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  1. Add Save&Release event in Analytics

    It would very helpful the tracing of the Save&Release event for an MMS record in the Analytics Events subject area.

    This event could help in organizing the workflows between cataloguers.
    With a scheduled analytics report we could let know to a more experienced cataloguer when his colleagues definitely finish their job on a bibliographic record.

    At the moment we are monitoring the Physical Items - Bibliographic Details - Modification date field,
    but intercepting the Save & release event would be a better solution.

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  2. Please add a field (or change the Full Month fields) to have YYYY-MM format

    For all Full Month fields can you please change the format of the field so that they show as YYYY-MM (using 4 digits for the year and the 01 through 12 for the month) so that they can be ordered accordingly when used in prompted, etc. OR please add a new field that represents the Full Month field but in the YYYY-MM format. The current Full Month fields are literally useless.

    These would include but not limited to Due Full Month, Loan Full Month, Return Full Month, Renewal Date Fullmonth and Last Renewal Full Month fields in the Fulfillment subject…

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  3. Make Provider Account ID info available to users as an Analytics option

    Need Provider Account ID in order to use the Resources report called 'My Electronic Resources by Provider' to get electronic resources counts on all providers not just the ProQuest default.

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  4. Add "Electronic Collection Content Type" to Alma Analytics

    In Alma, you're able to filter and view electronic collections by "Electronic Collection Content Type" (i.e. Book Package, Journal Package, etc.) -- However, this isn't a column or field available in Analytics.
    It would be great if it could be included so we could create reports on electronic collections based on how the content is defined for that collection.

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  5. Add "credit" to Fees and Fines subject area

    Users want to create reports that show credits issued by which operators, the date and amount of the credit, who the credit was issued to and what the credit was issued for.

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  6. Add "VAT Percentage" to Analytics

    Currently there is no way to get the VAT percentage of an invoice or invoice line in Analytics. There is only "VAT Code %", but this is useless for institutions that don't use VAT Codes.

    (see also cases 06640702 and 06605754)

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  7. Out-of-the-box reports - misleading column headers

    A number of reports have column headers which do not reflect the results of the actual criteria used in the report e.g. Count of Items Loaned have a column header of Loans (In House + Not In House) where a filter of ‘In House Loan Indicator is equal to / is in N’ has been applied. Appreciate that you can go in and change the Column Heading description but not all users will think to check the criteria of a report and assume the results are for that indicated in the column header - see attached document for example and…

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  8. Analytics User - has course Yes/No option

    Add the option for 'Has course' Yes/No option for user reports in analytics.

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  9. Index MARC field 440 contents to Series or Series statement in Bibliographic details of Design analytics

    Series titles entered to MARC field 440 currently cannot be retrieved using Design analytics. Many old bib records carry series titles in field 440. Thank you for your consideration!

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  10. serial type

    Be able to lookup bibliographic titles by serial type (Fixed field 21 SrTp: Type of continuing resource), especially for monographic series type m. Our serials desk wants a way to easily find these so when they receive materials they can separate the standing orders from the subscriptions. They could also generate reports from the data parsed in Analytics to assist their students during the receiving process.

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  11. Add SUSHI “Status Description” field for uploaded files as column option in Analytics

    Ex Libris has said “No valid report items found in the file” is behavior that should still be listed as a “Fully Processed” file, but it would be helpful if we could more easily find files that we believe may not have loaded properly based on their Alma “Status Description” in Analytics.

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  12. Analytics widget - customize/remove Open in a new window link

    I'd like to be able to remove or customize the "Open in a new window" link that appears on top of a widget of an analytics report.

    The widget can only fit a very short report. Opening this short report in full view is not that useful. It would be better to link to a longer report or a dashboard.

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  13. Identify subscription databases in Alma analytics

    It is possible to identify subscription collections in Alma analytics by marking the service editor: Free=Not free. However, databases do not have service editor. We do mark it in the collection editor as Free=not free.

    In Alma analytics, there is no way to identify subscription databases. My case was closed with the support directing me to suggest an idea here.

    Please add elements in Alma analytics so we can use to identify subscription databases.

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  14. Add "Field searched" Column in "Primo Popular Searches" Analytics

    "Field searched" is an attribute field that stores the field being searched. This is relevant if the user performed a search on a specific field (such as authors only). But now we can only use this function in the "Zero Result Searches". We would like to use this function in the "Primo Popular Searches", so that we could do more users behavior analysis.

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  15. Show folder and column details in filters in alma analytics where multiple columns have identical names.

    When creating a repost in Alma there are certain subject areas (e.g Physical Items) where a column name is identical across multiple folders.
    For example:
    Material Type (Physical Item Details)
    Material Type (Bibliographic Details)
    Material Type (PO Line)

    when viewed in "Create" view in Alma you can see the folder headings above the column headings and there identify which is which.
    However when used as filters, only the column heading is displayed - therefore it is impossible to identify which is which without clicking into each filter and looking for Column Formula to see which folder it comes from.

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  16. FRBR report option in Alma

    Primo has the ability to group titles (mulitple editions, for example) using FRBR principles. However, finding multiple editions of titles is very slow and cumbersome in Alma. A "FRBR" report option in Alma/Analytics would be very beneficial for collection work and could draw on capabilities already existing in Primo.

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  17. Add "Reading List description" field to Course Reserves and Leganto Instructor Usage/Leganto Student Usage Subject Areas

    It would make sense to add the Reading List Description field to Analytics as it is information which is available but missing from the Course Reserves Subject Area, and the Leganto Subject Areas which contain Reading list information. Without this information you cannot really reproduce a list from its constituent data.
    NB this is really a Leganto issue as much as anything, but the impact is felt in Analytics.

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  18. When building index tables, include data from all bib records (even if no holdings) and from all holdings records (even if no items).

    Currently, most holdings fields are not included in the indexing for the physical items table if there is no item attached. I believe the same is true for some bibliographic fields if there is no item and/or no holding.

    The resolution to the previous suggestion "Need a way to retrieve HOLDINGS where there are no ITEMS associated with the holding" addressed that one, very specific symptom of the larger problem.

    Now that we can FIND the holdings without items attached, we'd like to also search for and report on other information about them.

    Please index the same fields for ALL…

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  19. Changing Report Schedule - maintain notifications

    Analytics Configuration and Subscription - when you change the schedule of a report, it wipes out the email notifications that were set up in the original report. This should not happen - these should be maintained. We did not realize this until we did not receive a report we were expecting and we tracked it down to this issue.

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  20. Option to provide more details in Analystics automatic emails

    Include the Analytics objects' description in the automated emails sent out to subscribers or an option to edit the body of the email

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