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Users should be allowed to place Resource Sharing requests for volumes which are unavailable in local library
For multi-volume titles, if local library has some volumes available, it is not allowed our users to make Resource Sharing requests. It would be very helpful if our users could place Resource Sharing requests for those volumes that are not available at our library. See Support Case #00955156 & #00699280 for further reference.
11 votesHello All,
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2 votes
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Alma -- no warning when item goes into "transit" from receiving
When an item is received under Receiving > One Time, if there is a request on the item for a user at another library, the item immediately goes into transit status to the requesting library. There is no message or warning that the item is in transit at this point, and the receiver's assumption is that it is now "In place" and ready to be shelved. The only warning that exists is a column prior to receiving that shows "Yes" under "Requests." Once the item is received, it is gone from this list (see below) and there…
10 votesHello All,
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Add Resource sharing requesting to block_request_if_not_loanable
Currently blockrequestifnotloanable only includes holds and bookings for items we own. And digitization requests, if you are using that functionality and not doing the fill locally workflow. We use the fill locally workflow.
A block on resource sharing requesting if people meet criteria of blockrequestifnotloanable block parameters, is essential. We are particularly trying to catch those with fees in excess of a certain amount who won't be able to check out the item they are requesting. With out it we will continue to see two types of behavior. users…3 votes -
Advanced search option for Users search
Create an advanced search for Users search, just like for physical titles / items. In this search, make it possible to search (for instance) users with specific roles or job categories, identifiers starting with specific prefixes, users with different kinds of blocks, users with outstanding loans or requests, etc, and the possibility to combine these.
128 votesAs of July release you can search for users by combining search criteria, using Alma advanced search. This is available only to users with the roles and privileges to search for users.
For more information please see
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Usage statistics Missing Data page should use different symbols
Currently in the Missing Data page, Alma uses the same red symbol to indicate Data not available for that month. When we investigated, some of them had error in connection so we had to contact the vendors to fix the problems. However, some of them actually worked fine, only there were no usage data available for the requested dates.
I am requesting ExL to use a different symbol to indicate no usage, otherwise everything else is fine. So at a glance at the Missing data page, we could easily explain which months have no usage, so nothing needs…
117 votesAs of March release the SUSHI harvest process contains new performance enhancements. Additionally, the Missing Data tab has been renamed to the Monthly Usage Data tab. The errors on this tab are now further refined to help you troubleshoot connection issues. The yellow icon indicates that the connection to the vendor was successful, but the vendor did not send any data. While the red icon indicates that the the vendor connection attempt was unsuccessful. The green icon indicates, as previously, that the usage report file was successfully uploaded.
For more information please see Alma Release Notes https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Release_Notes/2020/Alma_2020_Release_Notes -
Auto renewals resumption- block preferences
When a request is filled, all the other loans of that title each need to be manually renewed in order to restart auto renewals. These sometimes get missed, frustrating users when their loans needlessly go overdue. It's a very clunky process.
This can be done in Block Preferences, but if Not Renewable – Item has Request(s) is set to 'handle automatically, then it over-rides other requests, which completely defeats the object.
This block preference needs more granularity, so that recalls can resume auto renewing once a request is filled, without affecting requests on other titles.
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Waitlist functionality for short-term loans
It would be helpful to have a waitlist functionality for short-term loans (i.e. for reserve items). This would allow patrons to put their name on a list to be next in line once a short-term loan item has been returned. Alma would send an email/text to the patron when the item is returned telling the patron they have a specific window of time (e.g. 5 minutes, configurable by the institution) to check out the item. During that window of time no other patrons can check it out. After the window of time has expired the next person on the waitlist…
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Provide MMS IDS of bibliographic records filtered out during publishing
New functionality to filter out bibliographic records when publishing was introduced with the November 2016 Alma release. When records are published with a filter to remove records which match an indication rule, a count of the filtered records (not published due to filter) is reported. However there is no list of record keys for the records which were removed by the filter. Case 00359617 was filed with ExLibris and consequently closed as it was determined this would be adding functionality so would be an enhancement request. This request is to add functionality to the completed publishing job report which…
7 votesHello All,
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Alma Product Team
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Show Interested User name directly in the PO Line list when receiving new material
Currently, for PO Lines with interested user(s), we can only see a green "V" in the PO Lines list when receiving new material in the Acquisition Department.
Since we increasingly use Purchase Requests to order new material, we almost always have IUs in the PO Lines. These IUs can either be patrons or staff members.We'd like to be able to see straightaway the IU's name(s) when receiving, either directly or when flying over this green "V".
