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Electronic Resource Activation Task List - Enhanced Assign to
In the "Electronic Resource Activation Task List" the list can only be assigned to specific users (or unassigned so everyone can see it), it would be nice to be able to assign it to a group of people, (perhaps by user role profiles, or a new profile type of 'group user' that links other profiles together, like user role profiles) as different tasks fall on different areas of the department.
This would also be helpful in "Reading Lists Task List", as in our case it is location specific handling of the tasks.
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Add the ability to apply multiple rolling embargoes to a single electronic portfolio
If a portfolio has access to two sets of rolling publication dates, it would be helpful to have the option to apply multiple rolling embargoes. For example, an institution might access to the last 10-20 years of publication as well as the last 3 years of the publication, both on a rolling basis.
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Analytics : Add Website URL to Users subject area
On a user record there is a field called "Website URL" however this isn't included in Analytics.
It would be useful to have this as it would save the need to put URLs into other less appropriate fields just to get the data on an analytics report.
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Alma Mobile App, pick from shelf, add edition
It would be great if edition/year could be added to the Pick From Shelf functionality within the Alma Mobile App
Currently you only see Title & Editor + Location, Call Number and # of Requests, we have multiple editions of items and often find the wrong one is picked, requiring the staff member to go back and get a different copy (after checking Alma Desktop for the correct edition)
If more data was shown, either on the pick list or by pressing the title to pick, it would improve the functionality of the app.
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Please disable default "unit price" note when creating invoices from file
Just as what the title suggests. The note is redundant. Or allow us to remove notes in all invoice lines in batches.
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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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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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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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Standing orders - Quantitly for pricing should be "1" by default and the "Update Net Price according to item quantity" should be unchecked
This idea was opened by Ex Libris to see how the community supports it.
For standing orders - Quantitly for pricing should be "1" by default and the "Update Net Price according to item quantity" should not be selected by default (unchecked))
"The 'Update Net Price according to item quantity' is really useful in a lot of cases, but when creating a Standing Order (which doesn't create inventory), the Quantity for Pricing = 0 and this box needs to be unchecked in order to be able to add a List Price and Fund. the idea is for this box to…
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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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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 -
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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Allow for custom invoice template for invoices from PO.
The additional lines that auto add are not a benefit for us and slow down the invoice creation process.
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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
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