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Add "General Notes" at the collection, service, and portfolio levels to Analytics
Please add the following note fields to Analytics:
Electronic Collection:
- General notes (multiple entries)
Electronic Service:
- General notes (multiple entries)
Electronic Portfolio:
- General notes (multiple entries)Why is this necessary?
You can search for many fields in Alma itself, but not all of note fields can be exported from Alma. But this is particularly important for note fields!Thank you very much in advance!
Note: this is a follow-up idea to:
Add "General Notes" at the collection, service, and portfolio levels as indexable/searchable fields
https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/308173-alma/suggestions/46387843-add-general-notes-at-the-collection-service-an102 votes -
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.Snip…
82 votesUnder Review · AdminShoshana de la Fuente (Product Manager, Esploro Repository, Ex Libris) respondedDear Colleagues,
if the suggested solution available within analytics is not sufficient, please respond with an explanation why. Otherwise we will be closing this idea.
Thank you for your feedback,
Shoshana
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Create Analytics field for self check loans and returns
Currently to identify self check stats for loans and returns in Analytics you either need to do one of the following:
- Create separate Circulation Desks for self checks
- If the operator Primary Identifier field is "None" assume the loan or return was a self check one
Neither of these workarounds work if you choose to delete Library staff records from Alma and not retain full statistics in Analytics or if the Circulation Desks are deleted (which can happen if a Library is closed)
It would be preferable to have a separate field in Analytics that indicates whether a loan or…
108 votes
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