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Order lines - Simple / Advanced search: missing "PO line owner"
Our colleagues are desperately missing the field "PO line owner" when searching for PO lines.
In Simple search the field "PO line owner" is provided at least as an filter option in the results list.
But the results list of the Advanced search does not provide filter options. :-(74 votesAn additional search field “Owning Library” was added to Alma advanced search when searching by PO Line.
For more information please see Alma December Release notes -
Add Expiry Date as optional field to display in Profile Role list
We depend on Profiles (Config > User Management > Profiles) to assign multiple roles to many new student hires each semester. We set all student roles to expire at the end of each semester and renew roles each semester for returning workers. We started adding Expiry Dates to roles in frequently-used student Profiles to gain efficiency. We must update the Expiry Dates in each role in a profile in advance of the next round of student staff onboarding. Profiles that are applied less frequently do not get this Role-Expiry Date treatment.
The problem is that the Profile Roles list display…
3 votes“Expiry Date” has been added as new column to User Profile’s Roles page.
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Enable the ability for DARA recommendations to be assigned to individual staff members
It would be useful if DARA recommendations could be assigned to individual staff members in the same way Electronic Resource Activation's can be. This would enable one staff member to distribute DARA tasks to all relevant staff members in a most direct way
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Allow overlap analysis tool to include print as well as e
We would find it useful if the overlap analysis tool could also compare against print holdings, as well as electronic. Currently it only allows you to compare overlap within electronic titles, however the functionality of the tool is useful in that you can upload a file containing a list of identifiers, set up the overlap and leave it to run.
The only way to conduct print and e overlap analysis in Alma at the moment is to use the Title level overlap analysis dashboard in Analytics, which includes various overlap reports and includes both print and electronic. However, we have…
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In Process Items_Move items in batches to the next work order
In the page of “Manage In Process Items”, we would propose
1) Adjust the number of each page so that more items can display on the page. That would be the maximum the staff can tick “Done” at one time.2) Given above, ideally we'd want to move a pack of items by jobs to the next work order.
3) Sort out “Barcode”
245 votesAs of the May 2022 release, library staff have better control over work orders including:
* Searching by work order type
* Placing and removing institution-level work order types using the Change Physical items information job
This enables easy bulk processing of work orders.
See demo here.
More information in the release notes
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Remove Assigned To column from file exported from Manage Purchase Requests as not populated
When exporting the purchase requests to Excel from Manage Purchase Requests, the Assigned To column is not populated in the output file. Ex Libris have confirmed that this is by design and Assigned To information is not exported.
If this information is not included in the export, then the redundant 'Assigned To' column should be removed from the file, as this is misleading for staff.
0 votesWhen exporting to excel a list of purchase requests, the assignee column is now populated.
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Add Authority records data to Analytics
It is very necessary to obtain productivity reports about the amount of authority record created in a period and the user who created that record. Also, to know how many LOCAL authority records exist by type (names, subjects, subdivisions, etc.)
91 votesThe Local Authorities subject area is now available in Alma Analytics. Using the Local Authorities subject area you can create reports and dashboards for Local Authority records that are defined locally in the institution.
For more information please see Alma October Release Notes:
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Release_Notes/2021/Alma_2021_Release_Notes?mon=202110BASE -
Convert to Resource Sharing Request - Needs to be able to work even if an item is in transit to the request.
Currently we have set up a Scan and Send process. However, dependant on how many staff we have able to digitize items on a given day. We will convert some requests to Resource Sharing. However, it is not possible to do this if an item is already in transit to the request.
1 voteAs of July release institutions can convert ‘Hold’ requests to ‘Resource Sharing’ requests if the pick-up location is personal delivery and the resource sharing library supports personal delivery.
for more information please see Alma July release notes:
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Support MODS for remote digital repository
While Alma itself supports MODS as a metadata scheme, MODS is not supported as metadata import format for remote repositories.
We need to see this support before we can add remote digital content to Alma collections, as the current option of importing DC is too poor.14 votesAs of February 2024, Alma supports OAI-PMH harvest of MODS repositories.
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"All" tab for searching in Task List (Borrowing and Lending
We can see the "All" tab in the Reading Lists Task List for Leganto. Would like similar for Borrowing and Lending for Alma RS instead of having to go through Assigned to me, Unassigned and Assigned to Others. More efficient to search in one place when multiple people manage RS.
47 votesThe new UI for Resource-Sharing Borrowing Requests and Lending Requests Task Lists has been released in August 2022, see the 'Borrowing Requests and Lending Requests' section in the release notes. Among other features of the new UI, activity status information is a facet , enabling searching for requests by specifying multiple activity statuses.
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Make Alma link resolver compatible with EndNote's "Find Full Text" feature
EndNote offers a "Find Full Text" feature that allows users to locate full text for citations saved to their library. The feature can be configured to work with your institution's link resolver. However, according to EndNote customer support, the Alma link resolver is not currently compatible with this feature. This enhancement would allow Alma customers to locate full text for EndNote citations via openURL.
286 votesEndnote 20.3 " Find Full Text" can now be configured to locate and download full text for references using Alma's link resolver.
