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203 results found
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Add a Donor field to the physical item record.
Adding a "Donor" field to the item record would make it easier to track and manage items that are given to the library by a specific donor and reduce multiple Local 591 fields. This information could also then be displayed more prominently in PRIMO. With the donor attached to the actual item, it would help Special Collections departments.
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Improve the export to excel from the physical item records search list
When I export a set of physical item records from Alma to Excel, the Type / Creator / Imprint all end up in one field (column). This means that I can't easily sort by Author name. Please separate these data points into their own columns when exporting for easier manipulation in Excel.
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Sorting on Physical Items Labels Job
When you run the job named "Export Physical Items Labels", you cant select the order by field on the xml file that ALMA gave you. This is a problem when you take that xml file and with Biaf system print the Labels. For example if you print 100 or 200 Labels you have to search phisically, label by label for paste it on the books.
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Allow regex in description templates
Regex can be used in other places in Alma. Regex should be allowed in description templates to create fewer rules to manage.
I can't translate (in one single rule) all the variations of month ranges (01-02, 01-03, 01-06, 01-12, etc) from numbers to abbreviations. This means I either need dozens of rules or I have to settle for data that is not standardized.
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Running a report to show permalinks for physical items
I often create lists of library materials and include the permalink. This is a time consuming process where I have to search every material in Omni and copy its permalink to a spreadsheet. It would be wonderful if there was a field I could add in Analytics so I could create a list of say all the children's books with all their permalinks.
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Allow the use of comma for decimal separator in item replacement cost.
Hello,
Instead of using a decimal point for the decimal separator, the Brazilian real have a comma. The thousands separator for Brazilian money is the period.
Alma does not allow the use of comma as a decimal separator in item replacement cost. This is causing several problems to us, as this field had comma in it from our previous system (Aleph), and every time we need to update an item record the system gives an "Item replacement cost must be a number" error. Also, it seems that any Analytics report that includes the field results in an SQL error.
Regards,
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Standardize item record navigation
Currently when navigating the list of items the position of the numbers and arrows changes position depending on how deep you are in the records. For instance when you go from the first page to the second page the arrow will jump to the left due to the records being displayed adding another digit. This happens again when you hit three digits in the record display. So if you are paging through focused on the content you can all of a sudden jump to the end of the list without ever moving your mouse. I'm asking for this to be…
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Include in-house and loan usage details in export from physical items search results
Adding the in-house and loan usage to the export would provide easy on-the-fly stats for items, including sets built in-house. Yes I can accomplish this in analytics but in some cases it would be easier to access usage for multiple items within Alma
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Alma doesn't label the header as "Holdings ID" or "Holdings MMS ID" in both the Holdings view and the Physical Item Editor view
We're concerned that Alma doesn't label the header as "Holdings ID" or "Holdings MMS ID" in both the Holdings view and the Physical Item Editor view. Having the field named differently in different views lends itself to some confusion. Currently, the Holdings level ID (PID) appears as MMS ID if you are in Holdings record view. A screen shot is attached.
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4 votes
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We want to enable a user with Physical Inventory Operator role to run the job of “Change Physical Items
Background:
We want to enable a user with Physical Inventory Operator role to run the job of “Change Physical Items”. According to Alma doc, following roles can run the job:
* Repository Manager,
* Repository Administrator,
* Physical Inventory Operator
However, despite Repository Manager and Repository Administrator can run the job, Physical Inventory Operator does not have the option run any job. Besides, we only want the user to run the job of “Change Physical Items” but no others.
Request:
* Fix the incorrect right settings on Physical Inventory Operator. Let them have the right to run the job of…4 votes -
Select all items
Provide the option to select all items attached to a holdings record at once (rather than selecting page by page).
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Toggle Provenance Codes for Display
I'd like to propose an enhancement that allows provenance codes to be disabled/hidden instead of exclusively being deleted when they are no longer needed.
Currently, provenance codes can't be "hidden" from selection if they are no longer needed. Once a provenance code is not used, it can only be deleted and then any items with that code previously assigned are left with a single character from the code and "not listed".
We use provenance codes to note grant-funded resources, but once the grant is used up, we'd like to remove the provenance code option so it doesn't clutter up the…
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Ability to create multiple workorders for several items sharing the same MMS ID
Have the ability to create multiple work orders for several items sharing the same MMS ID (ex. serial with multiple volumes to pull and transfer to a different library). Currently we need to create a new a work order for each volume. This would improve workflow efficiency.
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Expand Validate Local Call Number Distinction task to include 050
The Validate Call Number Distinction task should include 050 call numbers and not just local 090 tagged call numbers.
Vendors are sending records with call numbers tagged 050 _4 (LC-type call number assigned by a library other than LC) which are essentially the same as a locally-assigned LC-type call number (090), only they're not included in the validation task. We are encountering lots of duplicate call numbers in our Alma database.
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Add the option to "generate barcode" in the Quick Cataloging page
I want to generate a barcode in Quick Cataloging and be able to view the barcode on the Quick Cataloging page. Currently, it takes several clicks to get to the Quick Cataloging item's barcode once the item has been created. I'd like to be able to see the barcode before I save the item I'm creating.
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Add Location to Barcode Generation
Right now, you can set up Barcode Generation in Alma to be Library-specific, however within a library, it would be nice to be able to generate different Prefix+sequence barcodes for different locations. For example, it would be nice to set up Barcode Generation for Course Reserves in a Reserves location without having the same scheme auto-generating when receiving serials.
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Fix Enum and Chron concatenation function in item editor and description templates
When editing/adding and item and entering Enumeration and Chronology information for serials, there is a function to "generate" (concatenate) a description of the issue. For some reason, it ignores the "Chronology J" field in this operation, and it should include it.
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Visible lending numbers and dates
It would be nice to immediately see the lending numbers for a book and the last lending date.
Now you have to click to open this information for each copy + you can only have the information for a single book open at a time (overview is lost)
Lending numbers and dates are used for decisoins on new purchases, replacements and general collection care.3 votes -
Counting items without call number or call number type in Range Shelf Report
Items without call number and items with call number type being blank cannot be counted properly in Range Shelf Report.
We want to be able to produce a shelf report by multiplying only "Library" and "Location".
Is it possible to change the required item to the arbitrary item in "Range" setting ?
Because there are some items without "Call number" or "Call number type" in a Location.
And items with material type such as issue don't have "Call number".3 votes
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