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Segmented Display of the MMS ID
It would improve the readability of the MMS ID, if it was displayed with segments:
9910 775585597 05501
(instead of 991077558559705501)
But it should only affect the visibility, the spaces should not be copied, when you copy/paste the id
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Alma RSS feed shouldn't be limited to physical items set
The RSS feature in Alma provides a feed to Primo, identifying new items published or added to the inventory. Currently, it seems that RSS Publishing is limited to PHYSICAL items (as mentioned in the documentation), and that that newly activated portfolios or electronic collections cannot be taken into account and included in a set. It matters a lot to us that RSS Publishing is effective for physical items and electronic portfolios
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A different colour scheme for Alma Sandbox
Currently, Alma (Sandbox) and Alma (Production) looks almost the same except for the tiny “Sandbox” wording under the Alma logo on the top left corner of the screen.
It can be very misleading and it will be disastrous (and irreversible in some cases!) if I update the wrong records in Production.You may want to consider to use a different colour scheme for the Sandbox login. Eg a “Alma Sandbox” logo with a red background.
Thank you.
9 votesHello All,
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Export to Excel directly from Job Report
I'm requesting exporting to Excel from Job Report.
Currently when I run a Shelf Report I have to do many steps to export to Excel.
I have to click on the report then click on analysis to expand results.
Once expanded I have to click on each result (1-5) and select "Preview items" from the actions button.
After doing all that I to export the list to Excel I have to select export "Excel (all fields)".If there was an Option to export or download to excel directly from Job Report, similar to "Barcodes with no matched item", that would…
9 votesHello All,
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Not so much an idea more like a request
I would love to see more keyboard shortcuts like "Alt+B" throughout the system. Like in voyager I would love to able to use keyboard instead of the mouse. It would make my workflows so much more comfortable and faster.
9 votesHello All,
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addressFrom in letter configuration: all emails should be sent from the same address
There are a few letters (like the "Interested In Letter"), for which not the addressFrom in the letter configuration is used, but the library address instead.
We would like all letters to be sent from the "addressFrom" in the letter configuration.
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Include the parameters used in the Job Report
The current Job Report is of varying usefulness, depending upon the job run. In many cases, all that is returned is the name the user gave to the batch, time and date run, the number of records processed, and a process ID which is useless on the local level.
It would be FAR more useful if the Job Report, at a minimum, included all of the parameters used to generate the report -- a summary of the selections and input made in the "Run a Job" screens. Without the parameters, troubleshooting is difficult if not impossible.
As an example, when…
8 votesHello All,
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Physical item count on home page
Please add a widget option to the home page that displays a simple current count of physical items. I should not have to create an analysis to get this basic information.
7 votesHello All,
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Enhanced customisation for Contact Information pop-up
We are suggesting that there should be a way to add additional fields to the mapping table of the Contact Information Pop-Up configuration from other information sources inside Alma, for example the user's school or department.
7 votesHello All,
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Add the ability to use facets with imported itemized sets
When importing data to an itemized set it is not currently possible to use the facets in the members list.
7 votesHello All,
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Allow for the updating of license terms using scripts or spreadsheets.
Currently all updating in licenses is a manual process. To add or reorder terms has to be done manually and to add a new term to existing license has to be done manually. Wouldn't it be nice for either type of updating to be achieved via a script or spreadsheet? For managing terms, it would be great to export the existing terms to a spreadsheet, make changes and then upload the new terms order and organization. It would also be great to be able to update existing terms in the same way, via either spreadsheets or scripts, whereby we could…
7 votesHello All,
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Extend searchable range of Monitor Jobs table
The monitor jobs table is useful in tracking and troubleshooting problems. Sometimes it would be really helpful to be able to track certain jobs further back than 30 days, but when you enter a search term while using a date range of greater than 30 days, you get the error message:
Search is not supported when the date range is more than 30 days.
It would be helpful to be able to track jobs longer ago than 30 days.
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"Report a Bug" button
Yeah, the UI is slightly buggy and I'd like an ability to report these bugs, thanks.
7 votesHello All,
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Improve navigation in Alma by providing breadcrumps
Improve navigation in Alma by providing breadcrumps (pathways) like the ones you have in the training portal as seen from the enclosed screen shot.
7 votesHello All,
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Access Different Desks
If you are working on a project in acquisitions and someone comes to the desk to check out a book, the acquisitions project must be scuttled in order to switch over to fulfillment. It would be great to have access to both desks at once (perhaps on different tabs) so that involved projects don't need to be randomly scuttled.
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Add a print option to tables
Printing tables off in Alma can only be achieved by either printing the page (makes for poor results), or exporting to CSV and formatting that document.
Please see the attachment for my suggestion.
7 votesHello All,
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Calendar management reminders
Would be good to get a reminder when standard opening hours "valid to" date is about to end.
We had a hard time understanding why interlibrary books borrowed at one of our libraries got very short due dates.
It is impossible to remember to update the standard opening hours every 3 year. Also a valid time of 3 years is very short for standard opening hours, it should be longer or not have a limit at all.6 votesHello All,
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dates over Alma-D thumbnails
We'd like the ability to display date of creation over thumbnail images in Alma-D collection views. We have many objects with the same title in our historical collections (yearbooks, periodicals, newsletters). When browsing these collections users will be looking at pages of thumbnails with identical titles, with no way to differentiate the items beyond the thumbnail images themselves (which often provide no information about date).
Adding the date of creation to the metadata already displaying over the thumbnails (material type and title) would make it much easier for our users to find digital assets while browsing.
6 votesHello All,
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Remove the ability to set the "Default View" on the Views List
When in the "Configure Views" area, our university has multiple views, including development views. It has happen MANY times that the selected "Default View" gets accidentally changed. We have multiple users going into this list and sometimes we don't notice the views had been accidentally changed.
Can we remove this ability within the "Views List" page and change it to checkmarks or be prompted to save the changes of the "Default View" if any changes are made? I would still like the ability to set the Default View but only have the ability to select after clicking on the "..."…
6 votesHello All,
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Messages/Email in Alma
When assigning tasks, bibs, etc. to users in Alma, it would be beneficial to receive a copy of the message that is being sent and/or have a history in your user profile so that you can keep track/proof of messages/assignments sent to people/users.
6 votesHello All,
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