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Add Scan in message with "Cancel" option for items currently on loan
A common mistake when working with "Scan in" is to accidentally scan in the same item twice. When working with home deliveries, this means the first scan in will loan the item out to the patron, while the second scan in will return it again. This alone might be a problem, but it gets even worse when there are requests for the item. The item will either be placed on hold shelf for or even loaned out to the next patron if it was requested for home delivery. In both cases, both the new and the old patron might receive…
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Add extra filter operators to date fields in title search
Add the following filter operators to all titles search:
-Is within last (days)
-Is older than (days)
-Is within next (days)to filters in all titles search such as MMS creation date (title) and modification date (title).
These filters are already available in user search.
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Output Location External Name in z39.50 OPAC format
Alma provides the ability to specify an External Name for a location and this is used in PrimoVE instead of the location Name. However, when item information is exposed via the z39.50 OPAC format the "shelvingLocation" contains the location Name and not the External Name. The External Name should apply in all cases where the location name is exposed outside of ALMA including z39.50.
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Add OCLC number option to Borrowing->Create a Request ->From Search->External Search->World Cat
In the Borrowing->Create a Request ->From Search->External Search->World Cat
can OCLC number be added to the field options? This could greatly enhance matching for specific items.3 votes -
Allow Patrons to Request Items in Work Orders
Currently, all work orders automatically make all items in that work order unavailable to patrons in the catalog. Some work orders may be for workflows or processes that can allow for items to be requested and pulled for users.
If, during the setup and configuration, work orders have the option of "allowing patron requests" or "do not allow patron requests" (similarly to how recall notices are an option), then some work orders can allow for patrons to request items so they can be pulled and delivered, based on the work order type.
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Add Bibliographic Details shared dimension to Physical Items Historical Events Report
Use case: What are the languages (Bib Details) for items in a certain work order status (Physical Items Historical Events)? It doesn't seem possible to report on languages from Physical Items Historical Events because it doesn't have the Bib Details shared dimension. The Physical Items report doesn't seem to have work order status. Adding the Bib Details shared dimension to the Physical Items Historical Events report would be very helpful to avoid having to feed results of one report to the other. See https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/308173-alma/suggestions/46741807-in-alma-analytics-physical-items-subject-area
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Additional SMS possibilities using webhooks
I would like to suggest additional SMS possibilities when using webhooks. Currently, there are only four SMS message possibilities triggered when using webhooks (Borrowing Activity Letter, Fulfillment Cancel Request Letter, Loan Status Notice, and On Hold Shelf Letter). Others that would be very helpful to include with webhooks are:
Courtesy Letter, sent to patrons before their items are due
Ful Overdue and Lost Loan Notification Letter, sent to patrons after their items have become overdue
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Add a parameter to turn off Borrowing Activity Letter when using renew selected or renew all
Currently, the "Borrowing Activity Letter" is sent when a staff member renews items for a patron via Manage Patron Services.
This letter is often superfluous and the behavior is not ideal for libraries with "separate _ patron _ notifications _ by _ library" set to true – it ends up sending a letter from each library where the patron borrowed material.
If we had a parameter that could turn off sending it when renew selected or renew all is used, then we would turn it off and staff could elect to send it when they felt it was useful or…
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Add an already existing reading list from a course
When adding a reading list to a course, it would be nice if you could search already existing reading lists from the course. Right now, when you go to add a reading list, if a list already exists you get an error. But instead of being able to attach it there, you have to do a separate reading list search, identify the correct reading list, and add the course to the reading list. It feels like an unnecessarily backward process.
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Add more scheduling options for EDI jobs
Currently, there are only 6 options for EDI Job Scheduling and no options to run jobs on specific days. It would be helpful if the EDI Job Scheduling options matched the options that are available for other jobs (for example: Import Profiles have many more options including specific days and times.)
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Alma TPRS - allow direct delivery without showing borrower email address to the lending library.
