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Currently when a new order is created for an existing standing order, with "Assign inventory manually" checked, the user has to create the P
Currently when a new order is created for an existing standing order, with "Assign inventory manually" checked, the user has to create the POL then exit before entering the supplier, price, fund code, and other information.
The POL then has to be linked to the holdings, which is an entirely separate process. Only when this is done can the necessary order information be entered.
Allowing the user to link to existing holdings as part of creating the order would make this a much more seamless process.2 votes -
Ability to add invoice line by scanning ISBN or Barcode
Manually keying invoices, especially for LOTE books is difficult when you can't easily use the ISBN or shelf-ready barcode to bring up the POL to create the invoice line. The title on the invoice supplied by the vendor rarely matches how the title is imput in Alma in the POL, so that is an unreliable data point. ISBN and Barcode should also be options for searching for Order lines in a basic Order line search.
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Rollover PO lines that are fully invoiced but not paid
Example:
1. A PO is created and gets fully invoiced in mid-December.
2. In January the fiscal period closure happens. Said PO does not get rolled over (as it's fully invoiced).
3. Sometime later in January the invoice gets paid.The conflict lies in step 3: In Alma the payment is linked to the fund from the old year, while our financial department actually payed it from the fund of the new year.
One possible solution would be in step 2 to also allow rollover of PO lines that are fully invoiced but not paid yet.
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allow testing of Alma letters by specifying parameters rather than having to create the correct situation to trigger the letter
Currently you need to create the 'real' situation in Alma in order to trigger a letter to send. E.g. in the case of making changes to the overdue and lost loan notification letter like sending a message every 2nd day, testing this in the sandbox means you need to setup a test scenario, then make sure you run the correct job every day to see what Alma will be doing. Instead, it would be great if there was a test dialogue that would allow you to specify letter specific relevant parameters, eg. in the above example which user, which items,…
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Add Primary ID to Creators and Modifiers of Analytics Reports
Currently, Analytics displays only the Created Date and Modified Date for reports, without showing which user performed these actions. This makes it difficult to identify ownership or responsibility for a report, and complicates collaboration among staff.
I propose adding the Primary ID of the user who created a report and of the user who last modified it. This would:
1.Improve accountability and change tracking.
2.Make it easier to follow up with colleagues about report logic or updates.
3.Align Analytics with other Alma areas where user IDs are already visible in audit trails.
Adding this information would strengthen report governance and…
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Add CloudLibrary to CZ and Automated Holdings
Please consider adding a CloudLibrary ebook collection in the Community Zone and if possible offer Automated Holdings service.
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Understanding the Cost of FSSC 22000 Certification
The cost of obtaining FSSC 22000 certification https://paragoncertifications.com/iso13485/ varies depending on several factors, including the size and complexity of the organization, the number of employees, and the scope of operations. Key expenses include preparation costs, such as training, gap analysis, and documentation development. Certification body fees for audits, including Stage 1 and Stage 2 assessments, are also significant components. Additionally, organizations should account for annual surveillance audits and recertification fees every three years.
For small businesses, the total cost may range from $10,000 to $25,000, while larger operations could incur expenses exceeding $50,000. However, the investment often pays off through…
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A temporary location that’s ended by item return/scan in
For exhibitions in the library it would be great to be able to add an item to a temporary location and have the item restored to its permanent location upon return or scan in.
Using a temporary location would make it possible to keep better track of where the item is currently at. Primo would show that an item is used in a display/exhibition and staff could perform better service to patrons and ease the pick-from shelf task.
But there shouldn’t be a need for process restore it to the permanent location. A loaned item taken from a display typically…
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Add more information to the Couse tab on the user profile I Alma
The course tab only provides information about the course code and course section.
If you, like in our case, have a non-descriptive course code containing only numbers you have zero information about what the course is.If a user has multiple courses and you need to remove a course with name *** you have to look up every course to identify which course code is the one you need to delete.
The following columns should be added: Name, start date, end date, Year, Term, academic department, faculty/school – and make them sortable.
