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Enable configuration of character limits in mandatory fields for request forms to prevent blank spaces on mandatory fields
We have had issues with users submitting blank details in request forms. Specifically Home address, which we need if we are to deliver items to them.
For privacy reasons we do not hold patrons addresses in the system and ask for them as part of the request form.
Even if we set the field as mandatory users can enter a space and still submit the form.
We would like to be able to configure character limits or character minimums for mandatory fields.
For example for post code we know these should always be 4 characters and would want to reject…1 vote -
Create a Distinct Process Status for Loaned Items Marked Lost When the Lost Loan Is Deleted
When an item is on loan to a patron and the loan has been marked Lost, deleting that lost loan in Alma changes the item’s process status to Missing. This creates confusion because the item is not simply missing from the library’s shelves; it was previously checked out to a patron, declared lost through the overdue/lost billing process, and then administratively removed from the patron’s active loan record.
A distinct status such as Lost Loan Closed would more accurately reflect the item’s history and current condition.
Benefits
This enhancement would:
• distinguish deleted lost-loan items from regular missing inventory,
•…12 votes -
Include ocn or other 035 as an exportable field for Alma sets
Currently, 035 fields are not included as viewable or exportable fields in Alma Sets. It would be helpful if we could include 035 fields - specifically OCNs - in an exported list of titles. We use Analytics to gather this information, but it requires an extra few steps. In streamlining our workflows, we want to see as many details about records as possible.
Thank you for considering this idea!
3 votes -
Admin - Create a set - how many records are in my set without opening the set
Why cant we see on the list of sets pages how many records are in each list?
Surely that can be shown without having to open endless sets...6 votes -
Admin - Sets and analytics - remove from a set more than 50 at a time
When duplicating a list - we tend to duplicate sets to test functionality on a small group of records before applying a new update to thousands of records - there has to be an easier way to remove records from a set than selecting 50 and removing 50 at a time...
3 votes -
Separate local requests from resource sharing requests in block preferences
At present, there is no way to separate local requests from resource sharing requests for the “Item is on expired hold shelf for another patron” block preference configuration.
If front desk staff attempt to check out an item to the wrong patron by mistake, this lack of separation between request types results in an undesirable outcome—a resource sharing item being checked out to the wrong patron! To cite a recent case: because 'Handle Automatically' was enabled for that block, the fulfillment request was cancelled. However, when the system then evaluated the second block, “Item is bound to a borrowing request…
3 votes -
Portfolio ordering
It would be very helpful to have the option to define the order of portfolios manually, rather than having them displayed in a fixed or predefined order.
Thank you!
Stephan3 votes -
Automatic Upload of Electronic Holdings (Autoholdings integration) - Walter De Gruyter Publishing
Implement Automatic Upload of Electronic Holdings (Autoholdings integration) for Walter De Gruyter Publishing
1 vote -
Library closure added to calendar in borrowing library should affect existing Rapido loans in lending library
A library closure added to the calendar of the borrowing library will affect the due date of a Rapido loan for the borrower and the borrowing library but will not affect the due date in the lending library. On the original (lending library's) due date, the system will revert the extended due date to the original due date, mark the item overdue, but users are not notified and the due date remains unchanged in their accounts. Users could be billed for an item they didn't know was overdue.
This should have been fixed by the May 2025 release, following CERV…
21 votes -
Add facets to left side when working with electronic collections and portfolios
The current facets for electronic collections are limited to material type. I would like to see a facet to filter by activated/non-activated collections and portfolios. Two use cases:
1. Activated collection, missing a few portfolios in our IZ because did not have auto add turned on. If I go to the CZ version, there is no way to easily see the unactivated portfolios in that collection so I can activate them. had to page through 17 pages to find the few titles that were not activated.
2. Seeing unactivated collections in CZ. What if we want to see which gale…1 vote -
Allow Digital Lending Requests to Transition to “Shipped Digitally” When Lender Ship Email Letter Is Suppressed
Description
We have encountered an issue with Resource Sharing lending requests when supplying articles or book chapters digitally.
