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Add a "Pick up location" line under the "Pick Up Requested Resources" columns
For institutions with multiple campuses that share items, there is no way to see what the pick-up location for an item is on the Pickup Requested Resources page. you must export the data to excel, print it out, process the hold, or search for the item's request separately. This creates a lot of unnecessary steps for such simple information and makes it difficult for institutions that track item movement between campuses. My suggestion is to add a line in the columns under each request that states what the pick-up location is. View files to see example. Thank you
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Option to NOT receive ticket updates 'Report to ExLibris'
Add a 'Report to ExLibris' option to NOT receive ticket updates.
Use case: I report that an ebook title in a huge Open Access collection is, in fact, not open access. I view this as a standard cleanup task. We've likely already suppressed the record from our catalog and don't need to track the ticket or receive updates. It generates many unnecessary emails.3 votes -
thumbnail download blocking function from ALMA-D viewer screen
In addition to the Main Window where the image is shown in the Universal Viewer, user can right-click and print in a separate window showing the guide and the empty space of the Contents window showing the file of the title as a list. Please block the download function so that the function is not used.
1 vote -
Allow for Pinning/Saving and Labeling of Searches from Resource Request Monitoring
Have the ability to have either an institutional and/or individual ability to save a commonly used search. There are some routine tasks involving Hold lists that would be made more efficient if we could save/pin and name those searches/tasks to our dashboard. An example is pulling just Hold Shelf Processing items from the Resource Request Monitoring. While not difficult to do, having a way to save a few clicks from reentering the search each time would save a few minutes per day and over time hours of work time. This might be viable for other functions within alma as well.
3 votes -
Additional Local Parameter fields in Local Authorities dimension
There can be up to 100 local fields 9xx in the "Local Authorities" and none of them can be retrieved in Analytics. Could it be possible to have, at least, the same number of "Local Params" as in the he "Physical Items" or the "Titles" table?
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentation/010Alma_Online_Help_(English)/080Analytics/Alma_Analytics_Subject_Areas/Physical_Items#Local_ParamThanks.
13 votes -
Search function in Monitor Jobs Menu
In the menu "Monitor Jobs" (Admin -> Manage Jobs and Sets -> Monitor Jobs) there is no search function for the Scheduled Jobs. For all other Tabs (Scheduled Manual Jobs ; Running ; History) there is a search function. As we have many Scheduled Jobs it would be very useful if a search function could be implemented as in the other tabs.
Thank you
6 votes -
Quick Links for Alma Cloud Apps
The quick links (available through the "Alma Production" button) for the most used functions in Alma are very usefull. We would appreciate if Alma Cloud Apps could also be selected as favourites and saved as quick links. It would also be great, if selected Cloud Apps could also be accessed with a key board shortcut (hot key).
5 votes -
Include in webhooks information on which user triggered the event (especially for items and users)
There are numerous scenarios where knowing which user performed the action that triggered the webhook would be useful, like selectively acting on triggers based on permissions and automatic staff error handling. Currently webhooks only include whether the action was performed in the UI or not.
5 votes -
Enable forcing barcode number for new items
When cataloguing a new item, we wish to force cataloguers to add barcode number before save. If some libraries do not want that, forcing the barcode field could be optional.
1 vote -
Allow POL and INV Line 'Save' with errors. NOT 'Save and Continue'--just 'Save'.
We occasionally need to create a POL on the fly, and before I've set up the relevant fund--usually because a vendor needs a POL number right away, but information in hand can be incomplete for other reasons as well.
'Save and Continue' should remain totally impossible without mandatory fields completed, but it's annoying to have to re-start work from scratch when I realize I'm missing a bit of info, e.g. price or fund. As it is, I usually just throw in a fake price and an existing fund as a placeholder, but those just blend in if I get de-railed…
4 votes -
More options for configure the UI for Manage Patron services
The Left Pane of The new Manage Patron services UI includes User Information.
