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Bulk Change Due Dates for All libraries of institution
Add the ALL LIBRARIES option to avoid having to do one after the other
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Don't Require Clicking 'Done' to Trigger Loan Receipt Notices
Currently, staff need to click done after checking out items to a patron to trigger loan receipts. This is an unnecessary step and should be eliminated. Instead, trigger receipts when an item is checked out, much like how returned item notices are triggered.
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Add Resource Sharing Partner Setting for ILLiad Cleared Status
When a library creates a resource sharing partner for ILLiad and checks the Create User in ILLiad box, Alma does not pass a Cleared value in the CreateUser ILLiad API call. This means all ILLiad user records created by Alma need to be manually cleared. Please add a new setting to the ILLiad resource sharing partner type that allows libraries to select a Cleared value of either "No" or "New".
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Check coverage dates on physical holdings by link resolver
When there is no full-text match for an electronic title, the link resolver can bring back a bib record for physical holdings. However, since the coverage in the 866 field is not being checked, this shows records which do not match the dates desired sent by the the open URL.
Please consider implementing a check on the coverage dates of physical holdings to make things less confusing for patrons.
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File Naming
Current system behavior replaces user-defined file names with the Rapid request no. and the Cross Ref IDs during the delivery process. To meet ADA Title II standards, we need the system to preserve the original staff-assigned filename when the file is delivered to the patron.
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Display "Bibliographic Rank" for Electronic Collections IZ/NG
In the November 2023 Alma release, "bibliographic rank" information displays for Community Zone collections (please see attached screenshot and https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/308173/suggestions/39648964) but this information does not display for Community Zone collections activated in the Institution Zone/Network Zone.
This makes it more time consuming to evaluate the bib record quality of collections already activated because one would need to search for them one by one in the CZ.
Please display "bibliograpic rank" for all elections collections (CZ and local too if possible) in a library's Institution Zone and Network Zone and also make this data available in Analytics so reports can…
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Include storage location ID field in pick from shelf API's for display in Alma Mobile
See this email thread from Alma-L:
Hi Caroline,
We would need to enhance the data returned in the pick from shelf APIs to include the storage location ID field in order for it to appear in the display in Alma Mobile.
Would you put this on the Idea Exchange (http://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com) and let others comment on your idea? We would like to find out if other customers would also like to see this field in the Pick From Shelf display.
Best regards,
Mike Dicus
Alma Product Manager
Mike.Dicus@exlibrisgroup.comFrom: Alma [mailto:alma-bounces@exlibrisusers.org] On Behalf Of Caroline Rew
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Records in 'Find and Manage Users' should appear while editing borrowing requests
When editing Request Attribute in Resource Sharing Borrowing Requests, there is a 'select from a list' button next to the Requester field. Upon clicking the button, however, 'No records were found' message comes up. Therefore, in order to find and manage users matching the value, it is necessary to run another search within the 'Find and Manage Users' window. We believe that it will be a lot more time-efficient for ILL staffs if the user records appear right away upon clicking the 'select from a list.'
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NZ EBSCO Link Resolver Plug-in
Currently in the NZ, if you use the EBSCO Link Resolver Plug-in, it is applied all of the libraries using the NZ. We are not able to activate the plug-in for specific libraries in the NZ. Not all of the libraries want to use the link resolver plug-in. Also, along with being able to activate the plug-in for specific libraries, the plug-in will also need to be set up for the specific customer ID. Currently, when we have the link resolver plug-in activated in the NZ, all libraries are being filtered by all of the available EBSCO resources paid for…
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Add Additional Fields to the Create Purchase Request Form
We have access services library staff who create purchase requests for items to place on reserve as well as requests from students and faculty. It would be very helpful to Acquisitions staff to have a few additional fields/enhancements on the Create Purchase Request form:
Add a Receiving Note to the form - we add reserve information to the receiving note so that the staff member receiving the item sees that the item is for reserves. Checking the notes tab is an extra step and the note could easily be missed.
