Change item information RESTORE change type should allow clearing temporary item information.
When using the Restore change type under Change item information, the only change made is toggling the "item is in temporary location" back to NO. Any values filled in for temporary library, temporary location, temporary item policy, temporary call number, etc. remain. Restore should clear those fields, or allow operators to keep those fields by unchecking a box that would be checked by default.
If the item has been scanned to have an item policy for special circ rules, that information remains in the record when it is restored, even though that information is not applied. If the item is given another temporary change that doesn't require a special item policy the previous item policy will be applied when it is moved to a temporary location. See attached file for an example, and desired option to clear all temporary info.
This was also suggested in 2017 NERS as Idea 5111: Remove Temporary Item Information during "Restore" Currently, temporary item information is not wiped out when a temporarily moved item is "restored" either via a staff process or expiration of the temporary move date. The info is confusing and can cause issues with Analytics, Manage Sets, and future temporary moves on the item.
See also the idea relating to removing temporary item information: https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/308173-alma/suggestions/11012787-remove-temporary-location-not-just-change-indicat
KF
shared this idea
A check box will be available when selecting the 'restore' option to enable clearing out the temporary information fields.
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Stacey van Groll
commented
I'm not seeing anything on the new 2024-2025 Roadmap Highlights. This matches to "Accepted" status, but still disappointing given it's been "Under Review" from 2019 and "Accepted" for more than a year: https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Materials/010Roadmap/Alma_Roadmap_Highlights_(2024-2025)
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Ben Hockenberry commented
Is there an expected time frame for the checkbox?
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Stacey van Groll
commented
Ability to clear temporary location information is very needed in Scan In.
We have removed privileges for most staff to run bulk jobs such as Change Physical Items Information, as you can do a great deal of damage if you are not very careful.So, at the moment if these staff would like to make changes quickly for even a handful of items to remove all Temporary information, they cannot do this by themselves via Scan In and must either request a job run or manually edit by physical item editor every time which is very slow to open and load each record.
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Rachael Schechter
commented
I support including this in the Restore process.
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Steve McDonald
commented
I believe functionality now exists in the Change Item job to clear all temporary item information.