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Add ILL cost/fee upon receive
Completion of scans via Resource Sharing - this now has to be done in 2 steps:
• First receive for the creation of a cost; then Upload File/Send file to patron
• Please note we also investigated the policies of creating a cost automatically based upon fulff unit rules and a dedicated TOU (with fee creation). However due to a lack of criteria and due to a complex range of agreements on adding fee’s we are not able to use this.Optimization is to avoid two steps:
Can adding a file be added in the receive stage?
Upload file/send file…1 vote -
Sort collections by creation/modification date
It would be very helpful to be able to sort collections in the Community Zone by creation date, modification date, and total activations. Some collections (especially older ones) are not well maintained, or newer versions are added without older versions being removed. Being able to sort collections by creation date or modification date would help to be able to select the most updated collection. It would also be beneficial to be able to sort by the total activations, as the ones with the higher numbers are more likely to be the best one.
2 votes -
Preferred email address and system messages
If a user account has no preferred email address, no letters will be sent to this user. It is possible to save a user account without preferred email, and I guess that some libraries need to be able to save email addresses without having one that is preferred. But at Uppsala university we need better messages from the system about this, otherwise some users will have no preferred email and consequently get no letters from the library.
When changing an email address, the user account is saved in two steps. First through the button "Save Email" directly after the change,…
9 votes -
To improve Alma
we could focus on enhancing user experience with more intuitive navigation, better mobile optimization, and personalized tools. Feedback-driven updates and clearer communication channels would also go a long way in making the platform even more effective.
Improve Alma2 votes -
Show letter category in Letters Config
In the documentation on Letters, the table includes a column for Category, which shows whether a letter is for Acquisition, Fulfillment, Digital, etc. (https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentation/010Alma_Online_Help_(English)/050Administration/050Configuring_General_Alma_Functions/070Configuring_Alma_Letters)
However, when you are actually in Letters Configuration, the table does NOT include Category, so there is no simple way to filter to see JUST the Acquisitions letters, or JUST the Fulfillment letters. It's also not a column that can be added to the view by clicking the gear icon.
It would be SUPER helpful to add the Category to the Letters Configuration table.
5 votes -
Intelex Past Masters collection needs better metadata
The Intelex Past Masters
In Alma in the electronic collections I can find the metadata have a structure that follows the structure of the database and not a normal catalogue standard.
A title looks like this: 'Collected works of Ludwig Wittgenstein. On certainty' and there are very few other information, eg. the field for ISBN and the writer has not been filled out.
When I search in Primo, I have to do a very specific search to find the title, since the title is not simply 'On certainty' and Wittgenstein in the writers field. Therefore the ranking gives a very…
4 votes -
Output Location External Name in z39.50 OPAC format
Alma provides the ability to specify an External Name for a location and this is used in PrimoVE instead of the location Name. However, when item information is exposed via the z39.50 OPAC format the "shelvingLocation" contains the location Name and not the External Name. The External Name should apply in all cases where the location name is exposed outside of ALMA including z39.50.
3 votes -
'Notes' field in User Group configuration - note field for each user group in the user group table
I know there is a tab for notes in user group configuration (Fulfilment>Patron Configurations>User Groups) but it would be more useful if there was a way of adding a note to each user group in the table, so it would appear as a column in the table next to Description. Then we could add what that user group includes, or how they are defined.
Thanks very much,
Ruth10 votes -
Add the Work Order Types sorting option
Hi Everyone,
We're working on our Work Order types and departments to get a better overview of items under repair and others in libraries. I can't figure out how the WO types are sorted in the fulfillment desks, they seem to be randomly placed when I add them!
The issue is about the sorting of work orders types in a circulation desk. I made video captures I can share if you like. As you can see on it I added 3 work orders type to a circ desk and I can't understand their sort in the circ desk parameters.
And…30 votes -
Add extra filter operators to date fields in title search
Add the following filter operators to all titles search:
-Is within last (days)
-Is older than (days)
-Is within next (days)to filters in all titles search such as MMS creation date (title) and modification date (title).
These filters are already available in user search.
3 votes -
Personnalize "Users - Remove Blocks"
"Users - Remove Blocks" job removes expired blocks from user records. We want to customize the processing to automatically remove expired blocks and short blocks (1or 2 days) to avoid unequal treatment between users.
