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Add Process Note as extra column on the In Process Items screen
Add Process Note (for e.g. Binding Work Order Type) as an extra column to the In Process Items screen.
2 votesHello All,
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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 votesHello All,
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Create a system that IDs (and removes?) former staff who are still linked to reports and actions in ALMA.
We have had several people leave our library but we didn't realized that they were still listed as recipients on reports and scheduled actions. ExLibris say there is currently no way to identify what process staff members are connected to except to open and edit every report and look for their name. A simpler way of IDing or reporting/removing ex-staff would be very helpful (long term).
1 voteHello All,
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Publishing of alternative call number from Alma to Primo
Currently item-level information is not published from Alma to Primo. As a result creating of call number search and browse indexes that include both permanent as well as alternative call number is not possible.
182 votesDear all, I would like to update that after consulting with our colleagues in Primo on this development, it was decided that this idea will be closed as we are not developing new functionality enhancements for Alma-Primo, and will not be adding this to the existing “publishing to Primo”. Future new Alma-Primo enhancements will be done for Primo VE only.
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Collaborative space for project management
Create a space for collaborating on projects, sharing calendars, working toward milestones.
1 voteHello All,
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Socialize Alma
Enable users to see other users online, chat, etc.
1 voteHello All,
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Make the confirmation message after a task is completed a hyperlink
When a task is completed in Alma, such as the creation of PO Line, a confirmation message appears at the top of the screen in Alma, such as:
Your request to order now POL-227 has been submitted.
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The request was successfully submitted : request id = 701397340002914
In these cases, we would like the identifying number given in the confirmation message to be clickable as a hyperlink and route the operator to the record, request, or POL that was just created or modified. So for the PO line, POL-227 would be clickable and open the POL for edit; for…
14 votesHello All,
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Create an "Ideas Meta" category for ideas on the tool itself
As an ExLibris customer, I would like a channel were I can submit my ideas on how the Idea Exchange tool could be improved, so that the tool can evolve for maximum benefit for both ExLibris and customers.
See Meta Stack Overflow as an example.
Currently I don't know an obvious place where I could submit this idea, which is why it ended up in Alma - Other ... The idea about a meta category thus exemplifies the need expressed in the idea itself. How meta is that? ;-)
0 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.
7 votesHello All,
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Coordinate the alphabetization of the Letters tables
Coordinate the alphabetization of the Letter Activity table and the Letter Emails table in configuration, and the letters description table in the OLH. Each table seems to use a different alphabetization scheme (if any at all) which makes it extremely difficult to coordinate configurations or to locate specific letters to customize or review.
1 voteHello All,
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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…
2 votesHello All,
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In Advanced search make a change on condition 'country of origin' "equals" and then a drop down list with countries
If you add the condition 'language' while making an Advanced Search you get "equals' and a dropdown list with languages. This is not the case if you search on 'country of origin'. We would like to have "equals" and a dropdown list with countries added to the conditions.
1 voteHello All,
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Make the site compatable for minimizing the window.
When minimizing the window to half screen or less the words and links overlap and squish together instead of adjusting to screen wideness, ive never seen a website do this before and it gets really annoying when working on 2 windows pulled up side by side.
4 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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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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Make Interface Admin and Usage Stats Information Usable from Alma
It would be great if we could export username and password fields from the Administrative Information tab and Statistics Information tab located under the Vendor Interface Details page for each interface we have in Alma. As it is now, it is not possible to export this information using Analytics. We are currently required to either provide more access than is necessary for users who are tasked with collecting usage, or maintain a separate spreadsheet/database with URLs, usernames and passwords, which is an ongoing duplication of effort as these change frequently.
12 votesHello All,
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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.
2 votesHello All,
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Hyperlink call number.
While the hyperlinked title is a valuable tool, many of our daily searches necessitate use of of the call number. This is especially true for journals with multiple titles. Hyperlinking the call number would dramatically reduced search time. Being able to 'click through' to all titles linked with a call number would be most useful to our staff.
11 votesHello All,
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Alma Monitor Jobs
ALMA | Monitor Jobs -- would like the ability to eventually delete jobs that have previously run and which are now no longer active - see attachment
1 voteHello All,
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Improve sort order in configuration lists
Some configuration lists (e.g. Physical Material Type Descriptions) have a large number of rows and it is extremely time consuming to change the sort order if you want to move something that is near the bottom of the list to near the top of the list.
It would be great if a sort row number could be entered against a particular row and that row would then be moved to that place in the sort order and all other rows resorted accordingly
e.g. Physical Material Type Descriptions has 84 rows. If I want to move the value in row 84…
3 votesHello All,
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