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Add prompt values in printed and exported analytics reports
It will be very useful to export or print reports in excel, pdf, etc. with the filters used in prompt reports and dashboards
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Print slips for requests should have copyable Request IDs
Our fulfillment staff are alarmed at the amount of paper that requests (both digitization and physical) generates in the form of print slips. We're always looking for ways to minimize our impact on the environment.
They were able to work out a largely digital-only workflow by "printing" the request slips to PDF and using a laptop on a cart to retrieve the physical items. But they are stuck on having to enter the Request ID into Alma.
Barcode scanners won't scan the barcode for the Request ID from the computer monitor, and even though the Request ID field looks like…
5 votesDear community, this idea can be supported with existing Alma functionality, to learn more please review the comments associated with this Idea.
Alma product management.
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Allow Requesting several copies of the same volume of a title at once, by means of holding level request
We have title level requests, but in titles with several volumes, the request level comes down to de copy/item which needs the description.
If the call nr. is different for de different volumes, the holding level of the request, instead of the copy level, would allow patrons to pick the first copy of the volume available, not the one chosen from the list when they all are checked out.
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All fields for Alma Digital MARC21 end user deposit form
Currently the MARC21 form for deposit only support 245$a , $b , $c and 520$a
However the Qualified Dublin Core form can choose from all DC fields.
We would like the MARC21 Form to have the option to support all MARC fields. This would bring the MARC21 form functionality in parity with the DC Form functionality.A use case for this is the Alma Digital end user deposit functionality. Currently the minimal 4 MARC fields are not sufficient to capture the wealth of information we need for end user deposit. With more MARC 21 fields supported we could create very…
64 votesThis is currently supported via Configuration → “MARC Slim Configuration” where any MARC field can be added and will then available in the deposit form configuration.
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Create an out-of-the-box 'E and E' consortia overlap report
It would be very much appreciated if Alma creates an out-of-the-box report that outputs E and E title overlap in a consortium.
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MARC field 382 should be searchable
The MARC field 382 (Medium of performance) should be searchable in Alma and Primo. The problem is acute for Finnish music libraries in Alma, because the field contains information about the instruments and/or voices in composition, but the field is not indexed in Alma. We had last autumn in Finland a large-scale subject headings conversion that greatly increased the amount of 382 fields. Then we were still in Voyager where the field is searchable. We hope that it would be so also in Alma.
52 votesDear all,
Subfields a,b,d,e,n,p,r,s,t,v of field 382 are part of the "Medium of Performance" search index, which can be enabled in the Search Indexes table, as explained here:
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Request an item belonging to a bibliographic record for which an item is already on loan to the requesting patron
Hi,
We have dedicated librarians working on digitizations, and sometimes the item they have on loan and like to scan is not suitable for the digitzation process (notes, underlining etc).
They would then like to request another item. This request will be rejected in Alma due to policy. An item can not be requested when you already have a an item from the same bib record on loan. They would, of course, like to keep the original item on loan until they have checked if other items are more suitable.You are able to request if the items have different…
160 votesIt is possible to enable overriding the 'Patron has active loan for selected item' block ,see https://www.screencast.com/t/OwIsOHpia0fm. This option is requires a privilege to be turned on in the roles. Turning on this privilege can be done by EXL support.
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Allow Community Zone updates to push silently behind Local Overrides/Exceptions
When we discover that a portfolio or collection has a linking or coverage date problem, we report it to Ex Libris ASAP so updates can be made to the collective. While waiting for them to fix an issue at the CKB level, we put in place a local linking override so our users can access the content for which we pay. We would like to be able to retain access to resources with as few gaps in services as possible.
To go back to the CZ linking or coverage once a fix has been declared, we currently have to remove…
1 voteElectronic resources have global fields that are maintained by Ex libris and local overides fields that are maintained by the customer.
Any changes Ex libris makes to the electronic resources are made to the global fields and are pushed automaticly and reported in the CZ update task list, the overides still take effect until they are deleted.
if you have any local overides the CZ update task list will prompt you to remove them so the global fields will take effect.
you can read more about it https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentation/010Alma_Online_Help_(English)/040Resource_Management/050Inventory/060Working_with_the_Community_Zone_Updates_Task_List -
Find and Manage Users by User Status
Add the ability to find and manage users and create user-based sets based on User status (Active or Inactive)
1 voteWhen using the new advanced search option to find a users set, you can also filter the result by the activity status before saving the set. The result list will come up with the saved filter.
