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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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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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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,
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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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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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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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Support file exchange via Odyssey
While we are able to send and receive files with other Alma, Rapido, and RapidILL libraries via RapidX, the resource sharing world is much larger than these three systems. While ExLibris talks about supporting interoperability, we are not yet able to receive files using the file sharing method dominant among our peers, even though its platform is open source. Odyssey is a major player in the library secure file exchange world, and while we stress to our partners that they need to send non-returnables to us via other methods, often folks forget, deliver via Odyssey, and assume the request is…
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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,
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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…
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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,
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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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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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Link resolver should use ISSN and title from external resource
When the link resolver receives a URL from an external resource, it should use the ISSN and the journal title from the incoming URL to create links for Interlibrary loans and ignore any related links if related links are activated (Fulfillment > Fulfillment Configuration > Configuration Menu > Discovery Interface Display Logic > Related Records). Currently, the link resolver will change the incoming ISSN and journal title to that of the related link when creating ILL requests, which makes the ILL article information incorrect.
7 votesHello All,
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Alma Product Team
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patron names
Could the Patron name be displayed in the "Pick Up Request " window in Alma just as the 'Requestors Note". This saves time instead of having to click to find the name of the requestor.
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Allow labeling of parameters like local param 01, 02 for bib and holdings
Alma allows adding bib or holding field additions into Alma Analytics
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Knowledge_Articles/Add_bibliographic_fields_to_Alma_AnalyticsFor instance you can request that "local param field 01" pulls the 690 field. However, you cannot change the "local param field 01" label in analytics from "local param 01" to 690. This is not user friendly because the availability of the 690 field in your analytics report isn't apparent to users.
I'd like to request the ability to locally label these local param fields so they match up with what the fields actually do in an analytics report.
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Add an "added authors" field to the Bibliographic Details dimension in Analytics
List values taken from MARC fields 700, 710, 711
I get that this would be achieved if all MARC fields were reportable, as has already been requested, but that seems unlikely to happen so I hope this less ambitious suggestion will be considered.
6 votesHello All,
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add an attachment icon picture besides the item of the attachment.
In Primo, readers often can not distinguish the difference of the book and the attachment of the book(ex: CD-ROM). So readers often request the barcode number of the attachment of the book first wrongly, and then find that they really want to request the book instead of the attachment of book(CD-ROM). I suggest the system can show an attachment icon picture(Ex: paper clip) besides the item of the attachment. It can help readers to distinguish the types of the items(book or CD-ROM attachment) quickly and correctly.
1 voteHello all,
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Alma Product Team.
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Improve visibility of Publishing Information for electronic holdings
The Publishing Information for electronic holdings is extremely valuable for troubleshooting issues with the assignment of availability status for PCI / CDI records, and with the Link Resolver matching of the OpenURL data with Alma records and presentation of services.
With the Central Discovery Index (CDI) coming, and the associated transition of the management of discovery records out of the separate PCI interface and into Alma, many sites may take the opportunity to update and realign team responsibilities, with more staff in Alma having a need to see this information.
Visibility of this core metadata at a minimum helps staff…
8 votesHello All,
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Alma Link Resolver on all Google Scholar Records
As an Alma Administrator at Kettering University, we would like the option for our Alma link resolver to appear on all Google Scholar records.
It would be nice for our patrons searching in Google Scholar to see the option to check access in our library holdings or request through our resource sharing without leaving the platform. We have activated it now in the library links settings, but it only appears in limited records (image attached).
Related to Support Ticket ID: 07235331
Thank you,
Courtney2 votesHello all,
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Alma Product Team.
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Expanding Task List
For resource sharing, the task list should include "Canceled by Staff". Specifically:
Borrowing requests - Canceled by Staff - assigned to you
Borrowing requests - Canceled by Staff - unassignedFor institutions which do not use an ILL package such as ILLiad, this is the only way to be informed that a request was unfilled besides manually searching in the Borrowing Requests field.
1 voteHello All,
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