New institutional number sequence, or reset Additional ID, to shorten hold shelf pickup number
In the April 2019 RN the feature "Additional ID for Hold Request Management" became available and it has been very useful for our library, especially since we have an open hold shelf and need anonymized hold shelf slips. By the end of 2022 we noticed that the number sequence wasn't reset when it reached 999-999-999 like we expected it to. Instead new numbers are added and we've been told that it will just continue to add new numbers and never reset. Very long serial numbers are not user-friendly, neither for the staff, nor for the patron.
To prevent long numbers, we would like to have a separate number sequence for each institution, with the opportunity to reset the numbers locally (for example annually). If this is not possible, we would like the existing number sequence to reset at 999-999-999 and start again at 000-000-001 for the whole Alma system.
Maria Refsdal
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The Additional ID is generated by a third party software component which we have no control of.
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Anonymous
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