When a digital lending request is supplied using either:
Ship Item Digitally, or
Deliver Digital Documents for scanned items,the Ful Digitization Notification Item Letter is sent successfully. However, Alma then displays a “Could not send report” message, and the lending request does not transition to Shipped Digitally.
Instead, the request remains in its previous status, such as:
Being Processed
Locate Failed
Created Lending RequestBecause the request does not move to Shipped Digitally, staff must manually update the request status in…
3 votes -
Subfield u must be preserved when linking to the Shared Authority File in fields 100 and 700
When cataloguing conference papers and articles, it is important to be able to specify the authors’ affiliation at the time of publication. According to the MARC structure, subfield u in fields 100 and 700 is intended for this purpose. However, when links are created in the MDE (F3) to the Joint Authority File for the German-speaking region (GND) in these fields, subfield u is removed. We would therefore like subfield u to be preserved when linking to the authority file in the same way as for subfield 1, in which the ORCID ID is indicated. This would improve visibility and…
18 votes -
Provide a direct link to a suppressed collection that will display for a specific audience while keeping it hidden from the main Collections
It would be nice to be able to create a 'private' collection... where you can provide a direct link to a suppressed collection that will display for a specific audience while keeping it hidden from the main Collections page through Primo.
3 votes -
Display the PO line and invoice number in separate columns in Excel export
In the excel export of the funds' transactions list, we would like the PO line and invoice numbers currently displayed in the Related Record column to be displayed in two separate columns "Related PO line" and "Related Invoice Line".
This would make it easier to use the excel export for further analysis.In this same excel export and for the same reason, we would also like to find the transaction amount and its currency in two separate columns. An Idea Exchange proposal for this request already exists: https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/308173-alma/suggestions/38575105-separate-amount-and-its-currency-into-two-columns.
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Analytics report for POLs cancelled or closed in specified Fiscal Periods
Provide an Analytics report that identifies Purchase Order Lines (POLs) cancelled or closed within user-selected Fiscal Periods. Libraries need to analyse cancellations and closures by fiscal year or accounting period for budgeting, supplier review, collection management, and audit purposes. Current reporting options do not easily support filtering by the fiscal period in which a POL was cancelled or closed. This enhancement would improve financial reporting accuracy, support year-end analysis, and reduce the need for complex workarounds or external data processing.
6 votes -
Allow custom Dewey Classification searches in Consortial Analytics
In Consortial Analytics, the Dewey Classification search only allows users to select predefined three-digit classifications (as shown in the attached screenshot). This limits the search to broad subject categories. For the purpose of collection development analysis, it would be useful to have the option to search using custom Dewey Decimal numbers, as this would enable more targeted searches.
15 votes -
Display License TOU link with CDI Link-in-Record type records
We display license terms of use for our electronic collections as we try to be compliant with the subscriptions. We noticed that with CDI link-in-record type records, there is no link for the license TOUs. It would be nice if there was a way to link to the TOUs or add a note to be able to link to TOUs.
15 votes -
Incorporate All AI Metric Types/Access Method from recent 5.1.1 COUNTER Standard Update into Analytics
Counter Standards were recently updated to incorporate new metric types and new access methods for AI Bot Traffic within COUNTER standards (https://www.countermetrics.org/code-of-practice/best-practice/bp-ai/). Requesting that Ex Libris incorporate all metric types and the new access methods into analytics.
95 votes -
Add "Available for Group" record fields to Analytics
Currently, Analytics exposes which groups have Available for Group records, but it doesn't expose the other fields in those records.
For example, Analytics can show that a collection is available for Group A and Group F, and it can show that Electronic Collection Proxy Enabled is set to Yes at the collection level; however, it can't show whether proxy is enabled for Group A or Group F.
For Network Zones, and institutions that make extensive use of Available for Groups, the lack of access to these fields in Analytics means we can't periodically audit and correct configuration inconsistencies and data…
6 votes -
Add Analytics support to compare "Available for Group" settings on electronic collections and services
Currently, Analytics can show Available for Groups on the electronic service or, if none exist there (if they're inherited from the electronic collection), then on the electronic collection.
However, we can't report on discrepancies between collection-level and service-level groups.
8 votes
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