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copy user account
Please provide the ability to clone accounts.
From time to time, a user will report that they can't do xyz with their account. It would be convenient to create a copy of the user's account (changing the name and primary ID) so that I can add and remove roles without disturbing a live account.
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Dynamically create statistical category and type specified in the user xml notice imported from SIS
The user.xsd xml shema contains statistical category an type description.
<user_statistics>
<user_statistic segment_type="External">
<statistic_category desc="STAPS">
4200013
</statistic_category>
<category_type desc="Code SISE">
BSISE
</category_type>
</user_statistic>However, when imported from SIS, il the category and type in a user.xml file imported from SIS does not already exist in Alma configuration tables, it is not imported in the statitistical type specified.
In the example below, category 4200013 and its description STAPS, type BSISE and its description Code SISE required to have been already created in Alma configuration tables.
If its not the case, the category 420003 is imported with NO type
and no description.…
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Custom Notifications
To send an automatic email notification to users when a certain value appears in their user details.
Like when a student has met graduation criteria, Alma will see this criteria in their user details and send an email to the student automatically to ask them to pay their outstanding fines.
In general, it would be good if Alma trigger automatic procedures based on the existence of certain values or triggers in the user details.
For example, when an exchange student has met course completion criteria, the university student system can update the student SIS data with a note to indicate…
3 votesHello All,
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Add signatures to 'General mail' messages (via User Details screen)
When sending 'General mail' messages via the User Details screen, would it be possible to have a facility to create/select signatures?
It's not a biggie but would save a bit of time and effort entering information that needs to go on many messages.
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lock fields in patron records
A problem we have is that when Alma imports updated patron data from the University's Central Registry database -- via an integration profile -- it can overright values that should not be overwritten for certain groups of patrons.
What we require is the ability to lock fields in patron accounts so that they cannot be overwritten.
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bulk deletion of attachment
It would be very useful to be able bulk delete or archive-off a Patron's attachments, regardless of the retention period settings.
2 votesHello All,
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Letter specifically for Account Deactivation
Imagine graduating and having your account deactivated as is normal, but instead of discovering that the account doesn't work when you go to use it one day, you get an email proactively that shares resources that the library makes available for alumni or others whose status has substantially changed. A letter triggered on account deactivation can make this a standard process with controled language and up-to-date resource suggestions.
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Clarify user details contact info created by and created date
In case #00711507 Rachel helped us discover that when a patron is toggled from external to internal the values in the "Created By" field for the contact information change to the user who toggled the patron but the "Created date" does not change from it's original value. The result is the "Created By" and "Created Date" don't match which causes confusion.
Perhaps when updating the "Created By" when the patron is toggled the "Created Date" could also be updated.
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Ability for Alma Administrators to create special menu bars for staff users.
It would be nice for our Alma Administrators to have some control over what each staff member sees on their menu bar or at least to be able to hide the configuration wheel from non-administrators. This would prevent some confusion staff members have when seeing options they do not have the privileges for, then telling us "it's not working." It would also allow us to create more simplified views for our student workers. Accidental menu customization done by staff is another problem we have. We have to try to figure out what they did in order to get their menu…
2 votesHello All,
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Allow expired internal users to reset their password
Many of our users are allowed to create and renew their patron accounts online using the API. Are users are all internal so they manage renewing their own accounts (we don't rely on 'active students' or the like).
We would like to add extra user authentication during renewal that requires users to enter their password. Of course many users forget their password and need to reset it before actually renewing. Unfortunately, Alma does not allow users who are expired to reset their password.
It would be very helpful if we could permit expired users to reset their passwords in order…
2 votesHello All,
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Display all roles on a user's record at the same time
Only 20 roles display at a time on a user's record.
For users with more than 20 roles assigned to their record, give the option to display all roles at the same time.
If you edit a role to add a desk, and that role exists on page 2 of the role list, it will "refresh" the display so that you're back on page 1 of the role list. You then have to scroll down the record and page forward again if you want to go back to the place you were.
2 votesHello All,
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Record Block Expiry Date Editing History
We’d like Alma to keep track of changes made to Block Expiry Date.
We sometimes edit and shorten Block Expiry Date when users return books late due to unavoidable circumstances. However, Alma does not keep track of changes made to the Block Expiry Date in the Blocks tab. It would be great if we could review the history of changes made to the Block Expiry Date in the History tab of user record.
2 votesHello All,
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Merge roles and scopes when assigning two profiles to one user
The paradigm, or model, that we chose for role assignment was to group roles into profiles named for departments. Our profiles have names like Tech Serv Manager Profile, Pub Serv Staff Profile, etc.
Linda Hall Library has three circ desks. Managers have been given roles which allow them to operate at the appropriate desks (Pub Serv Manager Profile has Circulation Desk Operator configured for Courtesy Desk and Main Circ and Rare Books Manager Profile has Circulation Desk Operator configured for Main Circ and Rare Book Room Circ). Similarly, we have two different work order departments, and managers' roles are scoped…
2 votesHello All,
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Add payment method column to Fines and Fees Details view
On the user details screen on the Fines and Fees tab in the Fines and Fees Details view it would be helpful if the column Payment Method was given as a possible column to view.
1 voteHello All,
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Improve how operator transactions/history is displayed throughout system due to privacy concerns
Operator identifiers are displayed throughout the system in various places, such as History and Notes tabs and the Receiving Operator field in the Physical Item Editor. These display as the operator's employee number, which has been raised by staff as a privacy concern. Currently, configuration can be set to disable this display only in the History tab, and only for users that do not have Manager or Administrator roles assigned to them. This is problematic for several reasons:
- Privacy concerns being raised by staff that their employee id is viewable by other users throughout the system
- "Hide" function…1 voteHello All,
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Ability to Disable the Dispute Functionality for Fine/Fee
Feature Requested:
An option to turn off the ‘Dispute’ functionality for fines and fees.Use Case:
With middleware connected to Alma and our university, anything that is done in Alma needs to be propagated to the rest of campus. Since there is not a need for the dispute functionality, we have not written any middleware on handling the dispute if it were to come in through the web hook. Currently, we are training staff to just not use the dispute functionality. It would be ideal to just turn off that option so that there is not a chance of discrepancy…1 voteHello All,
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block fine message
Allow the block message for the fine limit to be customized. Currently, the block message shows that the fine limit has been reached and then shows the amount owed. This is confusing to Student Assistants who only read the first part of the message and relate to the patron that the fine limit is all that is owned in overdue fines and fees.
1 voteHello All,
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See user's Institution Id in drop down menu
Our request concerns the display in the Patron Identification form
Currently, when searching for a user in Scan Patron's ID or search for patron, a pop-up appears with the name, the group and the Primary identifier displayed for each user.
We would like the user's Institution ID to be displayed as well.
Alternatively we would like the admin can choose whether to display the primary identifier or institution id.1 voteHello All,
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Having "nested" user records for users with dual or multiple statuses
I think that it would be useful for user records to have the option to have "nested" records where you have one user with one user profile, but under that profile, they have 2 or more identity profiles that contain other data that is linked to their different statuses.
The only parallel I can think of for it is when you have one bibliographic record and multiple item records attached to that one bib. record. All of them have the same main information, but individual record identities below.
This would be helpful because we have users that are current students…
1 voteHello All,
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Add Address fields in filter search
Under 'Contact', there are a few address fields where values are indexed. Besides the standard fields, it would be helpful to add the Addresses to the filter search to allow retrieval of results. Otherwise, it would be even better to allow the administrator to customize the fields they require for their needs. Thanks,
1 voteHello All,
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