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Don't dublicate identifiers in the KBART and the TXT schema
In cases where a record in Alma has only either 022a or 776x Alma puts the only ISSN in both printidentifer and onlineidentifier.
Reading a file that has the same ISSN in both printidentifier and onlineidentifier makes it hard to know if that ISSN is a print identifier or an online identifier.
80 votesIf a bibliographic record has either 022a or 776x Alma puts the only ISSN in both print_identifer and online_identifier (same for ISBN). This was fixed as part of the November release : e-issn is mapped to online identifier and print issn is mapped to print identifier
with no duplication.
The customer parameter ‘temp_kbart_identifier_export’ need to be true for this fix to be applicable.from now on when there is no Eisbn the isbn will not be exported to both columns
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Sort Portfolios by title / make portfolios searchable
We would like the ability to sort portfolios by title within an electronic collection display in Alma. Right now, when you click on portfolio list within an electronic collection, there seems to be no discernible order; you also cannot search for titles within a portfolio list. We would like to make it easier to locate a particular portfolio within a collection particularly for selective packages.
79 votesNew facets, additional sorting options, filters, and display options were added for portfolio-level search results.
For more information please see Alma December Release Notes -
test access of portfolio in CZ before activation
There should be a way to test access on a CZ portfolio without having to activate it in IZ first.
Currently, when looking for a portfolio to activate in the CZ, there is no way to test access or view the parse parameters until after the portfolio is activated. If it is not the correct portfolio, you then have to open the collection, go to portfolios, search for the title and then delete it. It would be easier if the link could be tested in the CZ before activation. (seems like this was an option in SFX?)64 votesIn order to assist with the decision of activating Community Zone portfolios, you can now view portfolio linking information from search results in the Community Zone tab. Previously in order to view the linking information of a Community Zone portfolio, you had to activate the portfolio.
For more information see Alma May Release Note at:
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Release_Notes/2020/Alma_2020_Release_Notes -
Make it possible to add new individual titles/portfolios to a contributed collection (for which one has the ownership)
Current functionality for contributing an electronic collection to the CZ is a one-time action. Missing here is the functionality that the owner of this contributed collections can update it, i.e. adding new individual titles/portfolios.
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Electronic portfolios in an electronic collection/packages should inherit data displays from the collection's service
Data elements that are set at a Electronic collection service level should cascade down and be applied/display at the electronic portfolio level.
While portfolios that are part of an electronic collection/package inherit the properties that are set at the service level, those inherited properties do not display in Alma in the individual portfolios. For example, the proxy value in the individual portfolios will always display in Alma as "No" even when the true value inherited from the electronic collection's service is "Yes." Similarly, a public or authentication note entered at the electronic collection or service level does not cascade down…43 votesAs part of Alma June release Advanced search query options were expanded to include Not Contains Keywords, Is Empty and Is Not Empty for electronic resources indexes.
For more information please see:
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Release_Notes/2020/Alma_2020_Release_Notes -
Add electronic avaibility facet for portfolios
Hi,
In the repository search, there is a facet "Avaibility (Electronic Collection)" when looking for an Electronic Collection (please see attachment).
Would it be possible to extend this facet to electronic portfolio ? In institution zone but also in the community zone (currently this facet is not even prensent for the electronic collection in the community zone).It would save us a lot of time for electronic ressources management.
Thanks for your support.
Ariane
37 votesNew facets, additional sorting options, filters, and display options were added for portfolio-level search results.
For more information please see Alma December release notes. -
view-licenses
We need a profil who could view all information related to a license, including attachements. But this profil must not edit neither delete licenses, neither licenses' informations.
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CZ Update Task List - add 'Portfolio deleted from auto-active package (electronic collection)' to review tab
Please add the report type 'Portfolio deleted from auto-active package (electronic collection)' to Review Tab, and not only to All Tab.
Whenever a portfolio is deleted, we need to take manual action, regardless whether this portfolio is part on an auto-active collection or not.28 votesThe Community Zone was enhanced to enable faster and more efficient access to the data included in it. This includes new access points, information fields, actions, report types as well as more filters and sorting abilities.
For more information please see Alma March Release notes:
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Release_Notes/2021/Alma_2021_Release_Notes -
Community Zone Updates Task List filter for "Local Information"
When working in the Community Zone Updates Task List I would like to be able to filter by items that do/do not have Local Information (screenshot: https://www.screencast.com/t/rrCNY2U0CI). Having local information can determine if further action is needed (i.e. updating coverage information, removing local parameters, etc.).
28 votesThe Community Zone was enhanced to enable faster and more efficient access to the data included in it. This includes new access points, information fields, actions, report types as well as more filters and sorting abilities.
For more information please see Alma March Release notes:
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Release_Notes/2021/Alma_2021_Release_Notes -
Add vendor Preselect.media to Upload Electronic Holdings workflow
We found out that vendor Preselect.media regularly moves metadata in Alma CZ to different e-collections. We think it might be more efficient to implement an integration profile Upload Electronic Holdings for Preselect. This would eliminate a lot of manual work.
One of our libraries was in contact with Preselect about the moved metadata and suggested to them the implementation of the integration profile. They thought it was a good idea and are already in contact with Ex Libris.
Could Ex Libris inform the community about the progress of this integration through this post?
Many thanks!
27 votesIt is now allowed to automatically upload electronic holdings for the Preselect collection. For more information, please refer to the Alma May release notes and online help.
