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Display both link in record and links from link resolver in CDI
When there are records in CDI that have link in record, but also would return links from the link resolver both types of links should be displayed to the end user.
The challenges with the link in record are discussed in this idea: https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/308176-primo/suggestions/40487230-preference-cdi-link-resolver-records-over-link-in
They have a tendency to break and if the link for some reason do not lead to the full text the end user does not get any other way to the full text (as they do with the multiple links fromt he link resolver).
We hope that Ex Libris enables the system to display both link…
610 votesThank you for this idea, For CDI records with more than one link option, users now can see the preferred linking option in the View It with an option to show more links. This is coming in Primo VE April release and Primo May 2022 release.
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Add a true "exact" search to Advanced search type
The available search types do not include a true "exact" search, where the results inlcude the query term(s) and only the query term(s). This type of search is very useful for one-word queries, especially when it is a common word. Using "begins with" in these situations can still result in dozens of results. We can construct a search, but it's not something the average user would know how to do, e.g.:
Title begins with intervention
NOT
Title begins with intervention?This is a convoluted construction, and we'd prefer a true "is exactly" search type.
580 votesThe option to perform a search with a new "Equals exact phrase" operator will be available in May 2023 release in Primo VE.
Best regards,
Yael.
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Improve Primo RTA status for items that are in transit, on order, in processing, missing, etc.
Right now if an item is not available, then the item says "Checked out..." even if the item isn't actually checked out. In Alma, the status is under "Process type" and we want this more detailed "Process type" to be displayed to our users instead of just "Checked out.." for everything that isn't available. This is really confusing if the item is missing or being processed by our technical staff. We need to be able to tell users more detail. We have had several users request our library order a book and then when the book is being processed it…
556 votesThank you for this idea. It is now available in Primo VE, Primo VE now allows you to display enhanced availability statuses in the brief display, specifically for records with the availability status Not Available. With this enhancement Primo VE takes advantage of the platform while calculating the real time availability of records, enriching it with more information from the items level.
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Journal coverage dates to show in the brief results page
Would like the ability to configure Primo to display the coverage dates found in the Alma portfolio record to display in the Primo brief results.
Currently, dates from the Alma bibliographic can display in the brief results but usually the publication date found in the bib differs than the coverage in the portfolio.
Our patrons and staff would like to do a search for ejournals and see from the results what our coverage/holdings are without clicking into the full details.515 votesIn Primo VE November 2021 and coming soon in February 2022 for Primo BO the Journal coverage will be added to the Availability line in the Brief results and Journal Search interface, allow users to easily understand the electronic coverage of the Journals managed in your Alma. More details can be found in Primo VE release notes.
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Add next and previous arrows to detail display
Instead of forcing the user to close the detail display to then click on the details of another record, the idea would be to add next and previous arrows or buttons to the detail display to allow the user to see the next or previous records details.
447 votesThank you for this idea. This was completed as part of August 2018 release.
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Better display of subcategories in database-search in Primo
In the Database search in Primo, to show subcategories you have to click the little arrow in front of the top category. This is not intuitive for end users, and this is actually the feedback that we get most often.
It would be much better if clicking on a top category both did a search for records in this category and at the same time opened the subcategories.
This would enable the user to see all the databases in one category, and at the same time display the possibillity to narrow down to a subcategory if necessary.
I hope that…
374 votesThank you for this suggestion. This enhancement is part of May release in both Primo and Primo VE release.
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Number and sort the volumes in multi-volume works
With the March 2021 release we got "Related Link for Series Added Fields 80X-83X", which is a big improvement.
But in the list of volumes, the volumes are not sorted and they are missing their volume number.
How this looks:
https://basel.swisscovery.org/permalink/41SLSP_UBS/mmbbsj/alma993707790105504 (see also screenshot 1)How it should be looking: see screenshot 2
Ex Libris considers this a feature enhancement request.
(SF00934664, SF00930520)
329 votesWith the Primo VE March 2022 the related titles will be grouped by the relation type (such as Contains) and within each group relations will be sorted alphabetically by title
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Allow "best location" on brief results display to be configured by view
A user viewing a view that is associated with a particular library or campus should be able to view availability of physical items at that library or campus libraries in the brief results layout. This idea is primarily for institutions with multiple libraries and, especially, multiple campuses. Campuses are associated with libraries, and typically a Primo view will be associated with a campus.
Currently "best location" can only be set via the user's IP address. This approach works when users are at the location, but when a user is off-campus, the first location to show on brief results and full…
324 votesThank you for this idea. You can now configure your own display order of locations and have this order reflected in both Get It menu and availability statement in the brief results.
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Hide DUE TIME in Primo
It should be possible to hide DUE TIME in Primo, both in My Library Card and the item list. Many libraries do not offer loans by the hour and opening hours in Alma are not the same as the opening hours of the physical library. Therefore displaying the due time in Primo is often just noise.
See attached screenshots.
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Ability to select which location appears first
When there are titles held in multiple locations, enable the ability to determine which location will appear first in the record.
