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Make "Order:#" icon larger
The icon (the number itself) is tiny and unnecessarily complicates looking at the orders. Make it bigger? Make the word "Order" the thing to click on? This sounds like an obnoxious request, but the number is so small!
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l.walton@westernsydney.edu.au
Currently it is not possible for locally created collections to be displayed in Primo under the Collection facet. Please consider mapping this facet to local collections
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Show count of items scanned in when using the cloud app of Bulk Scan-In
When I use the cloud app of Bulk Scan-In, I would like to see how many items get scanned in.
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Optimizing Library Operations Through Alma API Integration
Hello everyone,
I am seeking expert guidance on effectively harnessing Alma’s API capabilities to elevate our library’s operational efficiency. As we strive to streamline processes and strengthen system integration, including mulesoft API integration. I am eager to learn from the collective wisdom of this community.
I am particularly interested in insights on:
Best Practices: Proven methods for seamlessly integrating Alma APIs with external systems to ensure optimal data flow and mitigate potential challenges.
Overcoming Obstacles: Common hurdles encountered during Alma API integration and successful strategies for resolution.
Performance Enhancement: Techniques and tools for optimizing Alma API performance, especially when…3 votes -
See the same information in Monitor Requests & Item Process menu that is seen in Borrowing Requests menu
It would be helpful to see the same information in the different places a staff member might check to see the status of a patron request. In the attached document, you'll see that there is much more useful information in the borrowing requests menu, including the preferred pickup location which is a critical detail. Can we have the same info display in both?
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Add Campus Name as a Field in the Course Reserves Subject Area
Currently, the only location option in the Course Reserves subject area is "Campuses Name and Participants." This field is made up of "The campus description and the number participants per campus." "Campuses Name and Participants" is misleading in that it pulls the campus description field, rather than the campus name field.
We would prefer a field that contains only the campus name, without using the description or the number of participants.
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Add flags to tabs in vendor interface record area
We noticed the little corner/flag is not changing on the vendor interface details tabs when we add administrative information/access information/statistics information. We thought it would show like the notes tab with a dark corner when we enter information so we know that we have stuff in these tabs. We thought it was a glitch, so we reported to Ex Libris. They said it is by design:
The answer is that it is by design. The little corner flag is an indicator that there is system or user generated content like populated tables or lists. It doesn't indicate that form data…3 votes -
Manually associated PO Lines appearing in the Associated PO Lines tab
Allow manually associated PO Lines under the Additional section of a POL, this association should also populate an entry on the Associated PO Lines tab. This will allow for a one-to-many relationship to be established to help in the administration of material that comes with subscriptions and print and online subscription management.
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Include MARC leader in General Electronic Services Bib Fields Enrichment
The addition of bib fields enrichment for general electronic services has been helpful in creating service availability rules for GESes, but there is no way to configure enrichment based upon content in the MARC record leader. This is where primary resource aspects are noted, such as record type, bibliographic level, and whether a resource is under archival control. Being able to use this criteria when displaying or hiding a service would be much easier than the convoluted and imperfect workarounds we've resorted to.
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Add "PO Line Owner" as an input parameter for Purchase/Invoice Review Rules
Adding "PO Line Owner" as a parameter for Purchase/Invoice Review Rules would allow differentiation by location. Our main library uses student workers for ordering, and I want to be able to have review rules in place to catch potential mistakes. Our satellite location has one staff person doing all the acquisitions. These same review rules will be cumbersome for their workflow. Having separate rules allows each location to operate most efficiently.
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Ability to report on the source of a MARC record
It would be useful to be able to report on the source of a MARC record in Alma Analytics. This should be part of the 'Titles' Subject Area, providing information on whether the record was created using a record from a Z39.50 query or via a scheduled or manual import job.
If the record is imported via a Z39.50 query, the source bibliographic knowledgebase should be reportable (e.g. OCLC WorldCat, Jisc Library Hub etc.).
If the record was created via an import job, the name of the import profile should be reportable.
This would help libraries to better maintain statistics…
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Add information regarding level URL clickthroughs to Analytics
Currently only clickthrough for portfolios are being captured in Analytics. It would be great if level URL clickthrough's in Electronic Collection could also be captured.
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Adding a parameter to block the request queue for physical items at the title level
The request queue can be confusing for library users, as such requests are often canceled due to lack of copies. With title-level requests, the library should be able to decide whether or not to allow a queue for physical item requests. It should be possible to create a parameter for this to allow blocking the queue.
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Preview PO line attachments in Alma
It currently is not possible to preview a PO line attachment in Alma; you have to download it to see what the document contains. This can result in downloading multiple documents before you find the one that you need. We would like to be able to preview those attachments in Alma to avoid that extra step of downloading each attachment just to view it.
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Analytics recover the fields in the original configuration language in ALMA
ALMA is configured for Spanish-speaking countries in Spanish, so Analytics reports are required to generate data in the same language in which the original fields are configured.
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Copyright Statuses within Digitization Fulfillment requests
In Alma's fulfillment area, processing a library/patron digitization request often requires multiple steps to get copyright approval. Currently, the copyright clearance process is a single step - a check against the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), but if a publisher or rightsholder isn't part of CCC, the licensing process must be managed outside of Alma.
If the digitization request is a product of a citation (ie from Leganto or Alma COurse Reserves), then it would be helpful to include relevant course data and the number of students in the course as part of the request.
We propose adding a new state…
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Add an option for annual token entry to track "Requests to publish" in multi-year transformative agreements
Currently there are only two options for tracking requests to publish for Transformative Agreements: Unlimited or Number of Tokens. However, for a multi-year agreement with a set number of tokens per calendar year, there is no great way to track this within the Agreement Definitions on an ongoing basis. If we could get the option to track the number of requests to publish for multiple time periods within the same agreement, that would be beneficial for those with multi-year TAs.
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Add option for Due Time to be after Midnight
Our library is sometimes open until 1:00am and when it is we want the due time of our items to be when we close and not at midnight. Currently to do this the due time needs to be overridden for each relevant item by our front desk. Adding this as an option in either calendar management or as a policy option would reduce manual effort by our staff, lower the risk of mistakes being made and patrons incorrectly being charged fines, and lessen confusion among our patrons.
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AFN Loans on library loans webhooks
We manage home delivery requests. We need to print labels and generate a file of deliveries once a day with all loans.
Alma did not provide a list of home delivery transactions the same day, you need to wait the next day to generate a Analytics report.
We have developed a solution that makes a list using Loans Webhooks. Now we are using AFN (Automated Fulfillment Network) in our consortium and those transactions are not published on our Webhook, because books are from other institutions even though the loan was made in our system.
In order to have all home delivery transactions we need all loans made…6 votes -
Add a request cancellation code & reason in the Request webhook
The current Request webhook doesn't seem to include the Request Cancellation reason. Currently it just says:
'event' => {
'desc' => 'Request canceled',
'value' => 'REQUEST_CANCELED'
},The comment field refers to the request, but not the cancellation reason here:
'userrequest' => {
'requesttime' => '2022-05-11T23:42:26.191Z',
'managedbycirculationdeskcode' => 'EASTCIRC',
'mmsid' => '993815723607636',
'taskname' => 'Rejected',
'author' => 'Ferguson, J.',
'itemid' => '2365452260007636',
'issue' => '',
'pickuplocationlibrary' => 'ABC',
'dateofpublication' => '',
'managedbylibrary' => 'State Library',
'requesttype' => 'HOLD',
'requestid' => '1419991190007636',
'pickup…3 votes
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