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COUNTER metric PR_P1 or DR_D1 Searches platform to calculate Total Usage in Analytics databases cost per use reports
We request that the Total Usage field used in constructing the databases cost per use report utilize the COUNTER PRP1 Searches platform or DRD1 Searches platform metric.
Within the group of university libraries that are part of REBIUN (https://www.rebiun.org/), we have agreed to use the PRP1 metric, or alternatively DRD1 Searches platform, to calculate the cost per use of databases.
However, when configuring the report in Analytics, we encountered the problem that Alma uses the DR – Unique Title Requests metric. https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentation/010Alma_Online_Help_(English)/080Analytics/Alma_Analytics_Subject_Areas/E-Inventory#Cost_Usage
Therefore, even if we build a cost per use report, it would…
96 votes -
The line separator in Analytics outputs is normally a semicolon, but should not be ambiguous
In various exports from Analytics, it was noticed that the characters present in Alma are output as follows:
- sharp bracket < present in Alma is put out by Analytics as & l t ;
- sharp bracket > in the Alma (bibliographic data) material is put out by Analytics as & g t ;
- ampersand & as & a m p ;
This is likely due to HTML being used as the export format in Analytics. However, for the further processing of large amounts of data, it is disruptive that a semicolon is used for coding here. The semicolon appears both…
49 votes -
Add General Electronic Services information to Analytics
In General Electronic Services, we have four different services for article requests, four different services for book requests, and five different services for book chapter requests, all developed over the years to address provider idiosyncrasies. Each group of services provides the same link to the user, e.g. the article request links all display "Get this PDF".
Our Interlibrary Services unit has the product delivery statistics, but I would really find it helpful to know how many clicks each of our General Electronic Services gets. It would help with service and link maintenance and I expect with troubleshooting, since it would…
67 votes -
Add reminders to Analytics
The function reminders is only partly useful at the moment. Improve it by adding reminders to Analytics. Creating and scheduling reports on reminders by type, status, text and so on would be very helpful for us.
32 votes -
Improve Alma Analytics to allow for more straightforward and accurate COUNTER usage data and Cost Per Use reporting.
Improve Alma Analytics to allow for more straightforward and accurate COUNTER usage data and Cost Per Use reporting. To address the following:
Simplify CPU Calculation: Improve the system to allow straightforward calculation of Cost Per Use (CPU) by including financial data in the usage subject area, eliminating the need for SQL joins.
Increase Data Update Frequency: Increase the frequency of usage data updates in the e-inventory subject area and fix the date of the job, as the current monthly updates, which have variable dates, cause scheduling issues.
Enhance Data Accuracy: Address inaccuracies and missing data due to limited match points…
127 votes -
Data visualisation: Open for saving canvas templates.
Data visualisation: Open for saving canvas templates.
As described in https://docs.oracle.com/en/cloud/paas/analytics-cloud/tutorial-custom-themes/index.htmlThis makes it easier to standardise look and feel of institution reports.
17 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.
141 votes -
Invoice Line Price and Additional charges data made available in Analytics
There is a need in our Acquisition department, and in the Collection Strategies department, to better understand what we spend on tax and freight for individual funds. In past fiscal years we used separate funds dedicated to the freight and tax funds. In this new fiscal year and going forward all funds, as has been practiced with endowment funds, will have freight and tax encumbered and invoiced within the fund itself. This is to align with the campus's new financial system. In order to track freight and service charges per fund in any fiscal year going forward we need to…
13 votes -
Ability to create Alma Analytics Objects from Primo VE Network Reports Folder
The institutions of the consortia working in the Network use the same analytics reports. In the case of Alma Analytics, it is possible to add new Alma Analytics objects from the Alma Analytics Network Folder. However, there is no possibility to add new Primo Analytics objects from the Primo Analytics Network Folder. Please implement such a possibility, as it is very important for consortia, especially those with consortium IT support centers.
101 votes -
Primo Analytics Mixpanel Data Integrated Into Alma Analytics as External Data Resources
As stated in the Alma Roadmap 2025-2026, "Analytics will support integrations with external data sources, allowing users to analyze data from multiple systems within the Analytics platform." (https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Materials/010Roadmap/Alma_Roadmap_Highlights_(2025-2026)/Analytics_and_Insights#Integration_with_External_Data_Resources )
This new feature is expected to simplify workflows and save time by eliminating the need to access multiple systems, thereby improving staff efficiency and effectiveness.It would be highly valuable if Primo Analytics Mixpanel data were considered a priority candidate for inclusion within this consolidation initiative.