The display of information in this section is configurable from Configuration > Fulfillment > Patron Configurations > Patron Services User Card Fields.It would be great help for us if certain fields would also be among these.
Field: Primary ID and Field: Identifyer (Identifyer type barcode)Specially Primary ID should be able to hide for many places.
3 votes -
Update expiration on roles in bulk
We expire the roles for our student workers each semester, since they don't always come back to us after breaks. It would be nice if there was a way to update the expiration date of selected roles in bulk. I can see the benefit of having granularity of control on individual roles, like if someone's job function was changing after a certain point, but that's not a common scenario. It would be a lot easier if we could change a selection of them all at once, on both the user management screen and in the profile configurations. Even if I'm…
1 vote -
Daily quota of ISO-ILL Lending requests
We would like to determine a daily quota of ISO-ILL Lending requests, like with RapidILL.
Ideally, Alma would automatically reject requests beyond the quota and send them to other ISO Partners.14 votes -
Feature Requests for the NZ Fulfillment Network
Access to Borrowing History Across NZ Institutions
• Feature Request:
Enable librarians to view the borrowing history of their university patrons at other NZ institutions.
• Current Situation:
a. On Network Activity tab, it only displays current FN loans and current FN requests.
b. Librarians cannot directly access the borrowing history or detailed transfer records when their patron borrows books from another NZ institution.
c. Assistance from librarians at the other institution is required, which delays service and limits the ability to provide comprehensive patron support.Show more information on Network Activity tab
• Feature Request:
On Network Activity tab,…
125 votes -
Make the labels feature in ILL/Resource sharing a preconfigured list that staff have to choose from.
We suggest an enhancement to the Labels feature within Resource Sharing/ILLs area of Alma, so that staff have to select labels from a preconfigured list/dropdown menu? At present, it is a free text field, that creates a new label any time it is entered in a slightly different format or spelling. This makes it hard to keep the labels tidy as variations and spelling errors can occur and makes stats collection more difficult.
3 votes -
Institutions working in a Campus level generate a monthly Alma Collection Report with InCites
Please allow institutions working in a Campus level to use the institution’s electronic holdings with InCites to generate a monthly report in Web of Science. Per Ex Libris tech support (case #07213024), the JRC Cloud App is not designed to work when an institution has campuses configured. These reports would provide institutions with multi-faceted collection development and utilization analyses for journal titles.
Documentation: https://developers.exlibrisgroup.com/appcenter/journal-citation-reports-jcr/3 votes -
show on the courses page in Alma if it has a reading list
We would like a way to see on the courses page if a course was handled/ have a reading list - without entering other pages.
our librarians are not assigned a reading list - but a course, that does not yet have a reading list. They work on the Courses page and in the current state they have no way of knowing what course they already worked on.4 votes -
Create functionality to remove portfolio General Note entries using the Portfolio Loader or the Change Portfolio Information Job
Currently, there isn't a way to remove General Note entries in batch. It would be ideal if there were a way to remove General Note entries using either the Portfolio Loader or the Update Portfolio Information job, instead of having to do this work manually.
6 votes -
Add filters and columns to import profiles screens for zone, protocol, scheduling, status
The Import Profiles screen has few options for narrowing the list of profiles if one isn't certain of the profile name, or if descriptions are too similar. Please add filters and columns to the display screen--preferably sortable columns--for fields that distinguish the zone, scheduling, and status for import profiles.
Priority 1, Zone: Users should be able to clearly see whether an import profile is using the network zone or the institution zone for an import profile, as this affects the workflow and processing of records being imported.
Priority 2, Status: While the Active/Inactive status of a profile may be useful…
4 votes -
Recommendations for Improving User Search and Batch Update Functionality
Currently, primary identifier and identifier searches only support the "equals" operator. It is recommended to enhance flexibility by adding options such as "contains" or advanced search functionalities, including the ability to search without a primary identifier, to better support user management.
Batch processes cannot batch update user notes or perform text replacements. It is recommended that a batch update feature be provided for these functions.
118 votes
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