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RS - Copy Request Note to Request Cancel Letter as well wheb Converting Borrowing requests into patron physical item requests
The idea of
Converting Borrowing requests into patron physical item requests
has been implemented in 2019 (https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Release_Notes/010_2019/Alma_2019_Release_Notes?mon=201902BASE).
Request Note is copied in the Note field of the request.However it would be great that, after a successful 'View local resources' the request note could also be copied to a Note field in the "Ful Cancel Request Letter" automatically received by the user, thus letting the user know more specific info we usually write in the request note. For example, we write there an additional link to the resource we might have found, Having that automatically in a Note…
13 votes -
Overdue notifications
If a user has an overdue notification fee the title of the book for which they got the fee is not mentioned in the Titles colum of the Fines tab on the user record. If it was it would help us explain the fine to a user looking for an explanation at the counter. Can this be fixed?
7 votes -
Allow groups of partners to be selected in rules tables by rota template or other attributes
We are a large university, with many resource sharing partners. We would like to set up rules concerning certain groups of partners, e.g. we charge more for sending physical items internationally due to the cost of postage, and want to set up Shipping Cost rules to reflect that. Unfortunately, it seems like the only way to do so is to select "partner" as a parameter and select each partner individually.
We would like to be able to select all partners with particular attributes, e.g. all partners in a particular rota template, or all partners using a system type. This would…
4 votes -
title and other variables in email subject field
We would like to include variables in the email subject line for emails to make more sense to patrons. When patrons see generic email headings, they tend to see the email as 'noise' along with other institutional email clutter. However, when patrons see a title that is personally relevant to them when they scan their inbox, they are much more likely to open and read the message.
We are asking Ex Libris to consider using the same syntax of @@variable_name@@ as a method to include variables in the subject field of the email. Please consider:
title
requestID
requesttype9 votes -
Abilty to edit the authorities from CZ
In bibliographic records and in Browse Bibliographic Records you can check the information of the linked authority - also CZ authorities. The possibility to take the authority directly in edit mode, as you have the right to edit authorities of the CZ
118 votes -
Prevent deletion in Community Zone based on field or value in specific field.
Blocking deletion in Community Zone based on field or value in specific field. Possibility to be definded as a parameter for each CZ vocabulary.
106 votesAs you all know, the Community Zone content is shared among all Alma customers, each with different requirements. Therefore, I’m not sure this request would be acceptable to the wider Alma community. That said, if there were a consensus on a closed list of fields that CZ bibliographic records should be restricted from deleting per MARC profile, this capability already exists and is managed by the Ex Libris Content Operations team. Unfortunately, this is not available for authorities. Do you think such a consensus could be reached?
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Exporting invoice lines with multiple funds
This is a known issue. According to an article of April 2023, "When POL is paid with 2 funds, and invoice is created, the export to Excel of the invoice lines only contains the 1st fund." It would be nice to have all funds included on the Excel file for better fund analysis and reporting.
6 votes -
Notes for display logic rules
We would like a notes tab in the Discovery Interface Display Logic rules screen. We have over thirty rules, and some are inactive. We would like a way to record some notes as a record of our decision-making for this quite complicated area.
7 votes -
Enable configuration options to only prevent renewal of overdue loans (while keeping non-overdue loans renewable)
It isn't possible to prevent renewal of overdue loans without using a block, which also prevents renewal of non-overdue loans.
We would like to be able to prevent loans that have become overdue from being renewed for the purposes of a TOU switching between term and vacation loans. During the vacation we have no maximum renewal limit and this means that previously overdue loans become renewable again.
3 votes -
Ability to add invoice line by scanning ISBN or Barcode
Manually keying invoices, especially for LOTE books is difficult when you can't easily use the ISBN or shelf-ready barcode to bring up the POL to create the invoice line. The title on the invoice supplied by the vendor rarely matches how the title is imput in Alma in the POL, so that is an unreliable data point. ISBN and Barcode should also be options for searching for Order lines in a basic Order line search.
2 votes -
Item Statistics Notes fields - choose controlled/not controlled individually
At present it is possible to choose for all three of the Item Statistics Notes to be controlled (i.e. select field contents from a drop-down list) or for all three not to be controlled (i.e. free text).
This is restrictive and inflexible. It would be preferable to be able to choose field by field which are controlled and which are not, i.e. have some of the Statistics Notes free text and others controlled.
25 votes -
Work Order Types feature allows adjusting priorities OR Work Order Types can be switched according to the user's role
Work Order Types feature allows adjusting priorities OR
Work Order Types can be switched according to the user's role (more or less Work Order Types functions)Process type function options in the Items level can be remembered.
It used to be possible to memorize frequently used function options, but now they have disappeared.😢7 votes -
Display 'suppressed bib' icon consistently in every Alma context.
I'm looking at a list of portfolios in Alma, many linking to suppressed bibs. None of those portfolios whose bibs are suppressed display the 'eye with a line through it'-icon (which should also maybe include alt text for screen readers?)
How about making suppressed-ness sticky throughout the UI, with a baked-in rule to protect exceptions. (ARE there exceptions?)
2 votes -
Ability to pin and fix the facet in authorities search
It would be great if the search facet in the authorities search could be pinned and fixed, so you don't have to click and expand the facets every time you want to filter on a specific vocabulary
3 votes -
Readability of the Predicted items menu for daily and weekly serials
When predicted items are generated for the current year, daily and weekly serials get several pages of items.
It is then very difficult to find in the list the latest issue to receive. It would be helpful to have some options, for example only display the 5 or 10 latest items.5 votes -
Retrieve associated collections by MMS ID
In the Alma API there should be an end point to input an mms id number and return all collection ids associated with that ID number.
This functionality already exists for e-collections (GET /almaws/v1/bibs/{mms_id}/e-collections) but no such functionality exists for regular collections.
2 votes -
Internal Identifier number included on Resource Sharing letters
We want to be able to add a requests Internal Identifier number to the Resource Sharing Shipping Slip letter & the Resource Sharing Receive Slip letters, as a way to clearly and consistently identify a request. Because the external ID can change over the life of a request, we will often refer to the internal ID instead. It's useful to have this on the shipping and receive slips because 1. If the partner or patron needs to communicate with us they can quote the ID number, and 2. this paperwork often remains with the item when it comes back to…
4 votes -
When running a Remove local coverage indicated, set Which coverage statement will be applied to "only global"
When running a Change Electronic Portfolio Information job with "Remove local coverage" indicated, in addition to removing all local coverage information, also set the portfolio's "Which coverage statement will be applied?" field to "Only global."
Leaving it as one of the local options incorrectly marks the portfolio as having local information if it is listed in the Community Zone Updates Task List.1 vote -
Automatic Selection of Query Content Functionality
Currently, after users input their query in the search box, they need to manually click on the content to select it. However, we aim to automate this step so that once the query is completed, the relevant content is automatically selected. Additionally, we intend to provide users with the option to toggle this feature on or off.
The purpose of this change is to enhance the system's usability and efficiency, eliminating the need for users to perform additional actions while quickly and seamlessly querying large volumes of ISBNs or barcodes. This adjustment will make our system more user-friendly and increase…
3 votes -
Functionality to manage unique URLs for NZ local collections
In instances where there is no CZ collection for an e-resource, we have to create Network Zone local collections in Alma to allow our consortium members to discover and access the content in Primo. However, we are not able to do so if each member has a unique access URL for the resource.
We would like to see functionality in Alma that would allow us to manage unique identifiers for URLs for each member in NZ local collections.
19 votes
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