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Report a Problem Letter to include a user_email variable in emailFrom so that our ticketing system can auto-assign issues to user
The Report a Problem Letter already has a variable that used in the emailSubject label called category_name.
We'd like a user_email variable in the Report a Problem Letter that can be used in the emailFrom label
If we can insert the user email into the from field we can send the email to our ticketing system which will assign it to our user in the system automatically saving staff time.
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upload a new work from Alma to Primo
When we approve and upload a new work from Alma to the system, it takes approximately 15 minutes for it to appear in Primo.
This delay poses a significant challenge for us, as we are unable to immediately verify that the work was successfully uploaded and displayed as expected.We would appreciate it if you could look into this issue and let us know whether there is a way to streamline the synchronization process so that the display in Primo is more immediate or at least significantly faster.
Thank you in advance for your assistance.2 votes -
Create an Alma Idea exchange category for License
There is no category specific for the License area of Alma, which makes it difficult to find other's ideas for License improvements. I had to choose a category for this idea and went with "Resource management - Electronic", and definitely didn't want to go with "other"
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Primo Discovery facet limit
In the discovery Primo, it would be helpful if the "discoveryfacetlimit" could be configured to allow more than 50 results. We are a library system of 175 libraries, and the Library Filter sometimes doesn't display all of them due to this limit.
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Open Minutes as Unit of Measurement parameter for Overdue Fine configuration
The available units of measurement for configuring an Overdue Fine include All Days, All Hours, All Minutes, Open Days, and Open Hours. Open Minutes are not included.
Open Minutes should be an option, so that libraries have the option of charging for less than the full hourly amount when users bring time-sensitive materials back less than an hour late, without forcing patrons to accrue additional fines when the library is not open.
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Marine Corps University Press ebooks and journals
Add Marine Corps University Press open access ebooks and the following journal titles to the Community Zone:
Journal of Advanced Military Studies: JAMS
Marine Corps History
International Perspectives on Military Education: IPME
China: Military Studies Review
MCU Insights
Expeditions with MCUPThe starting URL is https://www.usmcu.edu/MCUPress/
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Make it possible to update Funds by job
Being able to apply changes such as fund rules in batch would be tremendously helpful when you are a library with numerous ledgers and funds.
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Create an All Open Access CZ Collection for Elsevier ScienceDirect Journals
Could a CZ collection be created for Elsevier ScienceDirect journals that are completely open access leaving out hybrid journals (or what Elsevier terms as "contains open access" or "subscribed & complimentary"). That information can be found on their web site: https://www-sciencedirect-com.proxy.binghamton.edu/browse/journals-and-books?contentType=JL&accessType=openAccess
If a title becomes open access after a specific date, that information can be found on the journals "All issues" page (see attached showing that Advances in Nutrition became OA "31st December 2022").
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Add a user parameter to the copyright rules for accessibility
We work closely with our Student Accessibility Support office with particular regard to our students with print disabilities. Students let that office know that they opt-in to disclosure of their name to the library, so when it comes to digital access rights, they have elevated permissions. This impacts any in-copyright materials that are digitized solely for accessibility as well as items we have in controlled digital lending.
To complement what we have done with regard to digitized materials in our catalog, we would also like to add a parameter to the copyright rules so when these patrons make chapter or…
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Create a way of marking borrowing requests visually for Staff Attention
Sometimes we receive borrowing requests that need special staff attention when the item is received or returned. Examples include:
- When the other library is sending an invoice inside the item we are receiving
- When the other library requests special handling in the use of the loaned item
- When an item needs to be returned in special packaging or with insurance
- When an item needs to be returned with accompanying IFLA vouchers
- When an item has loose pieces which need to be checked for before return
- When the item received in a request did not come from the active partner
Student…
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Add a 'Save Workspace' Option in Alma?
I don't know about others, but I would like an Alma option to return to where I left off on logout, rather than having to burrow back in from the same landing page every time, in both Alma and Analytics.
This is minor friction, but after 8 years of this, I have to say it chafes.
2 votes
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