Alma's Browse Shelflist function includes the call number prefix (holdings record field 852 $$k) when generating the browse list. At the University at Buffalo, we use that prefix for oversize volumes, and for a variety of other sub-locations, designations and shelving areas.

As a result, any holdings with a prefix ($$k) does not show up alongside holdings in the same call number range, essentially hiding many titles from staff who seek to browse the shelf list.

An advanced search for specific library holdings, permanent call number type, and permanent call number does not remedy this issue, as it does not enable us to truly browse the shelflist.

Please reconfigure Alma's browse search to ignore (but, ideally, still display) the call number prefix when generating this index.

It seems that this was done for Primo, and we would like to see this functionality mirrored in Alma.

We have detected this case that we consider is an incorrect behavior of Alma.

When a purchase request is generated, a non-visible bibliographic record is created. The problem is that if a second purchase request for the same document is generated, Alma automatically makes the bibliographic record visible, even though we still do not have copies of it. Therefore this record appears visible in Polibuscador but without funds.

We request that the bibliographic record should only be visible when the issue or copies are available to the user, meanwhile, even if more than one purchase request has been made, it should remain suppressed.

Generation an accession number in 852$$h or $$j can only be done by using the menu (Tools -> MARC21 holdings -> generate accession number), or by keyboard shortcut (ctrl+schift+A) in the new MDE.
Even though the keyboard shortcut saves some clicks, we would like to type the prefix directly in field 852, followed by a character like # for example, that would indicate to Alma to generate the sequence number after saving the holding record.

Example : 852 $$b library $$c location $$h RIA #
-> after saving the record :
852 $$b library $$c location $$h RIA 6785

If the prefix doesn't exist in the accession number code table, there should be a warning upon saving.

Also, it would be helpful if the accession number does not need to be connected to a specific location. We should be able to choose to connect it to all locations of a library, or only one location like currently.

Best regards.

The current physical item sorting options mean that in many cases records cannot be sorted into the correct order. Adding to the existing automated sorting options will help in some cases but not in others.

The only way to be certain that item records can be correctly sorted is to add the ability to manually sort physical items within a particular location (i.e. that are linked to a particular holdings record).

Use cases abound. For instance, this is the only way that volumes designated as new ser. v. (or new ser no.) can be sorted to appear after volumes designated as v. (or no.) This is the only way that items can be sorted in order when a serial starts out with a designation such as no. or v. and later changes to date only. This is the only way that volumes designated in any language can be sorted correctly in all cases. There are many other examples that could be cited as well.

When viewing bib and holding records, there is a link to edit mode that takes you into the metadata editor. If you are viewing an item record and realize that you would like to change it, you have to cancel, go back to the list of items, and then select edit from the action menu.

It would be handy to have an edit button on item record when viewing it, even though that isn't in the metadata editor.
It would be handy to have this feature in MANY other fields--there are lots of times when I click on something in order to have a look, and then have to back out and re-enter in edit mode. If I have the right to edit something, I want there to be an edit button there when I'm viewing the record.

I would like to be able to include a note when bulk creating physical item work orders.

Notes can be added to individual work orders, but the ‘Create physical item work orders’ job doesn’t allow this – only the work order type, managing department, and pick/do not pick from shelf can be specified.

The use case is that we are correcting some of our call numbers, and the physical items will need to be relabeled. I would like those items currently on loan/in transit/in process to have work orders that send them to our repair department for relabeling when returned, with a note explaining that the spine label needs to be changed to match the catalogue.

For major projects and operational workflows we have created new specific managing departments and work order types, and for individual/small numbers we just add notes to clarify a generic work order. This type of case kind of falls in between – big enough not to want to add notes manually, but ad hoc enough not to want (yet) to set up a new work order type.

On the List of Items screen, under the Actions menu for each item, the "Edit" and "Duplicate" commands are currently adjacent. It is fairly common (at least for me, personally) to accidentally click "Duplicate" instead of "Edit." This automatically takes me into the edit screen for the new item I have unintentionally created.
There is already a "Cancel" option at the top of the screen, but it only goes back to the item list which now includes an extra item. In order to get rid of that new item I have to navigate to it (which can be a bit of a hassle, if it's several pages into the list and I’m not sure what page I was on) and withdraw it.
My suggestion is that this “Cancel” button should actually cancel the item duplication. If the “Duplicate” link gets clicked, there would still be the same two options at the top of the screen: “Save” would save the new item, and “Cancel” would delete it and take you back to the item list. If it’s not intentionally saved, it should just disappear.

The browse shelf list / call number browse feature is very difficult to use for actual browsing because the forward and next buttons are minuscule. They are not actually buttons, just the less than or greater than sign without borders. I frequently hit the wrong part and end up going back when I wanted to go forward. It's a really small target that calls for high-precision mousing.

Requested improvements:
1) Allow keyboard shortcuts for navigating to previous and next sections of the browse list.
2) Create borders/margins around those buttons.
3) Add mouse-over text showing previous/next so that if you have a low resolution screen you can see which action you will be taking.

Our OAC department needs to generate a packing list of items that are scanned in, in the order in which they were scanned. The problem is that after creating a physical items set via scanning, the set sorts itself, and the items are no longer in order.

In addition, our Metadata Services department used to manage our corrections projects in Millennium by having a public set that everyone could access. Once the cataloger was done correcting the record, it was removed from the set.

Our problem is that once we're done correcting the record for a Physical Titles set and do a save and release, it is no longer in the position it used to be in the set. (e.g. if you were working on the first record on the first page of the set, after you save, it's no longer the first record, it's moved somewhere on the first page)

It would be very beneficial if we could have the option to turn off the sorting for itemized sets, and leave the sets in the order in which they were scanned in/loaded/created.