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Personnalize "Users - Remove Blocks"
"Users - Remove Blocks" job removes expired blocks from user records. We want to customize the processing to automatically remove expired blocks and short blocks (1or 2 days) to avoid unequal treatment between users.
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Webhook for Library Hour Changes
It would be great if a event could be created that would fire a webhook when a librarys hours change.
The use case for this is when we use a 3rd party system that pulls hours out of Alma, we want to be able to know the hours have changed and perform a sync sooner than say 72 hours later (or whatever interval) when the outside system refreshes automatically.
This would be useful when we close do to inclement weather or something, so we could trigger updating our 3rd party system after the hours are updated in Alma.
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Allow filtering and sorting on all columns in "In process items"
In the "In process items", some columns can be filtered (Process status, request filter, library) and some can be sorted but not all. It would be useful to be able to filter by "Modified by", "Modification date" and to sort by "Modification Date".
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Work Order Types feature allows adjusting priorities OR Work Order Types can be switched according to the user's role
Work Order Types feature allows adjusting priorities OR
Work Order Types can be switched according to the user's role (more or less Work Order Types functions)Process type function options in the Items level can be remembered.
It used to be possible to memorize frequently used function options, but now they have disappeared.😢7 votes -
Change the order of the dropdown menu for 'Run a Job'
It would save a lot of time and extra clicks if the first option in the dropdown menu for 'Run a job' was switched to 'Name', rather than 'Description'.
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When CZ update "Portfolio bibliographic record updated" runs, if POL is attached to portfolio & bib, automatically move POL to new bib
When we order a portfolio, the PO Line attaches to both the portfolio and the bibliographic record attached to the portfolio (this is good; it's how Alma works by design). Every week, there are numerous "Portfolio bibliographic record updated" tasks on the CZ Updates Task List. This means that the portfolio has moved to a different bib record. When "Portfolio bibliographic record updated" happens, the portfolio moves to a new bib. The POL remains attached to the portfolio (which is good!). However, the POL is not moved to the new bib record; it remains attached to the old bib record.…
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Manage Sets without Repository Manager permissions
It would be nice if we could update and manage repository sets without needing the Repository Manager role. Without it, staff can create sets and run queries, but they can't update any sets that weren't personally created by them, making it so that managers are having to make small updates that could easily be made by staff.
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Treat invoices created from Excel as distinct from manually created invoices for the purpose of creating invoice review rules
Currently, invoices that are created from Excel spreadsheets are considered to be created manually. We want to be able to create invoice review rules (https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentation/010Alma_Online_Help_(English)/020Acquisitions/040Configuring_Acquisitions/100Configuring_Invoice_Review_Rules) that set invoices created from Excel files to a status of 'in review' and those that are created manually by staff to 'in approval'. In order to do this, we need to be able to distinguish between invoices created manually by staff and those created from Excel files.
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Process type "Lost and Paid" Should Not Be Added To Items After Waiving Their Lost Item Replacement Fees
We discovered that the process type "Lost and Paid" is applied to items whose Lost Replacement Fee has been waived by staff! This is misleading. It means that we have items marked as Lost and Paid where no money has exchanged hands. This can have financial audit/reconciliation implications if a report is generated on this process type without relying on other data to clarify past transactions.
I wonder if Alma could add an additional process type that would better distinguish between lost books that were actually paid for and those whose fee was forgiven by using, for example, "Lost and…
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Customize secondary search menu under Borrowing/Lending requests
When searching under Borrowing & Lending requests, the order of the search field options defaults to alphabetical.
It would be nice to have the ability to customize the order of the search options, so the most used fields can be placed closer to the top of the list to avoid extra scrolling.
For example, searching by Title is common, but the option is near the bottom of the menu. Staff need to scroll down to it every time they want to search requests by Title.
It would be nice to at least be able to identify a favorite search field,…
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Request for Improvement of the Physical Item Receiving Function in the Library
Currently in Alma, when librarians receive physical items that have been ordered and have arrived at the library, items with a patron physical item request and items without a patron physical item request must be processed separately.
It would be helpful to have a feature that allows librarians to receive both types of physical items—those with a patron physical item request and those without—together in a single receiving workflow.
