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Display External Name of Physical Location at SoA location facet
We want to display "External Name of Physical Location" at SoA location facet. However, if Summon edits the location description from "Name" to "External Name", Alma overwrites it.
Currently, only "Name" can be displayed there.5 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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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
9 votesHello All,
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Allow Users to lock preferred panel position for user details and summary panel
Currently the location of the summary panel for record views and patron details alternates between the right side of the page and the top of the page depending on window size. (See the note on #6 of Changes to the User Interface: https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentation/010Alma_Online_Help_%28English%29/010Getting_Started/050Alma_User_Interface_%E2%80%93_General_Information/045Usability_Improvements/Layout_Improvements )
Sometimes even minimal changes to the window size causes this rotation. It would be nice if users could choose to lock the location of these panels to their preference, regardless of window size. This helps with consistency in documentation for manuals, as well as provides consistency in location if information when working on different computers.
17 votesHello All,
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Use data source code not data source label during Delete External Data Sources
From Admin > Run a Job > Delete External Data Sources, users should be given a list of codes instead of labels. If libraries are importing different sets from the same source and want to use the same label, if external data needs to be deleted, staff have to temporarily relabel the appropriate discovery import profile.
Any drop down list in Alma should be using unique fields not fields that can be not unique.
4 votesHello All,
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Make images of material bigger
Please make the image of the book, DVD, etc. much bigger in the search results. Students can often identify their titles if they can clearly see the cover image. It would help reference work.
1 voteHello 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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Enhance SUSHI admin job reports with additional details for troubleshooting purposes
Are there plans for ExLibris to bulk up the details provided in the admin jobs reports for executed SUSHI requests? The admin reports currently lack any meaningful details that will help with re-formatting/ troubleshooting usage report errors. Manual usage report uploads that fail will list the errors and give the specific columns/ rows that were problematic but the admin job reports provides don't include this information. Instead you have to contact ExLibris Support with the relevant process ID number to get that information which is cumbersome and time-consuming.
5 votesHello All,
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SIS Synchronize: flexible 'Email on error' option
We run the SIS SYNCHRONIZE job four times a day for ongoing synchronisation of existing Alma users from an external source. Like for most jobs, ‘Send on success’ and ‘Send on error’ email notifications can be configured.
The ‘Send on error’ email notifications will fire if the failure rate (number of rejected records) meets or exceeds 5% of the total number of processed users. This means that if the job processes many users e.g. 30'000 there could be 1000 rejected users but we would not be sent an error email notification. In contrast, if the job processes e.g. 20 users…
5 votesHello All,
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Add Access Type to Customize View
I love the option to customize my view and choose what info is displayed under portfolios and collections in my search results. It would be very useful to be able to display the Access Type: Current, Perpetual, or Current and Perpetual. Right now we need to open the record and navigate to the field.
Please add Access Type as a field we can choose to see.
3 votesHello All,
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Modifiche alla visualizzazione personalizzata
Fra le varie opzioni di Personalizza VIsta sarebbe utile poter inserire il possessore, elemento molto utile per la gestione del libro antico e dei fondi antichi, cosa al momento impossibile
1 voteHello All,
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1 vote
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Give us back the old menus from last month!
That was a very abrupt break. I am not an advanced Alma user by any standard, and this change has me somewhat floundering! We have a small staff consisting of 2.5 FTEs and two student work studies and this was not well-received. It would have been one thing to make the original menu bar hidden and easily retrieved, but to remove it altogether was a bad move. And I'm coming from the perspective of over 3 decades in software development and system administration/help desk.
3 votesWe are working collaboratively with the Customers Alma UX Focus Group on the new layout. The new layout has many benefits and already 88% of the users are using it. Specific feedback on elements that can be improved is most welcome. If a bug is detected please open a case according to the regular support process. We will keep adjusting the menu behavior according to customers’ needs.
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Add option to continue using old layout
The new layout is not as easy to use as the old layout. I would much rather have the option to continue using the old layout. Thank you.
3 votesThe new layout has many benefits and already 88% of the users are using it. Specific feedback on elements that can be improved is most welcome. If a bug is detected please open a case according to regular support process
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autofit
Adding an autofit for columns would help minimize wasted space for those who are comfortable with denser text or need to work with a relatively narrow screen. I think the most common form of the functionality is a double-click on the right border of a column to size it to fit content.
1 voteHello All,
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Have a "undo" or "restore" button for Configuration actions/profiles
For those important actions or profiles, such as the External Integration Profiles, it will be of great help to have a "undo" or "restore" button. So that if something is wrong after clicking the "Save" button (either too early or incorrectly), the action can be reversed. The good old one can be restored. It happened to me yesterday. I mistakenly and wrongly updated our SAML profile in the Production environment instead of the sandbox that I intended to, which caused the login failure of both Primo and Alma. I had to open a ticket with highest priority in the online…
1 voteHello All,
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Consistent control of Alma letters by code table changes, to match with Primo labels
Latest Alma design is that updates to letters by code table changes behave holistically to present consistent terminology to users. For example, the renew status field added to the Courtesy Letter in December 2019 will display for users both in Primo My Account and within the Alma Letter itself.
This consistent design is not in place for older letters, and Ex Libris considers making these consistent to be an enhancement (see 00769609).
For example, the 'Notes that may affect loan' in the On Hold Shelf Letter are able to be changed in the code table, but this actually only changes…5 votesHello All,
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Show Call Number on Loan Receipt Letter
Could there be an option to add the call number information to the Loan Receipt Letter. It would be useful, especially for items with multiple volumes.
4 votesHello All,
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E-resource trial reporting
Include additional fields, result, result reason and purchase decision data, for E-resource trials, for export or in analytics.
3 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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