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Ability to add more than one POL to an electronic collection
Need the ability to add more than one POL to an existing electronic collection. We do have a work-around of cross-referencing the POLs, but it doesn't really work well. We would like to see both orders listed when viewing 'More Info' on an electronic collection
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Add fund information dimension to physical items dimension and vice versa in Analytics
Need location and call number details when reporting by fund expenditure. Also need the information to generate reports for spending by individual departments as we have centralized ordering.
Support ticket #00195690
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Adding ability for reporting based on 008 holdings field
I would like to see the ability to have reports based on 008 fields specifically method of acquisition (purchase, gift, depository,etc. ), retention coding and lending policy.
3 votesThis has been completed in August 2020.
This is from the August 2020 Alma release Notes:August 2020 Analytics
Holding Details: BIB 008 MARC – the contents of the 008 field of the MARC holdings record BIB LDR MARC – the contents of the LDR field of the MARC holdings record Bibliographic Details: BIB 008 MARC – the contents of the 008 field of the MARC bibliographic record BIB LDR MARC – the contents of the LDR field of the MARC bibliographic record Government Publication – the government publication type (for MARC 21 this is based on MARC 008 pos. 28) Form of Item – the form of the item (for MARC 21 this is based on MARC 008 pos. 23)
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The following fields were added to Holding Details > Physical Items and the Bibliographic Details dimension:In August, the above fields appear in the “Bibliographic…
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Better way to easily identify suppressed bib & holdings records
Currently, it is not possible to quickly identify suppressed holdings records. It is not unusual to have an unsuppressed bib, with one or more suppressed holdings. Would it be possible to place use an icon next to the holdings records on repository search results (similar to what is used for suppressed bibs), or, to use different color coding of the background and/or text? At the very least, the MARC simple view should indicate a holdings record is suppressed, either with wording, an icon, or a color differentiation. (Color differentiation was introduced into Voyager several years ago, and it worked great.)…
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Add the option to display call number in all work benches in circulation and in all relevant user notifications.
Many libraries are using call numbers as a primary identifier in fulfillment workflows and in communication with the users.
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Retain Statistical Identifiers
Right now when you have all the Anonymization jobs set to run, only four elements remain in a checkout history of an item related to the patron details: User Group, Job Category, Record Type, and Account Type.
This makes the use of the Statistical identifiers not very effective to measuring checkout usage with them. We have them currently set to be the user's major/department. We would like to know usage by major/department, but cannot get this information with Anonymization jobs turned on.
Any chance the Statistical Identifiers could also remain in the loan history in Analytics.
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Booking calendar - hourly
We would like to enable users to book rooms and equipment on the hour / half hour. Booking to the minute, as in the current booking calendar, is not suitable. Would it be possible for an alternative calendar to be made available or to have the facility to modify the existing one?
35 votesA new booking policy in the Terms of Use, Booking Resolution, allows you to define the allowed resolution of your booking request
Available only for Primo customers
For more information please see:
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Have the Proxy For setting available for placing Requests.
Currently our incarcerated students have their requests put into a spreadsheet that is sent to the Off Campu team. They then have to process the request (sometimes having to spend time finding the correct item or call number) and then process the request. It would be much more efficient if the Proxy For function could be expanded to include the placing of requests, which would then place the items on the Pick from Shelf list for collection and processing
88 votesA new type of proxy user has been introduced as part of Ala December release, that will function as an extension for the sponsor user: Fulfillment proxies will have a proxy account (separate from their personal account, if exists), with which they’ll be able to log into Primo or Primo VE, place hold and resource sharing requests on behalf of their sponsor user, follow up on these requests, be notified when they reach the hold shelf, and check out items on behalf of the sponsor user.
For more information please see Alma December Release Notes:
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BATCH JOB TO CREATE ITEMS
We need a batch job to add items to existing holdings records. During migration we did not realize the importance of having items for display in Primo. One of our locations shows (0 copies, 0 available) when we do have non-circulating copies.
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Remove "material type" and "term of use" fields on the request form
We don't need "material type" and "term of use" fields on the request form. They are not mandatory fields and we think it is a waste of time for our patrons to fill them in. Find more details in the attachment.
