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Prevent the moving of Analytics reports to subfolders
We have identified an issue with Analytics reports being able to be moved, and some negative consequences of that.
One morning we noticed that our IZ shared reports folder is no longer in the shared folder. In spot checking our NZ and other IZs, this was the only one missing.
A member of our report groups reports that she is seeing that missing folder under her My Folder. When she tries to move it back it says Access Denied.
Essentially, the folder has the permissions for the Institution, so when it is cut/pasted/moved into a private folder, it is allowed.…
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Improve batch Connexion export process
Currently, exporting records in batch from Connexion results in a status report for each individual record as it processes. Each status window must be closed before the next record can be processed. See screenshot for example. This becomes very tedious when working with hundreds of records. A configuration that permits Connexion to export in true batch form with a status report appearing after either the complete job or a set number of records (10 or more) would be preferable.
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Different Print Templates by item type for Loan Receipt Letter
It would be great to be able to create different templates for sending out the email when a user checks out an item. Our IT department wants to send out a "Terms of Use" for when a user checks out equipment. Currently, if we were to add that to our letters, we have to place that for ALL check outs.
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Create a new PressReader China–specific collection
As notified by Exlibris Support, the PRESSREADER collection is no longer be updated and there is a PressReader China–specific collection that does not currently exist, so we would like to submit the idea to create a new Cina-specific collection . Thank you
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Hide Resource Sharing request button from all Primo records in a particular Primo View/Alma Campus
We wish to hide the Resource Sharing request button from appearing on all Primo records when viewed by a particular Primo view/Alma Campus.
We can currently set Discovery Interface Display Logic to "Hide service Resource Sharing Request" at the Institution level - which achieves what we want, but unfortunately blocks Resource Sharing requests on all of our Alma Campuses/Primo Views.
We would like to be able to configure the Discovery Interface Display Logic to "Hide service Resource Sharing Request" at the Campus Rules level, and thus achieve the above goal.
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Metadata update for the “Kohlhammer eLibrary Gesamt” collection.
The metadata for this Kohlhammer collection is very poor for publications from 2025 onwards:
Collection ID: 614920000000005630
MMS ID: 9929441643200041Please ask Kohlhammer to update the metadata.
Thank you in advance.1 vote -
Funds and Ledgers: Encumbered balance: Linked orders: limiting to POL with outstanding charges
In the “Funds and Ledgers” section, the overview for each allocated fund shows, among other things, the amount of the expendede and the amount of the encumbered balance
If you follow the link “expended balance,” the orders with currently paid invoices are then listed. Very good.If you follow the link “encumbered balance,” all orders are then listed—including those with invoices already paid in the respective year.
This is apparently the behavior desired by ExLibris:
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentation/010Alma_Online_Help_(English)/080Analytics/Alma_Analytics_Subject_Areas/Funds_Expenditure
However, this is very confusing for us, because when working quickly, we compile the list as an Excel file and may not notice that…1 vote -
Add ability to clear/delete Birth Date data via the Update/Notify Users job.
A library may choose to store a user’s birth date data in their user records, but may decide later to stop storing it. In addition, in an AFN environment, one member library may choose to store this data locally and then share it with AFN partners through their Linked Account Shared Fields settings. If this setting is later changed to exclude this data from future Network user records, it has no impact on pre-existing Network user records in an AFN partner’s IZ, who continue to retain the date until said Network user records are refreshed.
Impact of Problem – Currently,…
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Hide Note field in Assign To dialog unless Send as Email checked
When the "Send as Email" checkbox is not checked, the assignee will never see the Note. The only place the Note is recorded is the General Assign To Letter. If the "Send as Email" checkbox is unchecked, no letter is generated.
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Community Zone collection for University of Florida Press journals
Requesting a Community Zone collection for the journals published by University of Florida Press (UF Press) / University Press of Florida (UPF), as listed at https://floridapress.org/journals-home/.
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Add No Charge parameter to Update PO Lines Information job
Please add the No Charge field to the Update PO Lines Information job to allow a library to set the No Charge value on PO Lines in bulk. Currently, neither this job nor the Update PO Lines Information - Advanced job allow this value to be modified, though a user may modify the POL manually.
This is valuable to acquisitions staff that are cleaning up POLs for titles ordered in a subscription package, whether the POLs were migrated from a previous system or they were added to Alma incorrectly. Another POL will be used to encumber and invoice the subscription.…
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Access host bibliographic record for "bound-with" relationships via API
Currently if you have two or more bibliographic records in a "bound-with" relationship via the 774 MARC field, the MARC data on the host bibliographic record contains the MMS ID of the child records, but there is no information on the child record to show the relationship. The Alma staff interface and the Primo interface clearly know that the relationship is there, because the holdings of the host bibliographic record are displayed in both interfaces. The information is clearly indexed, therefore, but is currently inaccessible to API users, limiting the ability to write scripts and interfaces that handle this concept.
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Add GND to the Linked Open Data (LOD) editor, Alma Lookup Service
For now, the service only includes a few sources. We would like to add the GND vocabulary. This vocabulary is very important because a large number of libraries use it.
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Add delivery option for Booking request
We currently allow faculty to request delivery for booked materials using the note field. This functionality is configured for visual materials requested by faculty to be shown in the classroom. The workflow produces hold notifications since the request form does not allow for delivery option which creates confusion with the patron. This improvement idea was previously submitted by another institution but closed during clean up. We would still find this improvement beneficial as the same issue recently came up, so I'm resubmitting.
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AI Metadata Assistant
The AI Metadata Assistant is limited to processing four pages or four files per upload. Enabling batch uploading would better support larger metadata workflows.
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Alma Fulfillment should have more facets
The Facets Menu in Alma Fulfillment (Patron Services) needs more facets, especially AUTHOR, COLLECTION/SERIES and PUBLISHER/EDITOR. Honestly, the few facets provided in the various search types are insufficient. These should be flexible configurable.
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l.burns@hw.ac.uk
isc Collections AIP American Institute of Physics 2024-2025-2026 Extension
Can you please let me know when this will be added to Alma to allow activation.
Thank you.
Lynn Burns1 vote -
New URL for psychotherapy.net
www.psychotherapy.net is now library.psychotherapy.net. Please change the URL in all collections to ensure access. Example:
Psychotherapy.net Full
Collection ID: 615450000000000871
MMS ID: 9917875822400041
Thanks in advance and kind regards,
Pascal Hauenstein1 vote -
Augment the X-Exl-Api-Remaining header to include the threshold figure
The Alma API includes the X-Exl-Api-Remaining header in responses, e.g.:
X-Exl-Api-Remaining: 192522
It would be helpful if the value for this header additionally included the threshold figure, a.k.a, the total number of requests, e.g.
X-Exl-Api-Remaining: 192522,200000
In the above example, the threshold is 200'000.
This would allow external monitoring scripts to dynamically determine the percentage of requests used for the day. Currently determining this has to based on a static threshold manually added to the script, and would need a script update if the threshold changes (due to an increase or decrease in the number of user licences).
Alternatively the…
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Subject headings's in Analytics
"Subjects" in analytics (6XX MARC fields) are all jumbled up in one index. This creates a problem for analysis of correctly applied LCSH subject headings (our focus). AND, 2nd indicator signifies the type of subject heading, such as LCSH "0"; NLM "2"; etc. Currently, working with the subject index, it is impossible to filter for the type of subject heading needed in an analytics report, even though the MARC variable fields contain this data. Therefore, it would be very useful to filter for the types of subject headings we would like to see in a report, without losing recall (i.e,…
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