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  1. Physical Item Editor Templates

    It would be great if we could use templates for adding new items.
    At the moment, whenever we add an item, for each single one of them we have to manually fill in the same values in "Material type" and "Item call number type". The "inventory date" has to be chosen manually as well.
    It would be extremely useful if we could load the physical item editor form with some values already filled in, and with the date fields automatically filled with the current day's date.

    If this idea has already been posted or it the option already exists, please…

    962 votes
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    Dear all,

    We are adding physical item templates to our roadmap.

    It will be possible to save an item as a template, and then use this template to pre-populate new items when they are created.

    The system will remember the user's template selection, so they won't be required to specify the template each time they create an item (only when the item differs from the previous item created from a template).

  2. Delete unwished licenses

    We need the feature to delete unwished licenses. We mean delete and not display those licenses to the licenses list.

    523 votes
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    Dear Community,


    This is to update you that we are developing the option to permanently remove licenses from Alma as per this idea.


    We plan to allow users to remove deleted licenses from the Licenses list. The permanently deleted licenses will not show in Analytics. License with the previous status "Deleted" will get the status "Inactive" upon the release of this development. They will remain in the licenses list and will not  be automatically removed.


    We will also add two actions supporting this change, "Deactivate" and "Activate", which will change the license's status accordingly.


    Please follow up on Alma Release Notes to see when this development is released.


    Kind regards, 

    Zohar Shemesh

    Alma Product Team

  3. Closed Library Management TOU apply to Resource Sharing Request

    Currently, the RS Lending Request item due date does not take into consideration of the library closed days as there is no "Closed Library Due Date Management" option in the Lending Resource Sharing Rule TOU. As a result, the due date may fall on a library closed date where clients are unable to return the item. I have received confirmation from ExLibris (SF354784) that this will need to be an enhancement request rather than a bug fix.

    469 votes
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  4. New notification letter when expiry date is updated

    When updating the expiry date for items on hold shelf, we miss the opportunity to resend notification letter with the new expiry date. We are aware of the resend notification functionality, but this will not include the new expiry date.

    426 votes
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  5. Add "Search within results" box on a set

    Hello,

    It would be very useful if we had a search box of "Search within results", on a set we created with indication rules.

    Thanks.

    392 votes
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  6. Add "Request" as a block option in Block Preferences

    Currently the Block Preferences have Block options to permit Blocks on Loan and Renewals, but it would be good to include Blocks on Requests on these blocks - specifically Patron Physical Item Requests, but conceivably other requests.

    For example is a Patron Limit is defined on Overdues or Recalled overdues, and the limits are exceeded, the relevant Block Preferences are triggered,
    i.e.
    Patron overdue limits has exceeded
    Patron overdue recall limit exceeded

    However, the only options on what patron services blocked are Loan and Renewal.
    Requests should also be added to the options so that overdues can immediately block a…

    365 votes
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  7. Ctrl-z/Undo in the Metadata Editor

    Currently, there is no Ctrl-z/Undo function in the Metadata Editor.
    Please add this function.
    Use case:
    A record is in draft mode and the cataloger deletes a field accidentaly, there is no way of bringing it back.
    Or a cataloger works on an exisiting record, makes a lot of changes and only wants to undo the last actions, but not go back to the previous version.

    346 votes
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  8. Grace Period only for open days

    Now the unit of measurement for grace period is "days". So even if the library closed on weekend, those days are included to "Grace Period". To give fair advantage of grace period, Alma should apply the grace period excluding library closed.
    For the detailed scenario as I expected, please refer to the attachment.

    Thanks.

    335 votes
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  9. More possibilities for the Alma Color Theme

    In the new UI, libraries can manage branding in Alma by selecting one of 6 basic colors (blue, purple, red, green, brown, orange). This configuration can only be made by a General administrator and is valid for all Alma users. We would like:
    - a larger variety of colors (proposing the 216 web-safe colors would be fine);
    - the possibility for any user to define their own Color Theme: color experience may be very different from one individual to another and giving everyone the possibility the use a convenient color would be appreciated.

    327 votes
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  10. Make physical item sort routines stick

    For those of us working with continuing resources:

    When viewing a list of physical items, the sort routine defaults to Library/Location. The items do not appear in any particular order when the results are loaded. Often I change the sort routine to Description or Receiving Date to view the most recent serial items and order them chronologically for viewing.

