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Expired requests available in Analytics
I would like to pull statistics on the number of requests that expired without being picked up in a given time frame. Expired is not a hold status available in the Requests subject area. Currently, the only way to get this data is to create a Fulfillment report of Loans from Holds, create a Requests report to find the number of holds placed, and then subtract to get the remainder that expired. This is tedious and creates opportunities for errors; it would be better to be able to get the needed information from the Requests subject area.
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Have multiple pickup locations available in Primo when requesting items from the same library
Our wish is to be able to offer several pickup locations in Primo for the same library when documents are available for loan (not linked to a reading room desk) without having to create a new virtual library. The library must be able to configure the visibility of these pickup locations based on certain user criteria (e.g., user group).
For example, a library may offer a special room whose access is reserved for teachers and doctoral students. The library would like doctoral students/teachers to be able to choose this room as their pickup location at the time of the request…
30 votes -
Enable NACO contributions in the MDE or linked data editor
NACO libraries contribute authority records to the Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) through a distribution recipient (aka "NAF copy holder" or "full node"; https://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/naco/nodes.html). Besides OCLC, one of the full nodes is Clarivate's Innovative/SkyRiver (https://iii.com/products/skyriver/). If Clarivate's Ex Libris Alma became a full node as well, NACO participants could create and edit LCNAF records in the Metadata Editor or even potentially Alma's linked data editor, rather than needing to use OCLC for this work.
6 votes -
General Electronic Service Batch Import and Export Option
Background:
The General Electronic Services (GES) provides essential options to customize the view and features for patrons. Currently, the GES only allows service availability rules to be added one at a time. However, libraries often need to manage extensive and complex availability rules, sometimes with very little notice.Request:
Add the ability to add, update, or remove service availability rules in bulk using an Excel or CSV file. In addition, provide the ability to export service availability rules in a format compatible for future uploading.Why:
* In cases where we're providing alternate access to a resource, we may need…17 votes -
Add "Process Date" facet to Resource Request Monitoring
For some library processes, the Process Date is a more useful facet than Request Date when there is a need to identify newer vs. older processes. For example, an item currently in transit may have a Request Date from months ago when it was requested by a user, whereas the Process Date is the value that tells us how long the item has been in transit.
When using Resource Request Monitoring to identify items that have been in transit the longest, it would be very helpful to have the ability to facet by Process Date in the same way we…
9 votes -
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Securing Alma access by two factor authentication (2FA) in combination with time-based one-time passwords (TOTP)
2FA and TOTP are common and standard methods for securing access to IT systems. These concepts should be implemented in order to secure access to Alma also. A respective implementation should replace the multi-factor authentication currently implemented in Alma since it lacks security for at least the following reasons:
- Sending a link by email is insecure since email hardly can be viewed as a secure transport medium.
- Using email for transferring a second factor hardly allows to keep the second factor as being independent from the device on which Alma access takes place.
- The link which is…177 votes -
Searching in Resource Sharing requests by more than one parameter
It should be possible to search Resource Sharing Borrowing and Lending requests by more than one parameter for example: Requester + Title or Requester + Journal Title or Author + Title to prevent duplicate requests.
In addition, it should be possible to search by Keyword.1 vote -
Consortia Dashboard for Normalization Rules
It would be helpful for Alma consortia to have a centralized dashboard where Network Zone administrators can view Normalization Rules configured at both NZ and IZ levels.
The dashboard could display:
• Normalization rule name and NZ/IZ ownership
• Corresponding normalization processes
• Import profiles or other workflows using the rule
• Last modified date
• Filters for institution, rule, and process
• Identify conflicting normalization rules or processesA key use case would be troubleshooting normalization of incoming bibliographic records. When an unknown or unexpected MARC record transformation occurs, it can be challenging to determine whether normalization is happening…
3 votes -
Monitor request page
Currently on the Monitor requests page for the Activity status filter there are the following options:
Completed; Active, All. It would be useful to have the option that filters requests with status Rejected83 votes -
More flexibility in text fields within "Update PO Lines Information" job
While it's helpful to have the ability to update the "Note to vendor," "Activation note," "Renewal note," and "Internal note" fields in batch via the "Update PO Lines Information" job, the job only allows single-line text entry, so it's not possible to create line breaks/new paragraphs when performing a batch update. However, you can create line breaks/new paragraphs when updating these fields in individual PO lines. I would like this ability to be transferred to the "Update PO Lines Information" job so text with line breaks/new paragraphs can be added in batch to PO Lines.
