time for readers.
88 votesUsing the Automatic Fulfillment Network (AFN) , a request is placed from the borrower's GetIt tab in Primo as a resource sharing request. As such, local display logic rules may be used to hide the resource sharing request based on local ownership.
Fulfillment Network requests that are placed directly at the lender's GetIt tab cannot consider availability at another institution.
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New institutional number sequence, or reset Additional ID, to shorten hold shelf pickup number
In the April 2019 RN the feature "Additional ID for Hold Request Management" became available and it has been very useful for our library, especially since we have an open hold shelf and need anonymized hold shelf slips. By the end of 2022 we noticed that the number sequence wasn't reset when it reached 999-999-999 like we expected it to. Instead new numbers are added and we've been told that it will just continue to add new numbers and never reset. Very long serial numbers are not user-friendly, neither for the staff, nor for the patron.
To prevent long numbers,…
197 votesThe Additional ID is generated by a third party software component which we have no control of.
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make location type „unavailable“ functional: items in these locations should be shown as unavailable in Alma and Primo
We need the possibility to show items as unavailable in Primo without creating requests (work orders) for them.
Our use cases are
- items which have been restituted (via a provenance research project) and are no longer in the library
- items which are blocked for usage for years
- items which are not usable for certain reasons
All of these have to be shown in the discovery interface, although users won't get them for a long time or at all.Now, all of these items have a "green" availability status in Primo and we struggle to put information about…
174 votesNon available items must be in some process. Using work orders enables setting a description for the work order to indicate why the item is not available.
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Fix the multi-page list display bug in Rialto
There is a a bug in the Rialto list display function which I have encountered numerous times: When I go to the second (or later) page of a List in Rialto and take an action on one of the items such as moving it to a cart, the list is refreshed and redisplayed incorrectly. For example, with 30 items in a list, before the second page refreshes, it correctly displays items 21 through 30 in the list with the heading “21 through 30 of 40.” After refreshing, the header says “21 through 40 of 30”! Additionally, the book titles that…
1 voteDear Rialto customer,
The behavior you described in this idea exchange is more of a bug than an actual enhancement. This issue was passed to Rialto's development team for analysis and should be addressed in one of the nearest releases.
In case you would like to receive an update once the matter is fixed, please open a support ticket with Rialto support.
Thanks for bringing this to our attention.
Noam Fass | Alma product management team.
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Reset PO and POL number every year
Dear colleagues,
Currently, the POs and POLs numbers are generated automatically and the turn of the calendar year has no effect on it.We would find very convenient that, at the start of each year, the sequence starts again.
The first PO of 2023 of would be PO-2023-1, same with the POLs POL-2023-1.
The numbers would gain in clarity.Thank your for considering this.
Kind regards,
Maxime336 votesDear community,
This story has 2 parts:
- Having the calendar year as a prefix without the need to explicitly define it in the beginning of each year
- Having the sequence to be restarted when a new calendar year begins
After checking the technical implications, we identify that this change is risky and might cause duplications and data mismatch.
Decision is that we will not implement this due to technical risks.
Best regards,
Tamar Fuches
Alma product manager
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Add Address fields in filter search
Under 'Contact', there are a few address fields where values are indexed. Besides the standard fields, it would be helpful to add the Addresses to the filter search to allow retrieval of results. Otherwise, it would be even better to allow the administrator to customize the fields they require for their needs. Thanks,
1 voteHello All,
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Allow search of email address by domain or local part
is it possible to allow search of email address by local part or domain to cater for flexibility ? Thanks.
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Additional Input Parameter Options for Item Description Templates
When creating an Item Description Template it would be very helpful to include additional Input Parameter options such as Permanent Physical Location. We utilize different description orders on our labels dependent upon the different locations items are shelved and there doesn't seem to be a way to distinguish the differing order with the current parameter options. More input parameter options would allow for greater individual institutional nuances and their unique practices.
