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Batch job for deleting holding records
After migrating to Alma we have a lot of holding records that don t have any items associated with them we would like to clean our data by deleting these empty holdings using a batch process
44 votesThank you for your idea.
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display item tabs when creating new item record
When creating a new item in the physical item editor, the item tab "notes" should display immediately. Currently, when creating an item you must save the item first before the tabs will display and then go back into the item record to add any item notes.
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Add the ability to move item record(s) from one bib record to another.
Occasionally one or more item records need to be attached to a different, correct bib record, This often happens with title changes for serial records. Presently we must withdraw the item record(s) from one bib record and create new ones at the correct bib record. This is very time consuming process. It would be very helpful if there was an option to select item records and transfer them from one bib record to another.
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Ability to Relink Holdings of In Process Items
I would like the ability to relink holdings for items that are in process. When preparing a new item in Alma, sometimes I need to relink a holding to a different bib record. Currently, Alma does not allow this unless the item is in place and gives the error message “The item is not in place and there are requests registered for this item. Please handle the requests before {0} this item.” I would like to attach the holdings to the correct bib record before putting the item in place. It would be helpful if Alma allowed relinking to occur…
40 votesAs of Alma December release you can re-link holdings to a different bib, even if there are some item requests on this bib.
For More information please see Alma December Release Notes -
Add a button to "Add Holdings" in the List of Holdings screen.
Currently, in order to add another holdings record, we have to be actively editing either the bibliographic record or another holdings record. It would be simpler if, in the List of Holdings screen, there were a button for "Add Holdings" similar to the "Add Item" button in the List of Items screen. That would eliminate having to go back and release the record we may have opened solely for the purpose of adding a holdings record.
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"View Inventory" from the Holdings Record
As Copy-Cataloger, when you are creating/editing a Holdings Record, there is no easy way to view/edit the associated Item Record(s). You can add an Item Record and edit it but you cannot view the existing one(s). Having the feature “View Inventory” active when working with the Holdings Record or having a specific feature that would allow the user to view/edit the Item Record(s) would be great when doing Database Maintenance. Thank you for your time.
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Retain the List Of Items filters after an item edit
We would like the filter settings (for Status, Location or Library) to be maintained when an Alma user edits an item from the List Of Items and then saves that change.
This is because many of the titles our staff members tend to work with in List Of Items frequently comprise core texts, of which we may have several dozen copies in various places and at a number of different statuses. It is therefore very time-consuming for staff to have to re-apply their settings for every transaction.
The following is typical of the workflow during which our staff encounter the…
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Adjust awkward grammar on "Withdraw Items" pop-up menu
Referring specifically to the attached pop-up menu screen-cap (taken on July 24, 2017):
At the top of the image: "Last items of this holdings were deleted or moved" (plural)
Further down: "Last item of this holdings record was deleted or moved" (singular)
This is very confusing -- did the user delete a single item, or several items? Also, the grammar is awkward ("this holdings were").
Please either make one pop-up menu for a single item deletion and another pop-up menu for a multiple item deletion -- or else adjust the grammar of the existing pop-up menu to say something like:
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5 votesGrammar on the Withdraw Items pop-up was corrected in the November 2017 release.
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List of items- add column for item policy
This idea has already been submitted. It received 201 votes and is listed as completed back in Feb 2019. However, the item policy column still doesn't seem to be visible in the 'List of items'.
It would save a lot of time to have an instant overview of the ratio of item policies for a title, without having to go into every record individually and write them down.1 vote -
Removal of item from itemized set freezes the set
When an item is removed from an itemized set, the remaining items no longer have the "remove" button as being clickable, and the titles also become grayed out. So if you want to continue editing/removing individual items from a set as you work on the set, you have to back out of the set, select the set again, and then go to the next record you want to remove. What should happen is that when you click "remove", it should remove the item from the list, and then allow you to continue removing items, right on down the list.
1 voteIssue described was resolved as part of the November release
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Change physical items - New holding will keep call number type configured in the physical location
On behalf of the Product management team we would like to understand the need and use cases of the following feature (which it's needed was raised by several customers) your feedback is most welcome.
Conceptual solution:
The field 852 indicators 1 will be taken from the physical location configuration when
moving items.0 votesA new configuration option was added in Alma. When holdings records are created by changing an item's location, if the location has a call number type configured, the call number type of the new holdings is updated to match that configured for the new location
For more information see August Release Notes
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