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  1. add otb support for iso 639-3 languages in Primo

    Primo currently supports iso 639-2 values for languages.
    We would like a support for the broader iso 639-3.
    Iso 639-3 is much richer.
    For example in our library we have more and more materials written in Ladin of the Alps, which is not the iso 639-2 Ladino (a language with the same name but spoken in Spain) but is instead the Ladin lld in iso 639-3.
    As a language iso 639-3 lld is a subset of the broader iso 639-2 roh family. But using just roh is quite a lack of granularity for us.

    Other customers around the world may…

    4 votes
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  2. [Primo] - ask for confirmation when running delete pipe

    Right now, when clicking on 'Execute', the Pipe starts immediately.
    Especially in the case of 'delete' pipe, a popup asking for confirmation could help preventing unwanted deletions from the system.

    7 votes
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  3. We would like the ability to weight certain PCI results higher than others (ie. Hathitrust)

    We have an example journal of Index Medicus. When we search this record in our blended local and PCI search the hathitrust PCI record does not display until the 3rd-4th page: https://purdue-primo-prod.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/search?query=any,contains,index%20medicus&tab=default_tab&search_scope=everything&sortby=rank&vid=PURDUE&mode=Basic&offset=0

    If we want to withdraw the print record, because it is available in hathitrust, having this on the 3rd-4th page is not acceptable. We would like the ability to boost or weight certain PCI resources, based on the collection name, higher within our results.

    This request seems somewhat related to:
    https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/308176-primo/suggestions/16944994-provide-institutions-with-the-ability-to-systemati
    https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/308176-primo/suggestions/16945003-provide-institutions-with-the-ability-to-systemati

    Although this request to me is more generic than both of those, but seemingly related.

    Thanks!

    31 votes
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  4. Dedup and FRBR cluster monitoring

    Since BIRT reports in back office are being deprecated and they are not available in VE, those who implement Dedup or FRBR will have no way to monitor the clusters that goes beyond what's currently in analytics (just a report of cluster sizes). Size of clusters is important, but when "impossibly large" clusters form (we recently noticed many, up to 89 members!), we need to be able to see the records forming the cluster in order to diagnose problems. The BIRT tool is way too slow and unwieldly for this purpose but provides useful information: contents of the fields that…

    34 votes
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  5. Extend the character limit for text fields in Vendor Licences.

    Licences often have more than just one clause relating to that field. The character limit currently prohibits how much of the clause can be added to that field.

    3 votes
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  6. Primo Registration Service collections should be editable by Ex Libris staff

    As a discovery librarian I would like the Primo Registration Service (Collection Activation) to be editable by Ex Libris staff so that resources incorrectly set as collection-level resources could be reset to Subscription (Linkresolver) level. This would mean large numbers of false positive search results in Primo UI could be reduced.

    Background: the Oxford Research Encyclopedias collection has been set up in Primo Registration Service as a collection-level resource and delivers Primo search results for every title in the collection, whether subscribed or not.

    It includes 27 separate encyclopedias on diverse subjects (we have only 2 titles).

    These are new…

    23 votes
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  7. Easier Override Process

    Allow overrides via pop-up or other mechanism that doesn't require logging into a separate instance.

    1 vote
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  8. pin password

    Add the ability to control what fields display in the My Library Card | Update PIN / Password box dependent upon whether the User is an Internal or External user in Alma. Showing external users the option to change their password is confusing as their password is maintained outside of Primo/Alma.

    3 votes
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  9. 1 vote
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  10. View Primo as someone else / different types of users

    View Primo as "someone else". It would be useful to view our Primo-page as different types of users. Being able to view Primo as an internal user, or a student, or staff member, or an external user, would help us troubleshoot configuration and settings in Alma. Have we activated the right functionality for the different user groups? Have we hidden what we want to hide?

    tl;dr: Facebook's "View as" functionality in Primo.

