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DKIM for institutional domain
Allowing DKIM creation for institutional domains. Currently, ExL cannot generate DKIM keys for those institutional domains and allowing us that option will better serve our patrons.
79 votesEx Libris platform products now support DKIM digital signature for outgoing emails.
For more information see the online help page in addition to a Developers Network technical blog Outgoing emails configuration
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Alma Video Tutorials
When any updates in Alma are implemented, I would like to see the video tutorials updated to reflect those changes. The video tutorials are extremely helpful in training new and existing staff or users. However, some of the information in the current video tutorials do not necessarily reflect new changes, updates, functions, modifications, locations (of the tabs), some of which have been relocated.
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Add a loan time parameter in XSL similar to new_due_date_str
I was following the tutorial labeled "Letters - displaying the due date hour and a time zone related message in the fulfillment courtesy notice" located here: https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Training/Extended_Training/Presentations_and_Documents_-_Letters i was using the newduedate_str option for a lost loan letter and it worked for the due date but not for adding a time to the loan date. I discovered there isn't a way to add the time the item was loaned out like you can with the due date. This is sometimes useful information for patrons when they are trying to track down an item they have lost.
8 votesIn courtesy letters, a new field element for loan date now includes time.
For more information please see Alma May Release Notes
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Make the Manage Sets table sortable
Most institutions make heavy use of Sets functionality, but there are basic UI improvements that would save time and effort. One would be to make the "Manage Sets" table sortable by the column headings that are not currently sortable:
Active
Type
Content Type
Created By
Creation Date32 votesAs of Alma June Release you can:
sort the list of sets by any of the existing fields.
filter the list of sets by content origin
for more information please see Alma June Release Notes:
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Release_Notes/2021/Alma_2021_Release_Notes?mon=202106BASE -
Make documentation more gender inclusive
Can we please increase inclusivity by changing to gender-non-specific language in both documentation and descriptions in coding tables?
The Primo and Alma documentation uses very gendered terms, particularly his / him. End users and library staff are mostly referred to as he / his / him, despite libraries being an overwhelmingly female workforce. We also need to recognise the increasing numbers of non-binary users within our institution.
I propose the following changes:
Him or her -> them
His or hers -> theirs
She or he -> theyAs one example, a search on Alma documentation shows 3324 results for he,…
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Ensure sample xml is available at the same time new Alma letters are released
When new Alma letters are released it would be super helpful if:
• The sample xml file is added to the zip file here https://developers.exlibrisgroup.com/blog/alma-letters-xml-samples-for-working-on-xsl-customization to coincide with the Sandbox release
• Release notes include a link to the post on the developers network
Even better would be if the sample could be downloaded from within Alma letters configuration
LettersDefault.xml which is currently downloadable in Alma is a generic xml which cannot be used for customisation. Some letters require a scheduled job to be run (these are disabled on Sandbox by default) making it inconvenient to generate a letter…
91 votesAs of of Alma May Release when configuring letters, users can make use of out-of-the-box XML examples. These examples were now enriched to provide more detail that can help uses to customize the letters.
For more information please see Release Notes:https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Release_Notes/2021/Alma_2021_Release_Notes?mon=202105BASE
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comment/note field for configurations
A comment or note field for configurations would be incredibly helpful in general, but the current pandemic has highlighted the need for a way to easily track the reasons behind changes. This would keep the notes in the places where they'd be seen by the people working on the configurations, rather than us having to track things in a separate place.
All of the fulfillment configuration menu would benefit from this ability when short-term or emergency changes are being made. But it would also be good in places like: Letters; DARA recommendations; and all Other Settings areas. These are places…
334 votesAlma now incorporates a comment/note field to the code table configurations, including Mapping tables and Rules pages.
For more information please see Alma November Release Notes
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Swedish Characters (Case nr 00794172 Swedish Film Institute)
Apparently, since Alma and Primo are indexed differently, if you have chosen Scandinavian characters during implementation, Alma cannot handle searches on, for example, French accents. Works in Primo, but not Alma.
Obviously, for us Scandinavian customers this is problematic. There is a risk that both staff and patrons end up with faulty search results.
Andrew Christison, Customer Success Manager, promised to look into this on our behalf but also suggested we make an Idea Exchange for this issue.309 votesAs of July release the handling of Scandinavian characters was enhanced. For more information please see Alma July release notes: https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Release_Notes/2021/Alm
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Add "Updated By" and "Last Updated" columns to the list of letters in the Letters Configuration screen
On behalf of the Product management team we would like to better understand the need and use cases of the following 'Planned' feature (which need was raised by a specific library) - any comment is welcome.
Ex Libris plans to add "Updated By" and "Last Updated" columns to the list of letters in the Letters Configuration screen, which will indicate if any part of the configuration was changed (labels, template)
0 votesThe columns “Updated By” and “Last Updated” were added to the Letters Configuration page. This helps you troubleshoot issues with letter customization and know which staff user last updated the configuration.
For more information please see Alma December Release Notes
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Allow work order names to be translated
The name field of work orders displays in PVE (for example "In Process of Repair until..." for a work order named 'Repair'). However it's currently not possible to provide a translation for these labels, which is problematic in multilingual contexts.
