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Missing Padding Option for Accession Number Sequences in Call Number Generation
Currently, Alma does not support padding (adding leading zeros to reach a fixed number of digits) for accession number sequences used in the automatic generation of call numbers (e.g., via the "Generate" / "Calculate" button in the item editor). If the next sequence value is set to "0003," the leading zeros are removed upon saving. Even if the next sequence remains "0003" in the sequence configuration, the zeros are still automatically stripped when generating the next call number in the item editor.
Institutions that use custom call number schemes requiring padding can therefore only use Alma’s "Generate" or "Calculate" button…
3 votes -
Add Electronic Collection Type (override) to Analytics
We use the Electronic Collection Type field to keep track of whether we have all portfolios activated (Aggregator Package), only some activated (Selective Package) or none activated (Database). Using an Analytics report we can check these values against our Auto Active Settings and CDI settings to make sure all our settings are in alignment.
However, there is no Electronic Collection Type (override) field in Analytics so the reports cannot be accurate. We use an override when we have selected a Type that is different from the Type in the CZ collection. It seems like an oversight that this field isn't…0 votes -
More options for scheduling integration profile jobs
For our local purchasing processing, we really need to be able to schedule invoices to be exported to the FTP server every Monday evening at 5:00 pm. This is not currently an option. This is specifically the Export Invoices For Payment job in the Integration Profiles.
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Add the edition statement to the citation display in alma
Could you add the edition field to the display of citations within Alma? It would make it easier to check that the newest edition is the one listing. Law books, for instance, might have a new edition each year and there is sometimes a cataloguing mismatch between the copyright and the publication dates with print/eBooks which is easier to disentangle if you can see the edition. The edition displays in the Title search results in Alma and in the citations on Leganto.
7 votes -
Revert the changes made to Job: Update PO Lines Information Advanced
This really pertains to Admin >> Run a Job, but please revert the change you made to the Job: Update PO Lines Information Advanced. Currently, the job will NOT run if there are invoices on the PO. Before this change was made it did not matter.
It does not matter to the library because the terms of a continuous order can and do change (it was a subscription, now it is offered as a continuation order), how a library chooses to catalog an item can and does change (a title was a serial, then it became a monographic series) So…1 vote -
The Provenance field in the physical item editor
We would like the Provenance field in the physical item editor to be mandatory.
It is possible to have a default for the list but that is not the same thing. We are afraid people will be not so attentive, and the default option will be the one they always choose. We want it to be mandatory and default to nothing. The user then has to choose something in order to save the item.0 votes -
Allow granularity in API limits
The Universities of Wisconsin make extensive use of APIs, both Alma and Primo, in our consortium.
We use APIs for our locally developed discovery environment, for reporting purposes, and for staff/business processes where Alma functionality does not meet our needs.
However, all these uses of APIs are forced to contend with one set of limits. So if we hit our limit for whatever reason - a bot crawling our catalog, a call-intensive app used by our staff, etc., ALL of our API using applications suffer and/or fail.
UW is a responsible user of APIs and has an experienced development group…
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Analytics: Get POL type for the additional PO Lines
In E-inventory, we can get the POL Type for the main POL for a portfolio and we can get the portfolio's additional POLs, but we can't get the POL types for the additional POLs.
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Allow for an authority file to be addressed by different codes in $2 of various BIB fields
In Alma the authority file, a subject or term stems from, is defined by the content of $2 in various 6XX fields. This code controls the F3 functionality, as well as the linking process and the various jobs like PTC. Each and every authority file is addressed by one specific code.
In the German speaking countries we use an integrated authority file (GND), which amongst names and subjects, also includes genre/form terms. For historical reasons the genre/form terms in BIB field 655 are marked with the official LoC /MARC Genre/Form Code and Term Source Codes “gnd-content” and “gnd-carrier” in $2,…
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Save certain subfields from being overwritten via F3 and PTC
When linking names, subjects etc. from authority files in various BIB fields, some cataloguing conventions require giving additional information in certain cases.
One example for such a requirement, stemming from the German speaking countries, is to add the time and place of an auction when linking to the genre/form term “auction catalogs” in BIB field 655 (see attached screenshot). This additional information is, of course, specific for each BIB record and must not be overwritten or deleted, if at a later point in time either PTC processes said BIB record or a colleague invokes the F3 functionality.
Since different subfields…
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Manage Purchase Requests - facet by 'Assigned to:' and display Library notes
Add to the facets the option to filter by 'Assigned to:'
Also the option to see the notes tab details when viewing all Manage Purchase Requests 'in review' .
We can see the requestor note but not any Library notes from the Manage Purchase Requests screen to make this information easier to review.3 votes -
Allow EOD to generate multiple items (multi-volume sets) via Import Profiles
Currently, importing Embedded Order Data to generate POLs with a New Order Import Profile creates a single item per quantity ordered in the POL. Similarly, Update Inventory imports can't update more than one item. Unfortunately, when ordering multi-volume sets, this means volumes 2-n are left off the POL and must be added manually. This creates significant manual work for acquisitions teams, for both approval plans and firm orders. Being able to specify Quantity ordered AND Number of Items (per set) would disambiguate how many volumes we expect to receive, and allow for code that could specify barcode/enumeration on each of…
8 votes -
Create electronic collection for 'Modern Humanities Research Association Package' with Project MUSE interface
CZ already has an electronic collection for Modern Humanities Research Association Package, however the interface is JSTOR. This package's current access moved from JSTOR CSP to Project MUSE - Hosted Only package and not a part of other Project MUSE packages.
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Add the Taylor & Francis E-Book
I would like to add the attached T&F eBook but could not find the Portfolio in the CZ.
If it is included in an existing collection, I would like it updated.1 vote -
Add the ability to apply multiple rolling embargoes to a single electronic portfolio
If a portfolio has access to two sets of rolling publication dates, it would be helpful to have the option to apply multiple rolling embargoes. For example, an institution might access to the last 10-20 years of publication as well as the last 3 years of the publication, both on a rolling basis.
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Add a parameter to manage suppression of unheld purchase requests
Currently, when a bib record is created for purchase request for a title not held by the library, it is automatically suppressed by default. We would like the option to make these records visible to users so they can place holds and track availability. Please introduce a configurable parameter that allows us to control whether such requests are suppressed or displayed.
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Add a job for adding Repository search labels
please create a job to add Repository search labels for titles and holdings based on a set. This would be a convenient solution for managing large numbers of records in the new UI and the addition to bulk labeling.
1 vote -
Fullfillment / Manage Patron Services - Action Claim returned - Freeze loan suspensions
When claiming an item as returned, the loan’s status is changed to Claim Returned. The item’s Process Type value is Claimed Returned, and the item remains requestable and is considered to still be on loan. Due dates cannot be changed on loans in "Claimed Return" status. By default, overdue fines accumulated prior to the item being claimed as returned are applied to the patron's active balance, but no new overdue fines accrue from that point onward.
We would like the “Claim returned” action in Alma to freeze loan suspensions. No loan suspensions will be put in place once the item…17 votes -
Job “Withdraw Physical items” and holding of related records
With the “Withdraw Physical items” job, Alma does not provide the option of preventing the deletion of holding and bibliographic records when there are Holding of related record. We would like an additional option “Delete holdings; delete bibliographic records that have no other holdings and that have no Holding of related records”.
32 votes -
Ability to create additional note fields in the physical item editor
At the physical item Editor, we currently have access to one public note, one Fulfillment note, 3 internal notes and 3 statistics notes. We would need 3 additional public note fields visible to the user in Primo and 3 additional internal note fields.
21 votes
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