    It would be nice if the sort routine "sticks" so that every time I open a list of items, the sort mechanism will stay on Description (not default back to Library/Location)

    This would be especially helpful when managing items in the…

    298 votes
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  11. Improve 'Electronic Resource Activation Task List' Management

    The Electronic Resource Activation Task List does not adequately cover the multiple tasks and steps that operators need to complete during the resource's lifecycle. For example, for most electronic resources, there are usually multiple tasks in progress simultaneously (e.g., entering the EZProxy stanza on the server, ensuring admin access to the publisher's site). But because the Electronic Resource Activation Task List allows only one status to be assigned to a resource, there is no way to manage multiple simultaneous tasks nor easily determine what task has already been completed. This results in double handling and inefficient use of managing our…

    293 votes
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  12. Ability to run user purge on a set

    The current purge job does not allow for granularity beyond the user group and the number of options and filters for the Purge User Records job is very limited.
    It would be helpful to be able to run patron purge on a set of user records, or alternatively for Alma to add a user delete job (under Manage Jobs and Sets > Run a Job) that runs on a set.
    (see also NERS Request ID 5304)

    270 votes
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  13. Preferred term correction should flip headings that change tag number

    Alma authority control does not handle cases where the bib heading is linked to an authority via a cross-reference, but the preferred and non-preferred terms are in different fields, e.g. preferred term is in authority field 130 and cross-reference in authority is in 410.

    Alma should be able to handle this scenario. Currently when the bib heading matches the authority cross-reference, Alma won't correct these and instead puts them on this report: Preferred Term Correction - Bib Heading found no authorized term.

    Example bib heading that Alma won't correct:

    110/2_ $$a Allied and Associated Powers (1914-1920). $$t Treaties, etc. $$g…

    249 votes
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  14. Add expiry date for "proxy for" users

    In an academic institution, many "proxy for" users will be arranged on a semester or yearly basis, it would be good to have an expiry date so that this permission stops and does not extend into perpetuity.

    236 votes
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  15. Include "Quantity for Pricing" in EDI for ebook POLs

    It is currently not possible to send the correct quantity to the vendor via EDI. When EDI is sent for POLs of type "Electronic book - one time", the quantity field in the EDI is always 1, even if the Alma POL has a different Quantity for Pricing value. We often need to order multiple "copies" (i.e. sets of access credits or user licences) for an ebook, but only want 1 portfolio on Alma.
    Please consider using the "quantity for pricing" in EDI for electronic - one time POLs.

    225 votes
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    Dear Community,


    This is to update you that we are developing the option to send the exact "Quantity for pricing" to the vendor via EDI, for electronic PO lines.


    Additionally, we will add the "Access mode" field as an optional field to select for the "EDI Vendor Note Fields".

    Please follow up on Alma Release Notes to see when this development is released.


    Kind regards,

    Zohar Shemesh

    Alma Product Team

  16. Significant Improvements to the 'Browse Shelf List' Function Needed

    The 'Browse Shelf List" function is essential for catalogers in our library and is extremely clunky and time-consuming to use. Proposing any (hopefully all) of the following changes:

    1. Ability to view more results surrounding the exact search request.
      Said in a different way, the ability to view the result in the middle of the results page, so as to be able to see a few of the results both before and after. This makes call number adjustment significantly easier, instead of always needing to click a back button and remember what the call number were on the page before.

    2. Ability…

    220 votes
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  17. Please add the "suppress bibliographic record" to the log of the "view versions" in the MD editor

    Hello,

    We would like to have the ability to know when and by whom a bibliographic record was suppressed, when checking the "view versions" in the MD editor.

    Thanks.
    Dafna

    219 votes
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  18. Fulfillment: Automatic Renewal Notices / Email Letters to patrons when loans automatically renewed

    Our users have requested to be notified with the new due date when an on loan item is automatically renewed by Alma. This is currently not possible and users are not aware when the item is due back until they receive a courtesy reminder 2-3 days before the due date. We would like Alma to provide the option to configure and send Auto Renewal Notices / Email Letters to users when their loans have automatically been renewed by Alma. We have Auto Renewal Activated and our users do not receive any notification that this has taken place. We would like…

    216 votes
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    Hi,

    It will be possible to configure the system (with a utomatic renew rule output parameter to say whether to send an email to the patron when renewal takes place.

    If emails are sent, they will be sent in an aggregated manner (single notice for all renewed loans)

  19. How to distinguish namesakes

    When you search a user (fullfiment > manage patron services), there is no possibility to distinguish to different user, who have the same nam (namesakes).

    In the old UI, there was a patron card image, and, when clicking on, we accessed to a summary of the patron.

    Now, we have no more solution.

    Can you add this functionnality in the new UI?

    Thanks a lot.

    206 votes
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    Hi,

    Makes sense ! Currently, the user information that is displayed in the user Ajax search results (e.g. patrons services WB) is hardcoded.

    A mapping table, similar to the one that configures the user pop up, will control the fields that show in this list. The mapping table will enable the same fields that the user pop up allows, and allow setting the order of the fields.

    Thanks,

  20. Display Logic: shared NZ choices in IZ

    Currently, the Display Logic settings are limited to IZ resources only; they do not allow choices for resources that are shared from the NZ among several institutions.

    For example, my library offers unmediated CCC document delivery for certain Wiley titles we don't subscribe to. So when I set the display logic rule, it should be "Hide service Full Text with Electronic collection = CCC Get It Now Wiley if exists service Full Text with Electronic collection = Wiley Online Library." However, because the Wiley Online Library ecollection is shared in the NZ for my consortium, it will not appear as…

    196 votes
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