Instruction for setting the integration can be found in the following blog
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Free text input option for Rep Label in Global representation Changes job
Currently there is no option to remove Rep Label or create a rule that can make it void on the "Global Representation Changes" job. Please provide with Free text input option for Rep Label in Global representation Changes job, like Public Note.
66 votesCompleted in March release. Added support for setting representation label as:
- Empty
- Constant string
- Bibliographic field (MARC or DC)
- Regular expression on BIB field
Label can either be set manually in representation resource editor or via batch job.
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Analytics Local Parameter mapping to Dublin Core fields
We can map MARC tags to Analytics Local Parameters up to 10 but not to Dublin Core fields. Please allow Local Parameter mapping to DC fields too.
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Include Attachments Tab Data in XML Output of Invoice Export
Currently, when you send invoices to your S/FTP server, only data from the Summary tab and Invoice Lines tab are included in the XML output.
We would like the data from the Attachments tab to be included in the XML output as well for our upcoming integration with Workday. Workday requires a URL for the attached invoice and the Attachments tab is the place to store this.
These data also do not appear to be available via the API. Adding these data to both places would be ideal.
47 votesThe invoice and license APIs include expand parameters for attachments. A GET API will return the number of attachments for invoices and licenses.
For more information please see Alma December Release Notes:
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Release_Notes/2021/Alma_2021_Release_Notes -
Improvements to request form when article is not available electronic or in print
If an end-user has found an article in Primo, but the library does not have access electronically and the library has the print journal, but not the correct item/issue the end user gets a very slim request form and the request in Alma does not have enough information to fulfill the request.
If the library does not have the print "mother"-item then the user would get the resourche sharing request form. This form is much more user friendly than the other forms.
If the end-user is out of luck the library has the journal in print, but not the correct…
601 votesThe following fields are now available in the Hold Request and Digitization Request forms configuration tables, and can be added to the General Hold/ Request Another Issue and the General Digitization / Digitize Another Issue requests in Primo (for holdings with no items or serial holdings):
Volume
Issue
Part
Chapter
Publication date
Chapter/Article Title
Chapter/Article Author
Start Page
End PageFor more information plaese see Alma November Release Notes:
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Release_Notes/2020/Alma_2020_Release_Notes -
Push Requests to ILLiad should include comments in the resource sharing request.
Referring to the new feature in Alma Nov (2019) release, the new feature for pushing resource sharing request to ILLiad via API lacks some important features to make it useful.
Most importantly, comments in the Resource Sharing request did not pass over to ILLiad. This feature exists when using email to push request to ILLiad. It's missing when using API.I would hope you could improve using API to push requests to ILLiad and make it feature parity using email method.
61 votesAso of the May 2022 release, the request note is also sent to ILLiad when a borowing request is exported. See 'ILLiad Borrowing Request Notes' on https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Release_Notes/2022/Alma_2022_Release_Notes?mon=202205BASE
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RS Borrowing Requests – changing format before sending request
We would like the ability to change the format of a request before sending it to a Partner – e.g. from book/book chapter to journal/journal article or vice versa.
As our patrons don’t always know, or pay attention, to the actual source format, they often submit their requests with the wrong format, which our staff would like to fix before sending to Partners.
197 votesThe ‘Change RS Requests Type’ cloud app does just that – supports changing the request type for resource sharing requests from ‘book request’ to ‘article request’ and vice versa
See https://developers.exlibrisgroup.com/appcenter/change-rs-requests-type/
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Please allow adjusting the order of Digital Titles
Please allow adjusting the order of Digital Titles manually like we change the order of Collections by drag-and-drop. Additionally sorting options for digital titles will be welcomed too.
15 votesAs of July release you can configure the default sorting for titles and sub-collections in Primo VE, using a richer set of title-level sort routines.
For more information please see :
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Maintain Receiving Status filter on Received Items List when managing/receiving items with predicted issues
When receiving continuous orders that have prediction patterns the operator chooses Manage Items from the Receiving Workbench. The form that appears is the Received Items List. The filter for Receiving Status defaults to All. It would be helpful if that filter was sticky and/or customizable so that the filter could be set to Not Received.
When the list displays all records issues that have been received show and the receiving operator must either change the filter or scroll down the list to find the issue that they need to receive. Sorting this list via ascending or descending will cause the…
1 voteAs of Alma May Release, Alma’s receiving workbench (Manage items screen) incorporates sticky filters. These sticky filters (Sort Routine, Receiving Status and Location) enable users to easily re-access these workspaces when either a user leaves the screen and returns after a short while or logs in again to Alma.
For More information please see Alma May Release Notes:
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Release_Notes/2021/Alma_2021_Release_Notes?mon=202105BASE -
Choose more than one facet in Lending requests and Borrowing requests
Currently In Alma there is no option to choose more then one facet in the same category in the pages Lending requests and Borrowing requests.
for example I can't choose to watch Created lending request and Renew requested at the same time.
It will be very helpful if it works.19 votesThe new UI for Resource-Sharing Borrowing Requests and Lending Requests Task Lists has been released in August 2022, see the 'Borrowing Requests and Lending Requests' section in the release notes. Among many other features, this new UI allows for multiple criteria to be selected in each facet category, providing more flexibility in the creation of a filtered request list.
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