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Usability issues with the New Circ UI
- When processing items from a cart, if they are scanned at Return items and the item is a Ship physically item, the new UI just brings up the item and in small letters says Next Step - System - and the library its to go to. It also says not on loan (which in this case is not helpful, because there is an active request). The system "ships" the item, but doesn't tell you that it did and in order to print the shipping slip staff have to go back to the lending queue and find it.
- We believe if…
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Reminder notification for licenses due to expire
We have licenses that will expire in X number of years. It would be good to have an option for Alma to send out reminders/notifications (e.g. email) for licenses that are due to expire
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Improve reloan limit functionality to allow restrictions by Material Type
If a user returns a laptop to one of our laptop lockers and there is another laptop in the locker already, they are able to borrow that other laptop straight away. This is despite us having a reloan limit in place to prevent an individual borrowing a 1 day loan laptop until 30 minutes have passed and a 1 week loan laptop until 24 hours have passed. Unfortunately, as the laptop locker supplier stipulates that each laptop requires an individual title record in Alma and the reloan limit works on the basis of title, the limit we have set is…
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More column in "Waiting For Approval Invoices"-View
We would be pleased if the fields
Invoice reference #
Prepaid
Internal copy
VAT Type
should be integrated into the "Waiting For Approval Invoices" view11 votes -
Add in function to exclude non -SBN content from ISBN matching in the Alma purchase request function
Within Alma, the purchase request function does a matching process with local record using the ISBN field (MARC 020 $$a). Unfortunately, whether it is set up using fuzzy or exact, any 020 $$a with a-z text in the field causes an error and prevents the purchase request from being created. This occurs often with older or imported records, where the additional information has not been added to the $$q. The workaround from Ex Libris is to link the bib and then unlink to edit the bib information, removing the non-ISBN information before saving. However, this would mean that the purchase…
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ITEM_UPDATE: info about the FIELD NAME modified.
When we receive a webhook of type ITEM_UPDATE, it would be great to receive WHICH IS THE NAME OF THE FIELD IS THE ONE THAT IS MODIFIED? In the history of an issue, it appears as “FIELD NAME.
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Enhanced customization for patron cards (contact information pop-up)
We suggest the option to customize fields in the patrons’ visitor cards to enrich the Contact Information Pop-Up with institutional relevant data from the patron’s account, for example the language of the patron. At this moment, the available fields cannot be edited nor can new ones be added.
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Add a Delete button for portfolios in the Community Zone Updates Task List
Could a "Delete" button be added to the set of available options when reviewing portfolios in the CZ Updates Task List? There are options to Test Access and Edit the portfolio, but in order to delete a portfolio you must leave the list and do a separate search. It would be much more efficient if there was an option to delete from within the list.
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Decouple temporary item policy and temporary location
Sometimes we have to set a temporary item policy for items that stay in their permanent location. This requires setting "Item is in a temporary location" = yes and setting the temporary location to the permanent location for the temporary item policy to apply. We would like the ability to set the temporary item policy without needing to set a temporary location.
Furthermore, no warning message is given when "Item is in a temporary location" = no and a temporary item policy is selected. This can lead to confusion because the temporary item policy is not emptied after the setting…
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Immediate notification of fine/fee when item is returned
Per Ex Libris documentation and techs, Alma can't currently send a fine/fee notification letter to a patron as soon as an overdue item is returned; this is only done on a scheduled job once per day. However, in cases where a patron can't return to the library on short notice, it would be helpful for them to be informed of any outstanding fines or fees as soon as possible in case they're able to resolve it during a visit when they returned such an item.
It should be a straightforward matter for Alma to immediately send patron notification letters when…
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Buffer periods for Last Interest Date for Borrowing Requests
ISSUE: Quite a few of our borrowing requests are getting cancelled automatically by Alma, because people are setting a Last interest date of the same day or the next day. Unrealistic expectations are being created by the Last Interest Date. Yet, staff find it useful to know the Last Interest Date for borrowing requests where the patron indicates a date some time into the future.
LOCATION: ILL request form, patron facing (e.g. in Primo VE).
SOLUTION: Allow buffer periods to be implemented on the Last Interest Date. For example, a library may choose to create a 10 day buffer for…
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Implement Upload Electronic Holdings (Autoholdings) integration for Knovel
Knovel has to day a lot of small collections. We are experiensing that our subscription to knovel complete is not updated in a correct way.
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When you close an invoice, the price can automatically be updated in PO-Line to the same on the invoice
Is there a possibility that when you change the price in the invoice and close the invoice with the correct price, that it can automatically change and insert the correct price into PO-Line/Items?
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"Purchase Request Status Letter": take the sender from library address
The "Purchase Request Status Letter" takes the sender from the label "addressFrom" on the Letter configuration.
We would like to suggest that the sender for this letter would be taken from the email address of the library that manages the request.
This behaviour already exists for other acquisition letters, for exemple the "Interested In" letter.
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Apply physical item template with POL template
The POL template allows a small number of item record elements to be saved: library, location, material type.
It would be beneficial to save staff time by allowing staff creating POLs to also select a physical item templates when creating a POL. This would allow setting defaults such as copy ID, item policy, is magnetic, and pieces, that are generally known at the time of order.Templates are essential time savers.
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Include in webhooks information on which user triggered the event (especially for items and users)
There are numerous scenarios where knowing which user performed the action that triggered the webhook would be useful, like selectively acting on triggers based on permissions and automatic staff error handling. Currently webhooks only include whether the action was performed in the UI or not.
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Ability to create true temporary "on the fly" items that disappear
The "quick cataloging" in fulfillment is fine for items that are expected to be shunted to technical services after they are returned, but some items, like journals that don't normally circulate, don't need to be processed after, just returned to the shelf. There should be a true "on the fly" process that creates a temporary record that is automatically deleted once the item is scanned back in.
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Create a scan in message when a call number is inadvertently changed using change item information
Add a Scan in message when an items call number has been changed through Scan in items> Change item information, when the call number field has been left blank.
This could be an optional message enabled through "Scan In Messages Configuration" where you could select either none, pop up message or feedback message.
The workflow I am referring to is here
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentation/010Alma_Online_Help_(English)/030Fulfillment/020Resource_Requests/040Scanning_ItemsIt would happen when the call number is empty, and it is being moved to an existing holding with a different call number.
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Resource sharing borrowing requests - Overdue Request status
It would be great if Resource Sharing Borrowing Requests could be automatically allocated the status 'Overdue Request' when issued to the borrower, and when the loan 'due date' has passed.
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Add primary/user id of a Interested User as a Fund Expenditure Facet
Several Institutions have use cases that require the need to find the Primary ID of an interested User. This would allow an easier means of utilizing feeder reports in conjunction with the Fulfilment Subject Area. Currently, there is no easy way to obtain this information. Credit goes to Jihyun Song of Soul National Unversity for presenting this issue.
10 votes
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