Manu Schwendener

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  1. Better Primo VE Menu Link Options

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    > That's external. It makes sense for it to be a new tab so that the user doesn't have to
    > navigate back to their search results.

    I don't agree. This should be the users' decision: if they want to open a link in a new tab, they can do so.

    (See also the two references in my first comment).

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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    Not "only" external links in the main menu should stay in the same tab, but also the help page.

    https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Primo/Product_Documentation/020Primo_VE/Primo_VE_(English)/030Primo_VE_User_Interface/010Primo_VE_Customization_-_Best_Practices#Adding_the_Help_Link_to_the_UI

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    I completely agree.

    As do the GDSteam of gov.uk https://twitter.com/GDSTeam/status/983992989650423809

    and the Nielsen Norman Group https://www.nngroup.com/articles/new-browser-windows-and-tabs

  2. Number and sort the volumes in multi-volume works

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    8 comments  ·  Primo » User Interface  ·  Admin →
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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    Hi – could we please get an update on this?

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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    Hi Nili

    A patron asked us about this today – can you tell us an estimated time?

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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    *bump*

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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    > Maybe they just forgot to unlock the needed field for the display?

    No:

    "Product manager said that your suggestion is really interesting and is an enhacement request that could be discussed with Development." (SF00934664)


    I completey agree that this is a basic function of a library catalog.

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  3. Sorting of collection page witch contains only subcollections

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  4. Secondary sorting of records in the results list

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    13 comments  ·  Primo » User Functionality  ·  Admin →
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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    Under review since May 2018 – any news?

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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    > I am not clear if sort by relevancy as the first sorting criterium is the correct starting point.

    Related: allow another sort than relevancy to be the default sort
    https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/308176-primo/suggestions/13488453-add-ability-to-change-default-sort-for-results

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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    Hi, this has been under review since May 2018 – any updates?

  5. Warn user to sign in when saving to favorites

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    11 comments  ·  Primo » User Functionality  ·  Admin →
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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    Also via the mailing list, code for a warning in Primo BO:
    https://github.com/alliance-pcsg/primo-explore-favorites-warning

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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    I just learned via the mailing list that this is a regression that has been reported 2017:

    "There was a warning message in My Favourites in Classic UI (BO only), but it is missing in New UI (BO & VE)." / SvG

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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    Hi Nili
    Under review for 2 years now – any updates?

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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    Please merge with https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/308176-primo/suggestions/33326974-force-sign-in-before-pinning-items

  6. Ability to search non-english (especially Scandinavian) characters in local data and CDI data in a consistent way

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    1 comment  ·  Primo » Primo VE  ·  Admin →
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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    Same problem for German. We need the local data to be set to
    "ä" -> "ae", "ö" -> "oe", "ü" -> ue.

    Same should be possible for CDI.

  7. Improve usability of exclude/include facet options

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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    Excluding several facets at once is possible, but only _after_ you included at least one facet.
    Not ideal..

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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    Change background of the exclude icon (thank you, FF):

    .available-facets .section-content .md-chips .md-chip .md-button:before
    {background-color: #fff; }

    Example https://basel.swisscovery.org/discovery/search?query=any,contains,css&tab=UBS&search_scope=UBS&vid=41SLSP_UBS:live&lang=en

    ----

    If somebody knows how to right align the icons, please let me know.

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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    Change border colour of the include check box:

    md-checkbox .md-icon {
    border-color: #DDD;
    }

    ---

    Change background colour of 'Apply Filters':

    .multiselect-submit .multiselect-submit-inner .md-button.md-primary, .prm-positive-bg {
    background-color: #008488;
    }

    .multiselect-submit:hover .multiselect-submit-inner:hover .md-button.md-primary:hover, .prm-positive-bg:hover {
    background-color: #A5D7D2;
    }
    ---

    Change the colour of the exclude icon:

    .available-facets .section-content .md-chips .md-chip .button-exclude {
    color: #ECECEC;
    }

    ---

    Thank you, JC!

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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    Thank you, Nancy!

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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    swisscollections.ch has an elegant solution

    (Not Primo / Primo VE)

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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    I see that Buffalo has made the first of the steps by making include static:
    https://search.lib.buffalo.edu/discovery/search?query=any,contains,discovery&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=MyInstitution&vid=01SUNY_BUF:catalog&offset=0
    (Primo VE)

    ---
    And as Anne mentioned, Washington shows both include and exclude (Primo)

    https://alliance-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/search?search_scope=all&tab=default_tab&institution=01ALLIANCE_UW&vid=UW&displayMode=full&bulkSize=10&highlight=true&dum=true&pcAvailabiltyMode=true&query=any,contains,facets&displayField=all&queryTemp=facets

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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    There's another problem with the UX as it is at the moment:
    When you do an OR selection by putting a checkmark left to several facets at once, this only works correctly for facets within the same facet type.
    If you combine facets from different types, the search that is done is AND, not OR.

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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    "making the filter options static - including the persistent (lock) option- would go a long way to improving the usability of facets for users."

    This is also true in Primo VE.

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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    [Keren is right in her reply]

  8. send eMail for logged in users only

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    4 comments  ·  Primo » User Functionality  ·  Admin →
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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    @ExLibris: while you're working on it: sending an email via the email icon should trigger a confirmation message.

