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Add Signature Verification to Online Import
Currently when configuring a Student Information System (SIS) for Online Import, you are only able to use basic authentication with an API. It would be nice to also send a signature to ensure that Alma is actually sending the message.
1 vote -
Provide access to files FTPed to third-parties
We run a daily scheduled "Publishing to OCLC" job which sends OCLC our new and changed MARC records via FTP.
From time to time, OCLC email us to let us know that some files were not processed due to errors in the MARC (typically blanks in the leader). To fix these, we need to download the problematic files, correct them, and manually upload to OCLC again.
However we don't have access to these files in Alma. (OCLC deletes them from their server when their automated process picks them up so we can't get them from there either.)
We managed to…
24 votes -
Make Jobs API deal with JobNames instead of IDs
When you want to use Jobs API to trigger a job you have to give the JobID.
When you define the job (integration profile) the ID is invisible. The definition of one integration profile leads to the creation of several jobs with several IDs.To define an API trigger you have to search the ID of the wanted job manually by calling "GET /almaws/v1/conf/jobs" from here
To make it all worse the ID of all jobs inside an intergration profile changes when you save a profile after changing a part of it. As one profile contains several jobs you…
10 votes -
SRU (Search/Retrieve via URL) for item records
Currently, SRU can be used to retrieve Alma bibliographic and holdings record data. In the documentation below, there are "bibliographic options" and "holdings options".
Our institution needs data from Alma on the item record level. Use case: we'd like to use SRU to count the number of items with the same item call number.
Currently if we use the "marcxml" record schema, the <numberOfRecords> returns the total number of bibliographic records. The "isohold" schema returns the number of holdings records.
Neither schema returns the total number of item records with the same item number (especially in situations where 2…
3 votes -
Include Public Notes associated with electronic collection and electronic service in the BIBs API Retrieve Bibs service
The BIBs API Retrieve Bibs service provides electronic inventory information equivalent to that in the Primo View It display, except it only includes Public Notes at the portfolio level, not those associated with the portfolio’s electronic collection or electronic service. Up to three additional API calls are needed to retrieve the complete set of Public Notes for a single portfolio using the Electronic Resources API, and many bibs have multiple portfolios associated. We would like to retrieve the complete set of public notes for each portfolio when making a single API call to the Retrieve Bibs service.
We're not able…
5 votes -
API for backdate an item
Alma provides an API for library to build up application to do circulation operation, such as renew, change due date. However, since Nov release 2018, a parameter "overdueatchangeduedate" has been introduced and shall charge overdue fine to patron if it has been already overdue during the change due date API operation is executed. If library do not want to disable the overdueatchangeduedate, it has no way to check-in an overdue item without creating fine.
SIP2 and offline circulation is suggested from EXL but API operation is always preferred.
9 votes -
Improve z39.50 tab in ILLiad to search individual volumes of serials/monographs
Improve z39.50 tab in ILLiad to search individual volumes of serials/monographs. Currently searching z39.50 will turn up one random volume from multi-volume set
13 votes -
bursar integration - option to export fine/fee credits even if minimum value > 0
Currently in order for fine/fee credits to be exported in the bursar integration, the minimum value must be set to zero, which means Alma will export fines of any amount even if they are very small.
We would like to be able to set a minimum value for the fine export, but still export credits. Ideally we'd like a checkbox to tell Alma to apply the minimum value amount to credits as well as to debits. For example if we set the minimum value to $5 and check a box to include credits, Alma would export any fines over $5,…13 votes -
Field creation date by changes via API
While changing a specific field in a user records via API the "creation date" should be changed only in this field and not in any other fields – which happens now – in order to be able to recognize the newest changes in a user profile.
24 votes -
Browzine : Journals with multiple sources
Libraries who are using Browzine are exporting our journals holdings file using a Google Scholar XML schema. For titles that have multiple sources, Browzine will based on their own algorithm to determine one source to be made available to the users in the Browzine interface. According to Third Iron, this "choosing algorithm" is designed to pick the source that has the widest coverage. This is fine in most of the cases but if we want to override this "decision", we will need to write in to Third Iron.
Suggestion: To consider having a designated field in the portfolio record for…
12 votes -
API for Bibliographic record versions
Currently, only the latest version of a Bib record is available from the Bibs API. There should be some way to retrieve older versions of the record.
29 votes -
Allow MarcEdit Alma Integration to update Community Zone records (via API)
…Ex Libris has allowed us to edit Community Zone records, except 022 field. Currently, we can only open the records in the metadata editor and add a MARC field one at a time. Using MarcEdit Alma Integration to update a record one at a time results in an error, because the Alma API documentation states that “…updating a linked Community Zone record is currently not supported.” I am requesting Ex Libris to allow updating Community Zone records via MarcEdit Alma Integration., so that we can update records one at a time, instead of adding MARC fields to a record one11 votes -
SRU/SRW: Increase the 10,000 record retrieval limit
The usefulness of the SRU service is reduced substantially by the 10,000 record limit.
If removing the limit is not an option, it would still help a lot if the limit could be increased to, say, 100,000.
My use case is that I'm using the SRU service in combination with the Bibs API to do batch processing of catalog records.
17 votes -
API for Alma requests
As it is possible in Alma to convert an Alma request into a Alma Resource Sharing Request (a good workflow), we would like to explore creating a form for users to submit Alma requests outside of Primo and for these to be created in Alma through an Alma requests API.
Please could an Alma Requests API be created to enable this.
If a submitted request was not in stock, we would then convert it to an Alma Resource Sharing request (a good workflow).
4 votes -
More API options for Borrowing Requests
The current API:s for Borrowing Requests are limited to get a list of request for a specific user, get a specific request of a specific user or create a new request.
To be able to integrate better with other systems, in our specific case the Swedish national ILL broker system "Libris Fjärrlån", we would need to be able to update and delete requests as well.
We would also want to retrieve lists of requests without knowing the user, for example by status, by external system or other criteria.
28 votes -
Granular permissions for Alma API functions
(The idea title is copied from a NERS suggestion (5311) that didn't make it to the second round.)
When working with third parties it is problematic that granting access to the Alma API for the necessary functionality will often also open up for access to other information that we might not want to share with the same third party.
An example is that allowing a vendor to create PO Lines via the API will also give the vendor access to the complete financial data of our institution, potentially giving them insights that could be used against us when negotiating prices.
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4 votes -
Make modification date of user account available in the User API (v2)
In the earlier SOAP-based version of the Alma User API, the last modification date of a user account was an available field. However, in the current REST-based API, that field is no longer available.
This piece of information is very important to us when we synchronize Alma data to ILLiad via our custom ILLiad login script. That allows to us update ILLiad as needed and insert an accurate modification date into a user's ILLiad account.
9 votes -
Allow patron load integration using v2 to implement override so internal elements are preserved
Under General Administration when setting up a user record integration using v2 of the user.xsd, there appears to be some missing functionality to bring it in line with the REST user APIs.
The suggestion is to add additional options to the synchronize method so that under Synchronization type where it currently only has 'Swap All' as the only radio button, you could toggle between this and 'Override' as per the User APIs. This would allow internal notes and other internal attributes to be preserved.
It might also be useful to add the list of fields via selection that the Override…
4 votes -
API for terms of use
An API to retrieve the terms of use would allow us to display borrowing rules on our website which are completely synced to our Alma configuration.
13 votes -
Run PO Line package job vi API
POST /almaws/v1/conf/jobs/{job_id}
use case: allow people to run the job without giving them access the Alma's admin
3 votes
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