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Add clarifying language to the Delete Holdings records with no Physical Items job
Adjust the wording on the “Delete Holdings records with no Physical items” job to match wording from the “Withdrawn Physical items” job. Change “Delete bibliographic records” to “Delete bibliographic records that have no other holdings” AND "Suppress bibliographic records” to “Suppress bibliographic records that have no other holdings from publishing”. This would add needed clarity to what is happening when running the "Delete Holdings records with no Physical items" job.
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Use article galaxy add-on to support resource sharing requests in Alma
At a recent Ex Libris event I was made aware of the Article Galaxy add-on https://developers.exlibrisgroup.com/appcenter/article-galaxy-add-on/
The information provide on the page suggests that this is only used with Rapido however we would be interested in using this feature as part of the regular Alma resource sharing process.
Currently we make most of our document delivery requests through Reprints desk but the user process means that library staff are alerted to a resource sharing request coming in from the user via Primo, they then manage this in Alma but have to then go to reprints desk separately to make the…
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API allow quantity for pricing in POL creation
We use the adquisitions API to duplicate POLs. When we are creating a new POLs based on a existing ones.
We get the original POLs json and we make some changes on it to send it again in order to create a new one.
If the POL has more than one items to be ordered (quanity for pricing field), the api ignore it and put always a 1.
The problem is that the Alma make some calculations with the amount field and the fun percentage changes, so the POL amount increases and is not the correct amount.In order to…
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Duplicate "Discovery Interface Display Logic" functionality to Configuration > Discovery
Many libraries have staff structures where discovery and fulfillment configuration are handled by different staff (who may be in different departments.) Having the "Discovery Interface Display Logic" menu in Configuration > Fulfillment means that discovery administrators must be granted fulfillment administrator roles to configure those aspects. In a "least risk" permission model, it would be much more preferable for those options to be on the Discovery Administrator menu - instead of fulfillment, or at the very least in addition to fulfillment, so that the extra role does not have to be granted.
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Make all Address Types usable for Personal Delivery
Only addresses with an Address Type of 'Home' or 'Office' can be used for Personal Delivery. This is a problem for us because the addresses that come through into Alma for each user from our student information system integration are in Address Types ‘Home’ and ‘School’. We don’t use ‘Office’. We are unable to get the systems integration changed for local reasons. We would like to see all Address Types made usable for Personal Delivery, with options in the Request Terms of Use to enable us to show only the Address Types that we use and therefore that we want…
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adding titles from community zone to institution zone collection without having to activate community zone collection
When finding another portfolio that is not in you collection you can today activate and move the portfolio to you IZ collection. Then you have to remember to delete the collection where it was in the first place. Make it possible to add it directly in to your IZ
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API access to suspend realtionships among libraries
Currently, there is no API access to manage the suspension of relationships between libraries in Alma, which requires manual intervention to suspend them at the appropriate time when there is an interruption in the logistics shuttle between libraries. This process can be time-consuming and requires staff to handle it during off-hours, such as early mornings or late nights.
We propose implementing an API endpoint that would allow libraries to schedule the suspension of relationships at a given date and time. This feature would help streamline operations, reduce manual intervention, and ensure that interruptions in logistics are handled efficiently and at…4 votes -
Bulk update letter labels
The system should have an ability to bulk update all letter labels in a single place. It is especially important after a premium sandbox refresh that you would want to update Email subject or From address to show that email is coming from Sandbox but not from Production. The current system has ability to export labels per letters but it is too tidious to export labels for over a hundred letters. It can also be used to keep track of changes by exporting labels.
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Modify locations by batch
We need to update some or all of our location fulfillment Unit of all of our library.
Unfortunately, the Update Location API does not support bulk updates for multiple locations in a single request. Each API call is limited to a single location code.
We'd like to be able to make batch changes to our libraries' reader service units.4 votes -
Ability to remark letter example
In letter administration, currently when you switch to use a different letter example, the information you've got is the same letter name and the only difference is the date it is saved. for example FulUserBorrowingActivityLetter - 02/12/2024 04:08:56 GMT. It does not mean a lot when you are trying to switch to a difference example, one would rather it be remark as something more useful or special about that example, such as specific - usergroup, loan type, from library, etc.
