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Add "All" tab to Patron Services screen & 2-column view ("All x" & "X of this session") to Loan and Return tabs
Patron Services area is too granular -- too many potential places to look for (or not see) information about various transactions, especially during busy times or high-stress interactions, especially for student workers. Information that patrons or staff need can too easily be missed.
An "All" tab (ahead of the "Loans" tab) may assist -- it could list ALL recent transactions in a table (including loans, returns, requests, and network activity) with the type of transaction indicated in one column.
Likewise, a two-column view in the Loans tab and/or the Returns tab could reduce the risk of a staff member…
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Add ability to abort jobs when they are for information only, such as when exporting data or running overlap analysis
Currently it is more common than not for jobs in Alma to be missing an option to Abort them under Monitor Jobs > Running.
This is a highly frustrating situation where the only option is to open a Support case to request for the job to be aborted, and wait days for response.
In the meantime, staff work is completely halted for this while we wait for Support.It is understandable that the Abort option is not present in cases where there could be negative impact on records, such as initiating an job update to change the records.
But it…3 votes -
Request for Populating "Item Location" in Network Activity Loan List
I am writing regarding the blank column in the Network Activity section.
For institutions within a fulfillment network, loans belonging to another institution are visible in the Network Activity section. However, in the Loans list, the "Item Location" column is blank.
If the “Item Location” column were also populated with the correct values, it would be much easier to manage differences in return policies that are dependent on the item's location.
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Include patron name on hold pull list
We'd like to be able to see the patron name for the hold request on the "Pick From Shelf" list. (See attached image.)
1 voteHello All,
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Alma Product Team
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Add permanent location code or name to fulfillment analytics
Under Alma Analytics we want to request that Ex Libris add the field of permanent location code or name to the fulfillment area of analytics. We need to be able to grab the count of items in a library and how many of those items (held) in that library have circulated by any mean (resource sharing, digitization, loan, etc.). The current table allows us to pull what circulation desk they circulated from. That is not entirely accurate as we allow items to be delivered and circulated from any circulation desk on campus. This type of data is needed to assess…
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Correct inaccurate "Loan Status" in Alma
If a patron requests a title that has multiple items when all available items are in loan,
all items will not be renewaled, because the request is pending.In "My Library" the remark is "cannot renewal", but at that time,
in Alma,the Loan status is shown as "Normal" for some items and "Recalled" for others.
All items of the title should be shown as "Recalled".We suggent to reflect the request data accuratelly on the Loan Status in Alma.
1 voteHello All,
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Alma Product Team
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Add renewal count to the fulfillment subject area of Analytics
Please add renewal count (the number of renewals allowed for a certain item policy and material type) to the Fulfillment subject area of Analytics.
Doing so will allow staff to create a Circulation Matrix from analytics that fully details circulation privileges for certain patron groups, material types, item policies, etc. Circulation staff frequently get phone calls from patrons requesting such information.
The attached Circulation Matrix is a handy way to answer circulation policy questions from patrons, except when they ask how many renewals they are allowed.
8 votesHello All,
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Alma Product Team
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In "Create request" for a patron, is it possible to add the item barcode as an option for searching?
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Autocomplete Alma Resource Sharing form with a DOI
When a user enters a DOI into the Alma Resource Sharing form we would like to see the form use the DOI to auto-populate the rest of the metadata for the user.
This is a functionality we have had our users requesting.7 votesHello All,
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Alma Product Team
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Allow institutions to configure their own Packaged PO approval rules
Could we please be provided with an option to disable or configure the auto approval rules of POs containing non 'Purchase/Purchase no Letter' POLs.
Institutions currently only have control over PO Line level approval rules in Alma and PO rules are limited as per the documentation - https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentation/010Alma_Online_Help_(English)/020Acquisitions/020Purchasing/060Approving_and_Sending_POs
"A PO with PO Lines that are not one of the following Acquisition methods will not go to Waiting for Approval:
• Purchase
• Purchase No letter"Providing us with the option to configure these options ourselves or via support requests to include/exclude specific acquisition methods will give us more flexibility…
9 votes -
Add an option for annual token entry to track "Requests to publish" in multi-year transformative agreements
Currently there are only two options for tracking requests to publish for Transformative Agreements: Unlimited or Number of Tokens. However, for a multi-year agreement with a set number of tokens per calendar year, there is no great way to track this within the Agreement Definitions on an ongoing basis. If we could get the option to track the number of requests to publish for multiple time periods within the same agreement, that would be beneficial for those with multi-year TAs.
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Add the student’s name to the Approve Deposits screen.
In the standard Alma interface for approving deposits or final projects (for example, via the Review Deposits task list or a dedicated approval screen), the displayed columns are fixed to a predefined set of fields. Currently, there is no built-in configuration option to enable a student name column in this view.
