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Quick cataloging - chosen language should be written to created bib
The language that used when quick cataloging a new portfolio should be used in the created bibliographic record
1 voteWe would like to perform this change as part of our roadmap. Your input is most welcome
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Delete unwished licenses
We need the feature to delete unwished licenses. We mean delete and not display those licenses to the licenses list.
523 votesDear Community,
This is to update you that we are developing the option to permanently remove licenses from Alma as per this idea.
We plan to allow users to remove deleted licenses from the Licenses list. The permanently deleted licenses will not show in Analytics. License with the previous status "Deleted" will get the status "Inactive" upon the release of this development. They will remain in the licenses list and will not be automatically removed.
We will also add two actions supporting this change, "Deactivate" and "Activate", which will change the license's status accordingly.
Please follow up on Alma Release Notes to see when this development is released.
Kind regards,
Zohar Shemesh
Alma Product Team
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Search by any standard number in Search External Resources
We would like to be able to search WorldCat by any standard number (UPC, ISMN, music publisher number, video publisher number, etc.) through the Search External Resources tool. This would be particularly helpful for locating audio-visual resources without having to search in the native interface.
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Preferred term correction should flip headings that change tag number
Alma authority control does not handle cases where the bib heading is linked to an authority via a cross-reference, but the preferred and non-preferred terms are in different fields, e.g. preferred term is in authority field 130 and cross-reference in authority is in 410.
Alma should be able to handle this scenario. Currently when the bib heading matches the authority cross-reference, Alma won't correct these and instead puts them on this report: Preferred Term Correction - Bib Heading found no authorized term.
Example bib heading that Alma won't correct:
110/2_ $$a Allied and Associated Powers (1914-1920). $$t Treaties, etc. $$g…
249 votesWe will add this improvement to our roadmap
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Analyse and normalise special characters and diacritics in Alma records
In order to enable correct and consistent automatic linking between Bib. headings and authority records, Alma's treatment of diacritics needs to be normalised, and made configurable according to the Authority file being used. In addition there are special characters in use (such as quotation marks), that have more than a single graphic representation that should be normalised in order to prevent discrepancies in Almas' match and link mechanisms.
SFC#00533813, SFC#00375370 relate to the issue.66 votesDear all, we would like to update that in addition to what was done in the May 2020 Release, we are looking at ways to allow libraries to select if diacritics should be taken into account in the linking process. We are exploring adding diacritics matching as a condition in the authority control rules to support flexibility, setting this for specific authority vocabularies only.
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Copy PO Line Prices to Item Replacement Cost
Add a new configuration parameter to automatically copy the physical one time PO line price to the item Replacement cost. If the PO line's currency is different than the institution's default currency, the amount is exchanged and copied to the item (with no currency). The possibility (for an operator, a job or an API) to update or remove the amount in the Replacement cost should remain. Customers should be free to activate or not this configuration (true/false parameter).
196 votesDear Community,
This is to update you that we plan to develop this requirement in a future Alma release.
The PO line price could be automatically copied to the item's "Replacement cost" field in the following scenarios:
- Upon PO line creation
- When changing the PO line price
- When adding or removing items to/from the PO line.
We plan to allow this by settings 2 customer parameters:
(1) One that will turn the functionality on and off, and will have the following values:
0- false
1- copy the price from the PO line's "List price" field
2- copy the price from the PO line's "Net price" field and divide by number of items in the "Ordered Items" section.
(2) Another that will allow to add or reduce amount from the PO line price when being copied to the "Replacement cost" field. This will allow:
- To add/decrease amount… -
Allow for "open in a new tab"
We should be able to have more than one page in Alma open in different tabs. Now, when I click "open in a new tab" the page that opens is the Alma homepage. This makes many of my workflows difficult.
38 votesDear Customers,
I'm happy to inform you that the ability to sign in to Alma via multiple internet browsers in parallel and work with Alma on various use cases to increase productivity, is planned and will be available soon.
You can also see it in our roadmap:
Thanks,
Uri Beladev
Platform Product Manager
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Improve 'Electronic Resource Activation Task List' Management
The Electronic Resource Activation Task List does not adequately cover the multiple tasks and steps that operators need to complete during the resource's lifecycle. For example, for most electronic resources, there are usually multiple tasks in progress simultaneously (e.g., entering the EZProxy stanza on the server, ensuring admin access to the publisher's site). But because the Electronic Resource Activation Task List allows only one status to be assigned to a resource, there is no way to manage multiple simultaneous tasks nor easily determine what task has already been completed. This results in double handling and inefficient use of managing our…
293 votesThank you for the idea, we have added it to Alma road-map.
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Dark Mode/Theme
Like the title suggest, A dark mode/theme for Alma.
Having the white background can be very sore on the eyes, and many prefer the reverse ( black background / white font ).23 votesAs part of our roadmap, we are planning to add a high contrast color scheme each user can switch to when needed.
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Add Codabar barcode symbology support to the Alma Mobile app
Our library is in the process of migrating to Alma and we have hundreds of thousands of items with Codabar barcodes on them. We would like to use the Alma Mobile app to reduce paper and increase efficiency, but the Alma iOS app does not currently scan the Codabar symbology.
We are considering options such as purchasing Bluetooth scanners, but as there are other apps in the Apple App store which do scan codabar barcodes, it seems like this feature could be added to the Alma Mobile app. And this would be very helpful.
24 votesThank you for this idea!
