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When building index tables, include data from all bib records (even if no holdings) and from all holdings records (even if no items).
Currently, most holdings fields are not included in the indexing for the physical items table if there is no item attached. I believe the same is true for some bibliographic fields if there is no item and/or no holding.
The resolution to the previous suggestion "Need a way to retrieve HOLDINGS where there are no ITEMS associated with the holding" addressed that one, very specific symptom of the larger problem.
Now that we can FIND the holdings without items attached, we'd like to also search for and report on other information about them.
Please index the same fields for ALL…
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Configuration option to default brief citation placement to either Network or Institution
Currently when creating a brief citation for course reserves, the default option is to place the citation in the network zone. It would be better if the default placement was configurable. It's easy to overlook this option and we never want to put our brief citations in the network zone, but end up doing so inadvertently many times.
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PO Line import report: create itemized set
After loading bibs and orders, the report allow me to create an Itemized set of what I just loaded. I would like to use this to review POL, but under Report-PO Lines, it only creates an itemized set of Titles.
In other words: Import profiles--[...on a profile]--History--[...on a job]--Report. Scroll down to PO Lines--[...on total PO Lines Imported. *needs an option to create an Itemized POL set.
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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.
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Duplicate title analyis : able to detect duplication on 856
It would be good to be able able to detect duplication on the MARC 856 field
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Import jobs with many serial issues crash
Publishing profiles at the bib level will include all items (in an ITM field with the data specified in the inventory enrichment section of the publishing profile). When trying to import these published files, if bibs for a serial have more than 50-100 items, the import job crashes with the error code like: "Import Job 3833572600004617 External system 3833573620004617 File HUscfmissingbarcode...Split file error error parsing leader with data: 14519cas a2210880 a 450"
The only current solution is to manually edit these files with an XML editor to properly split the files.
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home page notifications not to be linked to General admin role
currently only General Administrators can create Alma home page notifications. these notifications are very useful for operators e.g. issue desk staff, and it would make more sense to allow area managers the creation of these notifications. General Admin gives you access to some very complicated admin functionality, which we'd rather not make accessible to staff who shouldn't have access.
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Changing Report Schedule - maintain notifications
Analytics Configuration and Subscription - when you change the schedule of a report, it wipes out the email notifications that were set up in the original report. This should not happen - these should be maintained. We did not realize this until we did not receive a report we were expecting and we tracked it down to this issue.
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Allow a default setting for "Assign Inventory Manually".
When several orders for items with existing holdings are being created it would be helpful to be able to have "Assign inventory manually" automatically checked.
This most often occurs with serials when new orders are being created because of a vendor change. We close the old PO in order to preserve the history and create a new one with the new vendor.0 votes -
Acquisition Renewals for NZ e-collections
We would like the ability to renew a shared e-collection.
The new FY year price would be displayed in the negotiated license and then a renew button would be available. the library would see the new FY cost and then renew or cancel that subscription.
Then this renewal or cancel would notify the NZ administrator.
(similar to the functionality in ConsortiaManager).0 votes -
Use non-LC call numbers for journal categories
This affects Primo/PrimoVE; but the job is in Alma.
The new feature (as of Nov 2019) to browse a list of journals by category depends on the 050$a. This should be expanded to use the 055$a, 060$a, 070$a, 080$a, 082$a, 083$a, 084$a, 085$a, and 086$a. Additionally, libraries should be able to pick which of the subfields to use.
This is an example of the lack of support for non-LC libraries.
** This idea cross-posted as Primo idea. **
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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
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Please enable searching by File Name, not only by File Label.
Now I cannot search a file by its File Name, but only by keywords or its Label. File Names are original attribute values, not given additionally like Labels. Please enable searching by File Name too.
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DC language values on Alma Viewer
Currently dc:language field values that conform with ISO639-2 are displayed as they are on Alma Viewer metadata section.
These 3-digit codes need to be mapped to their full language names, translated into Primo interface language, and presented on the viewer.0 votes -
Authority linking issue with bibliographic field 240
We'd request that when Alma links up bib field 240 with a uniform title entered in authority record, it should take into account of bibliographic contents in field 240 PLUS field 100 ALTOGETHER, and link these combined contents with uniform titles entered in authority records.
Currently, it links up the uniform title in field 240 only with authority record. So, those generic uniform titles e.g. Works, Poetry, etc. will be ambiguous, and do not have proper linking with their authority records established with author's name.
Details, please refer to Salesforce case # 823121
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add conditions in General Electronic Services based on ebook Collection
We request to add conditions based on ebook Collection.
We want to be able to display additional services only for records that belong to a specific collection.0 votes -
Purchase request : add a new field for the url
In our University, we would need an additional field into the Purchase Request for the url : it would help to confirm the identification of the document.
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Option to provide more details in Analystics automatic emails
Include the Analytics objects' description in the automated emails sent out to subscribers or an option to edit the body of the email
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Allow Personal Delivery to be fulfilled from any library circ desk
Scenario: When an item belonging to another library that has an active home delivery request is returned or scanned in at another library's circulation desk, the item is put in transit to the owning library for the request to be fulfilled. The home delivery request should be fulfilled from any loans desk regardless of which library the item belong to.
We are multi campus institution with libraries 100s of kms apart. We require the personal delivery requests to be fulfilled from any of our libraries, instead having to return the items to the owning library.
A Salesforce was raised (SF…0 votes -
Select All check box for digital files
Please provide Select All function for digital files, like a check box on the header.
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