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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…
66 votes -
System Events Subject Area: Add "Record was Created", "Record was Updated", "Record was Deleted" for Holdings PIDs
As Alma administrators, we want CRUD actions on Holdings Records to be logged in Analytics via the System Events Subject Area, allowing us to monitor what changes were made, when, and by which users.
Currently, the System Event subject area does not track the creation, update, or deletion of holdings records. Adding this functionality would provide valuable insight into how often these actions are performed by staff. This data would support performance reporting and make it also easier to identify the number of modified records when metadata corrections are needed.
2 votes -
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?31 votes -
Allow BOTH Analytics widgets and Data Visualisation workbooks on Alma homepage
I currently have a DV workbook on my Alma homepage. I recently wanted to add an Analytics Widget but was unable to.
I opened a case with ExLibris and was advised that it is not possible to have BOTH DV and a widget on your homepage and they suggested raising it as an ideas exchange.So I propose that it would be useful to be able to have BOTH Alma Analytics Widgets and DV Workbooks available to view together/at the same time on the Alma Homepage.
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 -
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.
5 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 -
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 -
Analytics : Add Website URL to Users subject area
On a user record there is a field called "Website URL" however this isn't included in Analytics.
It would be useful to have this as it would save the need to put URLs into other less appropriate fields just to get the data on an analytics report.
1 vote -
Ability to surface details of recipients/subscribers to Scheduled Analytics Reports
Allow for export/inclusion of subscriber details when exporting list of scheduled reports or creating Analytics reports from Analytics Usage Tracking subject area or Analytics Objects subject area.
I am trying to do an audit on recipients/subscribers of our Scheduled Reports in Alma. The aim is to streamline who receives which reports/ remove staff who have moved roles and/or staff who have left the institution.
Currently neither the extract of Analytics Objects from Alma or any of the Analytics Subject Areas include details about the recipients/subscribers and I feel this would be very useful for auditing/access control.
43 votes -
Add Primary ID to Creators and Modifiers of Analytics Reports
Currently, Analytics displays only the Created Date and Modified Date for reports, without showing which user performed these actions. This makes it difficult to identify ownership or responsibility for a report, and complicates collaboration among staff.
I propose adding the Primary ID of the user who created a report and of the user who last modified it. This would:
1.Improve accountability and change tracking.
2.Make it easier to follow up with colleagues about report logic or updates.
3.Align Analytics with other Alma areas where user IDs are already visible in audit trails.
Adding this information would strengthen report governance and…
2 votes -
Add Alternative Title to Alma Analytics
Adding the Alternative Title for an electronic collection would allow us fully use Alma Analytics and not need to maintain separate reports that are created outside of Alma. As a consortium, this would also allow more information sharing with our members and more efficient troubleshooting and maintenance.
40 votes -
Include more than 30 or an unlimited number of local parameters in Alma Analytics
We find Analytics to be very powerful, but we are hampered by its limitation to only selected MARC and a limit of 30 local parameters.
We hope ExLibris will include more or an unlimited number of local parameters in the future.
When we signed up for Alma, our team expected all MARC bib codes would be available in Analytics and they are not. In addition, we have defined several local fields and must assign them a local parameter to be able to output them in Analytics. We have been rationing the 30-alloted local parameters ever since.
44 votes -
Please add 3xx field support in Bibliographic Details dimension of Alma Analytics
Currently there are many fields in the 3xx range which are not supported OTB in the Bibliographic Details dimension of Alma Analytics.
We have mapped 300 to a Local Param several years ago, but we are stymied in our work updating to RDA consistently as the desired foundation for then considering LOD work in BIBFRAME, given this is a key area with many 3xx fields utilised such as 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 340, 344, 345, 346, 347, 380 and 382.
Although the number of Local Params increased in 2024 finally from 10 to 30 we use many of these…33 votes -
Analytics for Global Authorities
We require reporting capabilities not only for local authorities—such as identifying preferred headings and their linkage to bibliographic records—but also for global authorities. These reports are valuable for various purposes, including data cleanup and deduplication efforts.
To support this need, we propose the addition of a "Global Authorities" subject area to Analytics, mirroring the functionality of the existing "Local Authorities" subject area. This enhancement should enable filtering options based on attributes such as Source Type and Preferred Heading status (Yes/No), consistent with the filters currently available for local authorities.
4 votes -
Add Information about Authority records linked to other vocabularies than LOCAL
We need to manage the information about authority records linked from other vocabularies than LOCAL, ie. LCNAMES. In Analytics only exists the area for local Authority records. It is useful to work with linked open data in collections that use diferents vocabularies as sources for authorities records.
4 votes -
Allow option to only send scheduled report from Analytics object if report has results
We want to set up reports to help us monitor for data inconsistencies and other issues that need addressing. We have noticed that we can set up reports as analytics objects and users can subscribe to them, but the report is sent even if there are no results.
We should have the option to not send empty reports, and only send if the report brought back one or more records.
29 votes -
Add Bibliographic Details shared dimension to Physical Items Historical Events Report
Use case: What are the languages (Bib Details) for items in a certain work order status (Physical Items Historical Events)? It doesn't seem possible to report on languages from Physical Items Historical Events because it doesn't have the Bib Details shared dimension. The Physical Items report doesn't seem to have work order status. Adding the Bib Details shared dimension to the Physical Items Historical Events report would be very helpful to avoid having to feed results of one report to the other. See https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/308173-alma/suggestions/46741807-in-alma-analytics-physical-items-subject-area
3 votes -
Add number of requested pages of a Digitization Request to Analytics
In Alma a digitization request shows a note field containing the Start page and End page as submitted via the request form.
This information doesn't appear in Analytics.
We would like to be able to report on the number of pages requested for digitization.18 votes -
Add Fiscal Period Month, Full Month and Month Key to E-inventory Cost Usage
The ability to drill down to usage by month is absent in the E-inventory subject area.
Can this be added, please?
This subject area has much richer data than Usage.
1 vote
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