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Add a print option to tables
Printing tables off in Alma can only be achieved by either printing the page (makes for poor results), or exporting to CSV and formatting that document.
Please see the attachment for my suggestion.
7 votesHello All,
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Move the cursor for expired patron pop up
When a patrons account has expired the location of the cursor on the blocked account pop-up window is 'Renew'. The default location of the cursor should be moved to Cancel or OK as it's too easy to hit enter and renew the account accidentally. Renewing an account should be a chosen action, not the default
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Allow sorting of itemized set members similarly to logical set results.
In Manage Sets, enable sorting the members of itemized record sets by title, creator, and publication date, similar to the criteria available for sorting results of logical sets. Currently our only option for sorting the members of an itemized set is by exporting to Excel and manipulating the resulting spreadsheet, which doesn't allow for clean sorting by the same criteria.
135 votesDear Community,
Thank you for your suggestion to allow sorting of itemized set members.
Unfortunately, after a thorough analysis, we have concluded that supporting full-set sorting for itemized sets is not technically feasible within the current architecture.
However, we recognize the importance of enhanced usability in managing sets, and as part of ongoing UX improvements, we will gradually introduce page-level sorting capabilities for itemized sets, across different set types.
We appreciate your engagement and continued contributions to the Idea Exchange.
Thanks,
Uri Beladev
Product Manager, Library Platform
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Change color of "suppress from discovery" and other checkmarks
It is difficult to tell at a glance based just on the color of the check mark whether a holding or bib you're working with has been successfully suppressed or unsuppressed when you click on it. Going from faded yellow to bright yellow is not very obvious, especially for those who are already struggling with font size.
Could it not be a completely different color? Maybe yellow/black?
This would be easier than having to go back and look to see if the eye is present or not.
6 votesHello All,
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calendar
Is it possible to help cut down on data entry within the calendar? For example, I run a 24/5 schedule (which looks like open 00:00 - 23:59). When I want to have exceptions where I reduce hours for the short time between semesters, I have to set up 2 exceptions for each day of the break which can last one to two weeks. If Monday is regularly what I wrote above, I need Monday exception #1 to be closed from 00:00 - 7:59 and Monday exception #2 to be closed from 23:00 - 23:59. This shows that my open hours…
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Resource Sharing Letter Preview Link
Currently Resource Sharing letters must be printed out. Is there a way to add a "view it" link so that staff can preview the letter when printing is unavailable?
2 votesHello All,
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Display all work orders when binding items
When I want to bind two items together, there is a screen which allows me to pick a work order type. But in this screen, only work orders that have been defined on the institution level are displayed. Work orders on library level are not displayed and therefore can't be chosen.
Solution: Display all work order types when binding items.
We want to create a work order type on library level for our binding workflow.
5 votesHello All,
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Read only view of user record information
There is a need to provide our faculty librarians with a role that allows for a read only view of the user record information e.g. user details, addresses, contact details, etc.
8 votesHello All,
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Add Circulation History Log to Alma as Patron History in Patron Records
Staff would benefit from having a circulation history log, as in Aleph, to track transactions much easier. That would greatly assist us in billing, since we do it manually. It is also useful for resolving patron issues with fines and fees issues, as well as overdue fines. It could be included as patron history on patron records. We used the log for handling a number of issues.
16 votesHello All,
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Register Multiple In House Uses for a single item with one scan
Often our librarians bring a book into a class so that students can use it to work on an assignment. Afterwards, we want to record that it has been used in house multiple times. Can you add a functionality to the Scan In Items screen so that you can scan an item once, but have it register multiple in house uses?
1 voteHello All,
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'recently viewed patron accounts' option
Have option for 'recently viewed patron accounts'. Our previous LMS remembered the last five (if I remember correctly) patron accounts recently viewed. This will avoid the frustration of accounts timing out whilst still dealing with the patrons query, for example.
10 votesHello All,
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Limit physical holding by year in the getit frame
Using the Primo service page, when we have print holdings for a journal the requested article is from, but not for the article date, we still see print holdings which are not related and confusing to our users.
I would expect to either not see the print holdings or have it be clear that these are not for the requested item (like having to click "more" to see them).
5 votesHello All,
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Analytics: Retain the External ID even when the item is canceled in Resource Sharing
Retain the External ID even when the item is canceled in Resource Sharing.
Retain the Ex ID even if the item is canceled. The reason we would like the Ex ID is because it is a patterned identifier and that makes it easy to limit down, where to us the internal ID is just a string of random numbers. Our goal is to be able to run reports on either the Lending or Borrowing Request subject areas in one set. If we need to run some on Ex ID to get the Borrowing and Lending sides to match up and…9 votesHello All,
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Alma emails: provide matching plain-text alternative to reduce spamminess
Currently Alma emails only include an HTML-formatted variant. Anti-spam software will typically penalise messages that do not contain a plain-text variant, increasing the odds that the message will be marked as spam. Providing a plain-text variant would also benefit users of plain-text only email readers. The plain-text variant should resemble the unformatted content of the HTML-formatted variant. If they differ this might suggest that the sender is perhaps sending an innocuous text in the plain text part just to get through spam filters, and again, would be penalised for this.
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Provide controls to prevent expired users from being sent Alma generated emails
Currently, when it comes to sending emails, Alma does not distinguish between current and expired users. For the weekly statement, this can result in a huge numbers of non-delivery reports (bounce emails) where the expired users' email account has been removed. Because Alma is generating so many failing messages within a short period of time, this can result in further non-delivery reports failing to be delivered.
Alma should provide controls, preferably fine-grained as well as global, to prevent expired users from being sent emails.
8 votesHello All,
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Manage Patron Return
Add a return items in the manage patron records (& add backdate to it), so that when items are scanned in, we can verify the patrons account has nothing remaining, and remind them of due dates for materials still remaining on account!
*This is great for sets (8 piece camera kits) that all have individual barcodes, but that are all expected to be returned and loaned together... Also great as a customer service boost to remind patron of books they forgot to return; at the end of a long loan period. Especially when they thought they brought everything in!11 votesHello All,
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Include renewal override prompt when using "Renew selected" or "Renew all".
Include prompt for override when using "Renew selected" or"Renew all" button in Patron services if the item's renewal is not allowed by TOU.
Override prompt only occurs when item is re-loaned by entering the barcode.7 votesHello All,
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Template for "Create Items"
In the Manage Patron Services, it would be very helpful to be able to configure templates that are used when an operator selects "Create item". Then we can only display the fields that are necessary and leave out fields that are unnecessary for that moment.c
2 votesHello All,
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1 vote
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9 votes
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