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  1. Allow the Improve the display of "Item availability" for serials/journals

    When there are a lot of content in "Item availability", which is the case for some journals/serials, the display is hard to read. It would be useful to allow for css customization like in Primo.
    There should also be a line break for each 866 field.

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  2. Rename the label for the 'Records processed' column to 'Records to be processed'

    This is a very minor thing, but the label for the new 'Records processed' column in job monitoring should be renamed to a more fitting 'Records being processed' or 'Records to be processed'.
    As long as the job shows up in the 'Running' tab the records have not been (fully) processed but the current label implies this, esp. in combination with the 'Progress' column.

    The German label has the same problem: "Verarbeitete Datensätze" --> should be "Zu verarbeitende Datensätze".

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  3. Location color schemes

    I would like to make it an option to change the color scheme of the ALMA top ribbon/possibly sidebar to differentiate locations especially between Main Circulation Desk and Acquisitions, of which I have to switch regularly. This would save me time spent on correcting errors due to being in the wrong location for a particular procedure.

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  4. "Contains exact phrase starting with" to allow special characters in the search by call numbers

    Currently, the search index by call numbers "Contains exact phrase starting with" is not working for special characters (for example / - " + ( ) : ).

    It would be very practical if the search index "Contains exact phrase starting with" allow special characters in the search.

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  5. Ability to select preferred view in calendar

    The ability to select which default view occurs in Alma calendar, day, week or Month

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  6. Enhanced customisation for Contact Information pop-up

    We are suggesting that there should be a way to add additional fields to the mapping table of the Contact Information Pop-Up configuration from other information sources inside Alma, for example the user's school or department.

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  7. result of a search

    when limiting a search to a library in the results the location of the library in which you searched should appear first and then the other locations.

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  8. Always add newly implemented fields to API and Analytics

    We have repeatedly run into issues with the following: Things implemented in the Alma UI are not automatically available via API and/or Analytics.

    Recent examples include:
    * June 2020 "Can't edit restricted users" - Ex Libris offered to add this to the API, but not to Analytics
    * CDI Search activation status - as of now it is not clear whether we will have access to this via API

    To be honest: I am not willing to open an idea or NERS every time Ex Libris thinks it's nice to have something in the Alma UI, but do not care…

    45 votes
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  9. RSS of knowledge center articles should include changelog

    Hi

    We can watch pages like
    https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentation/010Alma_Online_Help_(English)/050Administration/030User_Management/060Managing_User_Roles via RSS feed.

    When something on the page is changed, I get a notification, which I am glad for.

    However, there is no way of seeing what has changed.

    (Sometime there's a note 'New for March', but not always).

    Please add a changelog / version history / diff function to your documentation pages. This could be a separate page, so the main page doesn't get cluttered.

    Thank you.

    2 votes
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  10. Extend searchable range of Monitor Jobs table

    The monitor jobs table is useful in tracking and troubleshooting problems. Sometimes it would be really helpful to be able to track certain jobs further back than 30 days, but when you enter a search term while using a date range of greater than 30 days, you get the error message:

    Search is not supported when the date range is more than 30 days.

    It would be helpful to be able to track jobs longer ago than 30 days.

    7 votes
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  11. Accessibilty issues

    I suggest ( and personally need) the possibility to adapt the layout to people with visual challenges. I have a limitation of the visus from both eyes to the left side (emianopsia) and I would work better if I could move the toolbar to the right and adapt the screen size (mantaining its proportions).

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  12. Advanced Search in new interface lacks functionality

    The new Alma interface's Advanced Search feature appears to lack fundamental functionality. I am not the systems person and, therefore, perhaps this can be done and I am not aware of how to do this. However, it seems one must now click on the Advanced Search every time one needs the Advanced Search (which is often). The old interface allowed one to choose Advanced Search and then it would remain on the screen so that one could use the same chosen Advanced Search option continually, adding and subtracting additional fields as needed. Also, the tiny icon for Advanced Search is…

    2 votes
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  13. Allow Users to lock preferred panel position for user details and summary panel

    Currently the location of the summary panel for record views and patron details alternates between the right side of the page and the top of the page depending on window size. (See the note on #6 of Changes to the User Interface: https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentation/010Alma_Online_Help_%28English%29/010Getting_Started/050Alma_User_Interface_%E2%80%93_General_Information/045Usability_Improvements/Layout_Improvements )

    Sometimes even minimal changes to the window size causes this rotation. It would be nice if users could choose to lock the location of these panels to their preference, regardless of window size. This helps with consistency in documentation for manuals, as well as provides consistency in location if information when working on different computers.

    17 votes
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  14. Do not automatically highlight search terms

    After completing a search in the persistent search box, the inputted text remains in that field. When clicking back into the persistent search box to edit this text, all of the text is automatically highlighted. This often results in accidentally deleting the entire search phrase when attempting to edit it slightly, or at the very least having to pay extra careful attention to click twice into the search box to un-highlight before editing. Removing auto-highlighting would streamline the process of editing searches and alleviate the frustration of many accidental deletions.

    24 votes
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  15. Be able to fully preview a letter that has never been sent using live sample patron data

    Until a letter has actually been sent, it isn't possible to generate a full preview of what it will look like when it is sent to a patron.

    It would be really helpful to be able to select a letter than has never been sent to any patrons and preview it using the loans data, etc on an actual patron's account in order to check the details, formatting, etc are correct before starting to use it.

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  16. Return to old layout-option

    Please return option to use old layout, it was much easier to use. For those of us who spend much of our time switching between production and configuration, the "new" layout can be quite inconvenient. The location of the gear icon is poor and the color/contrast scheme is poor. The "new" layout makes me feel like I am hunting for the function rather than navigating to it ("Am I in configuration or production?" I would much rather have the production items on the left side (as they were before and are now) and the configuration menu items across the top…

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  18. Add the ability to use facets with imported itemized sets

    When importing data to an itemized set it is not currently possible to use the facets in the members list.

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  19. Hide timestamp in patron facing contexts

    Add an option to allow the library to decide whether or not timestamp should be shown in patron facing contexts, for example in the Primo Get It for items on loan or items waiting for reshelving.

    Examples:
    - “Awaiting reshelving until 27/05/2020” instead of “Awaiting reshelving until 27/05/2020 7:02 PM”
    - “On loan until 14/07/2020” instead of “On loan until 14/07/2020 22:00”

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  20. Segmented Display of the MMS ID

    It would improve the readability of the MMS ID, if it was displayed with segments:

    9910 775585597 05501

    (instead of 991077558559705501)

    But it should only affect the visibility, the spaces should not be copied, when you copy/paste the id

    9 votes
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