Need a way to perform "scan in" or other workflow operations in batch, either from an itemized set or from a .txt or .csv file
Use case: We have a large number of items which are being moved from our regular collection to our archives. We have already created a .txt file of barcode numbers and used that file to create a set in Alma, so that we might run Change Holdings and Change Physical Items jobs against the set. It would be much more efficient if we could then run a batch "scan in" or equivalent operations to actually place the items in transit to their new location and then the archives could likewise use that set to get the items out of transit and once again into a status of "In Place" In a similar vein, these particular items were placed into a "Review" workflow, for the archivist to look over items identified as possibilities for the move. Again, it would be very efficient if we could use the set we have already created to mark the items "done" in that workflow, rather than having to select them one-by-one from the task list.
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To clarify, the most specific thing I am looking for is two additions on the "Scan In Items" page. The first is a "Use/Scan from Set" option, which would then present the user with the list of eligible sets, like happens when running a change holdings job, for instance. The second would be an "Upload/Scan from File" option, which would then prompt you to browse to a .txt or .csv file, as is done for import jobs.
The efficiency I am seeking is in getting items moved along in a workflow or pushed through to/from transit and other statuses to "Item in Place"