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  1. Ability to delete a CZ linked portfolio from Repository Search>Portfolio list

    It would save a lot of time and clicks if it was possible to delete a CZ-linked portfolio from within the repository search, rather than having to identify the portfolio, open it, click on the collection name, then click on 'Additional information', Service, Portfolio list, search for the portfolio again and then click on the delete option from here. We would rather use this for ebooks than simply 'deactivate' as inactive portfolios are still retrieved in a repository search, which causes confusion about what we exactly have access to.

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    Already Supported  ·  Dana Moshkovits responded

    The functionality is already supported.
    It is possible to delete a CZ linked portfolio from the Electronic Portfolio search results.
    We will update the documentation to reflect the above.

  2. Improve the Record Quality & Coverage for eResources in the Community Zone

    Could you please source full level records for eResources in the Community Zone.
    The ability to link to records in the CZ is a great feature but if the records are poor or non-existent then this renders eBooks undiscoverable in Primo and will certainly render FRBRization impossible.

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    Already Supported  ·  3 comments  ·  Resource Management - Electronic  ·  Admin →
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  3. Option to update E-book Type

    We discovered recently that if the e-book material type is not added before the order is sent, it's automatically assigned to type - Portfolio. We want this to be Books. As there are now two e-material types because of this automation (Books and Portfolio),, it makes reporting difficult. Would it be possible to change the electronic material type at any time?

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  4. A search action/filter limited to locally created portfolios (i.e. non-CZ portfolios)

    A search action/filter limited to locally created portfolios (i.e. non-CZ portfolios). Among other use cases, it should be a way to keep track of deleted CZ portfolios that have become local portfolios. As I recall, SFX had/has such a search possibility.

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  5. Option to rank order in which manual jobs run

    We have had issues with small activation jobs (15 portfolios) having to wait and wait and wait while large jobs (60,000 portfolios) run very slowly. These small jobs could run very quickly if the large job were paused and the small jobs done first. Could an option be created to allow customers to choose to prioritize small jobs over large instead of prioritizing whichever job was queued first?

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  6. Allow Community Zone updates to push silently behind Local Overrides/Exceptions

    When we discover that a portfolio or collection has a linking or coverage date problem, we report it to Ex Libris ASAP so updates can be made to the collective. While waiting for them to fix an issue at the CKB level, we put in place a local linking override so our users can access the content for which we pay. We would like to be able to retain access to resources with as few gaps in services as possible.

    To go back to the CZ linking or coverage once a fix has been declared, we currently have to remove…

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    Already Supported  ·  Dana Moshkovits responded

    Electronic resources have global fields that are maintained by Ex libris and local overides fields that are maintained by the customer.
    Any changes Ex libris makes to the electronic resources are made to the global fields and are pushed automaticly and reported in the CZ update task list, the overides still take effect until they are deleted.
    if you have any local overides the CZ update task list will prompt you to remove them so the global fields will take effect.
    you can read more about it https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentation/010Alma_Online_Help_(English)/040Resource_Management/050Inventory/060Working_with_the_Community_Zone_Updates_Task_List

  7. Do not automatically activate Open Access electronic collections

    When new Open Access collections are introduced to Alma, allow the institution to decide if they want to activate the electronic collection, rather than automatically activating it.

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