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Please add more "View only" roles to Alma
Alma already offers some "View only" roles:
- Fund-Ledger Viewer
- License Viewer
- Course Reserves Viewer
but there is still a need for more.Please add the following:
- Invoice Viewer
- Purchasing Viewer
- Physical Inventory ViewerThanks!
135 votes -
Add IZ-level option to hide the "Order It" plugin in the navigation bar
In our Institution Zone, we discovered that the "Order It" plugin is not limited to Amazon websites, despite what the Ex Libris documentation currently states under "Supported Platforms". Ex Libris has since clarified that, although the original development focused on identifying Amazon fields, the feature can in principle work with any website that uses the same field identifiers in its HTML.
At the same time, we learned that there is currently no option to hide the plugin from the navigation bar. In our tests, the feature produced extremely rudimentary bibliographic records, which might be more difficult to manage and could…
40 votes -
Ebooks on order in Alma should display in Primo like print books do
There is a discrepancy between purchased ebooks and print book visibility in Primo when on order.
E-resources (Portfolios) which are on order - but not activated (still only "in order") - are not seen in discovery (Primo VE).
Whereas physical items that are on order and didn't arrive yet - are seen in discovery (Primo VE) as "on order".The lack of visibility in Primo of ebooks currently on order can lead to duplication of orders and therefore a waste of money, or extra admin to cancel erroneous duplicate orders.
The option to make ordered content visible or not in…
14 votes -
Barcode Generation with "Prefix+Sequence+Mod-10 Option 1"
Our library is a new user to Alma, and we found that our using barcode generated by "Prefix+Sequence+Mod-10 Option 1" with Mode-10 Option 1 as the 14th check digit is not supported in Alma. We have to, therefore, scan in the barcode one item by one item when for creating and receiving items. I wish your vote to us, even your library is not using "Prefix+Sequence+Mod-10 Option 1" for barcode generation configuration, to empower the diversity and features of Alma.
Below please find the Mod 10-Option 1 calculation:
Thank you.
15 votes -
Move the Fund and Ledger Fiscal Period Table from Configuration to Operational Acquisitions Module in Alma & Update Role Requirement
We request that the Fund and Ledger Fiscal Period table be moved from the Configuration menu to the operational Acquisitions module in Alma and associated with the Fiscal Period Manager role. The management of fiscal periods is an operational, recurring activity performed by acquisitions and finance staff as part of the annual fiscal rollover process. Although the table is currently located under Configuration, updating fiscal periods does not represent a system configuration change. Instead, it is a routine operational task that must be completed each fiscal year.
A transition of this kind aligns the location of fiscal period management with…
3 votes -
Job to build relationships between host item and component parts to be run 3 times daily
The Monograph in Series team is experiencing delays in checking that host items and component parts have successfully linked. The Job using the 773 field (Host Item Entry) and related record : 'MMS - Build Record Relations' currently only runs once a day at 22:00. We suggest this Job should be run 3 times per day to facilitate more speedy checking and prevent delays in the workflow.
10 votes -
Feature Request: Add Vendor Filter for "Acquisitions > In Process Items"
We would like to request the addition of a Vendor filter in the Acquisitions > In Process Items screen.
Currently, we organize processing items by distinguishing between purchased and donated materials. However, there is no way to filter or sort processing items by vendor, making it necessary to open and check each individual item to identify its vendor information for purchased materials.
Adding Vendor as a filter option would allow users to quickly view and organize processing items by vendor, significantly improving the efficiency of the acquisitions workflow.
3 votes -
Allow institutions to add custom descriptive names for Reporting Codes
We recently updated some of our reporting codes. It would be great to be able to add descriptive names. As an example, rather than having to remember that the 1st Reporting Code is for "Collection Area" we would like to customize the label so that "Collection Area" appears in the POL, invoice, and related components of Alma and Rialto instead of "1st Reporting Code".
3 votes -
Make explicit exchange rates editable
Our exchange rates are updated quarterly by our institution. Rather than having to delete them and recreate them every time, we should be able to edit them.
3 votes -
Add an ability to change the "owning library" at acquisitions level
Organizational mergers or splits of libraries can occur at any time, necessitating the management of changes in the library landscape even after the migration process.
They involve the transfer of collections and data between libraries. While Alma supports the transfers of holding and item information between libraries, there are currently (as of Dec‘24) technical limitations when it comes to moving acquisitions data. This functionality is not yet supported by Alma.
