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Sending On Hold Shelf Letter
When scanning a barcode in Fullfilment - Checkout/Checkin – Returns items
• Printing the Ful Resource Request Slip Letter
• Change of document status in “Hold shelf”But no print On Hold Shelf Letter
The operator can place the request on the reservation shelf but the reader is not notified
Can the action “Returns items trigger the printing of the letter “On Hold Shelf Letter” ?
5 votes -
Any change to a role, or addition of a role, or replacement of a role, should be called out in release notes in a separate (or additional) s
Any change to a role, or addition of a role, or replacement of a role, should be called out in release notes in a separate (or additional) section of the release notes.
The reason for this need: Larger institutions have large numbers of Alma using staff to manage, oftentimes including student workers. It is important for Alma system administrators to have prompt awareness of changes to roles in order to make any necessary changes to staff accounts, profiles, etc. in order to maintain the security and integrity of patron data, cataloging data, norm rules, and the like.
Having changes of…
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User note: prevent overwritten via API when the check box is set option
We would like to add a functionality (check box) in the admin Alma user record UI that allows preventing a manually added USER NOTES field from being overwritten by the API when the check box is set.
This functionality will allow Alma admins to store some manual information in a USER NOTES without being overwritten via API when a record is being updated automatically
12 votes -
Customization on the background color of universal viewer (for 3D Objects)
Some 3D objects with dark textures are poorly displayed with universal viewer (as the background color was default as "Black").
Enhancing the background color customization feature in the universal viewer would help improve the visual experience.4 votes -
Consistent use of first ISBN in MARC field 020 for electronic resources in Alma
Right now which ISBN is displayed/taken for export relating to e-resources is rather inconsistent in Alma:
.) In the results list of an All Titles search the first ISBN of MARC field 020 is displayed and subsequently used for Excel export.
.) In the results list of an Electronic Portfolio search the second ISBN of MARC field 020 is displayed (if there is one) and subsequently used for Excel export.
.) In the portfolio list of an electronic collection the second ISBN of MARC field 020 is displayed (if there is one).
.) On the portfolio tab of the Electronic…153 votes -
Make default filters removeable or customizable
The current version of Alma (as of 8/25) automatically filters out loans, and even clicking the "loans" tab in the fulfillment center will not display them; to see a patron's loans, you have to clear a filter. I have no idea why Alma would want to hide basic loan information from users in the first place, much less make it a barrier that has to be manually cleared every time a patron account comes up. And of all the myriad things that can be customized in Alma... this isn't one of them. Please make this filter removeable or modifiable. It's…
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Add a 'Save Workspace' Option in Alma?
I don't know about others, but I would like an Alma option to return to where I left off on logout, rather than having to burrow back in from the same landing page every time, in both Alma and Analytics.
This is minor friction, but after 8 years of this, I have to say it chafes.
2 votes -
AI Metadata Assistant
The AI Metadata Assistant is limited to processing four pages or four files per upload. Enabling batch uploading would better support larger metadata workflows.
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Improve Library Only Note field in reading lists
We would like to propose the addition of the Library-only note field in Alma to the panel on the right side of the reading list page. We would like to propose a modification to the Library Type note in Alma to improve workflow efficiency. We would like this note to appear in the Reading List Information panel or the panel where the 'view in Leganto' link can be found, rather than in the Notes tab. This should be editable directly from the panel to allow Library staff to add comments or further information related to a list (e.g. summary of…
52 votes -
Add delivery option for Booking request
We currently allow faculty to request delivery for booked materials using the note field. This functionality is configured for visual materials requested by faculty to be shown in the classroom. The workflow produces hold notifications since the request form does not allow for delivery option which creates confusion with the patron. This improvement idea was previously submitted by another institution but closed during clean up. We would still find this improvement beneficial as the same issue recently came up, so I'm resubmitting.
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Add GND to the Linked Open Data (LOD) editor, Alma Lookup Service
For now, the service only includes a few sources. We would like to add the GND vocabulary. This vocabulary is very important because a large number of libraries use it.