I submit an enhancement request through the Idea Exchange to request adding the student name field to the Approve Deposits screen.
Thank you.1 vote -
Ability to create new forms with custom fields
We would like to suggest the allowance to create new forms to support library functions such as accessing the closed stack books, or doing book paging between internal libraries. These may require special fields that are only native to the libraries and are not in the existing forms.
Also, adding extra custom fields for additional information into the existing forms (like purchase request ( can provide more functionality, for example, the priority ranking of a request.
1 voteHello All,
This idea has been closed as part of a cleanup process for ideas older than two years with fewer than 20 votes.
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Alma Product Team
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Time Limit on Waive for Replacement Fees/Fines
Feature Requested:
The auto-waive functionality upon item return and ability to set the % to be refunded are wonderful features. To fully meet our needs though we need the % refunded to change after x period of time to a different % to be refunded.One possible solution could be to add a parameter that could be set to specify a time limit threshold for auto-waiving of replacement fees of a lost item upon return.
Use Case:
After a physical item has been lost for a year we have already bought a replacement and do not want to refund…8 votesHello All,
This idea has been closed as part of a cleanup process for ideas older than two years with fewer than 20 votes.
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Alma Product Team
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Make patron / user information pop up card in Alma customizable or add more fields for purchase requests
This specific request came to light when processing purchase requests from the task list. We would like to see the patron's user group when clicking on the patron information card link:
https://www.screencast.com/t/XttSUJmwjEr0 votesHello All,
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Alma Product Team
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Alma Analytics: Usage Data Subject Area
In Alma Design Analytics, add "Fund Ledger" to the folders in the "Usage Data" Subject Area. Collections staff want to be able to look up titles they have ordered out of their "Fund Ledger Codes" and see how much they have been used, especially TotalItemRequests. The decimal-point breakdowns of usage in the "Cost Usage" folder in the "E-Inventory" Subject Area are too confusing/convoluted, and only use UniqueTitle/ItemRequests.
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Option to add "Held Until:" column on the "Scan in Items" page.
It would be helpful to add a "Held Until:" column on the "Scan In Items" page. This would assist our teams when they are processing requests.
6 votesHello All,
This idea has been closed as part of a cleanup process for ideas older than two years with fewer than 20 votes.
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We value your feedback and encourage you to continue submitting and voting for ideas that you believe will enhance Alma.
Alma Product Team
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NACSIS-CAT Could App: Enable English output in NOTE field when converting 336/337/338 fields for records with 040 $$b eng
Currently, when converting 336/337/338 fields to a NOTE field in Alma --> NACSIS-CAT mappings, the output uses Japanese vocabulary regardless of the cataloging language. For records with 040 $$b eng, we request that the NOTE field be generated using English vocabulary to match the cataloging language.
Example:
Expected output for 040 $$b eng:
336 $$a text $$2 ncrcontent
337 $$a unmediated $$2 ncrmedia
338 $$a volume $$2 ncrcarrier
→ NOTE: Content Type: text (ncrcontent), Media Type: unmediated (ncrmedia), Carrier Type: volume (ncrcarrier)Current output:
→ NOTE: 表現種別: text (ncrcontent), 機器種別: unmediated (ncrmedia), キャリア種別: volume (ncrcarrier)This enhancement would ensure consistency…
3 votes -
Consistently include Use Cases for new features listed in Release Notes
We'd like to see a use case or rationale for all Release Notes, in addition to the description of the new functionality and any necessary documentation. This could be something you could link to from the Release description, in the interest of brevity. While these are sometimes provided, their inclusion is currently sporadic.
Often while reviewing Release Notes with colleagues we find ourselves wondering exactly what problem is being solved and why someone would want to enable or adopt a new functionality. Including the use case or rationale for each enhancement could increase buy-in and understanding for a wider user…
3 votes -
Enable conversion of English vocabulary in NOTE field to 336/337/338 fields for records with 040 $$b eng
Currently, the system supports conversion of Japanese vocabulary in the NOTE field (e.g., "Content Type: text (ncrcontent)") into structured 336/337/338 fields for records with 040 $$b jpn,. However, a similar conversion is not applied to records with 040 $$b eng, even when the NOTE field contains English vocabulary in the same format.
We request that the same conversion logic be extended to records with 040 $$b eng, so that:
Example:
NOTE: Content Type: text (ncrcontent), Media Type: unmediated (ncrmedia), Carrier Type: volume (ncrcarrier)
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336 $$a text $$2 ncrcontent
337 $$a unmediated $$2 ncrmedia
338 $$a volume $$2 ncrcarrierThis…
3 votes
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