Currently the recommended config for TPRS ALMA delivery is to make the use of Alma RS Library email address as the recipient, and library staff then mediate, upload.
i.e. UNCHECK "Supports ADD Address'.
Partner > TPRS broker > Parameters > Alternative Delivery Address > Supports ADD Address (uncheck)This workflow requires library staff from the borrowing side to pick up the article from Library email, then upload the pdf back to the original Borrowing Request to the client (using Alma Letter with Amazon server controlled delivery -i.e. x number of downloads within x number of days).
We would hope lending…
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Alma TPRS - Remote System ID number 001 is populated in Alma Request UI
Currently,
If TPRS sends their system identification number 001 e.g. "000074745018 " in their system, this 001 field vale does not get populated in the receiving side Alma's Lending request UI despite this value may be found in xml <supplierUniqueRecordId>i.e. ALMA UI > Lending Request > field Remote Record ID = empty
We would like this to be populated in the Lending request Form, so that staff can view Remote Record ID as consistantly reflecting TPRS 001 value, in both Borrowing and Lending requests. Book or Article requests.
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Alma : add search indexes for all MARC21 fields
We would find it very helpful if the tag and the search index were displayed in the search. Sometimes the tags are not self-explanatory, there are multiple similar tags or there are different ways to name it. So, one must regularly check the list (https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentation/010Alma_Online_Help_(English)/Metadata_Management/180Search_Indexes/050MARC_21_Search_Indexes) to see what the exact designation is.
So if the field code (= search index) were provided as well, it would be very helpful. This way, one could search by tag or search index.Thanks for your help !
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Network Zone indicator for centrally paid collections
In our instance of the Network Zone, we have collections that the central office negotiates a price for the libraries but the central office does not pay for those collections. We also have collections that are paid for by the central office. Currently I add internal notes indicating if the collection is centrally paid or not. Can an indicator be added to the CZ collections, in which during activation, you could check a box in the Activation Wizard: Electronic Collection and Services Setup that indicates the collection is centrally paid for.
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Remove block type from Update/Notify Users job
Currently in the Update/Notify User job you can add a block type for a set of users but you cannot remove a block type as you can for other parameters. e.g., add role/remove role.
Instead you only have the option to disable a block type which leaves behind an inactive block that may not be needed and which is marked as external data and locked, meaning you have to toggle the record to open to then manually delete one by one.
Therefore it would be useful to have an additional remove block types parameter so we can then remove in…
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Add blocks view to new UI Manage Patron Services view
It would be really useful if, in addition to the user card, system and user notes views, we could also see user blocks. Although our staff see a pop-up when they first open the patron record, once it's acknowledged and the patron view page opens there is nothing else to indicate there is an outstanding user block.
We add a manual user block when an item is made lost, and staff sometimes forget to remove this when returning the item, especially if that person does not then borrow something else but if we had this view it would be more…
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Daily fines and fee update into analytics reporting.
Not all of us are able to setup the bursar with our Student integration systems. It would be nice if fine data was updated daily with analytics reports.
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Field in the user record to serve as flag for anonymization
Create a field in the user record to indicate whether or not to include the patron in anonymization jobs based on their own choices. Ideally, this field can be controlled by the patron directly in their Primo account and we wouldn't need to manage custom forms or customize feeds from SIS systems to manage this. While user groups can be deployed to serve this purpose, for most institutions this is not the desired approach because of the complexities involved.
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enhance current authorities reports
Hi, Sir,
The current authority reports can list local authority headings that are or are not linked to bibliographic records. Please enhance the authority statistical report function by adding:The ability to generate statistics on CZ authority records, including local/CZ authority records for author and subject headings.
A statistical summary and detailed list of bibliographic records linked to local/CZ authority records for author and subject headings.
A statistical summary and detailed list of local bibliographic records with author and subject headings that are not linked to local/CZ authority records.
This will allow librarians to systematically review and update records, ensuring…3 votes
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