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Internal Identifier number included on Resource Sharing letters
We want to be able to add a requests Internal Identifier number to the Resource Sharing Shipping Slip letter & the Resource Sharing Receive Slip letters, as a way to clearly and consistently identify a request. Because the external ID can change over the life of a request, we will often refer to the internal ID instead. It's useful to have this on the shipping and receive slips because 1. If the partner or patron needs to communicate with us they can quote the ID number, and 2. this paperwork often remains with the item when it comes back to…
1 vote -
Pop-ups for invoice alerts
We noticed, that certain invoice alerts won’t pop up upon saving the invoices. This way, quite relevant alerts, such as “Invoice contains vendor account which differs from one or more linked PO lines” or “Invoice using different vendor than poline POL-***” will be unnoticed.
We would find it very helpful, if these alerts would pop-up upon saving the invoices.
41 votes -
When running a Remove local coverage indicated, set Which coverage statement will be applied to "only global"
When running a Change Electronic Portfolio Information job with "Remove local coverage" indicated, in addition to removing all local coverage information, also set the portfolio's "Which coverage statement will be applied?" field to "Only global."
Leaving it as one of the local options incorrectly marks the portfolio as having local information if it is listed in the Community Zone Updates Task List.1 vote -
Automatic Selection of Query Content Functionality
Currently, after users input their query in the search box, they need to manually click on the content to select it. However, we aim to automate this step so that once the query is completed, the relevant content is automatically selected. Additionally, we intend to provide users with the option to toggle this feature on or off.
The purpose of this change is to enhance the system's usability and efficiency, eliminating the need for users to perform additional actions while quickly and seamlessly querying large volumes of ISBNs or barcodes. This adjustment will make our system more user-friendly and increase…
3 votes -
Functionality to manage unique URLs for NZ local collections
In instances where there is no CZ collection for an e-resource, we have to create Network Zone local collections in Alma to allow our consortium members to discover and access the content in Primo. However, we are not able to do so if each member has a unique access URL for the resource.
We would like to see functionality in Alma that would allow us to manage unique identifiers for URLs for each member in NZ local collections.
3 votes -
Add 'Assigned date' to user roles
We often need to know the date that a role was first added to a user's account. The status date is not static and because we use the API for updates from our SIS the status date often gets updated with random dates. The API updates also make the history tab difficult to use to track down role additions versus changes.
We should be able to easily see a column that includes the date a role was initially assigned/added in the context of all of their roles in the General Information tab.
We also need the date a role was…
4 votes -
Add a column option to the Service Availability Rules in General Electronic Services for the rule's Output Paramters (IsDisplay True/False)
Currently when I'm in a General Electronic Service (GES), and I click on the "Service Availability Rules" tab, I can see the table list of rules. The only way to see if the IsDisplay is set to true/false is to go into each rule individually. Please make it a column in that rules table list so I can see the output parameter of IsDisplay in the list without clicking on each individual one. Even if it isn't in the default table list, please make it an option I can choose.
3 votes -
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Add Activation Status to the Funds Expenditure Area in Analytics
We want to be able to create more complex data retrievals of our eresources based on activation status and filter these by various facets such as fund code. We have thousands of portfolios and it's not feasible to search for these on Alma when an analytics report would take seconds to create. For example, I was asked to provide a quick report listing every Journal we have on our largest budget code with an activation status of "Not activated E-Resource" by fiscal year.
3 votes -
Show Job category in the Manage Patron Services screen
In our library patron accounts for Alma are imported from an external patron registration system, including Job categories. Nice. But in Alma the Job category is not shown in the Manage Patron Services screen. We would like to have it show.
1 vote -
Generate barcodes in batch
Alma can be configured to generate a unique identfier in the barcode field of the item record one record at a time. Once the configuration is set, the unique identifier can be created by clicking the Generate button or simply by clicking Save.
It would be very helpful for Alma be able to generate sequential unique identifiers for each item in a set by running a job. That way, we could create a situation where each item in Alma has a unique identifier, either a real barcode number for a real barcode attached to an item or a different unique…
1 vote -
Add statistics notes and physical condition fields to Scan In Messages Configuration table
Information about the physical condition is sometimes important when loaning items. It would not be necessary to duplicate information in other fields.
