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A "kill switch" for General System Administrators to immediately disconnect individual Alma users
Use case: A library employee (student or staff) responds to a phishing text message by providing their Single Sign-On (SSO) credentials; SSO is used on our campus for Alma authentication. I want to (1) disable all the roles on the library employee's account except for Patron; (2) disconnect the employee if he/she/they/* has an active session in Alma; and (3) be notified with the IP address of the originating computer if he/she/they/* attempts to log in again. I would like to accomplish both #1 and #2 by checking a box ("Disable roles") and moving a slider ("Disconnect user"), WITHOUT having…
64 votes -
Item Policy Code Table issues
After adding an Alma Item policy in the Configuration->Fulfillment->Physical Fulfillment->Item Policy, the Item Policy Code Table allows you to edit the Code. Existing items records linked to the item policy code are not updated in such an edit. Such items retain the now “orphaned” original item policy code as can be queried in analytics.
To compound this, leading and trailing spaces within an item policy code are considered significant, so an edit to remove a trailing space leaves (invisible to the user) distinct item policies, one of which is broken.
We propose the following three changes:
1.) The Item Policy…
5 votes -
Alma “scan-in” API: Marc21 field 852 - call number prefix and suffix
We are using the Alma “scan-in” API
/almaws/v1/items?itembarcode={itembarcode}
which redirects to
/almaws/v1/bibs/{mmsid}/holdings/{holdingid}/items/{item_pid}
to print book labels.Some sublibraries also use call number prefixes or suffixes in some cases.
Please see the following example record:
- Marc21 field 852 in the Holding record
- XML output(1) Example: Call number with prefix 852 $$k
852 8_ |b XHOG |c XGRY |h G-1234567 |k PräfixXML output:
item/holdingdata/permanentcallnumber: Präfix G-1234567
item/holdingdata/callnumber: Präfix G-1234567
item/holdingdata/accession_number: G-1234567item/itemdata/parsedcallnumber:
<parsedcallnumber>
<callno/>
<call_no>Präfix</call_no>
<call_no>G-1234567</call_no>
</parsed_call_number>(2) Example: Call number with…
20 votes -
Add Electronic Collection Information to the Bib Record Enrichment Fields in the OAI Publishing Profile
Problem - Database type electronic collections are not getting published to Blacklight in the OAI publishing job. So bibliographic records that have database type electronic collection inventory attached, display as records without inventory in the catalog.
Situation as described by Ex Libris - The OAI publishing profile is designed to publish the BIB record plus the enrichment fields. The Collection enrichment in the profile is for the Digital Collection, not the Electronic collection. The descriptive BIB record does not have Electronic collection as its inventory, the inventory is only Physical/Electronic/Digital. Adding Electronic Collection to the descriptive BIBs would be an…
49 votes -
Do not create activation task if portfolios are activated on import and do move POL into waiting for invoice status
When using GOBI API for e-book ordering and loading local stand alone MARC records, we don't want the activation task to be created because the portfolios are already activated on import, and the activation task is hampering the order from moving to Waiting for Invoice.
We want to be able to configure a Do not create electronic activation task setting in Update inventory import profile type
Yes40 votes -
Alma Withdrawal Option
Our library needs the Withdraw function in Alma. We request a Deposit when we lend particularly valuable items. After the reader returns the book, the Deposit should be refunded. And this option is not available in Alma. There is a Pay option, but there is no Withdraw/Refund function, and we would like to be able to settle all financial matters in Alma (and not use external fiscal programs / cash registers).
157 votes -
Add a request cancellation code & reason in the Request webhook
The current Request webhook doesn't seem to include the Request Cancellation reason. Currently it just says:
'event' => {
'desc' => 'Request canceled',
'value' => 'REQUEST_CANCELED'
},The comment field refers to the request, but not the cancellation reason here:
'userrequest' => {
'requesttime' => '2022-05-11T23:42:26.191Z',
'managedbycirculationdeskcode' => 'EASTCIRC',
'mmsid' => '993815723607636',
'taskname' => 'Rejected',
'author' => 'Ferguson, J.',
'itemid' => '2365452260007636',
'issue' => '',
'pickuplocationlibrary' => 'ABC',
'dateofpublication' => '',
'managedbylibrary' => 'State Library',
'requesttype' => 'HOLD',
'requestid' => '1419991190007636',
'pickup…3 votes -
Allow the rollover of a set of POLs or the results of an Alma Analytics query
It would be nice to be able to roll just a set of of orders, not individual POLs, or specific types of POLs. In our case, we have two libraries that prefer to have their orders rolled over on encumbrance, and the remainder on expenditure plus an FPC factor. We tried doing this this year by separately rolling the specific library's ledger and then associated POLs, but it took days. I think the issue is that it is trying and failing to roll every other active POL, and then just failing on those that do not yet have active funds.…
3 votes -
Filtering a report based on a user set
Right now if you want to filter a report on a user set...