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Choose start month in Alma Analytics schedule
Alma Analytics has been improved by a lot in ways of scheduling reports. But I am still missing a way to choose a start month when scheduling a quarterly or bimonthly report.
You can choose a recurrence pattern (eg. monthly, recur every nth month), but there is no way to choose a month for the next run. Each change in recipients or touching the analytics object may start a new interval.
When choosing a weekly interval, you can also choose a weekday. An option for choosing a month should be added for monthly schedules.
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Visibility that staff is working on a Borrowing or Lending request via facet
Description
Enhancing visibility into requests currently being processed by colleagues will significantly improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Resource Sharing Borrowing and Lending operations.
Please add a facet option to filter out any “free” requests that aren’t being worked on by other staff. By streamlining workflows, libraries can ensure a smoother process, a better client experience, and a more coordinated collaboration among borrowing and lending libraries.
Alternatively, it could be a note on the request or something similar - a visibility feature that allows staff to better allocate their time by avoiding overlaps and duplicate efforts.
Impact of Problem
Our…
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Ability to add an accessibility note at the electronic collection level
Because some MARC bibliographic records may be attached to e-portfolios in multiple e-collections, adding a 532 in the MARC record may not apply to all e-portfolios. Many e-collection providers will include accessibility information on their site. Perhaps an accessibility note could be added at the e-collection level separate from the Authentication and Public notes.
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Put related holdings in its own tab not displayed among the actual holdings in Alma
Add the option to turn off the display of related records holding in the holding display for a title in Alma. Having it among the 'true' holdings is very confusing and for most part not relevant when needing to locate the title at hand - In that case I'm not interested in a completely different title just because they share a relation to that title in our collection.
A tab with the related records information would make a less cluttered view7 votesHi all,
This idea was mistakenly closed. It has now been reopened, and we apologize for any inconvenience caused.
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Add support for System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM) standard
System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM) is a standard for automating the exchange of user identity information between identity domains, or IT systems. Supporting this standard would allow for better automation and SIS integration for institutions using Alma.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_for_Cross-domain_Identity_Management
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Add read-only parameter to Users > Role
In the Users subject area, you can report on roles, but not if a role is read-only. This means that reporting on who has administrator roles is very confusing and implies more access than may actually exist. That value needs to be added to this subject area.
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Expand webhook monitoring to all record types in Alma
Libraries utilize the webhook tool in Alma to be notified when some events occur, and includes information on the results or status of that event. Unfortunately, the tool does not include all record types in Alma. For example, portfolio and representation records, though mentioned in Ex Libris webhook documentation ( https://developers.exlibrisgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/alma/xsd/webhook.xsd ), are not actually monitored by the tool. In August 2024, this was communicated to Ex Libris for these two specific record types, and a “planned for future release” clause was added to their page, but with no timeline. Ex Libris recommended submitting an enhancement. Please expand webhook monitoring…
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NACSIS-CAT Could App: Enable English output in NOTE field when converting 336/337/338 fields for records with 040 $$b eng
Currently, when converting 336/337/338 fields to a NOTE field in Alma --> NACSIS-CAT mappings, the output uses Japanese vocabulary regardless of the cataloging language. For records with 040 $$b eng, we request that the NOTE field be generated using English vocabulary to match the cataloging language.
Example:
Expected output for 040 $$b eng:
336 $$a text $$2 ncrcontent
337 $$a unmediated $$2 ncrmedia
338 $$a volume $$2 ncrcarrier
→ NOTE: Content Type: text (ncrcontent), Media Type: unmediated (ncrmedia), Carrier Type: volume (ncrcarrier)Current output:
→ NOTE: 表現種別: text (ncrcontent), 機器種別: unmediated (ncrmedia), キャリア種別: volume (ncrcarrier)This enhancement would ensure consistency…
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Support linking Analytics Subject Areas Requests and Fulfillment
As analytics users, we would like to link request information to loan information in Analytics so that we can obtain a better picture of the entire end-to-end loan process for a patron, from request to loan.
For example, the Fulfillment subject area could contain fields such as:
- Loan is based on a prior request (True/False)
- Originating Request IDSimilarly, the Requests subject area could contain these fields:
- Request resulted in a loan (True/False)
- Resulting Loan ID7 votes
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