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Allow creation of shortcuts to Alma menu items on personal dashboards
Allow creation of shortcuts to Alma menu items on personal dashboards.
For example our fulfillment desks would like a shortcut to manage patron services and return items to remove the need to select from the Alma menu - quicker workflow.
I'm sure there are other examples.
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Creating itemized sets using file upload and OCLC numbers
Currently, when we create an itemized set by file upload (also known as "Adding Itemized Sets"), the file upload option only includes MMS ID, PID, Barcode, Item ID, Portfolio ID, or PO line reference. If I have a file of MARC records from OCLC or another vendor, it would be nice to run the OCLC numbers through Alma to see how many titles are currently in Alma. At this point in the process, we don't have an MMS ID. If we could use a list of OCLC numbers, this would allow us to create a set of records based on…
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Pop up user notes
Currently, we only have block notes pop up when scanning patron ID in "manage patron services". It would be lovely if a specific user notes (which can be added manually by staff) like "circulation" notes can be popped up to warn the staff like the patrons' email address is incorrect or this is a distance student etc. Please feel free to ask more question re this idea
99 votesUser notes can now be defined to appear as pop-up notes in Manage Patron Services so that the librarian can inform the patron of any important messages. When a user note is created, a new check-box is available, Pop up note. When selected, the note will display as a pop-up window when the operator enters Manage Patron Users. If a block message also exists for the user, both messages will display in the same pop-up window.
For more information please see:
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list more than 20 items on screen
I want to be able to have all items in a record on one screen, not 20 items split up on separate pages. For a number of reasons, one being:
When creating a set when I click "select all" it only actually selects the first 20 items. If I want to actually add all items in the record I have to go back and forth adding them 20 at a time.36 votes -
Add URL to einventory analytics for both electronic collections and portfolios
Generating a list of URLs that relate to either portfolios or electronic collections would be hugely useful. The Export URLs job that currently exists in Alma doesn't attribute URLs to resources, and also isn't complete (can't handle parser details).
209 votesCompleted as part of Alma December release:
Electronic inventory information including URL was added to the E-Inventory subject area
For more information please see Alma release notes
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Release_Notes/010_2018/001Alma_2018_Release_Notes?mon=201812BASE -
2 votes
The ability to enlarge the font was added as part of user UI preference.
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Remove temporary location, not just change indication
Currently we can run a "change physical items" job to remove the "temporary item indication". This toggles the temporary location from yes to no. It does not remove the temporary location from the item record.
We would like the option to also remove the location from the item record, in addition to the option of toggling the indication.
62 votesThe ability to clear all temporary location details was added
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Add Chronology J, for months or seasons, as a physical items sort routine option.
Add Chronology J, for months or seasons, as a physical items sort routine option. Serials without vol/nos now display months alphabetically.
36 votesCompleted as part of Alma December Release.
The following additional fields are available for sorting physical items: Chronology J (month), Chronology K (day), Material type, and Receiving date.
For more information please see Alma December Release Notes:
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Release_Notes/010_2018/001Alma_2018_Release_Notes?mon=201812 -
Add proxy setting to einventory analytics dimension
Have a desire to know which e collections have proxy enabled or not. Need the setting added to analytics to find out.
9 votesProxy information is now available in E inventory subject area of Analytics
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Calendar Management - update Calendars by uploading Excel spreadsheet
It is very time-consuming updating calendar exceptions each year in the Alma interface. Using Tools, It is possible to export calendars to Excel so please could you make it possible to import them as well because it would be so much quicker and easier to make the changes in Excel. In most cases, I just need to adjust the dates slightly rather than adding a new record.
Like other University libraries, our opening hours pattern is quite complex: 4 campuses with different hours, night opening for part of of the year at 2 campuses, early closing during the summer rotated…
221 votesAn import action is now available on the Calendar Management page to allow you to bulk update calendars using an Excel spreadsheet.
for more information please see Alma April release notes at:
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Release_Notes/010_2019/Alma_2019_Release_Notes
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