For example, I could have an unclassed serial shelved in "serials" with material type issue and I want the description to display as:
v.{EnumA} no.{EnumB} {ChronI} {ChronJ}
I could…3 votesHello All,
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Dara recommendation for parser parameter updates if there is a parser parameter override
If a Alma user enters a parser parameter override for an eportfolio while ExLibris is investigating an update to the current parser parameter, it would be useful to receive a Dara recommendation when ExLibris updates the parser parameter so the user can remove the override because ExLibris will not remove local overrides and the override will still be in affeect.
3 votesHello All,
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Display note/comment field and requestor information in Alma Mobile
It would be very helpful to have the note/comment field from requests display in Alma Mobile, particularly useful if the note/comment directly effects how, why, when, etc. the item is pulled.
It would also be helpful to have the requestor information (ie their name) display in Alma Mobile, especially if multiple patron requests are being fulfilled at one time and/or they are pre-pulled items that just need to be filed on a hold shelf.3 votesHello All,
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Suppress bibliographic records of electronic collections in NZ automatically.
Currently bibliographies of electronic collections, which we select "Mark Bib as suppressed" on the page of "Activation Wizard: Electronic Collection and Services Setup" and activated from CZ, are suppressed in IZ. But these records are in NZ and can be searched with consortium scope of Primo VE. It would be great if it is suppressed not only in IZ but also in NZ automatically. The necessary workflow looks as follows:
If held by one institution in a consortium and suppressed, suppressed from NZ.
If held by some institutions, and only one of them suppresses, not suppressed from NZ.
If held…18 votesHello All,
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490's accompanying 830 field display
When you search titles, Alma currently displays 830 in the Series field when traced (490 with a 1 indicator).
However, 830 depending on 490 means that 490 takes precedence.It must be said that the trace which 830 is, is supposed to be used to be able to view 490 by the cataloguers and librarians.
But currently, when using the trace, 490 is not displayed.When you have a 490 field with several $a, you write several 830s.
For example ISBN: 9784043675043.
245 00 $$a Tō enmei.
490 1# $$a Kadokawa bunko ; $$v 13617. $$a Kadokawa sofia bunko ;…3 votesHello All,
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Postponement of the Due Date when the library is closed
We would like, when the library is closed, that a TOU allow loans to be postponed for as many days as there are closed days.
15 votesHello All,
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Removing temporary location on circ - sometimes only
When assigning a temporary location, I would like to be able to specify a conditions to remove from the temporary location when it circulates.
For example:
If an item has a temporary location of: Course Reserves, then the existing system works great - there's a pull request generated at the Due Back date and we scan them in and restore the permanent location - and one would NOT was the temporary location changed if circulated.
But when the temporary location is New Book Shelf, I would like to have that temporary location removed when the book goes on loan. (now…
1 voteHello All,
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Unmerged Cells in Exported Lost/Missing List
I would like it if cells weren't merged when they're exported. Whenever I unmerge cells to sort my library's lost/missing list by call number, I always end up with about 30-40 items at the end whose titles and call numbers disappeared. I then have to individually search these for items in Alma by barcode and manually fill this information in, and resort the list. It would save about an hour or two of my time each month if duplicate entries weren't merged that way.
2 votesHello All,
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Ability to edit barcode after receiving borrowing request
Sometimes after receiving a borrowing request, we have a need to change the barcode. This could be because the wrong barcode was scanned in, the barcode is not responsive or another reason. However, there is currently no way to change the barcode in the borrowing request record. Staff can update the item barcode (and we do) however this doesn't affect the original barcode that was scanned in against the borrowing request. We therefore have to add a lot of physical and electronic notes to the front desk staff and to the staff who will be returning the item to the…
10 votesHello All,
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Change override return date and time default value.
Hi,
Hope that there has a way to change the default time that comes up on "Override return date and time" from 00:00 to 23:59?
Otherwise, it's an extra step for our staff backdating returns.
8 votesHello All,
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Improve Calendar Management Notifciations
I have recently began entering hours at my institution, but I find it extremely frustrating. Once you import a file you have to apply changes, then save changes, and then get kicked back two screens. Often apply changes takes a very long time to update and your stuck wondering if you messed up or the calendar is delayed. Currently a notification appears when you press the apply changes job. However, there is no notification of a successful completion. It is frustrating just backing and going in and out of the calendar hoping a change appears.
4 votesHello All,
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