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Ability to have more than customize payment status (paid/not paid)
We have several statuses that an invoice goes through - received, Open, coded, ready for payment and paid. Having the option to use configurable statuses would reduce the number of times we have to go into SAP to check payment status.
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Improve Shelf Report functionality and responsiveness
Alma’s “Shelf Report” tool is a cumbersome, involved “inventory” process that requires users to populate a spreadsheet with barcode values, feed it to Alma, and then track down and manually identify any items that come back as an error (without Alma providing a timely or clear explanation for where a problem item might have been found if it was detected, or not detected). We’re aware of Dean Lingley’s API for “shelf inventory” and the WRLC “AlmaInventory” tool that attempt to cover some of these gaps, but neither of these replicate the same mass-scan-immediate-feedback-fix-it-and-move-on utility (without involving spreadsheets, macros, etc.) that…
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account or book alarms
we often invoice customers for lost items only for them to return it without notifying a member of staff, meaning we have to keep checking either the book or the account to see if the books have been returned prompting us to cancel any invoices - it would be great if we could add an alarm to an account or book to notify us when a book has been returned...I envisage adding the ALARM to a BOOK or ACCOUNT when ever setting up blocks/fees associated with the account.
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Increase password strength requirements
Our institution's security protocols require certain password strength requirements that do not align with ExL's general password guidelines of 8 characters or greater. With the rise of identity theft and database exploits, ExL standards are not up to date with current guidelines. Our institutions minimum password requirements are:
i. Be at least 15 characters long
ii. Be no more than 127 characters long.
– Some applications limit the number of characters that can be used.
iii. Not be used for the user’s other accounts.
iv. Not consist of a common phrase.
v. Not be based on something that’s guessable by…9 votes -
User action history report
Our institution's security protocols require systems that handle confidential patron/student data have the ability to log backend staff user actions. After inquiring to ExL, the only way to know what a staff member has done in the system is to go through their individual history tab. However, this data is incomplete and doesn't give a full scope of what actions they took. In Analytics, the options provided are not useful and do not give us any useful information.
We'd like to track things like:
- When roles were issued
- Who issued roles
- Changes in configuration and who made…8 votes -
Analytics for count of resource sharing requests made via Course Reserves citations
We'd like to be able to see analytics data for resource sharing requests placed via Course Reserves citations. We are told by Support that this is not currently supported, and it was suggested that we create an idea here.
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User Requests Should Pop or Be more Visible for Cataloguers
When cataloguers are processing new books or fixing bibliographic records or item records, there is no notification that a user has requested the item we are working on. We won't know to give the item to Fullfillment so that they can put the item aside for the user.
I know there is a little number that indicates there is a request, but for new books ordered in there is already 1 request from Acquisitions. This does not pop-up and it is just a little number that you can barely see in the results screen. It should be much more obvious…
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Change default value in pop-up message for shipped items in the scan in interface
This warning message was added in July 2020 release to prevent accidentally completing a lending request:
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Release_Notes/2020/Alma_2020_Release_Notes
With the introduction of Rapido, we noticed this warning message popping up a lot more often, and since the default value is on "Confirm", many requests are cancelled accidentally by double-scanning. We would like to suggest that this message be set by default to "Cancel" rather than "Confirm" or being able to configure the preselected default value.
The mapping table is under: IZ Configuration > Fulfillment > Physical Fulfillment > Scan In Messages Configuration > line 3 Complete lending request.65 votes -
Add Archived/Unarchived Visibility Facet to Reading List
When a course is archived all of its associated reading lists also become archived but when you look in the Reading List page there is no way to determine which reading lists are archived without clicking the ellipse next to each reading list to see whether it has an Unarchive option.
It would be nice to be able to filter for this with a facet like you can with Courses.
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Index POL Renewal Notes for Search
Please consider indexing the "Renewal Note" field on POLs for searching/advanced search. Having that data in Analytics is great, but it'd be very helpful to find it when searching Alma as well.
12 votes -
SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS
When encountering a problem (such as the inability to reactivate a request), could the system provide a pop-up with a definition of the problem and a suggested solution, like Google's "Did you Mean"?
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Make it possible to update Funds by job
Being able to apply changes such as fund rules in batch would be tremendously helpful when you are a library with numerous ledgers and funds.
2 votes -
Automatic Upload of Electronic Holdings Integration Profile ELS ClinicalKey
I would like to suggest an API integration profile for Elsevier to include ClinicalKey collections. This feature is currently available for ScienceDirect and ScienceDirect eBooks, but not for ClinicalKey.
We currently spend a significant amount of time in deleting and adding portfolios to these collections each month.
3 votes -
—-—-—-— Marlise Daum commented: Lieber Moritz Eigensatz Ach so… Du weisst ja sicher, dass man über “View title in Search” das Exemplar find
Barcode of item visible under requests
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Marlise Daum commented:
Lieber Moritz Eigensatz
Ach so…
Du weisst ja sicher, dass man über “View title in Search” das Exemplar findet.Aber direkt anzeigen bei den Requests lässt es sich (momentan) nicht. Welches Exemplar/Strichcode betroffen ist, lässt sich auch erst erkennen, wenn der Request einen bestimmten Status hat (zum Beispiel “On Hold Shelf).
Gerne kannst Du dazu einen “Enhancement Request” einreichen: https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/308173-alma
Liebe Grüsse
Marlise
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Add pickup library code to On Hold Shelf Letter (FulPlaceOnHoldShelfLetter)
In our consortial environment we are maintaining a public list of libraries. The patrons can see the library contact information there for each library in our network - https://libraries.swisscovery.help.
We would like to add a URL link to this list to specific pickup library where the user has to pickup the title mentioned in the On Hold Shelf Letter (code FulPlaceOnHoldShelfLetter).
Unfortunately, the pickup library code is not available in the letter XML. There are pickup library name (request/deliveryaddress) or combination of library name and circulation desk name (request/calculateddestination_name). But these are not suitable for URL linking.
85 votes -
Make Author available in Ful Fines\Fees Notification Letter
"Author" is available in some other letters, like the Courtesy Letter, so it seems like it should be available in the Fines/Fees letter and anywhere the item title is available.
"Title" is helpful, but often not distinctive, and often does not contain the author (in 245 $c) depending on cataloging practices.
Initially reported via case 06662985; closed and redirected to enhancement request.
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Link to interested user's record from PO Line
As a Purchasing Operator, I want to access a user's record from the PO Line 'Interested Users' tab, so that I can see user details quickly without interrupting my navigation.
Currently, you have to copy and paste information from the table into an Alma search and manually find the user. This interrupts Alma's navigation flow as it starts a new search, and there is no easy way to go back to the PO line or your previous search without repeating yourself each time.
If the user's name in the PO LIne 'Interested Users' tab was a hyperlink to the user's…
3 votes -
Overdue fine
Overdue fines should not only be configurable for a time period of 1 hour or 1 day maximum, but also for 1 week and 1 month.
6 votes -
Improving ‘PO Line Summary’
When creating a "PO Line", it would be interesting to add other options in "Acquisition Method" and "Material Type" in the PO Line Summary
1 vote -
Prevent GOBI API from matching activated CZ records in IZ
Problem - The matching method used in the API will ink to the CZ bib records if it is in the IZ. The match methods are not flexible in the API integration profile when compared to something like import profiles that allow ignoring the record from the Community Zone and creating a local record.
We would like the API to always create a local bib even if a matching CZ record exists in the IZ. Or, at least make this an optional setting.
9 votes
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