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Print results of query
The print function for printing a query would be extremely helpful. I can print using the browser, but the columns are squished, so I would use 3 times the amount of paper as I would by using print from the screen, if that function is set up. It's much easier for long lists, so that we don't need to write down numbers, titles, or vendors as we check off the work we need to do - especially for the time period when Alma is new and we're working tasks to get things set up correctly.
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Improve UI of tables with many columns
Working with citations I opened the "Available in other lists" table and got a view where the table headers are so tall that I could only see one line of actual content at a time. (See attached screenshot.) I eventually "solved" the issue by removing columns but that doesn't help if you actually need the columns. Someone on support who tried to help me "solved" it by having better eyes than me ;-) so being able to use a smaller font on their screen.
Columns in these tables should have a fixed minimum width. When there are more columns than…
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sorting of printouts queue should remain when logging off
when the Printouts Queue opens, the three filters are always defined like this „Printout: All“ „Printed by: Me“ „Status: Pending“.We can of course make changes in the moment, but when we log out the next time we go to the Printouts Queue, the filters (All, Me, Pending) are back again.
The Staff-Users have different needs here and have to change the filters every single time they log in. Is there a possibility to make these changes stay?
The best option would be if the filters could be defined by the Staff-User themselves.
The second best option: defined filters by ExLibris…3 votes -
Improvement for label handling in letters
Improved handling of labels in letters
Add all labels in the selected language of the letter to the XML file (same structure as code-tables API). So in the XSLT stylesheet it can be referenced with XPATH and not with @@substituion.
In this way, the power of XPATH and XSLT can also be used for labels.
Example: QueryToPatronLetter (we only ever use line1): now each Patron Query Type must have a block with the same content. With labels in the data XML, it can be a block where the correct type is selected with XSLT and XPATH.
It also makes it…
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Add feature to change the background dark and the letters white in Alma
Please develop a way to change the background dark and the letters white. Reworded in hopes of getting an update on the previous idea from 2019. At that time it was stated this feature would be on a future roadmap, but we haven't seen anything yet. This is an important feature for those of us who spend a lot of our work time in Alma.
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Exclude results in "Facets"
When viewing search results in Alma, it would be nice to easily exclude items based on their pre-determined facets. For example, showing all results except for those on loan. This can be accomplished via an advanced search as well, but it would be more convenient to have it available via the facets menu, similar to how it is in Primo.
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German Translation and Knowledge Base-Usability Enhancement
There are many misunderstandable field translations in Alma.
If these cannot be repaired ad hoc in the program itself, one could at least touch this up in the KB, so that the explanations help further.Analytics is mostly untranslated, except for some buttons.
It would also be more user-friendly if the KB could be switched between English and German content at the current location via dropdown, without having to walk the path to the decisive location again.
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Allow bulk updating of citation sources
It would be very helpful to be able to run a job to delete, add or update a set of citation sources in bulk.
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Improve Primo view override function in Alma
The override function in the Configure Views section in Alma does not what one would expect, at least not for me.
It would be a lot better that you can override your default view with the settings of a newer view, but without irreversibly altering either and allowing to switch back, or use another view altogether.
And it should not only use the new settings, but also use it's customization package.
This way it's easy to update your default view with new settings and style while continuing to use the same view code.
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Interested In Letter - Remove from preferred email
Could we please have this letter removed from the list of letters affected by:
"For some letters, such as several resource sharing letters, the From: address contains the library's email preferred address, if this address is configured. If the address is not configured, the letters use ILL@exlibrisgroup.com as the From address. The list of letters with this behavior is:"
It doesn't make sense that a letter triggered by an acquisitions workflow is lumped in with a bunch of (largely) resource sharing letters.
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Dojo Payment Collection Software
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3 votes -
attachement tab in e collection editor
can we have an attachements tab in e collection editor so we can attach useful docs/comms relevant to that source, thank you
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Hodder Education Magazines
I found the Hodder Education Magazines collection in the community zone
GLOBAL E-COLLECTION ID: 614900000000002715
E-COLLECTION NAME: HODDEREDUCATIONMAGAZINES
The 'Type' is Database but this should be a Selective package with portfolios attached. Please see the website: https://www.hoddereducation.com/magazines?campaignid=20731573436&adgroupid=154982214693&adid=678956359353&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMInoXZqrevggMVVPh3Ch3vAQx7EAAYASAAEgJ2BvD_BwE.
Please can this collection be changed to selective package with portfolios to activate.3 votes -
Digital Marketing Agency
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Add Locked Process status to completed jobs
Currently EDI jobs complete and then tables lock for updating to complete through out Alma. This leaves other similar jobs stuck in the queue as Pending for several minutes.
Under this change instead of a completed job that locks tables being moved directly to history it would get an additional status in the Running jobs area. This status would let users know that the job had completed, but that Pending jobs would not be starting.
We have had ongoing issues where staff confusion resulted from a job completing, but the next job staying in Pending for 2-10 minutes. After much…3 votes -
Bulk update letter labels
The system should have an ability to bulk update all letter labels in a single place. It is especially important after a premium sandbox refresh that you would want to update Email subject or From address to show that email is coming from Sandbox but not from Production. The current system has ability to export labels per letters but it is too tidious to export labels for over a hundred letters. It can also be used to keep track of changes by exporting labels.
3 votes -
Homepage Notifications Order adjustable
It would be great if you could change the order of the homepage notifications. This option is already available in many areas.
3 votes -
Make Holdings information available in the Job Report
The Job Report page which can be navigated to via, for example, Monitor & View Imports is useful, but would be better still if data pertaining to imported-in holdings were also added.
The Physical Items pull-down lists total physical items imported, added and updated; and as the successful maintenance and troubleshooting of issues regarding holdings is arguably as important (to us, at least) as that for bibliographic records and items, it would be appreciated to see similar numerical indications of how successful attempted holdings updates have proven.
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Stop the difference in the item display between Alma and Primo when the description field is filled in
I would like to see all monograph items display as such in the Primo location tab.
Currently if an item (even if tagged elsewhere as a one time monograph) contains anything in the Items description field Primo is treating the item as a serial.
For an explanation of how Primo does this see the following knowledge center article: https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Primo/Knowledge_Articles/Difference_in_the_item_display_between_Alma_and_Primo_when_the_description_field_is_filled_inThis is a problem as it prevents users from easily seeing the availability information.
See for example the attached screenshot where the number of available titles does not display.Please change the logic in Primo so that it does not treat…
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Make ID fields for which a barcode scanner can be used, programmable to omit first or last characters read in by scanner.
We import user records for 4 campuses. One campus uses a 9 in front of the student's primary id which can be scanned into Alma. Getting barcode readers to modify a scanned string is difficult, especially on older readers. It would be great if somewhere in the institution parameters, the Primary ID field could be programmed to omit first character only when scanned in using a barcode reader. Ideally, this programming would allow someone to define the parameters so that you could tell Alma, read in from scan digits 1-9, 2-9, 2-8, etc. as there are often alpha/numeric prefixes and…
2 votes
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