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  1. Allow overlap analysis for network zone collections

    Many of our electronic collections are managed in the network zone, but we can't do any overlap analysis on these collections. Is it possible to expand the overlap analysis functionality to include network zone collections, and to compare them to either institution zone, network zone, or community zone collections?

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    1 comment  ·  Resource Management - Electronic  ·  Admin →
    Completed  ·  AdminUri Beladev (Product Manager, Ex Libris) responded

    This functionality was introduced in the new Overlap Analysis tool that was released in March 2022 Alma Release. In the new Overlap Analysis tool, e.collections from the Network Zone can be selected for comparison.

  2. Provide MARC record quality measures to CZ collections

    CZ collections vary in regard to the quality of their metadata. Some CZ collections contain rich MARC records, while others contain very poor records. When facing the question whether to import vendor's MARC records or to rely on CZ records, librarians usually lack basic information about the quality of existing MARC records in a given CZ collection.

    I would like to suggest that each CZ collection will include basic statistical information about the MARC records quality. Such information could be generated in different ways.

    One possibility is to provide an analysis based on predefined quality profiles of MARC records. Here,…

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  3. Removing old collection/overlap analysis reports

    It would be great if we could remove old collection/overlap analysis reports. There are a couple that we had run by accident or no longer need. we would like to keep this area of Alma neat.

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    2 comments  ·  Resource Management - Electronic  ·  Admin →
    Completed  ·  AdminUri Beladev (Product Manager, Ex Libris) responded

    This functionality was introduced in the new Overlap Analysis tool that was released in March 2022 Alma Release. In the new Overlap Analysis tool, reports can be removed from the reports history list.

  4. Enable an ability to update electronic collection proxy link settings in a batch mode.

    We are in the process of migrating from EZProxy to OpenAthens. We have over 500 electronic collections. Currently in our migration plan we will have to change the proxy setting one by one. It would be helpful to have a way to update the electronic collection proxy setting using some type of batch or programmatic (i.e. API) process.

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    0 comments  ·  Resource Management - Electronic  ·  Admin →
    Completed  ·  AdminUri Beladev (Product Manager, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello Community,

    Thanks for raising this idea.

    This Idea exchange was developed and is available in Alma.

    You can read about it in the Release notes:

    https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Release_Notes/2022/Alma_2022_Release_Notes#Batch_Update_Electronic_Collection_Attributes_(NERS_6969)

    For updating the Electronic Service Proxy Enables (Yes/No) and the Selected Proxy you can now use the following flow:

    Run a job -> Information Update -> 'Change Electronic Collection information' job -> Select a set of collection/s -> open the section named 'Change Set Service linking information' -> Proxy enabled (Yes/No) (see attached Electronic Service Proxy.png)

    For updating the Electronic Collection Proxy Enables (Yes/No) and the Selected Proxy you can now use the following flow:

    Run a job -> 'Information Update -> Change Electronic Collection information' job -> Select a set of collection/s -> Open the section named 'Change Electronic Collection information' -> Set Proxy enabled (Yes/No) (see attached Electronic Collection Proxy.png)

    Thanks,

    Uri Beladev | Product owner

  5. Add time to the ‘Submit date’ field in the CZ Updates Task List

    In the CZ Updates Task List, portfolios can be added & deleted & it’s impossible to know which came first from the task list without leaving the screen you’re on. Having the time in the 'submit date' field would allow you to see if content that has been deleted (when it shouldn't have been) has been re-added. Otherwise, you have 2 entries for the same title in the task list and no idea of the order the instances occurred.

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  6. Implement auto holdings for Taylor and Francis

    Implement auto holdings (autoholding, auto load, autoload) for Taylor and Francis, as is already available for ProQuest, Elsevier, Ovid, and Springer.

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  7. Implement auto holdings for Wiley

    Implement auto holdings (autoholding, auto load, autoload) for Wiley, as is already available for ProQuest, Elsevier, Ovid, and Springer.