It would save us a few clicks to be able to see quickly the Interested User's name. And it is important for…93 votes -
Linking Proxy and Sponsor accounts
In our library, we create a separate library account for every Proxy, in addition to their personal account.
We want the Proxy and Sponsor accounts to be linked to each other so that all loans made by a Proxy on behalf of a Sponsor will automatically be registered on both accounts.
In addition, all requests placed by a Proxy on behalf of a Sponsor should be loanable on the Sponsor's account without the need of deleting the request/s from the Proxy's account.Since many Sponsors have more than one Proxy )sometimes up to 10), we would like a…
10 votesHello All,
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All items loan and hold requests history - in citation view.
The new information available in the 'Other details' tab of items is great, can we also have this information made available in the citation view 'More Info' tab please?
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Authority jobs & authority control task list - ability to exclude certain categories of records from authorisation
Some records are necessarily brief and are not fully catalogued, for example records for Resource Sharing requests, and new records for items that are On Order and haven't yet been catalogued. We would like to exclude such records from the authority linking process and from the Authority Control Task List, to ensure that the Task List only includes records that we really do need to check. If the authorisation process could be configurable to allow us to exclude categories of records, the Task List would be a much more usable feature in Alma.
241 votesThe Authority Control task list is used to monitor and manage the authority control process in relation to the institution’s bibliographic records. It is now possible to facet authority control messages related to bibliographic records that are linked to the Community Zone, which is helpful when you do not want to monitor the authority control process for these records. See Using the Authority Control Task List for more information.
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Adding notes when rejecting a Resource Sharing partner
There are two places within Alma where it is possible to reject a Resource Sharing partner - in one place, the internal note is added to the Notes tab of the request; in the other, it isn't.
We would expect the same action to have the same effect in both places - the fact it doesn't forces the workflow into a less optimal route.
7 votesHello All,
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Fulfillment Network - Institutional drop down menu for patron/item
Fulfillment Network - find patron/item from another institution: Currently in Alma, when selecting either an item or patron from another institution, the drop down menu is in a random order. There should be a way to change the sorting of that list (alphabetically for example). This menu can be found in the Manage Patron Services, Return Items, and Scan in Items.
This carries over to Primo for users placing requests. Both the institution and fulfillment network scopes. The pickup institutions should be listed alphabetically.189 votes -
Query to patron letter: add the publication date for Document delivery requests
We’d like to display the publication date in the Query to patron letter also for DD requests. Now we can display the date in the letter only for ILL requests.
8 votesHello All,
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Enable a "Reprompt" option in Analytics
Currently, when running a prompted report, if you want to change your selections after running it, you must go back to the catalog and start over from "Run". It would be a great time savings if there were a "REPROMPT" option, which took you directly back to the prompt screen. Inclusion of a "retain choices this session" toggle and a "clear all choices" button on the prompt screen would be useful as well.
A use case would be when I am trying to determine why a particular item is hanging up on a task list or is being prevented from…
14 votesThank you all for your engagement, and special thanks to Lesli for explaining how to create "Reprompt" buttons.
We will consider the issue resolved and will not pursue further changes at this time.
Best regards,
Hadas Granot
Analytics product team
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Printouts Queue: Include more info in printing queue display
Idea: Include bibliographic or request information in the display of the Printing queue. (E.g. An additional column that displays Title and/or Internal/External identifier).
Rationale: There may be multiple desks/people scanning in requests at different times; it would be helpful to be able to see which item a letter was referring to at a glance. This information is available from the "preview" option, BUT, it takes a lot of time and clicks to open each to see if it should be printed or reprinted.
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Allow suppression of items from Discovery in Primo
I would like a check-box in the item record that would allow staff to suppress individual items from discovery in Primo. This could be used for libraries that want to use only a single discoverable "dummy" item for placing requests on physical journals in Primo as well as libraries that prefer not to have items discoverable by patrons until they are done with processing and are available on the shelves. In an ideal world, if a holdings record only had suppressed items, the holding record would also not display. Moreover, if all items on all holdings attached to a…
389 votesLibrary staff now have better control over process types: placing and removing institution-level work order types using the Change Physical items information job, searching by work order type and excluding a specific work order type from discovery. The work order types were enhanced to streamline workflows, allowing handling in bulk and without scanning items in.
his is especially useful when the library needs to mark a large set of items as unavailable in a way that's reflected in discovery
For more information please see Alma May Release Notes
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1 vote
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