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Prevent duplicate storage location IDs
When you duplicate a physical item, the copy ID and inventory number and barcode are treated as unique and therefore not duplicated. We would like a configuration setting to treat the storage location ID as unique as well. Staff often duplicate existing items when adding new items since many of the fields are the same, but they sometimes forget to delete the storage ID when duplicating. Our storage management uses unique IDs like a barcode and these duplicates cause problems.
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Allow sorting by local call number (09X) MARC fields in Physical Titles and Physical Items searches
We use the 090 and 099 for local call numbers, but Alma doesn't include 09X fields in its search indexes by default; as a result, they're not included in call number sorting in Alma or Primo, and we lack the ability to add them even after we enable them as search indexes. Adding these as options to call number sorting would enable fuller searches by staff and users respectively.
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Campos de accesibilidad 341 y 532 en índices de búsqueda
Los campos MARC21 de accesibilidad 341 y 532 no son recuperables en los índices de búsqueda de Alma (MARC 21 Search Indexes). Necesitamos que se puedan recuperar.
MARC21 accessibility fields 341 and 532 are not recoverable in Alma's search indexes (MARC 21 Search Indexes). We need them to be able to recover.
341 - Contenido de accesibilidad
341 - Accessibility Content
532 - Nota de accesibilidad
532 - Accessibility Note¡Gracias!
Thank you!12 votesHello All,
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Relocate "Change temporary location information" in the "Change physical items" job
We run "Change physical items" job every day. At present, the"Change temporary location information" section is in the middle of the task parameters page. We would like to move it to the end of the page because we usually do not change item's temporary location but have to scroll down to reach other parameters in need to change.
9 votesHello All,
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Allow course terms to be removed with Course Bulk Update job
The Course Bulk Update job can be used to update the term list associated with a course. The current behavior of the job is to add terms selected in the job to the term list in the course. There is no option to remove terms from the term list or replace existing terms in the term list with another term using the job.
Please add an option to remove or replace terms using the Course Bulk Update job.
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Improve 008 field facet for Pulbication Year
Currently, Alma only acknowledges the first 4 digits after the 6th position as "Publication Year".
The MARC21 standard has a much more in depth system, and Alma facets should account for the following features.1.- Alma currently only recognizes numbers, but in the MARC21 standard the letter 'u' is established as an unknown/wild card.
For instance, 19uu should be recognized as 1900 or 19??. 182u = 182?, 1uuu = 1??? and so on.2.- The 6th position letter defines how many specific years and what those years mean, up to 2 different years.
Alma now only recognizes what is after…12 votesHello All,
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Select all items
Provide the option to select all items attached to a holdings record at once (rather than selecting page by page).
4 votesHello All,
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Temporary item policy and temporary location should be separate settings
When items have a temporary item policy, they often stay within their permanent location. However, in order to add a temporary item policy we have to select "Item is in a temporary location" = yes. Doing this when the item remains in its permanent location causes confusion, both when viewing items in the item display of Alma repository as well as when viewing items in Primo VE, when only some items on a record have a temporary item policy. It looks like it is in a temporary location, when it is not.
Additionally, this effects the display of summary holdings…8 votesHello All,
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Resource Search Brief record's displayed fields
When performing Resource Search for external resources, the edition statement or series name is not displayed.
However, Alma does show these when searching for records internally by adjusting "Manage column display", which makes it easy to know what record we are dealing with.
If a record is known to have an edition statement or series statement, it should be displayed in external resource search as to make it easy to identify the records without having to open them one by one to check such information.2 votesHello All,
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quick cataloging
Quick Cataloging
Since Resources>>Create Inventory>>Add Physical Item has been adapted for use in scenarios where additional cataloging is neither required nor desired (e.g. brief bibs for equipment), it would be nice to include a tick box (similar to the Suppress from Discovery) to indicate that additional cataloging is required. When the box is checked, a work order will be triggered for additional cataloging and the pick from shelf request will be created. When the box is not checked, the record and item will be created with no work order or request. Additionally, it might be nice to have a configuration…
12 votesHello All,
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Improve the job report of the job Withdraw Physical items
In the job report of the job Withdraw Physical items, we wish that alma can provide downloading feature for the following records:
* Number of withdrawn items
* Number of unmanaged items
* Number of suppressed holdings records
* Number of suppressed bibliographic records
* Number of deleted holdings records
* Number of deleted bibliographic records1 voteHello All,
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Link to list of holdings from the results list of titles
The Holdings button in the row actions menu takes a user to the MARC record view of the holdings record if there is only one holding but you go to the list of holdings page if there is more than one holdings on a bib.
