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Option to disable circulation desk operator to waive fines/fees for themselves
We have student workers to perform waiving fines/fees activities. We'd like an option disable certain circulation desk operators' ability to waive fines/fees for themselves.
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Make the "License ID" visible in Alma
My team was trying to investigate ways to make sets for a project regarding our licenses and thought using the License ID would be great, but it's frustrating since we can't even see what the License ID actually is unless you find it in an Analytics report and search for it. In Analytics, you can add a column to show the "License ID", but are unable to view that in Alma. I think if it's viewable in Analytics and it's also a searchable field in Alma, it would make sense to make it an option to view in Alma as…
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MD editor: Release specific record(s) from another cataloger
Currently, the MD editor has an option to release ALL records from another cataloger. It would be ideal to have more granularity in choosing records to release. A common use case: Someone assigns a record to another cataloger but then realizes they should have edited something first. Rather than release all of the other cataloger's records (potentially catastrophic), it'd make sense to have the option to release the single record they need to edit.
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MD Editor: Release specific record(s) from another cataloger
Currently, the MD editor has an option to release ALL records from another cataloger. It would be ideal to have more granularity in choosing records to release. A common use case: Someone assigns a record to another cataloger but then realizes they should have edited something first. Rather than release all of the other cataloger's records (potentially catastrophic), it'd make sense to have the option to release the single record they need to edit.
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After running a update user job to apply a block I want all users with loans, fines or overdue books to be reported
After running an update user job to apply a general block (in this case a graduating) block) I need to see which users still have loans, fines, lost or overdue books
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When printing a shipping slip, you should always have the option of selecting "quick print" in case the receipt printer isn't functional.
"Quick print" allows you to print the slip from a regular printer, but this option isn't always available. I've been typing the information the borrowing library will need in a Word document and sending that along with the book. It's impossible to generate a barcode this way, of course.
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traditional Chinese be transcribed into simplified in MDE
Can bib. records in traditional Chinese be transcribed into simplified Chinese in MDE by one click or by normalization rule? like what MS word can do.
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Transit Time Rules for Work Order Departments
We have work order departments in a central location providing services to multiple libraries across our state. When the department has completed their task and is ready to send the item to the distant library, Alma sets the delivery date to 24 hours when the transit time between libraries could take 72 hours. This confuses patrons who believe the item is available when it is in transit.
The Transit Time Rule set between libraries are not configured to include Work Order Departments and only the library level is available for configuration. We would like the Transit Time Rules to include…
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Auto-expand the UI preferences in the User menu
Our staff often don't know about the 'UI preferences' personalization options to change the font size to better suit their needs, or to see the handy list of shortcuts directly within Alma (rather than having to go to the online help documentation). This is because it's hidden behind an unnecessary dropdown arrow.
When I show it to staff, they exclaim happily to know that they have such options, but this is often quickly followed by a comment of regret that they weren't aware about this already for years.
There's a significant amount of empty space available in the User menu…
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The download page appears automatically next. You have to click on the Download tab. Select the Save or Save As tab if you see another pr
The download page appears automatically next. You have to click on the Download tab. Select the Save or Save As tab if you see another prompt on the download screen.
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Show editions of books when doing a search in either Physical Title search, or Physical Items search, not just All item search
This is a more practical and efficient way of showing book's info , as the edition is not restricted to All item search.
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Make Provider Account ID info available to users as an Analytics option
Need Provider Account ID in order to use the Resources report called 'My Electronic Resources by Provider' to get electronic resources counts on all providers not just the ProQuest default.
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Add portolios from CZ Updates Task List to associated collection in bulk
The Community Zone Updates Task List displays portfolios that were added to a non auto-active collection. But you can only handle these portfolios one by one. It would be helpful to select the desired portfolios and to add them in bulk to the associated collection.
The planned solution from ExLibris to manage collections as auto-active collections is not wanted because not all portfolios that are automatically activated are interesting to the library (e. g. when the library has a specific book stock and does not provide its readers with all scientific disciplines).1 vote -
'Chat agent is available' should only appear when agents are actually available
Maybe this is a rare edge case, it just happened the first and so far only time we wanted to use the chat which is pretty off-putting. We saw the line saying the agent was available, opened a chat, it looked for an agent for a while, then said no actually no-one's here, try again later. When I went back to the start it still said an agent was available (but when trying again, no they still weren't). So how are we meant to know when we can actually chat with someone or not?
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Prevent placing different request types on the same item
Currently in Alma there is no cross check and no way to prevent a patron from placing both a Physical Item Request and the Digitization Request on a single item. The Ex Libris expectation is that requests will be reconciled through the request queues. However this adds additional time to the request process as it requires contacting the requester to confirm which type of request they need. I encountered the lack of a preventive configuration created a concrete clash as it came to our attention when a patron placed both types of requests on an item. This impacted 3 locations…
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Add Created and Last Modified Date fields to Views List display
It would be extremely helpful if the Date Created and Date Last Modified could be displayed for each View in the Views List (Configuration > Discovery > Display Configuration > Configure Views). Currently the only fields displayed are: Code, Name, Description, and Default View. It would be so helpful if the creation/modification dates could also be displayed, so we could quickly and easily identify views which might be out-of-date, especially when working on projects requiring update of multiple views (such as Angular revisions). It does not appear to be possible to find this information anywhere in Alma.
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Integration Profile for the Royal Society of Chemistry
Set up an integration profile for the Royal Society of Chemistry.
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Borrowing requests: comment (from Primo) should not be transferred to request note field but to the Note field
The content of the comment (from Primo) was transferred to the "Request Note" field (=Request Attributes).
We didn't want that to happen.
The content should go into the "Note" field (=Resource Information).1 vote -
Tie the Non-Renewal Notice Period or Cancellation Restriction fields in licenses to the PO Line
Create a linkage between the renewal notice period and cancellation restriction fields in a PO Line, if it is linked to a license agreement that references either a non-renewal notice or termination notice period, ask if this information should sync. Perhaps this is an area where DARA could operate?
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