257 votesThis is now available in Primo VE June 2019 release. Primo VE supports the ‘Location Ordering Profile’ configuration in Alma. For more information see in the knowledge Center: https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Primo/Product_Documentation/020Primo_VE/034Get_It_Configuration/Configuring_Discovery_Interface_Display_Logic_for_Primo_VE#Configuring_the_Order_of_Locations_in_Search_Results
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Make facets sticky by default for the session
I would like to suggest that Primo's facets should be sticky by default (or at least that this should be a configuration option). The "Reset filters" link right below the selected filters implies that filters will stick unless reset; users find this confusing. I agree with other posters' points about the lock icon being visible at all times, and that a selection of New Search should automatically clear sticky facets, but otherwise, I would like to propose that facets should stick unless the user either selects New Search, or clicks "Reset filters" (perhaps this could be renamed "Clear filters"). This…
251 votesThank you for this suggestion, this is part of the improve sticky facets behavior released in May for both Primo and Primo VE.
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Offer a select and "renew selected" option in Primo Loans tab
Under the Primo 'Loans' tab, users currently have the ability the ability to renew individual titles, or "renew all". But they cannot select particular titles and renew only those.
We have had several patrons complain about this lack of functionality as they only want to renew books when the original loan period requires them to (i.e. they don't want to renew early) so that they get the maximum loan periods allowed.
A "renew selected" feature on the Primo Loans tab would improve the user experience.
251 votesThis was released in Q1 of 2019 also as part of NERS 5493.
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menu tile urls must be customizable by language
Currently its not possible to define language specific URLs in the Backoffice for the main menu tile.
Localization in Primo is possible for nearly all labels and functionalities and we think this is a must have.245 votesThank you for this suggestion. this was released in Primo in May 2019 release and planned for Primo VE.
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My Library Card - Personal Details ability to Disable Edit option
Currently patrons can access the area
My Library Card/Personal Details
Where there is an option to edit their details (address, phone number etc).
As our borrower details all come from corporate systems we would like to disable the edit function as, for example, students changing/updating any details such as their address should occur via the student record system not in Primo as a standalone action which will lead to confusion.
In the old UI there was at least a tip on the edit page:
"Changes to e-mail address and text message number will be reflected in Primo only."It would…
232 votesThank you for this suggestion. A new configuration is available in Primo August release with option to hide the Edit option. This will be available in Primo VE future release i(Q4 2020)
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New UI: Set automatically the cursor in the search box
Hello,
A feature that many users would like to see in the Primo new UI is to have the cursor already in the search box when they open the page. The user would be able to type directly their query and not have to click first in the search box. In the Primo classic UI, the cursor was already in the search box.
The SF case 00508525 was about the same issue.
Thank you.
184 votesThank you for posting this idea. Primo out of the box will have the cursor set at the top of the page, to place the focus in the search box you should a configuration as mention in Primo February 2020 release notes – Support Configuration of the Search Box’s Focus
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Primo/Release_Notes/Primo/2020/001Primo_2020_Release_Notes
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Institutions are able to choose how a record is selected as the record to appear in the results list as part of the frbr process
Where there are different editions of a work available, Primo groups these and uses the record with the richest metadata to display as the top record in the results list. Often this is not the most recent edition of the work. This can be misleading for users who believe the edition appearing in the results list to be the latest edition and so seek this out. For us, this has meant requests for items held on off-campus stores have been requested rather than a more recent edition held on the open stacks. I would like to suggest, therefore, that institutions…
176 votesYou can now define the preferred record displayed for FRBR to be the recent edition – this is coming with Primo November 2020 release and already released for Primo VE in Q2 2020, as part of NERS 6230 – Enable option to favour latest edition of bibliographic work to top the FRBR group.
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My Library Card - Display Renew icon for all loans (New UI)
There is no Renew icon for the loans that can't be renewed in Primo now.It made library patrons puzzled when they can't renew some loans, Because they can't find the Renew Icon.It would be very useful to display the Renew icon for all loans.When the loans can't be renewed,the icon can be another one and the patrons would be prompted for the reason.
153 votesThank you for posting this idea. This feature was released in August for Primo and PrimoVE users
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Available Online link should be configurable to link directly to full text from full item record page, not just brief results list
We would like it so the green Available Online link on the item record could be made to link directly to the full text, since we have the green available online link to go directly to full text on the results list (direct linking turned on).
128 votesThank you for this feedback , this is now part of the November 2022 release - see Provide Direct Linking from Full Record in the release notes.
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Primo Central FRBR process specific to each customer's activations
Currently, Primo Central performs the FRBR process on its entire index without considering the collections activated at the customer's level. Having FRBR at the level of the whole PC leads to often have in the catalogue a 'View all versions', even if in the PC of the Institution there is just 1 version of a record. Another consequence is also that Primo Central facets display unrelated results. In some cases, other records (from the FRBR group) may not appear, which does apply to the facet limitation, because they haven't been activated in the PC registration system. This situation often leads…
116 votesThanks for your contribution, we are happy to inform you that this idea is available in Primo Central starting from June 2017
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Improve Primo Alerts format
Customers should have the abilty to modify and change the format of the alerts sent to the users, both the text and the visibililty of the email.
111 votesThank you for this idea, In the recent release Primo and Primo VE offers improved format out for the box for the Saved Searches Alert email with option to customize it (in Primo using mapping table , in Primo VE using the Alma Letters Configuration )
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