Requester field. The requester automatically becomes an interested user, but…
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Add permalink to Analytics report
We'd like to have the permalink for a bib record included in the Analytics report.
33 votes -
Keep patron physical requests active even if “deliver to” relationships are temporarily interrupted
Our consortia has several libraries connected through “deliver to” relationships, allowing patrons to request and pick up physical items from different sites.
Currently, when these relationships are interrupted — for example, due to maintenance, or temporary closures — all related patron requests are automatically cancelled, and patrons receive cancellation notifications. That makes them angry.
We would like Alma to preserve these requests in an active or pending state during such interruptions, so they can be fulfilled automatically once the relationship is restored, without requiring patrons to place new requests.
This would improve the user experience and reduce administrative workload for…
33 votes -
Why can we not have who activated a portfolio or collection in the history tab?
Several times I will come across a portfolio of collection and would like to be able to see who activated the resource. Since we have a history tab, why doesn't this show who activated?
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Add Related Record MARC fields 76X thru 78X to Analytics
Library personnel would like to be able to generate a list of titles and related records in Analytics so as to document title changes, facilitate research and scholarly discovery and develop research guides for use within the institution. At this time, the 76X and 78X fields that are used to display various related record types in Primo VE are not currently indexed in Analytics. Rather than use up the limited number of bibliographic local param fields available – which would still not allow for full reporting on related records – our institution proposes that the aforementioned fields and associated data…
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Add/modify fields from Vendor Record for Analytics (including Account, Contact Information/Preferred Address)
Add/modify fields from Vendor Record for Analytics (including Account, Contact Information/Preferred Address)
1) Add Vendor Type: Example: I want to analyze the vendor file based on vendors that are only Access Providers/Licensors and not Material Suppliers, or just Material Suppliers.
2) Add Vendor Accounts as output, including options to output Payment Methods. Example: we recently had a campus financial system migration, and I want to isolate those vendors who pass through the ERP export vs. Credit Card vendors. Similar to Bank Transfers - if my campus has a change in policy that needs communication, I want to be able to…
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Adding 'citation type' to the facet in Resource Sharing Borrowing/Lending Request
Though I can distinguish book and article using other facets such as requested form, I think that citation type(book/article)is going to be more intuitive and useful. In addition, because I found it possible to use citation type as a facet in Acquisitions, including it in Resource Sharing is also proper considering coherence or unity of facets. I hope it is added soon.
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Search more than one POL at a time
The new feature of the october 2018 release made it possible to receive several POLs at once by selecting the desired POLs. We usually have a very large number of POLs and can't filter them by any more details. That makes finding the wanted POLs difficult.
We would like to be able to search for more than one POL at that point.32 votes -
Accrual Accounting>Add Ability to Manually Edit Accrual Amounts
Alma calculates accrual percentages based on days, while we have always calculated the percentages/amounts based on months. That creates problems when we manually calculate an invoice outside of Alma, and then try to re-create it in Alma. We have had instances in which we have different amounts in Alma and with our business office as we could not enter the amounts manually in Alma. It would be really helpful to be able to manually edit amount fields for both fiscal years.
As another example, a 50/50 split of an odd number, e.g. 49.87 requires one year to be 24.93 and…
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Ability to View Fines/Fees Transactions History from Fines/Fees Section of Patron Account
Currently the Fines/Fees tab of a patron's account shows current or historical fines and fees, and the user has to click on each individual fine to see whether it was paid, waived, etc. It would be helpful to have a Fines/Fees Transactions History in the patron account, where a user could easily view the history of all payments and waives performed on the account by date.
32 votes -
Improvement in Borrowing request search
When searching Borrowing Requests, we would like the ability to make keyword search and to be able to search for barcodes.
This would enable staff to work more efficiently, since they would have the ability to search across indexes, and search specific requests with a barcode.
32 votes
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