We therefore propose implementing a solution that facilitates the seamless transfer of purchase orders, invoices, as well as linked vendor data and budget transactions between (owning) libraries within Alma. There…
21 votes -
Add the option to edit or delete recorded responses for trials
It is not possible to edit or delete a recorded response for trials. In some cases, customers would like to test surveys before making them public to ensure everything is working properly and then delete the test responses.
It is needed to add a functionality that allows to remove individual answers.0 votes -
Make Order Status field available in the Interested In Letter XSL
We would like additional Purchase Order fields added to the XSL available for the ‘Interested In Letter’ please, specifically the Order Status field. This will enable us to use conditional statements in the letter template so that certain blocks of text can be included or hidden depending on a given field. We take that approach already with other Alma letters. For example, in the ‘On Hold Shelf Letter’ template, we use <xsl:if> statements to draw on the Pickup Location available in the XSL and display different guidance to recipients depending on the location from which they are collecting a request.
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5 votes -
Add call number to General information box
In the new UI, when searching for a title, the results do not display the call number in either the holdings summary on the left, or the general Information box on the right. yes, it's only a click away in the 'Holdings' option, but when you're doing a task involving a lit of, say, 200 items, that's 200 extra clicks.
the General information box already shows Material Type, ISBN, Edition, Brief level 10, and a whole lot of other things, so why not the call number?6 votes -
License Section Names - Customizing Capabilities and Upgraded Reordering
I'm bringing back an idea that was posted years ago because I really think it's important.
Many of us would REALLY like to have the ability to create our own Section Names. If it's possible for us to create our own license terms, then I don't see any reason why we shouldn't have the ability to personalize Section Names.
As the original idea stated, the existing section names don't always match well with our agreements and there are some clauses that don't fit under the current sections. The lack of ability to create our own license sections can really make…5 votes -
Implement the Counter Registry API
Tasha from COUNTER asked (during ER&L 2024) if anyone had spoken with ExL about implementing the registry API. In the registry, there's SUSHI details, contact details, and notifications. Harvesting from COUNTER registry would reduce complications and would alert librarians to any problems.
Tamar, Tasha, Beda, and I discussed this in person at ER&L 2024. :)
73 votes -
Add the "Assign selected" option to In Review Invoices and unassigned Purchase, Lending and Borrowing Requests
Since the introduction of the New unified PO Line Task list, we can bulk assign PO lines using the "Assign selected" option. This is very useful.
We would also like to be able to do this for unassigned invoices and requests in review (Purchase Requests, Lending Requests and Borrowing Requests). Currently, we can only assign invoices and requests one by one and this may sometimes be time consuming.
Specifically for our invoices, many of them are created by EDI, and this "Assign selection" option would be very helpful to quickly assign them to the appropriate invoice operator to finalize their…
43 votes -
Run 3 Game
With all those great things, I highly recommend you to play Run 3 to make sure you have real fun.
1 vote -
Dreams of Growth The Final Exam Journey
Lena had always been anxious about exams, but this time, it was different. In the days leading up to her high-stakes final, she began having vivid dreams. Each night, she relived moments from the past year—times when she struggled, failed, and learned. She saw herself pushing through challenges, asking for help, and growing stronger with each setback. One dream even led her to a ghostwriting company where she learned the importance of collaboration and research. These dreams transformed her mindset. When the day of the exam arrived, Lena walked in with confidence, knowing she had already passed the toughest tests.…
1 vote -
Private labels
In acquisitions we have tagged the POL Line Subscriptions, we have put the label with the renewal month on each POL Line (In Recurring Renewal all the POL Line Subscriptions are mixed, Book Subscription, Journal Subscription, Electronic Title Subscription, etc., these labels make it faster to locate the ones we want to renew each month.
We need these labels not to be seen by other Library Services. Is it possible to have private or public labels? We would also like to group the labels into sublabels.6 votes -
Need job to force POLs out of Claims status
Over the years, many items of all resource types have fallen into Claims for one reason or another. For the purposes of cleaning up records, Alma should have a job that enables Acquisitions managers to force POLs out of Claim status, even for closed fiscal periods or POLs that are closed. The inability to move an item out of Claim due to it not following the strict receiving process is very inconvenient and makes the Claims function almost useless when its so cluttered.
7 votes
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