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  1. Linking patron name to patron record

    I have noticed there are several ideas suggested in the ideas exchange regarding linking a patron's name and/or ID to their record in Alma.

    These include:
    - 'Link patron loan to patron record' (posted 25/05/2016)
    - 'Hyperlinking from request queue/holdshelf to patron record' (posted 21/09/2017)
    - Ability to view patron data via patron ID link in resource sharing' (posted 11/01/2018)

    I have one more to add to the list - linking within 'Manage item returns'.

    When an item is returned, the patron returning the item is displayed in the 'Patron' column, with a hyperlink to their record, and the option…

    197 votes
    13 comments  ·  Fulfillment - General  ·  Admin →
    Planned  ·  AdminMoshe Shechter (Alma Senior Product Manager, Ex Libris) responded

    The solution approach will be to add a link from the user contact info pop up to the user record. This link will be available for users that have a role that allows viewing a full user record.

    By having this link added to the user information pop up we will have added to the many places where user information is displayed.

  2. Grace Period only for open days

    Now the unit of measurement for grace period is "days". So even if the library closed on weekend, those days are included to "Grace Period". To give fair advantage of grace period, Alma should apply the grace period excluding library closed.
    For the detailed scenario as I expected, please refer to the attachment.

    Thanks.

    331 votes
    8 comments  ·  Fulfillment - General  ·  Admin →

  3. Automatically populate date and end time in booking request form

    When placing a booking in Alma or Primo you need to choose a starting date then a starting hour followed by a starting minute. You then need to choose an end date then an ending hour and an ending minute. This is a lot of clicks to place one booking.

    It would be nice if the end date, hour and time could be automatically populated based on the Terms of use of the item (so if the loan period is 2 hours and the start time is 2:30 then the end time could be automatically populated to say 4:30). If…

    47 votes
    Planned  ·  7 comments  ·  Fulfillment - General  ·  Admin →

  4. Fulfillment: Physical item recall: option to recall more than one copy

    Currently in Alma when a request is placed on a title where there are 10 copies all out on loan, and none available, a single real-time recall notification is sent to the patron who has the oldest loan, changing their loan status to 'recalled'. The 9 other patrons who have a copy are not made aware of the potential demand for the item at that time.

    For the case where there are many copies of a title, the patron requesting the title could be better served if we were to recall more than one item. For example, we might say:…

    169 votes
    Planned  ·  10 comments  ·  Fulfillment - General  ·  Admin →

  5. Add "Request" as a block option in Block Preferences

    Currently the Block Preferences have Block options to permit Blocks on Loan and Renewals, but it would be good to include Blocks on Requests on these blocks - specifically Patron Physical Item Requests, but conceivably other requests.

    For example is a Patron Limit is defined on Overdues or Recalled overdues, and the limits are exceeded, the relevant Block Preferences are triggered,
    i.e.
    Patron overdue limits has exceeded
    Patron overdue recall limit exceeded

    However, the only options on what patron services blocked are Loan and Renewal.
    Requests should also be added to the options so that overdues can immediately block a…

    363 votes
    Planned  ·  21 comments  ·  Fulfillment - General  ·  Admin →
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