12 votesAlma enhanced its capabilities to define language variants for the names of Work-Order-Types. The enhancements include:
- An added language (globe) icon for the Work-Order-Type field.
- Based on the current language of the staff or patron, the relevant value is displayed.
For more information please see Alma May Release Notes
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Option to disable confirmation messages (not of deletion actions)
That will be great if there will be an option to disable the confirmation messages when performing actions that are not of deletion (see attached image).
25 votesThe confirmation message “The description may need to be updated as well (using the generate button)” was improved to only show when relevant fields were changed and the description was not generated or updated manually. Customers who never require a reminder for updating the description are able to disable it completely.
For more information please see Alma May Release Notes
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Letters Configuration page should be sortable and searchable
I like the new Letters Configuration and Components Configuration pages; they've simplified the letter customization work I am doing for our two libraries.
However, the Letters Configuration page is a bit too unwieldy... requiring a lot of paging and scrolling to find a specific letter.
Please consider making this page sortable by clicking the column headers, and if it's not too difficult, maybe even searchable?
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Please change the permission of .xml in tar.gz published from Alma from mode 0060 to 0664 or 0644. This allows Unix users to access extracted xml immediately without changing the permission on the filesystem level.
13 votesIn the January 2020 release, this issue was corrected
SF: 00509995 The wrong permission flag was removed from tar compression code.
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Upgrade internal XSLT processor
Copied from https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/308179-rosetta/suggestions/31088020-upgrade-internal-xslt-processor
Currently ALMA seems to accept only XSLT 1.0 syntax for XSLT custom letter configuration files. This means we are deprived of the many goodies of XSLT 2.0 and 3.0:
- strong typing and XSD types
- XPATH 2.0 sequences
- XSL functions
- range variables
- regular expression matching and grouping
- URL encoding and decoding
- better value comparison
EXSLT 1.0 is not supported either, so whenever I try to do something more intelligent that some simple markup and string replacing, I hit the limits of XSLT 1.0. Trying to make decisions in your XSLT based on element values without regular expressions is…
37 votesAs of Nov 2022, it is possible in Alma to use functions in XSL version 3 or lower for letters configuration. See https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Release_Notes/2022/Alma_2022_Release_Notes?mon=202211BASE
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Add translation for Campus
We’d like to add translation for campus names.
Currently, we cannot set the translation for campus names as there is no “Translate information icon” in Alma Configuration > General > Libraries > Define Campuses menu.
Not-translated campus names appear not only in Alma but also in Primo VE. In the pickup locations list in the Primo VE Get It Request Form, campus names are displayed in English even if you choose interface language other than English.
For multilingual Primo VE sites, it is a must to translate all the patron-facing labels.
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Link to Sandbox using alternate login methods
The "Premium Sandbox" link in the (?) menu links to the Alma auth method login screen. However our library uses SAML login almost exclusively which is at a different URL, so this link is worse than useless as it confuses staff.
To solve this we'd like either:
1) let libraries configure this link (eg using a code table)
or
2) have the link go to an intermediary page that lists all the auth options available to the library.
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Sandbox Widget on Dashboard
At one point we had an option to access the Alma Sandbox from the dashboard in our production environment. However, this Sandbox widget was removed when the "New Premium Sandbox Policy" was introduced.
Any possibility of reintroducing an updated form of this widget for non-premium Sandbox users?
1 voteA new capability was added In the January 2020 release: For customers who do not have an Alma premium sandbox, the Standard Sandbox link has been added to the Help Menu to allow them to access their sandboxes from Alma.
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Adding a banner to the Alma/Primo page during scheduled maintenance
During the scheduled maintenance both Alma and Primo VE sites do not have a maintenance page alerting the users that the websites is under going system maintenance. It will be really helpful for the patrons and users to know that the sites are undergoing maintenance instead of the sites not loading at all. Please consider this implementation
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Fines in Grace Period should let users decide to calculate or not.
According to the policy that our institution laid down, Fines in Grace Period shouldn't be calculated.
If overdue fines count $5 a day and grace period value is 3, then patron returned an item in 4th day after due date, the patron should pay only $5.
But in Alma, we cannot set grace period that won't calculate fines. Hope to add this function to let users decide grace period fines calculate or not and make alma more flexible.
418 votesAs of July release the grace period can be set to not be included in the fine period at all.
For more information please see Alma release notes:
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Ex Libris should provide the option to place a call and/or online chat with their support team
We are disappointed with the technical support service provided by Ex Libris. We strongly believe that Ex Libris should provide customers with more effective, prompt and interactive service.
There should be an option to call or chat online in real time with a support person who has a sound understanding of the product in question. This would be in line with all system vendors we have previously dealt with.
We appreciate that there will be some issues that are designated as bugs or enhancements and will require more in depth investigation. However, a direct call/chat option with a properly trained…
780 votesStaff users who have been assigned chat permissions can now chat with our Support team regarding the following types of Alma and Leganto issues directly from within the Alma management interface:
Simple how-to questions and configurations
Behavior and general inquiries
Known issuesFor more information see Alma March release notes:
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Release_Notes/2021/Alma_2021_Release_Notes
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