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  1. Allow deletion of a loan transaction after the item has been returned

    Sometimes as library staff we loan an item to a user by accident. The staff member returns the item accidently loaned in Alma and then realises that it's not possible to delete the loan transaction.

    Please can this functionality be added as follows:

    1) Be available by permission to certain Alma roles

    2) Require a note to be added explaining why the loan transaction has been deleted for audit purposes.

    3) Ability to report in Alma Analytics on deleted loan transactions with the deletion note field also available for reporting in Analytics.

    1 vote
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  2. Add a tab "re-loan" to Patron Services to return and re-loan items in one step

    An additional tab (e.g. "re-loan" or "Wiederausleihe" in German) would be a valuable improvement to the Patron Services page.
    The goal of this tab is the returning and re-loaning of an item to the patron in one step, with a pop-up warning if there are requests present in the request queue.
    The option of a re-loan tab would be a big help in cases where large amounts of items are reloaned to the same person when the items reach the maximum amount of renewals. The additional tab would make the process easier, less error-prone and especially faster.

    153 votes
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  3. Verificación de usuario al realizar préstamo de material.

    Cada vez que se realice un préstamo el sistema identifique a través de una huella digital u otro sistema al usuario.

    6 votes
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  5. Automatically disable a loan rule

    During the holidays, we set up exceptional loan rules for a specific period (e.g. summer holidays).

    But these rules must be deactivated manually, at a given date, in order to return to the normal rules used during the academic period.

    It would be very interesting if these rules could be deactivated automatically by Alma, by entering, for example, an expiry date.

    34 votes
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  6. Allow to change the default value of “Item owner” field to “Any Institution” when lending items

    When lending items, the default value of the field “Item owner” is “My Institution“. It should be possible to decide the default value of this field, “Any Institution” for example. This would save many clicks for people working at desk.

    17 votes
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  7. Pop-up note to alert operator when checking out item with "0 Day Loan" item policy

    When checking out an item with a "0 Day Loan" policy, operator is not alerted that the item is due that day and consequently patrons are not being informed at the time they check out the item. This can lead to overdue items and overdue fees charged in error to patron. A pop-up alert would require operator to acknowledge the note before completing the loan, also alerting operator that item should be assessed for item policy correction.

    Possible message: This item has an Item Policy of "0 Day Loan." Do you want to proceed? <options: CANCEL or OK>

    27 votes
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  8. Overdue notifications to be sent also on days after closed days

    We noticed that if closed days are configured, and a closed day is between the due date of a loan and the planned day on which the first reminder should be sent, the job does not generate a notification on that day but waits until the next one.
    This leads to misunderstanding on the patrons side, because the grace period is not always identical and can vary depending on possible closed days.
    We described the issue in case nr. 05301818 (old SF nr.: 00953477) and were told that this is the expected behaviour. The Product manager decided that when there's…

    128 votes
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  9. Choose users affiliated to a particular library - Bulk Change Due Date

    Our situation is that we have 2 libraries (eg. Library A - Library B) in 2 different cities. Students affiliated to a particular library can borrow items (books, DVD, etc.) owned by the other library.

    The problem is:

    Eg. Due to COVID, library A closed and library B remain open, so students affiliated to library A can't physically return their books. I would like to bulk change due date for all loans of library A students.

    HOWEVER, if I choose 'Library A' in the field 'Library' of Bulk Change Due Date feature, Alma will change due date of loans related…

    7 votes
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  10. List of Home Delivery Request to print labels and inform courier company

    We manage a big number of home delivery requests. Alma does not allow you to create a list of loans of home delivery to print labels and send the list to the courier company.

    The only way to do it is the day after by Analytics or developing a custom solution using webhooks and users API, to have it the same day.

    It is necessary to make a list of patrons name, address, zip code, city, telephone and email address to print labels and create a csv file to be imported to the courier company software.

    We can't wait a day to print…

    3 votes
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  11. Allow automatic barcode generation in quick cataloguing form from Manage Patron Services

    The quick cataloguing form has a variant depending on whether you access it through Fulfillment > Manage Patron services > loan tab > create item or through Resources > add a physical item.

    In the first case (Fulfillment > Manage Patron services etc.), quick cataloguing is used in the case where a document is presented for loan but does not exist in the database. The barcode is then obligatory for loan, otherwise loan is not possible. The barcode cannot be automatically created.

    In the Resources > add a physical item access to this form, the barcode is not mandatory but…

    3 votes
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  12. Postponement of the Due Date when the library is closed

    We would like, when the library is closed, that a TOU allow loans to be postponed for as many days as there are closed days.

    15 votes
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  13. Removing temporary location on circ - sometimes only

    When assigning a temporary location, I would like to be able to specify a conditions to remove from the temporary location when it circulates.

    For example:

    If an item has a temporary location of: Course Reserves, then the existing system works great - there's a pull request generated at the Due Back date and we scan them in and restore the permanent location - and one would NOT was the temporary location changed if circulated.

    But when the temporary location is New Book Shelf, I would like to have that temporary location removed when the book goes on loan. (now…

    1 vote
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  14. Show call number in brief record

    It is possible to configure what is displayed in the brief record however one cannot choose to display the call number.

    It requires more cliks to see where the physical material is to be found. It would be great if one could find the information directly from the result page of a search.

    4 votes
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  15. Restriction for privilege "change due date" is needed: for loaned items within scope: allowed - whereas outside scope restricted

    "For dual layers it would make sense to be able to restrict the privilege "change due date" in CDO-roles for inventory outside own scope. It would be great to be able to allow to change due date only for loaned items whithin scope, but to be able to prevent it for loaned items outside scope. If it were additionally usable via the "circulate for" specification for the libraries for which "my library" is allowed to lend and book back, it would also make sense. It is very unfortunate that "change due date" can currently only be allowed in a role…

    14 votes
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  16. Print patron loans to pdf

    When Borrowing activity report is not active, it is very hard to print a list of loans for customer. It would be handy to print a tidy list of loans to patron. Not excel that you have to edit quite a lot.

    3 votes
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  17. Display of the renewal quantity

    I would find it very helpful if the library staff could recognize in the user account how many renewals have been already made.

    4 votes
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  18. 6 votes
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  19. Maximum Renewal Period new option 'Renew until fixed date'

    When the summer holidays arrive, a special loan is made with a special rule with a fixed due date.
    But at that time, we also need the possibility to exist for that special rule, that the renewal is done until a fixed date.
    For this reason, I request add the option of 'Renew until fixed date' to Policy Type: Maximum Renewal Period.

    15 votes
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  20. Limit overdues notices to a particular user group

    We want to send out overdues notices to some user groups but not others. It would be useful if we could limit the letters or notices to be send only to selected user groups.

    At the moment if overdues notices are switched on, all user groups receive the overdues notices. Ideally, User group A receives an overdues notice but User group B does not.

    0 votes
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