We are currently working on a new version of the Alma Mobile app and will be adding iOS support for Codabar barcodes within the next year.
Mike Dicus
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Ability to run user purge on a set
The current purge job does not allow for granularity beyond the user group and the number of options and filters for the Purge User Records job is very limited.
It would be helpful to be able to run patron purge on a set of user records, or alternatively for Alma to add a user delete job (under Manage Jobs and Sets > Run a Job) that runs on a set.
(see also NERS Request ID 5304)270 votesHi,
Of course ! We will add a job that will be able to run on a set of user records and purge them, using standard validations (such as no existing loans, fees).
Thanks !
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Role Profiles Enhancement
When using role profiles, it would be nice if the profile could create a link to the user(s) with roles defined by the profile. Then, if you want to modify the profile, the change updates all users in the profile. Currently, you'd have to update the role profile and each individual user.
150 votesIt will be possible to maintain ongoing link between the role profile and the user record, so that you can use the template to assign a predefined set of roles to a user, and any further changes to templates will automatically affect the linked users' allowed roles.
Note - multiple profiles may be assigned to a user.
It will be possible to view the list of profiles an account is liked to for inheriting its roles, and to remove/add more profiles.
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Linking patron name to patron record
I have noticed there are several ideas suggested in the ideas exchange regarding linking a patron's name and/or ID to their record in Alma.
These include:
- 'Link patron loan to patron record' (posted 25/05/2016)
- 'Hyperlinking from request queue/holdshelf to patron record' (posted 21/09/2017)
- Ability to view patron data via patron ID link in resource sharing' (posted 11/01/2018)I have one more to add to the list - linking within 'Manage item returns'.
When an item is returned, the patron returning the item is displayed in the 'Patron' column, with a hyperlink to their record, and the option…197 votesThe solution approach will be to add a link from the user contact info pop up to the user record. This link will be available for users that have a role that allows viewing a full user record.
By having this link added to the user information pop up we will have added to the many places where user information is displayed.
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Add "Search within results" box on a set
Hello,
It would be very useful if we had a search box of "Search within results", on a set we created with indication rules.
Thanks.
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How to distinguish namesakes
When you search a user (fullfiment > manage patron services), there is no possibility to distinguish to different user, who have the same nam (namesakes).
In the old UI, there was a patron card image, and, when clicking on, we accessed to a summary of the patron.
Now, we have no more solution.
Can you add this functionnality in the new UI?
Thanks a lot.
206 votesHi,
Makes sense ! Currently, the user information that is displayed in the user Ajax search results (e.g. patrons services WB) is hardcoded.
A mapping table, similar to the one that configures the user pop up, will control the fields that show in this list. The mapping table will enable the same fields that the user pop up allows, and allow setting the order of the fields.
Thanks,
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More possibilities for the Alma Color Theme
In the new UI, libraries can manage branding in Alma by selecting one of 6 basic colors (blue, purple, red, green, brown, orange). This configuration can only be made by a General administrator and is valid for all Alma users. We would like:
- a larger variety of colors (proposing the 216 web-safe colors would be fine);
- the possibility for any user to define their own Color Theme: color experience may be very different from one individual to another and giving everyone the possibility the use a convenient color would be appreciated.327 votes -
Grace Period only for open days
Now the unit of measurement for grace period is "days". So even if the library closed on weekend, those days are included to "Grace Period". To give fair advantage of grace period, Alma should apply the grace period excluding library closed.
For the detailed scenario as I expected, please refer to the attachment.Thanks.
335 votesCurrently, grace period can only be set in calendar days. An option to limit the grace period for Open days will be added.
Thanks,
Noam. -
Ability to schedule manual jobs on a regular basis
At our institution, we have some manual jobs we would like to schedule on a regular basis (daily, weekly, etc.). For example, after we purchase a physical title and a PO line is created in Alma, we run the manual job, change holding information on a logical set. This job updates the holding call number (852 $h and $i) from the bibliographic record and also updates the library and location (852 $b and $c) based on the Library of Congress call number in 852 $h.
We are aware that there is an Alma Jobs API (https://developers.exlibrisgroup.com/blog/Working-with-the-Alma-Jobs-API) that could…
140 votesDear Customers,
I'm happy to inform you that the capability to schedule manual jobs is planned to be released in May 2024 Release.
Thanks,
Uri Beladev
Product Manager
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Add Previous and Next buttons to various screens
After conducting a search and selecting a record to view, it would be nice to have Previous/Next buttons for navigation, rather than needing to always go "Back" and then select the next record in the list for viewing. This could also be useful in other areas, like the physical item editor, and perhaps in some Fulfillment functions.
124 votesDear all,
As part of the new UX of the All Titles search, it will be possible to view the bibliographic record in the details pane of the record (on the right side of the screen or in full view), and navigate between the records in the search using up/down arrow buttons as well as by selecting another record in the search list (on the left side or the screen).
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Significant Improvements to the 'Browse Shelf List' Function Needed
The 'Browse Shelf List" function is essential for catalogers in our library and is extremely clunky and time-consuming to use. Proposing any (hopefully all) of the following changes:
Ability to view more results surrounding the exact search request.
Said in a different way, the ability to view the result in the middle of the results page, so as to be able to see a few of the results both before and after. This makes call number adjustment significantly easier, instead of always needing to click a back button and remember what the call number were on the page before.Ability…
220 votesWe have added it to our plan. We will share more details as part of the design phase
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