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    4 comments  ·  Resource Management - Electronic  ·  Admin →
    Completed  ·  Dana Moshkovits responded

    Automatic Upload of Electronic Holdings now allows libraries to update their holdings within the Wiley journals and books offerings in a single automated process

    for more information please see Alma April release Notes

  8. Add Access type in the portfolio information update job

    Since Ex Libris has added Access type for individual portfolio, there has to be a job to run to add access type to the portfolios in a collection. Currently, either we have to specify it in each portfolio manually, or we load a spreadsheet matching on portfolio ID. Unfortunately, as of today 1/23/2019, when loading a spreadsheet without the local coverage, e.g. only the access type, the local coverage is overwritten.

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  9. Add additional fields to the General Publishing Profile, Electronic Inventory Enrichment

    Since the October 2018 release, new fields are available for the General Publishing Profile, Electronic Inventory Enrichment.
    I am still missing the following fields:
    Authentication Note
    Internal Note
    Please add them to the Electronic Inventory Enrichment as well.

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  10. Don't dublicate identifiers in the KBART and the TXT schema

    In cases where a record in Alma has only either 022a or 776x Alma puts the only ISSN in both printidentifer and onlineidentifier.

    Reading a file that has the same ISSN in both printidentifier and onlineidentifier makes it hard to know if that ISSN is a print identifier or an online identifier.

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    Completed  ·  Dana Moshkovits responded

    If a bibliographic record has either 022a or 776x Alma puts the only ISSN in both print_identifer and online_identifier (same for ISBN). This was fixed as part of the November release : e-issn is mapped to online identifier and print issn is mapped to print identifier
    with no duplication.
    The customer parameter ‘temp_kbart_identifier_export’ need to be true for this fix to be applicable.

    from now on when there is no Eisbn the isbn will not be exported to both columns

  11. Electronic collection extended export file format change from xls to xlsx

    the output of the 'edit service>portfolios>extended export' is currently xls (very old excel format) which has a huge inefficient file size and a technical limitation of 50,000 lines.

    we would like the extended export output to be in the much newer, much more efficient XML based xlsx format, which has a much smaller file size to work with, while also providing many more lines - very useful for libraries with very large electronic collections that rely on this functionality.

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    2 comments  ·  Resource Management - Electronic  ·  Admin →
    Completed  ·  AdminDana Moshkovits (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    When using the Extended Export option available under (Electronic Service Editor > Portfolios (tab) > Export (icon)), the output file is now upgraded to *.xlsx. This format enables users more options and improves efficiency.

    For more information see August Release Notes

  12. update collections job

    Allow Information Update for Electronic Collections. Sometimes, we need to add a public note to all of the collections that are tied to a specific interface, due to scheduled maintenance, or unexpected downtime. It would be great if we could add/remove these notes with a job. Some large providers, like Ebsco, Proquest, or Wiley can have over 15 collections we have to manually edit, which is a big time drain

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    9 comments  ·  Resource Management - Electronic  ·  Admin →
    Completed  ·  Dana Moshkovits responded

    Alma December release includes an enhancment to cloud app application by the name of e collection quick update which provides an easy way to update of supported fields in a set of e-collections.
    (you can read more about here:
    https://github.com/ExLibrisGroup/alma-e-collection-quick-update/wiki/Help)

    Now the cloudAPP includes additional fields:
    1. Public description
    2. "Activate new portfolios associated with service automatically? "
    3. Service temporarily unavailable message
    4. Service unavailability reason
    5. Service unavailable message as of date
    6. Internal description

  13. Electronic portfolios in an electronic collection/packages should inherit data displays from the collection's service

    Data elements that are set at a Electronic collection service level should cascade down and be applied/display at the electronic portfolio level.
    While portfolios that are part of an electronic collection/package inherit the properties that are set at the service level, those inherited properties do not display in Alma in the individual portfolios. For example, the proxy value in the individual portfolios will always display in Alma as "No" even when the true value inherited from the electronic collection's service is "Yes." Similarly, a public or authentication note entered at the electronic collection or service level does not cascade down…

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  14. Alma Metadata Editor needs a "delete portfolio" option.

