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Put related holdings in its own tab not displayed among the actual holdings in Alma
Add the option to turn off the display of related records holding in the holding display for a title in Alma. Having it among the 'true' holdings is very confusing and for most part not relevant when needing to locate the title at hand - In that case I'm not interested in a completely different title just because they share a relation to that title in our collection.
A tab with the related records information would make a less cluttered view7 votesHi all,
This idea was mistakenly closed. It has now been reopened, and we apologize for any inconvenience caused.
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Improve search "electronic titles" to include results with and without inventory
At the moment, when using the search "electronic titles" only titles with inventory can be found. Apparently, this is by design. It would be an obvius improvement to be able to find all electronic titles regardless of inventory when using this search.
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The option to change the permanent location in the item should not be a default, it should be selectable.
To change the permanent location in the item can lead to incorrect results. If you have two holdings with different locations and then change the location of the item which is connected to the first holding to the location of the second holding, your item will be relinked to the second holding AND the first holding will be deleted automatically. If the first holding contained additional information (e.g. the call number), this information will be lost.
The option to change the permanent location in the item should therefore not be a default, it should be selectable depending on the needs…118 votes -
Enable Full MARC 21 Format for Holdings Data (MFHD) Editing in the Metadata Editor
We request that the Alma Metadata Editor (MDE) be updated to allow direct MARC-level editing for all fields in a Holdings Record as defined by the MARC 21 Format for Holdings Data (MFHD).
In the library industry, a "Holdings Record" is a unified data carrier. It includes the shelving location (852), but also other copy-specific fields such as donor (541), the provenance (561), and the individual item details (876-878). In the MARC standard, the "Holdings" and the "Item" are part of the same metadata record.
While we recognize that Alma’s underlying architecture treats “Items” as child entities of “Holdings”, the…
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Temporary Location Status
Alma temporary location due dates are informational only; adding configurable alerts or automated actions when those dates expire would reduce manual monitoring and improve location accuracy.
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Add No Charge parameter to Update PO Lines Information job
Please add the No Charge field to the Update PO Lines Information job to allow a library to set the No Charge value on PO Lines in bulk. Currently, neither this job nor the Update PO Lines Information - Advanced job allow this value to be modified, though a user may modify the POL manually.
This is valuable to acquisitions staff that are cleaning up POLs for titles ordered in a subscription package, whether the POLs were migrated from a previous system or they were added to Alma incorrectly. Another POL will be used to encumber and invoice the subscription.…
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Let CDI Link in Record URLs use linking parameters and additional link syntax for OpenAthens libraries
THis idea would go along with https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/308173-alma/suggestions/49980354-collection-level-authentication-method-options-for. We need to be about to specify a customer ID for CDI Link in Record URLs because if you are an OpenAthens library, Proquest and Gale links have to have a customer ID in them or they don't work. So for example for Proquest link in record URLs, Primo should be able to append &accountid=XXXXX to the end of the URL and put in the customer ID we specify in the linking parameters for Proquest.
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Decouple temporary item policy and temporary location
Sometimes we have to set a temporary item policy for items that stay in their permanent location. This requires setting "Item is in a temporary location" = yes and setting the temporary location to the permanent location for the temporary item policy to apply. We would like the ability to set the temporary item policy without needing to set a temporary location.
Furthermore, no warning message is given when "Item is in a temporary location" = no and a temporary item policy is selected. This can lead to confusion because the temporary item policy is not emptied after the setting…
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Be able to see the full email message when using Send email to partner or Send query to patron
Currently we cannot see the full context of these email messages, we only see the “body” of the email, but that does not include any pre-set text or the greeting and signature.
Staff are left guessing what information is included in the full message, and the sent messages often look poorly composed and unprofessional. It is inconvenient and time consuming to find the templates to check the complete message before sending. Knowing what the full message looks like at the moment of writing, would help staff decide exactly what to write in the email Message.
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When editing an item – show only valid item policies for a chosen location
We suggest that the drop-down list of item policies only display item policies that are valid for the chosen location. At present, the drop-down list for item policy in the physical item editor shows all item policies available in the system, regardless of whether they are actually in use for the chosen location or not.
