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Run PO Line package job vi API
POST /almaws/v1/conf/jobs/{job_id}
use case: allow people to run the job without giving them access the Alma's admin
3 votesHello All,
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Allow API to set PO Line's Associated PO line
POST&PUT /almaws/v1/acq/po-lines/{polineid}
1 voteHello All,
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Integration through AWS Simple Storage
Our consortium currently maintains an SFTP server exclusively for transfering files from our student information system to Alma. The server must be maintained and monitored at a cost to us.
I would like to be able to configure Alma to retrieve the files from Amazon Simple Storage Service (AWS S3). File transfer would be over secure HTTPS and would cost us only a few pennies annually. Implementing this would allow us to retire the dedicated server and simplify our internal IT dependencies.
1 voteHello All,
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Include "External Name" in Bib API results when returning the location of an item
We're using the Bib API for several Alma integrations and have noticed that Bib API calls are returning just the "Location Name" for the location of items. We're of the opinion that the "External Name" should also be included in the Api results, as this is the location text that should be presented in public interfaces. Please include the "External Name" field in addition to the "Location Name" when returning the location in Api calls.
8 votesHello All,
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Add additional error code to Renew loan API when an item has been renewed but the due date hasn't changed
The Users / Renew Loan API (https://developers.exlibrisgroup.com/alma/apis/users/POST/gwPcGly021r0XQMGAttqcPPFoLNxBoEZNUiGwQUr+MuAI+35dTBcVUmYayAq/vUq/0aa8d36f-53d6-48ff-8996-485b90b103e4) currently only returns two errors - "Loan ID XXX does not exist." or "Cannot renew loan: Loan ID XXX." This API should return an additional status of "renewed, but due date didn't change" when that applies to the item in question. This would allow our locally developed catalog, which uses the Alma APIs for requesting items, to provide more complete information on why certain requests fail.
9 votesHello All,
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API for Alma requests
As it is possible in Alma to convert an Alma request into a Alma Resource Sharing Request (a good workflow), we would like to explore creating a form for users to submit Alma requests outside of Primo and for these to be created in Alma through an Alma requests API.
Please could an Alma Requests API be created to enable this.
If a submitted request was not in stock, we would then convert it to an Alma Resource Sharing request (a good workflow).
4 votesHello All,
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Granular permissions for Alma API functions
(The idea title is copied from a NERS suggestion (5311) that didn't make it to the second round.)
When working with third parties it is problematic that granting access to the Alma API for the necessary functionality will often also open up for access to other information that we might not want to share with the same third party.
An example is that allowing a vendor to create PO Lines via the API will also give the vendor access to the complete financial data of our institution, potentially giving them insights that could be used against us when negotiating prices.
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4 votesHello All,
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Allow MarcEdit Alma Integration to update Community Zone records (via API)
…Ex Libris has allowed us to edit Community Zone records, except 022 field. Currently, we can only open the records in the metadata editor and add a MARC field one at a time. Using MarcEdit Alma Integration to update a record one at a time results in an error, because the Alma API documentation states that “…updating a linked Community Zone record is currently not supported.” I am requesting Ex Libris to allow updating Community Zone records via MarcEdit Alma Integration., so that we can update records one at a time, instead of adding MARC fields to a record one11 votesHello All,
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SRU/SRW: Increase the 10,000 record retrieval limit
The usefulness of the SRU service is reduced substantially by the 10,000 record limit.
If removing the limit is not an option, it would still help a lot if the limit could be increased to, say, 100,000.
My use case is that I'm using the SRU service in combination with the Bibs API to do batch processing of catalog records.
17 votesHello All,
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Make it possible for patron to automaticaly renew his library card
Our scenario: User must have a library card in his possession in order to borrow material from that library.The library cards are vaild for one year at a time and thus need to be renewed every year against a small fee.
Suggested improvement: make it possible for a patron to renew a library card and paying the associated fee on-line.3 votesHello All,
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Alma Product Team
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Enable institutions to set a maximum daily API call limit per application
As customers to the Alma and Primo APIs we are bound by the limits of our maximum number of calls per day. Some of our applications make up the majority of our API calls, for example, those from our student portal which call on Alma every time a student logs in.
To help us avoid hitting our daily API limit it would be useful for us to be able to set our own maximum call limit per application. So for example, we could set the limit for calls from the staff portal to a lower figure than of the student…
0 votesHello All,
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Alma Product Team
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Make modification date of user account available in the User API (v2)
In the earlier SOAP-based version of the Alma User API, the last modification date of a user account was an available field. However, in the current REST-based API, that field is no longer available.
This piece of information is very important to us when we synchronize Alma data to ILLiad via our custom ILLiad login script. That allows to us update ILLiad as needed and insert an accurate modification date into a user's ILLiad account.
9 votesHello All,
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More user statistics
Hi,
currently the user object (https://developers.exlibrisgroup.com/alma/apis/xsd/rest_user.xsd?tags=GET) contains information regarding the total number of requests and loans as well as the total sum of fines & fees.
It would be great to have more of these - maybe even outsourced to an own resource e.g. /almaws/v1/users/{user_id}/statistics
Possible candidates could be:
(1) Total loans broken down by status (e.g. renewable, not renewable, overdue)
(2) Total loans due in n days (preferably with n configurable)
(3) Total requests broken down by type
(4) Total requests broken down by status and by type
(5) Total sum of fines and fees broken down…1 voteHello All,
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Alma Product Team
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Allow patron load integration using v2 to implement override so internal elements are preserved
Under General Administration when setting up a user record integration using v2 of the user.xsd, there appears to be some missing functionality to bring it in line with the REST user APIs.
The suggestion is to add additional options to the synchronize method so that under Synchronization type where it currently only has 'Swap All' as the only radio button, you could toggle between this and 'Override' as per the User APIs. This would allow internal notes and other internal attributes to be preserved.
It might also be useful to add the list of fields via selection that the Override…
4 votesHello All,
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Alma Product Team
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API for terms of use
An API to retrieve the terms of use would allow us to display borrowing rules on our website which are completely synced to our Alma configuration.
13 votesHello All,
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Allow Z39.50 and other search results to include the barcode
Alma's APIs need to provide greater flexibility in fields searched. Too often the MMSID must be used but this is not a particularly useful ID as it is internal. It's also not particularly helpful as it does not integrate with other systems like Remote Storage management systems, Bindery, NCIP, and the like. Yet Primo displays the barcode so clearly it's not difficult to pull out of a record.
12 votesHello All,
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