    57 votes
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  11. [Primo] - Add an enabled / disabled status field to pipes

    It would be useful to have an enabled / disabled status field in the Pipe definition.
    For example delete pipes or rarely used pipes could be disabled and enabled only when needed, thus minimizing the risk of launching/scheduling them by mistake.
    This would also mitigate the current lack of the possibility to deleted old / unused pipes (see https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/308176-primo/suggestions/19994728-allow-deletion-of-old-unused-pipes ). Disabling them would be an improvement.

    11 votes
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  12. [PRIMO] Allow normalization of Primo Central Index PC records

    It would be great to have the ability to normalize the Primo Central records using NR set as we do for local records.
    This would be very beneficial. For example:

    • Customers could choose their own facet values and harmonize them with local records.
    • Values only in PC records could be removed of modified (e.g. toplevel facet values for Open access and Peer Reviewed )
    • FRBR and Dedup could be performed also against local records, thus greatly improving results in blended search. etc.
    13 votes
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  13. Primo Central note field - include in export

    In the new Primo Central Activation User Interface (Feb 2019 release) you can now add notes to Primo Central collections. Would it be possible for the notes field to be included in the export to excel?

    9 votes
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  14. Add MODS template as Date Source for OAI-PMH harvest

    Currently, there is no MODS template for OAI-PMH harvesting of external collections. As an example, we have many collections in an Islandora repository and have very rich metadata in MODS format. We lose most of that metadata when the collection is harvested because we must use the DC template as the Source format.

    57 votes
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  15. Allow libraries to review PCI metadata in collections

    We would like the ability to not only see more information about the collections (which is already another idea on here) but also the ability to see the metadata for each collection. For example, for Kanopy, we have loaded the MARC records into Alma, but would like to review what the metadata for the PCI collection looks like so we can make a decision about whether or not to enable it. We have no way to know what the PCI collection will add or do until we turn it on in production Primo.

    50 votes
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  16. "Personalize your results" - enable to add disciplines, not only delete.

    "Personalize your results" is a Primo Central feature. The lists of degrees and disciplines are defined by Primo Central, and can be translated locally via code tables in the Back Office.
    It is possible to DELETE degrees and disciplines via the Mapping Table, but currently it is NOT possible to add new ones. We would like tohave the possibility to add disciplines.
    thank you.

    18 votes
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  17. Tags Management in consortium level environment

    The Tags Management page is only available to institution level in a non-sharing environment and this is not available in a consortium level environment.

    So staff users can't delete tags, which is a problem.

    Please make it available for all environment.

    13 votes
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  18. Add a Description Field to the Full Normalization Rules

    I think it would be verry useful to have a Description Field for each Noramlization Rule so it can be easier to find which one you need to edit. This can also be useful if you want to use and existing Norm rule as a template for a new one, or if you just want to copy part of one. See image for an example.

    15 votes
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  19. Could Exlibris regularly update the list of common titles used by the Primo duplication detection vector?

    Primo uses the duplicate detection vector to determine whether or not records will be deduped and merged in Primo.

    https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Primo/Product_Documentation/Technical_Guide/030Duplicate_Detection_Process/030Duplicate_Detection_Vector

    One of the match criteria is full title. If two records have the same title and the title is not in the list of common titles, the records are assigned 600 points. (800 points or higher means the records will be dedupe/merged.)

    The list of common titles is provided here: https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Primo/Product_Documentation/Technical_Guide/180Files_Used_by_the_Dedup_Algorithm#wwconnect_header

    It includes common titles such as annual report, bulletin, transactions... Unfortunately it does not include other common titles such as news, poems, plays... (See attached Excel file.)

    My request…

    13 votes
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  20. EZProxy (Primo institution wizard) more granular application against specific collections

    Currently in Primo institution wizard (Primo Home > Ongoing Configuration Wizards > Institution Wizard > Delivery Base URLs) you can enter an EZProxy base URL. If a proxy is added it will be applied to all Link in Record type resources (though there is the option to exclude OA collections). I would like more granularity so that we could choose to apply the proxy to certain Link in Record type collections, but not to apply the proxy to others.

    95 votes
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