    When am in the MD Editor, looking at a record for an e-resource, I can "View Inventory" to display the portfolios. From that half of the screen, I can view or edit the portfolios. Within that view or edit, I can click on the "Linking" tab and "Test access". If I find that the link has expired and the portfolio needs to be deleted, I want to be able to delete it at this point. But I have to return to the bib. record, release it, exit the editor, click back as many times as it takes to return to…

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  15. Overlap Analysis: Allow comparing unactivated collection to all activated collection

    Use case: we consider subscribing to a new database but want to know how it overlaps with ALL of collections we have access.

    Current Problems:

    Set Comparison
    1. The source collection must be activated
    2. Have to select ALL target collections by hand

    Selected Titles:
    1. Kinda works BUT it DOES NOT look at coverage info

    tl;dr: please implement something similar to Overlap Analysis in SerSol's ClientCenter.

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    Hi All,

    Is there an easy way to compare all of our activated e-resource holdings in our Alma Institution Zone against one database we don’t have activated to determine overlap and unique…

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    2 comments  ·  Resource Management - Electronic  ·  Admin →
    Completed  ·  AdminUri Beladev (Product Manager, Ex Libris) responded

    This functionality was introduced in the new Overlap Analysis tool that was released in March 2022 Alma Release. In the new Overlap Analysis tool, e.collections from the Community Zone can be selected for comparison.

  16. batch job de/activation of proxy enabled setting at service level

    You can de/activate the proxy setting in batch for portfolios, by using the "Change electronic portfolio information" job on a set. Unfortunately you cannot at this stage do the same on Services or Collections.

    I have approximately 30 services that I would like to change EZproxy enabled from YES to NO. I do not want to run a batch job on the portfolios - I want the proxy to be determined at service level and the portfolios to inherit the settings. It would be helpful if this could be done as a batch job rather than editing each service manually.

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    Completed  ·  AdminUri Beladev (Product Manager, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello Community,

    Thanks for raising this idea.

    This Idea exchange was developed and is available in Alma.

    You can read about it in the Release notes:

    https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Release_Notes/2022/Alma_2022_Release_Notes#Batch_Update_Electronic_Collection_Attributes_(NERS_6969)

    For updating the Electronic Service Proxy Enables (Yes/No) you can now use the following flow:

    Run a job -> Information Update -> 'Change Electronic Collection information' job -> Select a set of collection/s -> open the section named 'Change Set Service linking information' -> Proxy enabled (Yes/No) (see attached Electronic Service Proxy.png)

    For updating the Electronic Collection Proxy Enables (Yes/No) you can now use the following flow:

    Run a job -> 'Information Update -> Change Electronic Collection information' job -> Select a set of collection/s -> Open the section named 'Change Electronic Collection information' -> Set Proxy enabled (Yes/No) (see attached Electronic Collection Proxy.png)

    Thanks, 

    Uri Beladev | Product owner

  17. Moving portfolios from one collection to another

    Remove portfolios from collection in bulk to become Standalone Local Portfolios, or be able to simply move portfolios in bulk from one collection to another collection.

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    Completed  ·  15 comments  ·  Resource Management - Electronic  ·  Admin →

  18. Community Zone Updates Task List filter for "Local Information"

    When working in the Community Zone Updates Task List I would like to be able to filter by items that do/do not have Local Information (screenshot: https://www.screencast.com/t/rrCNY2U0CI). Having local information can determine if further action is needed (i.e. updating coverage information, removing local parameters, etc.).

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  19. cz updates -improved search functionality

    Improve search functionality in the CZ Updates Task List so that more advanced searching can be done. With the Dismiss All functionality, one can only dismiss everything in the task list, but with advanced search functionality one could limit to irrelevant tasks (i.e. book coverage updates) and only dismiss those tasks.

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  20. CZ Updates Task List--journals only

    Limit what goes into the CZ Updates Task List to only be journals (no books).

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