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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    Related:

    NERS 7305, open for voting now.

    'User email included in Send-to Action email'

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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    Completely agree.

    Can this be combined with https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/308176-primo/suggestions/12558183-add-fields-for-name-and-email-address-to-the-actio?

  9. Add fields for Name and email address to the Action>Email option

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    6 comments  ·  Primo » User Functionality  ·  Admin →
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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    @ExLibris: While you're working on it: sending an email via the email icon should trigger a confirmation message.

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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    Plus 14 votes from here https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/308176-primo/suggestions/16849447-send-email-for-logged-in-users-only

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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    Yes, this is important. We need to know the patron's email address to be able to reply.

    – For logged in patrons, use their email address as sender.

    – When a patron is not logged in, either hide the email icon or force the patron to log in when clicking on the icon

  10. Make handling of multilingual labels easier

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    1 comment  ·  Primo » Administrative Tools  ·  Admin →
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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    Also allow different sorting depending on the chosen interface language:

    – for the list of languages in advanced search: we want to have the most common languages first, above a longer list that is sorted alphabetically. At the moment, this can only be done corretly for one of our 4 language interfaces
    – for Collection names in collection discovery https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/308176-primo/suggestions/43133190-collection-discovery-enable-alphabetical-sort-fo

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  11. Add the NOT Boolean operator to the Advanced Search in Alma

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    2 comments  ·  Alma » Resource Management - General  ·  Admin →
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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    November 2021 release:

    https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Release_Notes/2021/October_2021/November_Sneak_Preview

    "The Advanced Search will now offer an option of filtering by ‘Not Equals’. The ‘Not equals’ operator will be added to all relevant indexes"

  12. Display item policy in item record

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    18 comments  ·  Primo » Primo VE  ·  Admin →
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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    > dependent on users signing in

    And can't be translated if you're in a consortium with an NZ https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/308176-primo/suggestions/44068137-item-policy-translations

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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    This is the idea with most votes now.

    No reaction from Ex Libris since 2018.

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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    Did not make it through NERS 2021. There is at the moment only 1 other idea with more votes.

    I agree with Helen Barrell, January 2020:

    "Please could we hear from someone in ExLibris about this idea?"

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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    NERS 6794, open for voting now.

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    There are only 2 other primo ideas with more votes at the moment.

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    Plus the votes from https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/308176-primo/suggestions/32614972-display-interface-display-label?

  13. Update user roles quickly - import the Excel file exported from another user

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    10 comments  ·  Alma » User Management  ·  Admin →
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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    > Copy user [...] is completely different from importing the roles from Excel file!!!!

    Ok.

    Personally I'd like to have both options then, but import would be a good first step.

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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    Even better: bring back the proxy function for staff users that exists in Aleph.

    So that updating the proxy account automatically updates all linked accounts, too.

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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    Plus the votes from here for copying staff user accounts:
    https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/308173-alma/suggestions/41283514-add-roles-to-a-user-with-the-same-roles-as-an-alre

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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    > import the Excel file exported from another user

    Or rather just add 'duplicate user' in Alma.

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    Please consider also voting for https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/308173-alma/suggestions/34682068-role-profiles-enhancement:

    Only _link_ the users to the profiles, so that when you update the profile the linked users are updated automatically.

  14. Optimize call number Advanced Search

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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    > not a proper "starts with" search

    See also https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/308176-primo/suggestions/16747642-add-starts-with-functionality-to-call-number-field

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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    Please consider also voting for

    Call number index – include item call numbers (not only holdings)

    https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/308176-primo/suggestions/43401771-call-number-index-include-item-call-numbers-not

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    > Starts With appears to be an option until you click on it, and then Call Number changes
    > to Title which becomes unavailable to change

    See also here https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/308176-primo/suggestions/19676293-only-show-starts-with-for-relevant-fields

  15. Item policy translations

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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    In my opinion this should be handled as a bug fix, not a feature request.

    (SF00880698)

  16. Add Jump to Last & Specific Page Options to Primo Search Results Paging Bar

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    14 comments  ·  Primo » User Interface  ·  Admin →
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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    > Allow libraries to increase the results displayed to load 25 or 50 results at a time.

    https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/308176-primo/suggestions/43396266-ability-to-set-the-default-value-for-results-per-p

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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    While some (but not all) of the points mentioned here are solved by now, I'd also like to point to https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/308176-primo/suggestions/42566068-add-very-compact-display-option-1-row-per-title

    If there was a much more compact additional display option, a lot of the problems with getting through long result lists would be less painful.

  17. Pop-up note when patron has something on the hold shelf

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    6 comments  ·  Alma » Fulfillment - General  ·  Admin →
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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    +1

  18. Ability to merge deduped records in Primo VE

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    +1

  19. Allow custom error pages if View Code does not exist

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    +1

  20. Display pagination navigation on top of resultpage

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    2 comments  ·  Primo » User Interface  ·  Admin →
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    Manu Schwendener commented  · 

    Also, the option to change 10 / 25 / 50 titles per page should only be visible if I have more than 10 titles on my list.

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    +1

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