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Job to update 'Retention note' needs to provide 'append to field' option
We need to be able to add to existing Retention Notes via the ‘Change Physical items information’ Job, without losing what was already in the note.
Idea is to add the ‘append to field’ condition option, when running a Job to update field ‘Retention Note’.
In the physical item editor, the Retention Note is a free-text field. It can be updated via a job, but the conditions for this field are missing the option to ‘append to field’ i.e. there is no ability to retain any text already in the field, and add to it via the job.
ALMA> Admin>…
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FUND / Ledger facet missing from PO Line user interface
All PO Lines has multiple facets but FUND or Ledger is not one of them.
Funds, both allocated & summary, are fundamental to purchasing and we'd like to be able to filter the PO Line display by these variables.
Please add a facet in the All PO Lines user interface for FUND.
143 votes -
Sort options and filters on item sets (from an imported file)
Why are there no sorting options on Sets?
I would like to sort according to the data within the set such as barcodes or title or call numbers. And i would like the list to not re-order once an item is removed from the set.
Sets are frustrating to work with.0 votes -
Chat entre instituciones usuarias de Alma
Considero que un chat entre instituciones usuarias de Alma sería una manera muy agil y eficaz de intercambiar información y aprovechar nuevas maneras de trabajar. Poder intercambiar informacion con otras universidades usuarias de alma sobre temas cotidianos de nuestro trabajo en Adquisiciones enriquecería nuestras experiencias. A dia de hoy la información puntual con nuestros compañeros bibliotecarios en otras universidades es complejo, a veces no sabemos a quien dirigirnos y a veces el proceso del correo es lento o no se contesta. Exlibris puede ser quien consiga el medio para favorecer esta comunicación. (No
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Allow institutions to add custom descriptive names for Reporting Codes
We recently updated some of our reporting codes. It would be great to be able to add descriptive names. As an example, rather than having to remember that the 1st Reporting Code is for "Collection Area" we would like to customize the label so that "Collection Area" appears in the POL, invoice, and related components of Alma and Rialto instead of "1st Reporting Code".
6 votes -
Convert "request communicated to storage" to resource sharing
When a request has the status of "Request Communicated to Storage," there should be an option to convert the request to a Resource Sharing Request.
If an item cannot be located in the ARS, it stays at the "Request Communicated to Storage" status until the item is marked missing or the request is cancelled. When the item is marked missing, the request is also cancelled. There should be a way to convert these to Resource Sharing first, as we do with other items that can't be located.
1 vote -
Improve Alma Analytics to allow for more straightforward and accurate COUNTER usage data and Cost Per Use reporting.
Improve Alma Analytics to allow for more straightforward and accurate COUNTER usage data and Cost Per Use reporting. To address the following:
Simplify CPU Calculation: Improve the system to allow straightforward calculation of Cost Per Use (CPU) by including financial data in the usage subject area, eliminating the need for SQL joins.
Increase Data Update Frequency: Increase the frequency of usage data updates in the e-inventory subject area and fix the date of the job, as the current monthly updates, which have variable dates, cause scheduling issues.
Enhance Data Accuracy: Address inaccuracies and missing data due to limited match points…
143 votes -
Keep patron physical requests active even if “deliver to” relationships are temporarily interrupted
Our consortia has several libraries connected through “deliver to” relationships, allowing patrons to request and pick up physical items from different sites.
Currently, when these relationships are interrupted — for example, due to maintenance, or temporary closures — all related patron requests are automatically cancelled, and patrons receive cancellation notifications. That makes them angry.
We would like Alma to preserve these requests in an active or pending state during such interruptions, so they can be fulfilled automatically once the relationship is restored, without requiring patrons to place new requests.
This would improve the user experience and reduce administrative workload for…
33 votes -
OAI publishing profile - Add portfolio provenance field to Enrich Electronic inventory section
In a OAI publising profile, Data Enrichment tab, section Enrich Electronic Inventory, it is not possible to choose Provenance Field, we need it to be available via OAI for integration with third party systems. Thanks
2 votes
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