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Add clarifying language to the Delete Holdings records with no Physical Items job
Adjust the wording on the “Delete Holdings records with no Physical items” job to match wording from the “Withdrawn Physical items” job. Change “Delete bibliographic records” to “Delete bibliographic records that have no other holdings” AND "Suppress bibliographic records” to “Suppress bibliographic records that have no other holdings from publishing”. This would add needed clarity to what is happening when running the "Delete Holdings records with no Physical items" job.
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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 Rejected68 votes -
API access to suspend realtionships among libraries
Currently, there is no API access to manage the suspension of relationships between libraries in Alma, which requires manual intervention to suspend them at the appropriate time when there is an interruption in the logistics shuttle between libraries. This process can be time-consuming and requires staff to handle it during off-hours, such as early mornings or late nights.
We propose implementing an API endpoint that would allow libraries to schedule the suspension of relationships at a given date and time. This feature would help streamline operations, reduce manual intervention, and ensure that interruptions in logistics are handled efficiently and at…4 votes -
Alma Show Access Type value (e.g. Perpetual ) in Alma brief view search for Electronic Collections
Please show Access Type in Alma brief view search for Electronic Collections.
Access Type is quite important, since it may be not only Current but also Perpetual or Current and Perpetual. From the brief view many operation, included deletion, can be performed. Having this information at first glance, if possible together with a warning on deletion attempt as suggested here ( https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/308173-alma/suggestions/42179845-prevent-deletion-of-portfolios-with-access-type-pe ) may help preventing accidental deletion of important perpetual assets.40 votes -
Manage Purchase Requests [Acquisitions > Purchase Requests > Manage Purchase Requests] menu
All user purchase requests are directed to the 'Unassigned' tab in the "Manage Purchase Requests" menu. It seems that this could be somewhat inconvenient for the staff handling acquisitions. Therefore, we would like to propose two suggestions. ① Enable the selection of multiple items within the 'Unassigned' tab for bulk assignment, either to oneself ('Assigned to Me') or to another staff ('Assigned to Others'). ② We would like purchase requests to be automatically assigned to the appropriate staff member based on the MARC format or vendor selected during the request.3 votes -
bluk edit vendor information
There is some information in vendor records which could be the same for all vendors, such as library, vendor type, whether to make vendors active or inactive, delivery claim information, etc. It would be great if there were a way to edit these details for multiple vendors at one time rather than going through each vendor to change their information.
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License Section Names - Customizing Capabilities and Upgraded Reordering
I'm bringing back an idea that was posted years ago because I really think it's important.
Many of us would REALLY like to have the ability to create our own Section Names. If it's possible for us to create our own license terms, then I don't see any reason why we shouldn't have the ability to personalize Section Names.
As the original idea stated, the existing section names don't always match well with our agreements and there are some clauses that don't fit under the current sections. The lack of ability to create our own license sections can really make…5 votes -
Need more facets electonic collection search
When searching for items in the CZ, I find the left side facets and sort by options to be too limited.
Would love a way to sort electronic collections by most recently added to CZ.
for example, I am looking to see if any new gale collections were added so I can activate them. There is no way to sort by this, and there is no facet on the left to limit to non-activated collections. Adding a left facet to search for In IZ or activated/non-activated collections would be very helpful.1 vote -
Folders in "Manage sets"
We would like the option to make folders in "manage sets". This would make it easier for different depatmants to navigate through the public sets of the institution.
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Run 3 Game
With all those great things, I highly recommend you to play Run 3 to make sure you have real fun.
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Block when overdue: add a "days per overdue days" unit of measurement option
Hello everyone,
when defining user loan blocks, there are several options available to be used as "units of measurement" in order to calculate the loan block period: we are in doubt about which option fits best for us, as we want to set up this option in the most convenient way for our patrons.
There are lots of options, both "discrete" and "cumulative" (we have chosen "cumulative), but in our opinion, we think that the most appropriate ones are "days per overdue days" and "open days per open overdue days", although they both have their pros and cons: the first…57 votes -
"Make Embase available in CDI"
Access URL: https://www.embase.com
Could you please try to contact Elsevier again regarding this.
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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…
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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…2 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.
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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.4 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,…
145 votes
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