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Extend bibliographic API to create/update/delete bibliographic sets
Currently, the only way you can interact with sets via API is to have permission to configuration read/write. This is unnecessarily broad - it allows the user to change integration profiles, update some mapping and configuration tables, and change location configurations.
The Bibliographic API needs to be extended to allow manipulation of bibliographic record sets. Anyone working with bibliographic records via API should be able to use sets as part of that workflow without also exposing configuration changes to the same API key.
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Copyright declaration displayed only for copy requests on blank ILL form
Configure the copyright declaration on the blank ILL request form to display only when a copy request is being submitted, and not for physical loan requests.
Current gap: The copyright declaration currently appears for both copy and physical loan requests, even though it is only relevant to copies
Impact:
Users requesting physical loans are shown unnecessary copyright messaging
May cause confusion
Creates a less streamlined request experience
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Please allow manual reordering of record fields inside the MDE, particularly Dublin Core records.
Within Alma search results, dc:creator doesn't display accurately if dc:contributor fields are present. Alma's internal logic displays the final dc:creator or dc:contributor field from the record as the primary creator within search results by digital title. There is no way to force a save or to "lock" the fields in the record within the Metadata Editor to accept dc:creator as a field AFTER dc:contributor. Upon "Save", the dc:creator is always reordered above dc:contributor. This has led to staff confusion when searching within Alma.
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Allow selection of multiple libraries & location when Bulk change due date
Wish to select multiple libraries at once to change the date for and allow selection of multiple locations
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Analytics Authorities Locals Deletes
We need an analytics report for deleted authorities in which we can determine the type of vocabulary it belongs to. We made an incident on the Alma support portal "10583316", and they gave us this explanation and suggest us to report a new idea:
"The Analytics behavior for authorities is that the vocabulary code is not displayed for deleted authority records. This is because the MMS ID is taken from the MMS record table, which preserves information on both live and deleted records, while the Vocabulary Code is taken from the authority heading table, which preserves information only on live…
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Short Loan Letter Timing
It would be great if the trigger timing for the Short Loan Letter was modified or an option was added to only trigger after 1/5/10 minutes of transactions.
Example right now it is triggered by each item scanned, so I can check out 3 short term items at the same time, and then get 3 emails back to back, one for each item. It would be better if there was an option to send the notice for all short term items checked out in 1 minute or 5 minutes.
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Add ability to inventory attachments in Alma Analytics for vendor records
Add attachment field to Analytics reports, so we can see if we are missing quotes, invoices, VPATs, etc.
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Add Kortext to the list of vendors for Autoholdings
As many institutions in Germany need to switch to Kortext, it would be very helpful if ExLibris could add Kortext to the list of vendors for Autoholdings.
This would be a great help, particularly for smaller organisations with limited staff.1 vote -
Add a Remediation Status/Step to the Digitization Workflow
Alma's digitization process has no built-in status or step for accessibility remediation before a digitization request is delivered to a patron. Alma customers adhering to WCAG 2.1 AA under Title II ADA compliance for document delivery have no internal way to flag, route, or track items that need remediation (e.g., OCR correction, tagging, reading order) before fulfillment.
We'd like to see a dedicated "Remediation" status added to the digitization workflow, allowing staff to route an item for accessibility review before it's marked complete and delivered. This would let Alma customers track remediation volume and turnaround time via Analytics and support…
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Alma Mobile: scan in sort order and remove automatic active curser
Two suggestions that would greatly improve the workflow in the Alma Mobile app.
First, please stop placing an active cursor in the barcode field when switching to Scan In from the Pick from Shelf area.
When the cursor is active in the input field, it automatically opens the keyboard on the phone. As a result, I have to close the keyboard every time before I can access the button used to scan a barcode with the camera.
Secondly, please make it possible to sort scanned-in items in either ascending or descending order.
Currently, after each scan, I have to scroll…
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Add facets to left side when working with electronic collections and portfolios
The current facets for electronic collections are limited to material type. I would like to see a facet to filter by activated/non-activated collections and portfolios. Two use cases:
1. Activated collection, missing a few portfolios in our IZ because did not have auto add turned on. If I go to the CZ version, there is no way to easily see the unactivated portfolios in that collection so I can activate them. had to page through 17 pages to find the few titles that were not activated.
2. Seeing unactivated collections in CZ. What if we want to see which gale…1 vote -
Enable configuration of character limits in mandatory fields for request forms to prevent blank spaces on mandatory fields
We have had issues with users submitting blank details in request forms. Specifically Home address, which we need if we are to deliver items to them.
For privacy reasons we do not hold patrons addresses in the system and ask for them as part of the request form.
Even if we set the field as mandatory users can enter a space and still submit the form.
We would like to be able to configure character limits or character minimums for mandatory fields.
For example for post code we know these should always be 4 characters and would want to reject…1 vote -
MDE Release displayed records in list send back to previous screen
When clicking the Release displayed records in the list the entire list is cleared. That functionality should not only clear the list, but also close MDE to return to the previous screen.
There are too many clicks involved to get back to what you were doing previously.
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Convert "request communicated to storage" to resource sharing
When a request has the status of "Request Communicated to Storage," there should be an option to convert the request to a Resource Sharing Request.
If an item cannot be located in the ARS, it stays at the "Request Communicated to Storage" status until the item is marked missing or the request is cancelled. When the item is marked missing, the request is also cancelled. There should be a way to convert these to Resource Sharing first, as we do with other items that can't be located.
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Job to update 'Retention note' needs to provide 'append to field' option
We need to be able to add to existing Retention Notes via the ‘Change Physical items information’ Job, without losing what was already in the note.
Idea is to add the ‘append to field’ condition option, when running a Job to update field ‘Retention Note’.
In the physical item editor, the Retention Note is a free-text field. It can be updated via a job, but the conditions for this field are missing the option to ‘append to field’ i.e. there is no ability to retain any text already in the field, and add to it via the job.
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Make bulk job reports explain why individual records were skipped
When a bulk job finishes, please provide a downloadable report for records that were skipped or failed. For each record, the report could include its ID, the attempted action, the reason it was not changed, and a suggested next step where possible.
This would help library staff distinguish records that need correction from records that were intentionally left unchanged, without opening each record individually.
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Searching in Resource Sharing requests by more than one parameter
It should be possible to search Resource Sharing Borrowing and Lending requests by more than one parameter for example: Requester + Title or Requester + Journal Title or Author + Title to prevent duplicate requests.
In addition, it should be possible to search by Keyword.1 vote -
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Handling external content filtering and proxy domain exceptions in Alma e-resources
Hi everyone. I am fairly new to Alma and still trying to wrap my head around some specific electronic resource management workflows. Recently, our IT team updated our campus proxy and content filtering rules to better control non-academic web traffic on public terminals.
Since then, we have noticed an issue where legitimate user requests for external web domains get caught in the filter, especially when testing redirect rules for electronic packages or off-campus access. The system keeps flagging certain test URLs incorrectly in our access logs.
Has anyone else configured custom proxy exceptions or specific vendor bypass rules directly within…
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Receiving Note - Ability to see when the note was last modified and by who
It would be great if there was a way to see which operator added Receiving Note and when the note was added. We are trying to go through and update receiving notes, and are coming across some that we would like to get answers for. However, we aren't sure who placed the note in the first place and it could have been years ago.
Being able to see who modified the receiving note last and when it was created would allow us to follow-up with the appropriate people or realize they no longer work with us, and move forward on…0 votes
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