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Can you put process type as a column in the received items list?
It would be helpful to add Process Type in the Received Items List so we can see if an issue was claimed, or not published, etc.
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Alma -- no warning when item goes into "transit" from receiving
When an item is received under Receiving > One Time, if there is a request on the item for a user at another library, the item immediately goes into transit status to the requesting library. There is no message or warning that the item is in transit at this point, and the receiver's assumption is that it is now "In place" and ready to be shelved. The only warning that exists is a column prior to receiving that shows "Yes" under "Requests." Once the item is received, it is gone from this list (see below) and there is no more…
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Keep user in Received Items List after Receiving a new item.
Receive New Material - Action > Manage Items = Action > Receive.
Why does Alma throw me out of the Received Items List, and back into the Receive New Material Screen - after I have received a new item?
It is very inconvenient to have to click, click back into Action > Manage Items to continue working with items in this same title.
This did not happen before last week.
Seems to be a result of the August 2016 release?
Please stop this automatic screen back up. I prefer to stay in the Received Items List in order to see…9 votes -
Customizable columns for reporting codes in the Acquisition Receive screen
We sort our purchases by subject codes expressed in the reporting codes. These are unfortunately not visible in the receiving screen. As we handle a large number of books for many departments, the ability to view all levels of reporting codes in the receive screen would be a huge help in the receiving and post-receiving process.
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Allow User to Customize how many Issues are Predicted.
Area of concern: Serials Prediction in Alma.
Currently, Alma’s 853 Predictive Patterns and the 'Open Predicted Items' function, are only capable of predicting an entire year’s worth of serial issues at one time. This is often not ideal, and libraries would benefit from being able to predict more, or fewer issues, as needed.
What should be changed: As Serials Processors, we would like the option to customize how many issues are predicted at one time. This would benefit the workflow by allowing more issues to quickly be created at once; when retrospectively creating item records for pre-migration issues. It would…
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Receive notification should trigger when item is received
Currently, when entering a POL and having it set to notify someone when the item is received, the notification is not sent until it fully completes the receiving, cataloging, then being checked in at the fulfillment desk.
To keep from items showing up as "available" when received, we have it set to "keep items in area." But because of this, the receive notifications do not trigger until the whole process is complete.
We have some of our receiving and invoicing separate. Items will come in and go through the whole process before the trigger that they are received and the…
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Have options to 'receive', and 'order and receive' from within POL
Would be great to when dealing with monos to be able to receive directly from the sent POL, rather than having to do it through the separate receiving page. (Would also be great to have the option to be able to "order and receive" at the same time)
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Receiving Note - Ability to see when the note was last modified and by who
It would be great if there was a way to see which operator added Receiving Note and when the note was added. We are trying to go through and update receiving notes, and are coming across some that we would like to get answers for. However, we aren't sure who placed the note in the first place and it could have been years ago.
Being able to see who modified the receiving note last and when it was created would allow us to follow-up with the appropriate people or realize they no longer work with us, and move forward on…5 votes -
increase the number of received item per page and make the maximum of item displayed per page controllable
In the Receive menu, the maximum number of items displayed per page is only 20. Please increase the number to 50, 100 or something. And, please give the option of selecting the number of items to display per page according to user’s preference.
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Receiving: continuous vs one-time receiving of items - tabs should retain settings
In Acquisitions - Receive Items, when either the continuous or one-time tab is selected, the Keep in Department check box should retain its status according to the tab selected, e.g. checked for One-time and unchecked for Continuous.
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Filter POLs in Receive New Material by Date Sent
The list of POLs on the Receive New Material page can currently be filtered by vendor and owning library. It would be helpful to also filter the list by Date Sent.
An operator might have one or more large orders that they wish to receive all at one time, using the Receive All function. Filtering only by vendor and/or library can still include POLs that they do not wish to receive with the others. Filtering by Date Sent could help them narrow the list further and include only the items on the order(s) they wish to receive.
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Physical item editor Receiving date
In the Physical Item Editor Receiving date field, in order to add today's date, one must click on the calendar, then click on the day. Since today's date is already highlighted in the calendar, I would like the option to hit Enter to fill in the field. Even better would be the option of typing a t (for example) and having today's date autofill.
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View All Holdings button - place in a prominent position in Receive>Manage Items page
From the Manage Items page in Alma Acquisitions Receiving, the View All Holdings button is not visible from the Manage Items page. It requires clicking into one individual item and then the button appears in the right-hand panel. This is too many steps down.
3 votes -
Notify receiving operator how many item(s) under the same POL has/has not been received
During partially receive physical items, we suggest the system can auto notify receiving operator that how many item(s) under the same POL has/has not been received.
3 votes -
Items should not be able to be checked out if they haven't been received
If an item isn't fully received at the receiving desk and is still showing as in the Acquisitions Tech Services department, items should not be able to be checked out to patrons, or they should be automatically marked as received and a work order created so they are routed back to the Acquisitions Tech Services department once returned. If items aren't fully or correctly received due to human error but are checked out to patrons, they may never be thoroughly received because they are likely to just be re-shelved when they are returned. It shouldn't be possible to complete fulfillment…
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holds
Add a flag to a title in the receiving queue, if it has a hold associated with it, regardless of the source of the hold. Right now, unless the hold is initiated in Acquisitions, there is no visible marker in the receiving queue, which causes a problem with batch receiving.
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expected receipt date
Is it possible to display the expected date of receipt for each copy as an additional category in the list of copies?
In this way, when booking the receipt of issues, one can immediately see whether, for example, the forecast pattern still fits or whether a journal has changed its publication date, for example. I think it's helpful. Thank you, Monika Lange, UB Paderborn2 votes -
Require a barcode for newly received serials
Serials can be assigned a barcode upon receipt, but it would be nice of Alma would prompt users to provide the barcode if/when a barcode is required rather than merely optional. (We only barcode some titles, so a prompt of some kind would help staff who don't know which titles are barcoded as a matter of routine.)
2 votes -
claims - serials - populate item description
It will be very helpull to include the item description in the list of claims.
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