Clicking on the Items button in the row action menu always takes the user to the list of items page no matter how many items there are.
The Associate a PO line row actions option that can only be accessed from this menu takes multiple steps to access if there is only one holding on…
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Mejorar realizar cambios globales en ejemplares físicos
Permitir realizar cambios globales sobre los campos de signatura de ejemplares físicos, para modificar una parte de la signatura sin cambiar el resto. Por ejemplo:
EPP3500(075)/ALV cambiar a PLP3500(075)/ALV
EPP3300/WES cambiar a PLP3300/WES
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Add printable shelf list functionality to MDE 'Browse Shelf Listing'
There is a need for a convenient Shelf List tool for libraries to conduct inventory / shelf reading projects for physical items. A logical place for this would be the Browse Shelf Listing function of the Metadata Editor. What's needed is the ability to enter a range of beginning and end call numbers, and make the result set printable from that screen.
3 votesHello All,
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Ability to exclude records with a linked inventory when doing a search All titles "Has inventory" equals "No"
Bibliographic records related to the holding of another bibliographic record should not be considered without inventory
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Support order rules for Chinese call number
The general principle is
A. The call number order by A-Z, 0-9
TP11
TP112
TP12
TP131
TP132
TP2B. If there is a dash “-“ in the classification, it should order before the number 0-9
H31
H31-44
H31-61
H31-62
H310C. If there is a slash “/” or a dash “-“ or dot “.” in the classification, the order should be “/”, “-“, ”.” (the first is“/” , the second is “-“ , the third is “.”)
H319/001
H319-49/001
H319.1/001
H319.1-49/001For more details, see case 00955963.
And Comments from Fucheng:
(1) Refer to FSD-URM-83541 .
(2) Fix the "/…1 voteHello All,
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Overhaul Print Periodical Receiving.
We’re receiving fewer print periodicals than ever and yet the process for receiving and claiming print periodicals is more cumbersome and time-consuming than ever. Alma automatically generates a number of expected issues based on frequency with expected receipt dates even though this doesn’t reflect the reality of print periodical receiving where the receipt date may vary and issues are sometimes combined, which requires extra adjustments. If a subscription stops for some reason after expected issues have already been generated it’s necessary to remove the expected issues. Or, in the case of a publication delay, the dates for all expected issues…
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Physical titles results-- option to Sort by call number
Currently, a Physical titles search by call number does NOT give us the option to Sort by call number. In order to sort by call number, we have to do a Physical items search. Having the option to sort by call number (Asc or Desc) would be extremely useful. The display options for Physical titles vs. Physical items are different. If your primary search for most projects is by Physical titles, it is problematic not to have a sort option by Permanent call number.
15 votesHello All,
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Running a report to show permalinks for physical items
I often create lists of library materials and include the permalink. This is a time consuming process where I have to search every material in Omni and copy its permalink to a spreadsheet. It would be wonderful if there was a field I could add in Analytics so I could create a list of say all the children's books with all their permalinks.
5 votesHello All,
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Counting items without call number or call number type in Range Shelf Report
Items without call number and items with call number type being blank cannot be counted properly in Range Shelf Report.
We want to be able to produce a shelf report by multiplying only "Library" and "Location".
Is it possible to change the required item to the arbitrary item in "Range" setting ?
Because there are some items without "Call number" or "Call number type" in a Location.
And items with material type such as issue don't have "Call number".3 votesHello All,
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