In NERS, there is a private note that says "2023: This functionality is already available." Where is this configurable?

Yes, is there any timeline on when this will be implemented? We've run into several patrons this semester where this functionality would have been very useful to have in place (the patron expiry was shortened, the loan due dates were not).

Can we get a rough timeline on this enhancement?

I'm also very interested in when this will be rolled out as it seems like an oversight that should have been core functionality and causes us some issues. Our students only get expiry dates added when there is an event triggered (graduation, withdrawal, lapse etc) so their loan due dates can be after they are gone and makes chasing up overdue items very difficult.

I would suggest a config setting to enable this as well as another one to set the due date to be x days before the expirty date if the expiry date is added/changed.

Pleased to see this is accepted. Do you have an idea of when this will be implemented?

If I had a spare vote, I'd vote for this!

This is an audit issue for us if we have books due beyond the patrons expiry date.

This is surely a must; it's beyond belief that due dates can remain when a patron expiry date is reduced.

This appears on NERS and IDEAS exchange yearly and is something that would make a difference to the ability to recover stock as users leave with long loan items without library staff being aware

It seems absurd that Alma doesn't already do this. Can there be a daily job that runs to shorten the loan (and notify the users) based on the user expiration date?

Yes, please!

This functionality would be extremely helpful and I'm disappointed this idea did not make it through the NERS enhancement process.

This would be very useful as we have always had this issue throughout the year when students change dates or move courses or suspend studies. Very disappointed it did not make it through NERS as seems like Alma should be able to deal with this as part of the basic functionality.

Did not make it through round 2 of NERS 2021.

I just put a ticket in because we hadn't noticed the problem until all the bulk due date changes to do with COVID. It seems like something Alma should just do.

I have had a case open for months about this issue and have requested it stay open until something is done about it. As a stopgap measure I got our systems people to integrate this workflow into our patron load as we were unable to backdate loans within Alma. This means that a fulfillment process has been dealt with externally, which should not be necessary.

It’s very useful especially for solving our current difficulties to have students return their loans who graduated earlier but with loans due date after their graduation date or updated expiry date. The due date should be shortened automatically by Alma to match with the student's updated expiry date.

Could Ex Libris comment on this Idea? It's similar to NERS 6737, which was included in Round 2 of Alma NERS 2020 enhancement voting. Ex Libris sized the complexity of NERS 6737 as 25 points.

Would love to see this instigated. A much better client experience and a big time saver for everyone

This seems like a no brainer to me. We have lost double the usual amount of books this year since the introduction of auto renewals with Alma and it strikes me that this would go some way towards mitigating the problem. I would definitely vote for it if I had any spare votes.