1 vote -
Access host bibliographic record for "bound-with" relationships via API
Currently if you have two or more bibliographic records in a "bound-with" relationship via the 774 MARC field, the MARC data on the host bibliographic record contains the MMS ID of the child records, but there is no information on the child record to show the relationship. The Alma staff interface and the Primo interface clearly know that the relationship is there, because the holdings of the host bibliographic record are displayed in both interfaces. The information is clearly indexed, therefore, but is currently inaccessible to API users, limiting the ability to write scripts and interfaces that handle this concept.
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Display the item process type in the Po line
In some cases it is important to know the process type of the item, more specifically whether it is on loan. In a purchase order line, it is currently only possible to see the availability of the item under 'Ordered Items', not the process type. The green dot under ‘Availability’ means whether the item has been received and not if it is actually available on the shelf, which is misleading. In order to see the process type, this must be done in the item record or in a title search. It would be very useful to know from the PO…
28 votes -
Supply more accurate cancellation reason when Requests – Handle Expiration Step automatically cancels booking requests
If a booking request releases its release time before staff have had a chance to pull the item, I believe Alma's default behavior is for the Requests – Handle Expiration job to assign Missing status and to send a FulCancelRequestLetter stating that the "Requested material could not be located". This causes patrons, who sometimes pick same day booking release dates, to think we've lost their requested items. A better cancellation reason would be BookingReleaseTimePassed/Booking request passed its release time.
3 votes -
Community Zone collection for University of Florida Press journals
Requesting a Community Zone collection for the journals published by University of Florida Press (UF Press) / University Press of Florida (UPF), as listed at https://floridapress.org/journals-home/.
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Hide Note field in Assign To dialog unless Send as Email checked
When the "Send as Email" checkbox is not checked, the assignee will never see the Note. The only place the Note is recorded is the General Assign To Letter. If the "Send as Email" checkbox is unchecked, no letter is generated.
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Overlap and Collection Analysis reports enhancement
As a collection development librarian, I propose allowing the selection of multiple collections we want to compare. Repeating the same process for different collections is time-consuming. For example, we have 8 active IEEE collections, and I have to match them one by one with other collections.
Also, is it possible to re-run the Overlap analysis report if I forget to include some collections, instead of creating a new analysis each time?29 votes -
Allow BOTH Analytics widgets and Data Visualisation workbooks on Alma homepage
I currently have a DV workbook on my Alma homepage. I recently wanted to add an Analytics Widget but was unable to.
I opened a case with ExLibris and was advised that it is not possible to have BOTH DV and a widget on your homepage and they suggested raising it as an ideas exchange.So I propose that it would be useful to be able to have BOTH Alma Analytics Widgets and DV Workbooks available to view together/at the same time on the Alma Homepage.
4 votes -
Add Ability to Exclude Holdings Records from LHR Publishing to OCLC When Holding/Bib Records Are Suppressed from Discovery
Currently, Alma's LHR Publishing job for OCLC does not exclude holdings records from publishing when the holdings record or the related bibliographic record is suppressed from discovery.
We request the addition of an option in the LHR publishing job to exclude such holdings records from publishing to OCLC. This functionality is particularly important for suppressed holdings records, as the management tag for publishing to OCLC is set at the bibliographic level. Currently, if a bib record contains two holdings records, it is not possible to publish one holding to OCLC while excluding the other.
30 votes -
Add ability to clear/delete Birth Date data via the Update/Notify Users job.
A library may choose to store a user’s birth date data in their user records, but may decide later to stop storing it. In addition, in an AFN environment, one member library may choose to store this data locally and then share it with AFN partners through their Linked Account Shared Fields settings. If this setting is later changed to exclude this data from future Network user records, it has no impact on pre-existing Network user records in an AFN partner’s IZ, who continue to retain the date until said Network user records are refreshed.
Impact of Problem – Currently,…
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