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Add time to the ‘Submit date’ field in the CZ Updates Task List
In the CZ Updates Task List, portfolios can be added & deleted & it’s impossible to know which came first from the task list without leaving the screen you’re on. Having the time in the 'submit date' field would allow you to see if content that has been deleted (when it shouldn't have been) has been re-added. Otherwise, you have 2 entries for the same title in the task list and no idea of the order the instances occurred.
18 votesThe Community Zone was enhanced to enable faster and more efficient access to the data included in it. This includes new access points, information fields, actions, report types as well as more filters and sorting abilities.
For more information please see Alma March Release notes:
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Release_Notes/2021/Alma_2021_Release_Notes -
CZ Updates Task List-add "Report to ExLibris" functionality to actions button
From the CZ Updates Task List, add a Report to ExLIbris button to the Actions menu. It is inconvenient to test an update, exit the Task List, search for the portfolio in Repository, and then Report to ExLibris. Why not make the Report to ExLibris function available where you need it, in the Task List?
9 votesThe Community Zone was enhanced to enable faster and more efficient access to the data included in it. This includes new access points, information fields, actions, report types as well as more filters and sorting abilities.
For more information please see Alma March Release notes:
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Release_Notes/2021/Alma_2021_Release_Notes -
Moving portfolios from one collection to another
Remove portfolios from collection in bulk to become Standalone Local Portfolios, or be able to simply move portfolios in bulk from one collection to another collection.
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Enable an ability to update electronic collection proxy link settings in a batch mode.
We are in the process of migrating from EZProxy to OpenAthens. We have over 500 electronic collections. Currently in our migration plan we will have to change the proxy setting one by one. It would be helpful to have a way to update the electronic collection proxy setting using some type of batch or programmatic (i.e. API) process.
3 votesHello Community,
Thanks for raising this idea.
This Idea exchange was developed and is available in Alma.
You can read about it in the Release notes:
For updating the Electronic Service Proxy Enables (Yes/No) and the Selected Proxy you can now use the following flow:
Run a job -> Information Update -> 'Change Electronic Collection information' job -> Select a set of collection/s -> open the section named 'Change Set Service linking information' -> Proxy enabled (Yes/No) (see attached Electronic Service Proxy.png)
For updating the Electronic Collection Proxy Enables (Yes/No) and the Selected Proxy you can now use the following flow:
Run a job -> 'Information Update -> Change Electronic Collection information' job -> Select a set of collection/s -> Open the section named 'Change Electronic Collection information' -> Set Proxy enabled (Yes/No) (see attached Electronic Collection Proxy.png)
Thanks,
Uri Beladev | Product owner
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Add additional fields to the General Publishing Profile, Electronic Inventory Enrichment
Since the October 2018 release, new fields are available for the General Publishing Profile, Electronic Inventory Enrichment.
I am still missing the following fields:
Authentication Note
Internal Note
Please add them to the Electronic Inventory Enrichment as well.3 votesThe published data for electronic inventory enrichment was extended to include the following information: URL Type, Proxy Selected, Proxy Enabled, Authentication Note, and Internal Description.
for more information please see https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Release_Notes/010_2019/Alma_2019_Release_Notes -
Allow overlap analysis for network zone collections
Many of our electronic collections are managed in the network zone, but we can't do any overlap analysis on these collections. Is it possible to expand the overlap analysis functionality to include network zone collections, and to compare them to either institution zone, network zone, or community zone collections?
3 votesThis functionality was introduced in the new Overlap Analysis tool that was released in March 2022 Alma Release. In the new Overlap Analysis tool, e.collections from the Network Zone can be selected for comparison.
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cz updates -improved search functionality
Improve search functionality in the CZ Updates Task List so that more advanced searching can be done. With the Dismiss All functionality, one can only dismiss everything in the task list, but with advanced search functionality one could limit to irrelevant tasks (i.e. book coverage updates) and only dismiss those tasks.
3 votesThe Community Zone was enhanced to enable faster and more efficient access to the data included in it. This includes new access points, information fields, actions, report types as well as more filters and sorting abilities.
For more information please see Alma March Release notes:
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Release_Notes/2021/Alma_2021_Release_Notes -
CZ Updates Task List--journals only
Limit what goes into the CZ Updates Task List to only be journals (no books).
1 voteThe Community Zone was enhanced to enable faster and more efficient access to the data included in it. This includes new access points, information fields, actions, report types as well as more filters and sorting abilities.
For more information please see Alma March Release notes:
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Release_Notes/2021/Alma_2021_Release_Notes -
Removing old collection/overlap analysis reports
It would be great if we could remove old collection/overlap analysis reports. There are a couple that we had run by accident or no longer need. we would like to keep this area of Alma neat.
1 voteThis functionality was introduced in the new Overlap Analysis tool that was released in March 2022 Alma Release. In the new Overlap Analysis tool, reports can be removed from the reports history list.
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Provide an integration profile for Ebook Central subscribed titles
We subscribe to the collection Ebook Central Academic Complete International Edition. The number of subscribed titles on the Ebook Central platform is currently around 185 000. However, the Community Zone collection only has around 164 000 titles.
According to ProQuest, there are differences between countries in terms of the number of titles available for a specific customer, based on copyright and publisher restrictions. However, there is only one collection in the Community Zone (i.e. the International Edition package), which would mean that the actual number of titles in that collection does not correctly reflect each international customer's subscribed and active…
1 voteHi,
ProQuest Ebook Central integration supports activating subscription content according to the customer ID – this functionality is available for early access customers and will be available for the wider community at a later release. If your institution will like to take part in the early access initiative please contact me directly
dana.moshkovits@exlibrisgroup.com
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