3 votes -
RS Borrowing Requests - search by 'Old value' 'External ID'
'External ID' identifying reference numbers, are not fixed in Alma Resource Sharing. They can be overwritten by third parties, e.g. The British Library, RapidILL, and once overwritten, the previous External ID cannot be used to search for the request. However, the former identifier still appears in the 'History' tab of the request under 'Old value', so they are still somehow attached to the record. It would be great, then, if Ex Libris could enable search by 'History' or 'Old Value', so that if the number has been changed by a third party, we can still easily locate it with the…
28 votes -
PO Line: missing identifiers ISBN/ISSN/ISMN etc.
Please list all identifiers in the PO Line.
See the following examples:
Data in the bibliographic record --> data in the PO Line XML fileExample 1:
020 __ |a 9783702404727
024 2_ |a M008027376
--> PO Line - XML: only content of 020
<identifier>9783702404727</identifier>
<identifier_type>ISBN</identifier_type>Example 2:
024 3_ |a 730099129329
028 52 |a 8.551293
--> PO Line - XML: empty identifier
<identifier></identifier>
<identifier_type></identifier_type>Example 3:
020 __ |a 0415462444 (pbk.) |c £24.99
020 __ |a 9780415462440 (pbk.) |c £24.99
020 __ |a 0415462436 (hbk.) |c £70.00
020 __ |a 9780415462433 (hbk.) |c £70.00
--> PO Line - XML:…73 votes -
Include submitter name with Report to Ex Libris form
Any Alma user who can access the action menu of a portfolio or electronic collection can submit the Report to Ex Libris form, but the Salesforce case is opened with the CRM contact chosen on the form. Unless the submitter includes their own name in the form's description field, it becomes impossible for the CRM contact to determine who opened the Salesforce ticket.
Please include the name or primary ID of the logged-in Alma user in the Salesforce ticket. This will facilitate follow-up with the staff member who reported the issue.
4 votes -
bhanlon3@jhu.edu
Health Affairs Archive - Please add Collection:
The journal "Health Affairs" is currently in the collection "Single Journals". The publisher (Project Hope) has recently created an Archive for purchase. It is titled "Health Affairs Archive" and covers content from 1981-2020.
We need a portfolio for the Archive so we can purchase it, because we already have a subscription order this year on the existing portfolio.
Please create a Project Hope Collection in the Community Zone that includes two portfolios:
- The existing portfolio for Health Affairs currently in the Single Journals collection (CKB ID/CZ MMS ID: 99954921386894)
- A new portfolio titled…
1 vote -
Create an Alma Idea exchange category for License
There is no category specific for the License area of Alma, which makes it difficult to find other's ideas for License improvements. I had to choose a category for this idea and went with "Resource management - Electronic", and definitely didn't want to go with "other"
1 vote -
Prevent aggregation of fields in digital uploads
When using the Digital Uploader tool in Alma to import records with MARC data, the uploader aggregates fields with the same MARC tags into a single resulting field once the upload is complete. For example, if a record has multiple 650 fields in an uploaded Excel field, the imported record in Alma has a single 650 field with all of the values that were (in the sheet) separated into different 650 fields. Per Ex Libris documentation (https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentation/010Alma_Online_Help_(English)/040Resource_Management/060Record_Import/075Importing_Records_with_CSV_or_Excel_Files), “Repeating fields with the same subfields and indicators cannot be imported. When the import process encounters multiple columns with the same…
1 vote -
Add Barcode as option for searching within the Receive New Materials list
We are too small of an institution to use the workflow of Keep in Dept, so we receive the item once all processing is completed and the item is ready to go into the stacks. We do it this way to prevent Alma from sending availability notices until the material is truly ready for use. Having a barcode search option will make this process a lot easier and reduce errors.
1 vote -
SUSHI harvesting for JSTOR
I noticed that our SUSHI harvesting for JSTOR hadn't worked successfully since May 2023. The requests for reports were coming back with this message:
{"Code": 1011, "Severity": "Warning", "Message": "Report Queued for Processing", "Help_URL": "https://support.jstor.org/hc/en-us/articles/360015483214-SUSHI-reports-COUNTER-5-overview", "Data": "Successful request. You must re-request this report to receive data. Please allow 1 hour for processing before retrying."}
So I reviewed the information here:
https://support.jstor.org/hc/en-us/articles/360015483214-SUSHI-reports-COUNTER-5-overviewThis page makes it clear that this is expected behaviour.
I ran a custom harvest for June-Sept 2023 and it failed (as expected).
I ran a second custom harvest an hour later and it succeeded.I'm not…
8 votes
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