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Add "Electronic Collection Content Type" to Alma Analytics
In Alma, you're able to filter and view electronic collections by "Electronic Collection Content Type" (i.e. Book Package, Journal Package, etc.) -- However, this isn't a column or field available in Analytics.
It would be great if it could be included so we could create reports on electronic collections based on how the content is defined for that collection.4 votes -
Intelex Past Masters collection needs better metadata
The Intelex Past Masters
In Alma in the electronic collections I can find the metadata have a structure that follows the structure of the database and not a normal catalogue standard.
A title looks like this: 'Collected works of Ludwig Wittgenstein. On certainty' and there are very few other information, eg. the field for ISBN and the writer has not been filled out.
When I search in Primo, I have to do a very specific search to find the title, since the title is not simply 'On certainty' and Wittgenstein in the writers field. Therefore the ranking gives a very…
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Add item policy to the summary tab in Acquisitions when placing an order
It would be useful to have the library, physical location and item policy on the same page when creating an order. At the moment when ordering a print item we add the library and physical item location and then have to go back and click on the library to enter the item policy which creates an extra click.
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Ability to change location of message notifications
This type of notification/message pops out and frequently obstructs a toolbar I use. I find the messages helpful, but I'd like to be able to move them somewhere else on the screen.
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Automated holdings management for VLeBooks
Could we please enable automated holdings management for:
Database name: VLeBooks
Database code: 38.
Provider:Askews and Holts Library Services Ltd
Default URL: http://www.vlebooks.com/I have had difficulty activating e-book titles for this provider in the 360 KB, due to metadata inconsistencies.
ProQuset and Ex Libris Support suggested that the content team and developers are looking for opportunities to extend the support for the "Automated Holdings Updates" process that is now set up for PQ Ebook Central.
Since there are now similar processes available for Taylor & Francis books and Springer Nature content, would it be possible to enable this process…
4 votesHello,
VLeBooks is on our list for adding as an autoholdings collection in the next year.
I will update this idea as we reach progress.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Filter hold shelf by location
The Active Hold Shelf and Expired Hold Shelf both lump everything together: holds for our own library and interlibrary loans (location = resource sharing library). It would be most useful to be able to filter and view only one type of those at once, such as only the ILLs on the Active Hold Shelf. Right now there are no filters at all on the Active or Expired Hold Shelves.
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Add Information about Authority records linked to other vocabularies than LOCAL
We need to manage the information about authority records linked from other vocabularies than LOCAL, ie. LCNAMES. In Analytics only exists the area for local Authority records. It is useful to work with linked open data in collections that use diferents vocabularies as sources for authorities records.
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Ful Resource Request Slip Letter split in two
We would like the Ful Resource Request Slip Letter printout to split in two: one letter for staff when picking material from stacks, and one for use on the hold shelf for end users to see. These two functions are difficult to combine since staff need to know who the requester is at the same time as GDPR makes anonymization of the hold shelf slip necessary.
We currently try to solve this by using the Ful Hold Shelf Request Slip Letter as the hold shelf slip. But this printout is meant only for staff and so is printed in the…
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Creation and Modify / Update information should always be the Primary ID of the initiating user account, and not "System"
We want to use more automation and bulk options in Alma, as this has clear benefits and is one of the reasons we chose Alma for our library. But we are hindered by the current design for Alma to record outcomes as being made by “System”.
Issues with this include that:
• we cannot use the data to report on workflow efficiencies achieved by our staff in both Alma and Alma Analytics, which prevents using the data also for rostering and workload management both in the short term and long term trend analysis
• we cannot easily troubleshoot problems by…4 votes -
Intercept pickup location from ALMA and display different name in Primo
In Primo, the pickup location dropdown list currently displays our library name. This value comes directly from the Alma library name configuration.
Please create a function to intercept this value and display it instead as “Library Circulation Desk.”
4 votes
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