12 votes -
Power BI access to Alma & Primo Analytics
Many libraries are using Power BI to analyse the suite of library services they offer. Data is derived from the library management system (LSM/ILS) but also chat services, reading list software, library guides and more.
Though Ex Libris has developed analytics in Alma, libraries need to analyse their data in the tools of choice.
Can Ex Libris open analytics so a direct connection to Power BI can be made without the need for intermediary workarounds, e.g., https://developers.exlibrisgroup.com/blog/microsoft-power-bi-connecting-to-alma-api/?
23 votes -
Analytics Search Results - allow export or open in new tab
When using "Search" in Alma Analytics it would be useful to EITHER:
Be able to export the results of the Analytics Search into excel
OR
Be able to click on a search result and for the report to open in a new tab.Currently if you select a report from the search results it opens and you lose the search results page. If it is not the correct report then you have to start the search from scratch again and sometimes the search takes a while.
Having some way of exporting a record of the results - so you can…
24 votes -
Establish system to ensure complete coverage of LC classifications
Alma Analytics includes LC Classification code data, but frequently valid classification codes come up as "Unknown." Ex Libris currently has no reliable way of keeping up with changes in LC classification. They rely upon the "Library of Congress Classification Outline", which is not complete. They will add classifications upon customer request, though this process takes months or years and puts significant burden upon institutions. Ex Libris should develop a system to reliably update its LC classification coverage. This could take the form of e.g. establishing its own access to Classification Web, subscribing to LC updates, and/or setting up some alternative…
67 votes -
Use same format for all dates in Analytics
When combining different subject areas (I use the button “Combine results based on union, intersection, and difference operations”, and I am using union) I find that it is not always possible to combine dates.
For example: The date "Event Start Date"."Event Start Time" from Physical Items Historical Events cannot be combined with "Loan Date"."Loan Date" from Fulfillment.
This is due to differences in date formats.
It's hard to predict which parts of Analytics a library would want to combine. So I suggest that the date formats be standardised across Analytics6 votes -
Create report in analytics for citations with no usage
It would helpful in the leganto student usage area of leganto to be able to generate a list of citations in a reading list with no engagement. Currently you can only report on citations with student usage.
4 votes -
Prevent the moving of Analytics reports to subfolders
We have identified an issue with Analytics reports being able to be moved, and some negative consequences of that.
One morning we noticed that our IZ shared reports folder is no longer in the shared folder. In spot checking our NZ and other IZs, this was the only one missing.
A member of our report groups reports that she is seeing that missing folder under her My Folder. When she tries to move it back it says Access Denied.
Essentially, the folder has the permissions for the Institution, so when it is cut/pasted/moved into a private folder, it is allowed.…
1 vote -
Overlap and Collection Analysis reports enhancement
As a collection development librarian, I propose allowing the selection of multiple collections we want to compare. Repeating the same process for different collections is time-consuming. For example, we have 8 active IEEE collections, and I have to match them one by one with other collections.
Also, is it possible to re-run the Overlap analysis report if I forget to include some collections, instead of creating a new analysis each time?25 votes -
Allow cost per use reports for TR reports, not just TR_B1 and TR_J1
We would like the ability to create cost per use reports based on the Cost Usage Measure TR, not just TRB1 and TRJ1 reports.
4 votes -
Enable reporting and filtering in Alma Analytics based on specific MARC indicator values by exposing them as separate, filterable fields
Please consider enhancing Alma Analytics to:
• Include MARC indicators as separate, filterable fields in the data model.
• Allow reporting and filtering based on specific indicator values for any MARC tag.
This would greatly improve our ability to manage bibliographic data quality and streamline workflows that depend on precise MARC structure.6 votes -
Display statistics note labels in Analytics
Controlling item statistics notes is optional in Alma. We have controlled our statistics notes and would like to have the option of displaying the more human-readable descriptions in Analytics reports rather than the raw codes. This is how for instance statistical categories work in Analytics--you can display the code or the description. Institutions that have not controlled statistics notes could have null descriptions, or the description could be the code.
3 votes
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