Make all tables in Alma sortable by all their column headings
There are lots of tables in the Alma UI that come up which can be sorted by a couple of the column heads but not others. For example in Letters Configuration, you can sort by "Letter" or "Description," but not by "Enabled," "Channel," or "Retention Period." Being able to sort by column headings is a basic function of a table.
In the example above, it would be helpful to be able to see only those letters that are enabled, or to sort so that all the email letters are grouped together and all the SMS letters are separate from them.
So much of what we do in Alma is arranged in tables like this, so it would be great if they could be made more user friendly.
Joe Montibello
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Thanks for the idea and comments – Ex Libris agrees with you that our support in sorting of tables should be expanded. While the idea to change lists across the entire system is clear the lists in Alma differ from one to another based on entities they manage and area of operation and functionality which often require specific handling of sorting related options for displayed columns. Due to various technical reasons related to list size, database indexing, languages and more, we typically need to improve each area separately and are unable to address this idea across the system for all lists in one software change.
Due to above, the practical way to move forward is to refer to types of lists and/or areas of the system that require improved sorting. One example is mapping tables and code tables, which can be handled as a group and changed for all such lists. In other cases, the effort might be more unique such as Manage sets and Manage users.
The following ideas were already opened and we will refer to each one of them separately in their relevant threads: Make the manage sets table sortable, Make manage users table sortable by all headings, Extend searchable range of monitor jobs table, Letters configuration page should be sortable.
As part of applying Alma New UI concepts, we will take into account table sorting capabilities as much as possible. For example see Alma roadmap: Improved Configuration, Authority Control Task List (Also exist the idea Sorting Authority Task List)
In light of this above, we will close this idea, in order to free up any points allocated by you as part of supporting this idea