Or the system should display a warning when selecting an item policy that is not used for the chosen location.8 votes -
Package different Acquisition Types in one PO
Our library receives invoices that include a mix of line items—some with associated bibliographic records and others that are payment only (non cataloged). For non cataloged items, we create suppressed purchase order lines (POLs) using the Technical acquisition type with manual packaging. For cataloged items on the same invoice, we use the Vendor Payment acquisition type.
As a result, a single invoice often requires multiple acquisition types. Currently, Alma does not allow different acquisition types to be packaged together during PO creation. Instead, we must create the PO first and then manually add Technical acquisition lines afterward, which adds unnecessary…3 votes -
Job of SUSHI Harvesting should report standard SUSHI exceptions
At the moment when running a SUSHI harvesting job, the job reports as successfull without further notice even if the vendor sends the report with an exception as described in the COUNTER API standards: https://countermetrics.stoplight.io/docs/counter-sushi-api/7ccbfsfe7nrev-exception
Example:
Alma is asked to download reports for the following timespan: begindate=2025-01-01&enddate=2025-09-30
The vendor sends the JSON file containing
"Exceptions":[{"Code":3032,"Message":"Usage No Longer Available for Requested Dates","Data":"Usage no longer retained for the following yearmonths(s): 202501, 202502, 202503, 202504, 202505, 202506, 202507, 202508, 202509"}]The Alma job closes as successfull. The months in question are marked as completed.
Expected behaviour:
Alma should either report the…3 votes -
Allow ERP Job to Fail Gracefully Without Updating Invoice Status
Occasionally, the ERP job “ERP export using profile Export Invoices for Payment PA” fails when it is unable to connect to the configured FTP destination. In these cases, invoices that are in the status “Waiting to be sent” are still updated to “Closed”, even though the export did not successfully complete.
This behavior creates a significant issue, as invoices are effectively marked as processed without actually being transmitted to the external system. As a result, staff must manually identify and correct these records, which is time-consuming and introduces risk of error.
It would be highly beneficial if Alma handled this…
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Link single or selected local portfolios in a CZ collection to the community instead of all local portfolios in a CZ collection
Currently, when linking local portfolios in a CZ collection to the Community Zone (CZ) using “Link Local Portfolios to Community”, it is only possible to run the job on all local portfolios in that collection, rather than just a single portfolio or a selection of portfolios. (Linking a single portfolio only works for stand-alone portfolios, not for local portfolios in a CZ collection).
It would be useful if an option could be added to link a single local portfolio in a CZ collection to the CZ. Also, it would be helpful if the "Link Local Portfolios to Community" option in…
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Analytics Search Results - allow export or open in new tab
When using "Search" in Alma Analytics it would be useful to EITHER:
Be able to export the results of the Analytics Search into excel
OR
Be able to click on a search result and for the report to open in a new tab.Currently if you select a report from the search results it opens and you lose the search results page. If it is not the correct report then you have to start the search from scratch again and sometimes the search takes a while.
Having some way of exporting a record of the results - so you can…
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Protecting Additional Identifiers from the SIS loader
We receive patron information from multiple sources and files. When we run our SIS sync to add and update patrons, it removes all of the additional identifiers on the account because those come from another file. This results in us needing to overlay additional identifiers using a separate process. We would like to have the ability to protect the additional identifier fields from the SIS sync .
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royal society of chemistry gold 2026
Please advise on the ETA on when the Royal Society of Chemistry Gold 2026 package will be loaded into the Community Zone for activation. The vendor rep I am in communication with has mentioned that they are currently in progress to send EXL their 2026 files. It would be great to know when to expect it to be available for activation. Thank you!
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Metadata update for the “Kohlhammer eLibrary Gesamt” collection.
The metadata for this Kohlhammer collection is very poor for publications from 2025 onwards:
Collection ID: 614920000000005630
MMS ID: 9929441643200041Please ask Kohlhammer to update the metadata.
Thank you in advance.1 vote -
Display personal metadata editor history of opened/edited records
Currently in Alma's All Titles search you can see a list of records you have previous looked at, but it would be helpful in the metadata editor if you had a list of records that you have opened recently. Even a list of 5-10 would helpful.
8 votes
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