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Option to rank order in which manual jobs run
We have had issues with small activation jobs (15 portfolios) having to wait and wait and wait while large jobs (60,000 portfolios) run very slowly. These small jobs could run very quickly if the large job were paused and the small jobs done first. Could an option be created to allow customers to choose to prioritize small jobs over large instead of prioritizing whichever job was queued first?
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Import internal patrons from a spreadsheet
Bulk import internal patrons from a spreadsheet.
We have high school students in our campus that are not yet taking college courses, but do use our library to check out materials. Every Fall semester we will be manually adding this students into Alma. It would be helpful to import these students in bulk.
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008 MARC field in authority records
MARC 008 in authority records is not expandable and makes it nearly impossible to identify the appropriate codes with the information they carry. It would very helpful to have the functionality of opening/expanding the 008 string in all authority records (subjects, names, genre, demographic terms)
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Do not automatically activate Open Access electronic collections
When new Open Access collections are introduced to Alma, allow the institution to decide if they want to activate the electronic collection, rather than automatically activating it.
1 voteAlma does not automaticly activate collections of any type.
If you have specific examples please opne an SFC -
Enable renewal of interlibrary loans via My Library Account
It is confusing to users that they can renew some items on loan to them via My Library Account, but not inter-library loans. We would like a configurable Renew option available for inter-library loans in My Library Account. If a user clicked this option, the request for renewal from the user would populate a tasklist in Alma for resource sharing staff to action. If staff proceed to request a renewal from the lending partner, the workflow should connect so that the response and the updated due date flows back through to My Library Account. Currently all renewal requests for interlibrary…
1 voteHi,
Please see renew options for resource sharing loans in
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/@api/deki/files/42710/Resoruce_Sharing_Request_Renew_.pptx?
and
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/@api/deki/files/47546/Resource_Sharing_Renewals.mp4
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Allow Options for Loan Display, either "Loans of this session" or "All loans"
In Fulfillment > Manage Patron Services > [patron] > Loans tab, currently the loan display can only default to "Loans of this session". "All loans" is a more useful display for our purposes and we would like to be able to set it as the default, but that is not possible.
2 votesThe option to set ‘loan display’ default can be controlled using the “other settings” menu located within the Fulfillment configuration menu.
Thanks,
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Number of Loans: Ability to Sort By & Export to Excel
It would be so helpful to have access to Number of Loans in Data we can export to Excel. In addition, being able to sort by the highest to lowest or vice versa Number of Loans data in a search would also be very helpful as a collections librarian. We need more data to support or decide upon what we purchase. Alma has all the data but limited access to it from the permission level I have as a librarian.
Thanks,
Therese1 vote -
Remove the adding files process from Ship Item Digitally action for digital titles
New Ship Item digitally action is great, but adding file process seems to be redundant when the requested title is already a digital title so it has at least one digital representation and its files. It would be much better if the user can select the representation and the files to send when the request is for a digital title, and the receiving partner gets an email containing the files or the links for downloading them.
12 votesHi,
is also possible to to ship digital resources that are managed in Alma, regardless of whether the digital content is stored remotely (using a Remote Representation) or locally on Alma.On the Manage Resource Fulfillment Options page (Digital Services section), the following actions are available if there are Alma managed digital resources for the requested title:
- View – View the digital representation. If the representation is a Remote Representation, you can also use a Ship action to ship the digital content.
- View Files (if the representation is not a remote representation) – Choose one or more files to ship, if they are stored locally on Alma.
- Deliver – View the files.
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Add PO Line Status to Analytics
Currently you can search for PO Line Status within Alma, but cannot use this field within Analytics.
Adding this field to Analytics would allow reporting on statuses like In Review and Pending Approval. This would improve staff workflows, so that they don't have to manually check these statuses daily.
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API for fetching datetime for Alma Analytics data
Add an API call to fetch the value of the two datetime objects that can be seen in Alma GUI:
- Data available as of
- Data updated as of
This will make it much easier for jobs that run daily and that is dependent on Alma Analytics data and that needs to be run as early as possible.
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Have a pop-up when you log in to Alma that tells you your current location
My team split their time between acquisitions/cataloguing and our circulation desk. They often complain that they forgot to change their location. We would like a pop up that appears as soon as you log in to Alma saying " Your current location is (e.g.) Acqs Dept - would you like to change it?"
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