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Allow updating Controlled Vocabulary (Form) code tables for Alma Digital via API
Currently these tables (with codes beginning "FormCV.vocabulary") can be read via API, but attempting to update them throws a "Requested table is hidden" error. It would be useful to update these code tables automatically from upstream data, rather than requiring staff to import a spreadsheet periodically.
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Address issue with incorrect fiscal period in Update PO Line API when accrual mode configured
When activating ledgers for the current and upcoming fiscal years in Alma during API creation, there is an issue where the selected ledger (FY cycle) consistently defaults to the future financial year instead of the current one. As a consequence, the team is compelled to manually adjust the funds to ensure accurate registration against the correct fiscal year. This manual intervention hinders the full automation of the API for DDA activation, and continuous orders renewals via API, thus requiring reliance on manual checks and interventions.
We experience this with Rialto/Alma API integration and EBSCOnet/Alma API integration.For Rialto we utilize…
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provide means to access our Alma and Primo data via our own analytics tools
we need to analyse and combine our data with data from other systems that are in use at the university. extracting data from Alma in a meaningful way is way too cumbersome to be useful. all methods that I am aware of are based on an Analytics report, and have restrictions on numbers of rows that can be exported at one time. E.g. we would need to compare data from our reading list system (which we can access using an ODBC connector despite the system being SaaS) with print and electronic holdings in Alma and their usage. I do not…
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SIP2 Kiosks should bundle loan/return notifications to a single notification
Currently SIP2 connected self service hardware triggers a receipt notification for every single item that is loaned or returned. Would it be possible to package these notifications in to one email after the transaction is finished based on the configuration that it has been conducted on a self service circulation desk?
3 votes -
User API order response of identifiers
When a response is received from the users API the identifiers aren't ordered.
For example our library gates system requests a GET on the user API to retrieve an identifier, in our case <id_type desc="Additional ID 1">OTHERID1</id_type>. it can only read the first hit for this identifier
I would like the response to order the values by status, with Active coming first.
This would allow us to read the active value and ignore any subsequent Inactive values
This is an example what is currently returned
<user_identifiers>
<user_identifier segment_type="Internal">
<id_type desc="Additional ID 1">OTHERID1</id_type>
<value>1234567890</value>
<status>INACTIVE</status>
</user_identifier>
<user_identifier…3 votes -
Ability to change an institutions public key for S/FTP setup
Our institution is requiring us to change the public key we use in Alma every 90 days in the S/FTP integration connections we have set up, to adhere with our Universities tightening of cyber security measures. We would like the ability to change our institutions public key 4 times a year. Currently institutions are only assigned a static key that can not be changed.
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Allow loans/requests APIs to override blocks and limits
When using the Alma UI staff are able to override user blocks and loan/request limits when loaning an item or creating a request. With the API this is not possible. It would be helpful if the APIs had a parameter to perform a staff override in the same manner. This would allow automated loans and requests to work in scenarios where staff would have overridden the block/limit, and where it is desirable that the loan/request always succeeds.
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Ability to change discovery import profile
It would be useful to make change to discovery import profile via API. For example, to make change Harvest start date and End date and run the job in all supported way (e.g. reload and delete). Currently there are some OAI resources that do not support harvesting deleted records and we had to do "reload and delete" manually and regularly.
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Prevent GOBI API from matching activated CZ records in IZ
Problem - The matching method used in the API will ink to the CZ bib records if it is in the IZ. The match methods are not flexible in the API integration profile when compared to something like import profiles that allow ignoring the record from the Community Zone and creating a local record.
We would like the API to always create a local bib even if a matching CZ record exists in the IZ. Or, at least make this an optional setting.
3 votes -
role scopes in api
We are trying to build a simple application where our staff can request Alma roles be added to an account.
We can retrieve a list of all roles from the Alma API for users to choose from; however, this list does not clarify what scopes are available for which roles.
Can this info be provided via the API?
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Check box option to disable Alma from appending file names in publishing profiles
We publish files to many third party vendors. Some vendor systems must have their files named with a certain convention and CANNOT process them if that filename convention is altered in any way.
Alma publishing profiles are current configured to append "_new" to the end of files it publishes, even if you specify a file name already. We would like the option to either enable or disable each publishing profile from appending the filenames it sends. They can be enabled by default, or not, but the option would be helpful.
Use case: We are publishing files of electronic holdings to…
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Alam API retrieve bibs from collection => sort by created date
Currently the order of records from this API function is unknown.
We should be able to sort the records by creation date/new records facet so we can retrieve only the n newest ones.3 votes -
Integrate Primo VE with Generative AI techology
The searching capabilities of Primo VE (SearchPlus) can be enhanced by using natural language processing, semantic analysis, etc. Use natural language processing to understand user queries and provide relevant search results.
Recommend books, articles and other library resources based on input keywords, patron’s previous search history, etc. This can improve the discoverability of library resources and make it easier for patrons to find what they are looking for.3 votes -
API allow quantity for pricing in POL creation
We use the adquisitions API to duplicate POLs. When we are creating a new POLs based on a existing ones.
We get the original POLs json and we make some changes on it to send it again in order to create a new one.
If the POL has more than one items to be ordered (quanity for pricing field), the api ignore it and put always a 1.
The problem is that the Alma make some calculations with the amount field and the fun percentage changes, so the POL amount increases and is not the correct amount.In order to…
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Add the ability for users to view current AFN checkout information via the My Account feature on self-check machines.
Currently, when a user accesses My Account via a self-check machine, they are unable to view any information pertaining to their active AFN checkouts. We opened a support case with Ex Libris, reporting these findings and providing details provided by our self-check vendor (mkSolutions), and their final decision was that this functionality is not currently supported, requiring an enhancement request.
Enhancement Request: Add the ability for users to view current AFN checkout information via the My Account feature on self-check machines.
3 votes -
Retrieve associated collections by MMS ID
In the Alma API there should be an end point to input an mms id number and return all collection ids associated with that ID number.
This functionality already exists for e-collections (GET /almaws/v1/bibs/{mms_id}/e-collections) but no such functionality exists for regular collections.
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Add filter for status to Get-Uers API
Please add a filter for status to the Get-Users API so we can retrieve users who are either active or inactive. Currently, our integration gets all users using the API and it takes about 30 mins but more than half of the users are inactive.
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Add API support for read/update/add/delete contact e-mails in Organization units: library, Institution Zone
Use case: Library / IZ contact e-mails are used in many workflows as the e-mail sender for letters generated in Alma. In our network (31 IZs), we are running a consortia mail server. As part of the configuration, we moved the library and IZ contact e-mails to our consortia domain. For example, library@abc.ch is now library-abc@swisscovery.net. This means changing the configuration of each library contact e-mail in the IZ to a different e-mail address and adding a description.
Initially, we made these changes manually. However, as e-mails can change, we have to maintain these changes. In addition, these e-mails…2 votes -
Enable additional types of requests via API
The API documentation for the Create User Requests endpoint notes that "is currently NOT possible to create GENERALDIGITIZATION, MOVE or WORKORDER request." Enabling this functionality would facilitate batch processing of items for various workflows.
2 votes -
Retrieve metadata available in MARC-XML also in JSON
When requesting "bib", all metadata should be available as JSON. Most fields are by now represented as a MARC-XML string, bundled into a field called "anies".
1 vote
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