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Restore ability to attach "Access Service - Subscription" POL type to inventory
We have several resources with POL types of "Access Service -Subscription", but we no longer have the ability to attach them to the relevant electronic collection or portfolio. For example, our British Periodicals electronic collection had the access service POL attached in March 2017, but we're unable to attach the same POL type to our Times Literary Supplement historical archive collection as anything other than an Additional POL. We also have over 200 active Kanopy streaming video POLs that we're unable to attach to the portfolio.
Ex Libris has advised that this is because Access Service – Subscription is an…
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Default currency in POL from the vendor
When we add a vendor in the POL, we would like add by default the first currency associated to the vendor.
2 votesHello All,
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POL can support different currency
Currently, Alma can only support one currency for all POLs in one PO. We would like to Alma can allow POL to use different currency under same PO.
2 votesHello All,
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Make the list price box on the create pol form interactive.
Make the list price box on the create pol form interactive, so we do not have to click on the box, remove the 0.00, and then key price. This would be helpful in other places in Alma, as well.
2 votesHello All,
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Please provide the way of knowing the real POL creator who creates POLs by using import profiles.
When creating POLs by using import profiles, it doesn't possible to track who actually created the POLs. Instead, all the POLs created by import profiles have 'System' as POL creator. Please provide the way of knowing the real POL creator who creates POLs by using import profiles.
2 votesHello All,
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Add ability to save "Additional PO line reference field" to a PO line template
We can search PO lines by the "Additional PO line reference field" when manually packaging PO lines but there is no way to save this field in a template. We use this field to record the Quote number for a group of books purchased together and then use this in the search to manually package, but we have to enter the information manually in each and every PO line because it will not save to a template.
1 voteHello All,
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Auto refresh function for the total price of a PO
The customer of 86THU would like the total price of a PO could be updated automatically when the POLs were added or removed before clicking the Save button. For example, if you sum up some numbers in Excel, the total will be updated in real-time when you add or remove any numbers.
Case number: 00681105
1 voteHello All,
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reopen cancelled order lines without bib record
When we cancel a PO line, we are requested, by our system librarian, to delete the BIB record (unless it has other holdings).
However, it can happen, that a PO line needs to be reopened, which has been previously cancelled.
At the moment it is not possible to reopen an order line which has no associated BIB record.
Please create the possibility to reopen a cancelled order line and attach it to a new bib record.1 voteHello All,
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Move multiple PO lines.
PO lines on a bib record can only be moved one by one using the "Change Bib Reference" tool. When there are multiple PO lines, sometimes twenty or more, this can be a slow, tedious process. It would be helpful to be able to select multiple lines and link them to a new record all at once.
1 voteHello All,
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When adding invocie line, Secondary Reporting Code and Tertiary Reporting Code which is empty in POL will be set to a default value from the
For ‘add invoice line’ operation after typing the POL number the system will bring the POL’s information such as total price, reporting code, Secondary Reporting Code and Tertiary Reporting Code, which is good. But we want the information for Secondary Reporting Code and Tertiary Reporting Code to override the information from configuration > acquisitions > purchase order > Secondary Reporting Code/Tertiary Reporting Code. Even if the POL’s Secondary Reporting Code and Tertiary Reporting Code are empty, which currently will be set to a default value from the configuration.
1 voteHello All,
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Delete PO Notes - from closed PO Lines
Provide the function to delete specific Notes in PO Lines, when mistakes are found.
1 voteHello All,
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Include the ISBN/ISSN dropdown box in 'Other Service' PO lines
We regularly need to order additional copies of ebooks, for example, if credits run out. If we are getting these from the same supplier, we don't want to create a duplicate portfolio, so we want to add an order without creating inventory. Using the order type 'Other Service' would be ideal, however there is no option to include the ISBN in the order, which vendors depend on for identifying the order via EDI. It would be great if this function could be added to 'Other Service' orders.
1 voteHello All,
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Hello All,
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Can Invoice Status be saved in a POL template?
There was an opinion that it would be more convenient for staff if Invoice Status can be saved in her/his POL template.
0 votesDear colleague,
Thanks for submitting this idea, The invoice status is determined at the time where the invoice actually arrives and processed in Alma, this is done as an independent workflow and not related to the PO line (although it affects the PO line status when an invoice is processed).As the PO line’s templates contains pre defined values there is no option to foresee the invoice status which will be associated to the PO line.
This is why this idea is marked as “Declined”
Thanks,
Noam Fass | Alma product management team -
Activation Status to show on additional POLs
When the need arises to do an additional POL on an electronic title, we would like to see the activation status on the additional POL. An example: Ordering a second copy of an ebook
0 votesHello All,
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Allow batch deletion of POLs
After we set up our Alma Ebook Central integration, thousands of technical PO lines were created for our triggered DDA requests. We already had POLs for these titles, so we want to delete the duplicate POLs. Currently, they have to be deleted manually. Please create a job that allows you to delete POLs in batch.
0 votesHello All,
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Identification of Reply vs Response in Communication tab of POL
It would be useful to be able to easily identify a Reply vs a Response when looking at all of the 'Answers' associated with a Communication in a POL. Perhaps an arrow could indicate which direction the communication occurred ? e.g. an arrow pointing to the left ('out') if it is a Reply from us to the vendor, or an arrow pointing to the right ('in') if it is a Response from the vendor. See attached for screenshots.
0 votesHello All,
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