9 votes -
Collection-level authentication method options for CDI Link in Record links
Please provide an option to configure the authentication method applied to CDI Link in record links at the collection level. As it stands, we are able to set a preference at the institution level that is applied to all CDI collections. Our selection to apply the default proxy (in our case, the OpenAthens redirector) is not appropriate for some collections and cannot be overridden. This is especially important as more providers move to federated authentication.
Ex Libris has configured exceptions for ProQuest legacy collections upon request, but not for other providers.
Mintel is a good example. When the OpenAthens redirector…10 votes -
Drop line breaks while compiling XML for import profile
Many of our vendors upload MARC files to an FTP server and the files are processed by our import profiles. When there are line breaks in the files (usually in a note field that is copied into the MARC from another source), the file is treated as invalid MARC. This error is identified after all the files for that profile have been combined, so the import job kicks out valid MARC files in addition to the ones containing errors. Since these are being uploaded by the vendor, we often don't notice that there is a problem until a staff member…
19 votes -
Using License Terms and Display Logic Rules to hide certain collections
Electronic Resources are not always available to all patrons at a subscribing institution, either due to region locking or prohibitive pricing for extending access to students at partner institutions/certain user groups. Currently in Alma/Primo VE there is no satisfactory way to stop these resources surfacing where a signed in user does not have access such as when Alumni or Walk In.
The restricted user groups feature is overkill in this regard. We don't want to limit a user groups access to CDI or EBSCO content entirely, just select collections/databases based on the licence restrictions pertaining to their user group.
What…
29 votes -
Add Scan in message with "Cancel" option for items currently on loan
A common mistake when working with "Scan in" is to accidentally scan in the same item twice. When working with home deliveries, this means the first scan in will loan the item out to the patron, while the second scan in will return it again. This alone might be a problem, but it gets even worse when there are requests for the item. The item will either be placed on hold shelf for or even loaned out to the next patron if it was requested for home delivery. In both cases, both the new and the old patron might receive…
3 votes -
Better information design for pop-ups in the New Circ UI
When managing return items in Alma: information in the pop-up on subsequent steps in the process is difficult to read due to a small typeface. Also, not all information is relevant or, strictly speaking, correct (e.g. "item is not on loan" even when there is an active request).
We would like to see a larger font in general, or, if this is not feasible, at least the requester's name in bold typeface. This would add a much needed visual cue for staff processing returns.
The bullet point about the item not being on loan could be supressed as it offers…
59 votes -
failure to display the location of items in a user's loans
we are facing a major issue in the new User Management Interface regarding the display of loans. No matter which view we choose, we cannot see the location if there is an alternative location in the copy record.
If in the display customization I choose 'Item call number' and 'Call number', I only see what is written in the 'Item call number' and not the 'Call number'.
Even if I deselect 'Item call number,' I do not see the 'Call number.
I don’t see the call number, which is an important information that operators need to see immediately in the…9 votes -
When doing "Scan In Items" for "Pick From Shelf" request, say that if a patron has an overdue, say that he has an overdue and cancel reques
When doing "Scan In Items" for "Pick From Shelf" request, say that if a patron has an overdue, say that he has an overdue and cancel request
1 vote -
Support Storage Location ID in SRU and Barcode API Queries
Hi,
Currently, Alma's BIB SRU interface does not support querying by Storage Location ID. This limits our ability to perform targeted searches for items based on their physical storage location, which is a critical need for institutions managing remote or offsite collections.
We propose the following enhancements to improve Alma's interoperability and search capabilities:
Extend the BIB SRU “q” parameter to support querying by Storage Location ID.
Introduce an ITEM-level SRU endpoint, similar to the existing BIB SRU, that would support more granular item-level searches including by Storage Location ID.
Alternatively or additionally, add Storage Location ID as a searchable…
1 vote -
Export electronic portfolios to one file regardless of electronic collection
Per the documentation at the link below, when using the Export Electronic Portfolios job, "each collection is written to a separate file ... even if you select the One File option". We would like the option to export to one file regardless of collection. This would support better integration between Alma and other systems by allowing libraries to more easily provide complete data on electronic holdings.
It is possible to use publishing profiles to publish electronic holdings in the form of MARC or XML, but these formats are not as easily processed by 3rd party vendors. It is also possible…
9 votes
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