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Include affected barcodes or MMS IDs in Alma job reports
This is a suggestion to include affected barcodes or MMS IDs in Alma job reports, e.g. the Change holding information job. This is helpful for us to study what has happened, or to undo the commands. Currently there is not a way to retrieve affected barcodes in Alma or Analytics. There is a situation that the change holding information has affected the sister item records which are not included in the physical item set to run this job with. (In other words, when we first created the physical item set to run the Change holding information job, we did not…
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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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Enhancement request for New MDE > Editing Actions > Expand from Template
Request for customizing the sorting and enable/disable the template options in the Choose Template dropdown list
The current sorting is starting from public ones followed by private ones, in alphanumeric order respectively.
We hope for being able to toggle enable/disable and customize the ordering of the template optionsFor achieving the above feature, refer to New MDE > New > Templates display configuration
A similar toggle button for each template, similar to the Display in Menu toggle button here, is desired.
And allowing manually sorting the order of the templates would be appreciated as well.0 votesHello All,
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Enhancement request for New MDE > Editing Actions > Expand from Template
Request for customizing the sorting and enable/disable the template options in the Choose Template dropdown list
The current sorting is starting from public ones followed by private ones, in alphanumeric order respectively.
We hope for being able to toggle enable/disable and customize the ordering of the template optionsFor achieving the above feature, refer to New MDE > New > Templates display configuration
A similar toggle button for each template, similar to the Display in Menu toggle button here, is desired.
And allowing manually sorting the order of the templates would be appreciated as well.0 votesHello All,
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Physical titles results-- option to Sort by call number
Currently, a Physical titles search by call number does NOT give us the option to Sort by call number. In order to sort by call number, we have to do a Physical items search. Having the option to sort by call number (Asc or Desc) would be extremely useful. The display options for Physical titles vs. Physical items are different. If your primary search for most projects is by Physical titles, it is problematic not to have a sort option by Permanent call number.
15 votesHello All,
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Click through multiple item records to view and edit
When multiple items are attached to a single holdings record, currently there does not appear to be a way to click directly from one item to the next. Instead, we must click out of each item record viewed, go back to the list, and click into an new one. Having the ability to click directly through the list would help greatly when we need to check through the items for consistency in a field, for example. Additionally, the ability to edit while clicking directly through, in case an error is discovered, would be very helpful and reduce the number of…
15 votesHello All,
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We wish that the report of withdraw items job can provide a list in the detail information
After running the withdraw items job, we hope that the job report could provide a list in detail about the relevant records (including: number of deleted holdings records, number of deleted holdings records, number of deleted holdings, number of deleted bibliographic records, number of suppressed holdings records) so that we can review the detail of the impacted records. Thank you!
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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.
5 votesHello All,
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Fill in the provenance code of the item according to the acquisition method entered in the purchase order
When you create a PO line, you also create the copies to be received. Among the information is the method of acquisition. The most common one being "purchase", it would be convenient to copy this data in the field "provenance" of the item for example at the time of reception.
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Radio button in 'list of holdings' page
During the last Alma release the radio button on the list of holdings page was moved to the right. Please move it back to the left or make its position customizable.
1 voteHello All,
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Automatic Designated Copy ID Number Added to New Item Records
I would like the ability to set an automatic copy ID number to designate that the item is a copy "1," instead of having to put the "1" in the copy ID field every time I add an item. Of course I would also need to have the ability to easily change the automatic "1" another copy ID number if I have a 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc. Voyager had this ability, which saves time when processing a large number of books. Thank you.
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Asterisk search with special character in Alma
Currently, Asterisk search with special character in Alma is not supported in ALma.
It would be very useful if Asterisk search with special character is supported in Alma Search.
For example, for cataloging work, Asterisk search of call number can helps librarian to determine if there is an duplicate call number. Also it can help to determine the call number following up.
But for call numbers that contains special characters, the Asterisk search is not supported and can not work as expected.16 votesHello All,
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Variables in Subject of Letters
It would be great if it would be possible to add variables (f.e. location) to the subject field of letters.
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Show main library copies first and remote storage second regardless of copies number
We suggest to add an option to always show in Primo the main library copies first, and the remote storage second, regardless of the copies number
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Add Fulfillment "Hold Shelf Period" option for total days (rather than only offering open days)
An Alma Institution might have more than one library, and those libraries may have different operating calendars (such as, a branch library may only be open 5 days a week, while, the main library may be open 7 days a week).
It would be more consistent for that institution's patrons if it was possible to have the option to set the "Hold Shelf Period" to be for total days, rather than only having the option for "open days."
Similarly for institutions in a consortium using the AFN, where there are consortially mandated policies for linked users, being able to set…
8 votesHello All,
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When saving stay on same page and all tabs to be available to edit from start
Currently when a barcode is inserted in a item record (or a URL in an electronic portfolio e.g. for an ebook), it saves automatically and leaves the page immediately, but we may still want to add further information, so it would be preferable for this not to happen.
Also, the items notes and statistical fields do not exist as another tab and therefore cannot be added to until the first page of the item record is completed and saved. All tabs should be available to be filled in from the very beginning.
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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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Rename topmost Cancel button on Resource Request Monitoring screen
When the Resource Request Monitoring screen has been reached by clicking on a request in a persistent search result, the user is presented with multiple invitations to “Cancel”:
- One next to the Edit and the “…” buttons for each request,
- One on a button further up the screen, above the Export List and Manage Column Display icons.
This can be misleading for staff, especially those less experienced, as it infers that two options called the same thing would perform the same task if either were clicked upon. The Cancel button furthest up the screen, however, does of course serve the…
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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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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.
5 votesHello All,
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