- Run a search in Alma and save to a set
- Export the list, using Excel.
- Manipulate the needed field (e.g. of barcodes), to be stored in one row, with semicolon separating them (e.g. 365704-340;365704-350).
- Copy this list as a row to be used as a filter in Analytics
I would like Alma smart enough, when I click on filter to simply supply the user set I created.
5 votes -
Generate PIN as an option in the Update/Notify user job.
Please add "generate PIN" as an option in the "Update/Notify user job".
6 votes -
Prevent placing different request types on the same item
Currently in Alma there is no cross check and no way to prevent a patron from placing both a Physical Item Request and the Digitization Request on a single item. The Ex Libris expectation is that requests will be reconciled through the request queues. However this adds additional time to the request process as it requires contacting the requester to confirm which type of request they need. I encountered the lack of a preventive configuration created a concrete clash as it came to our attention when a patron placed both types of requests on an item. This impacted 3 locations…
1 vote -
Extend or allow one to be able to extend the time it takes to time-out when on the Manage Patron Services screen.
Please extend or allow one to customise their own time-out settings for the Manage Patron Services screen.
Gets on my nerves when I'm in the middle of composing an email to a Patron about their loans and I have to keep bringing up their account because it goes back to the search screen.
I need more time if I'm dealing with: fines, loan history, and making notes on an account, whilst trying to communicate what I'm doing.
3 votes -
Add portolios from CZ Updates Task List to associated collection in bulk
The Community Zone Updates Task List displays portfolios that were added to a non auto-active collection. But you can only handle these portfolios one by one. It would be helpful to select the desired portfolios and to add them in bulk to the associated collection.
The planned solution from ExLibris to manage collections as auto-active collections is not wanted because not all portfolios that are automatically activated are interesting to the library (e. g. when the library has a specific book stock and does not provide its readers with all scientific disciplines).1 vote -
Customize the Register/Update User (Quick User Management) screen/window
Watching a Primo demo complete with a discussion on how the view was customized, made me wonder if certain areas in Fulfillment could be customized. Is it possible to customized/configure the Register/Update User (Quick User Management) screen/window depending upon the role of the user? For instance a Circulation Assistant or Student Assistant would see only a limited number of fields (of course all the mandatory ones) whereas an Admin would see all the fields?
2 votes -
1 vote
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Automatically disable a loan rule
During the holidays, we set up exceptional loan rules for a specific period (e.g. summer holidays).
But these rules must be deactivated manually, at a given date, in order to return to the normal rules used during the academic period.
It would be very interesting if these rules could be deactivated automatically by Alma, by entering, for example, an expiry date.
31 votes -
Transit Time Rules for Work Order Departments
We have work order departments in a central location providing services to multiple libraries across our state. When the department has completed their task and is ready to send the item to the distant library, Alma sets the delivery date to 24 hours when the transit time between libraries could take 72 hours. This confuses patrons who believe the item is available when it is in transit.
The Transit Time Rule set between libraries are not configured to include Work Order Departments and only the library level is available for configuration. We would like the Transit Time Rules to include…
5 votes -
Copyright Work Percentage Rule
It should be possible to apply the Copyright Work Percentage Rule for:
1. Patron Digitization Requests
2. RS Borrowing requestsAnd not just for:
1. Staff Digitization Requests
2. Library Physical Digitization Requests15 votes -
Fulfillment Proxy Should Receive On Hold Shelf notifications for AFN items
We have found:
---While Fulfillment Proxy users can request both local and AFN items on behalf of the Proxy Sponsor,
---And Fulfillment Proxy and Proxy Sponsor users receive On Hold Shelf notifications for local items,
---Only the Proxy Sponsor receives On Hold Shelf notification emails for AFN items. The Fulfillment Proxy does NOT also receive the letter for AFN items on hold.We would like Alma to send an On Hold Shelf notification to the Fulfillment Proxy patron for items requested through the AFN by a Fulfillment Proxy. This will mirror functionality for requests placed for local items by a…
25 votes -
When printing a shipping slip, you should always have the option of selecting "quick print" in case the receipt printer isn't functional.
"Quick print" allows you to print the slip from a regular printer, but this option isn't always available. I've been typing the information the borrowing library will need in a Word document and sending that along with the book. It's impossible to generate a barcode this way, of course.
1 vote
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