Category: alma
Renouvaud tools
In order to manage efficiently about 150 libraries in Alma, the Swiss Library Network Renouvaud has developed homemade applications for patron management and fulfillment. These applications enable actions in bulk. Apps are developed in java 8. They can be used by any system librarian. All you have to do to run them is entering your…
How to use the Alma Refine cloud app for service ORCID
This blog post will discuss specifically How to use the Alma Refine cloud app for service ORCID.You may wish to first view How to activate and use the Alma Refine cloud appSee also:Ex Libris Introduces Cloud Apps Open FrameworkThe Ex Libris App CenterDeploying Cloud AppsAnnouncing the Cloud Apps Open Framework for the Ex Libris Higher-Ed…
How to create and print QR codes directly from Alma and LIBstick
How to create and print QR codes directly from Alma and LIBstick? See also: Using LIBstick to print labels in Alma How to activate and use the Print in LIBstick cloud app Quick guide to using LIBstick to set up a label template and print labels LIBstick is a cloud label printing service which integrates…
An Alternative to the Alma Print Daemon - Alma Print No GUI
After experiencing some problems with the Alma print daemon running as a Windows service, the National Library of Luxembourg has rewritten it. The daemon now runs as a task, allowing us to bypass the need of a logged in user. Furthermore, we've enhanced the print daemon with a monitoring component. Some characteristics of our rewritten daemon…
How to create a local holdings note index in Alma for holdings record field 952 subfields x and z
In this document we will show it is possible to create a local holdings note index for holdings record field 952 subfields x and z. For example, in the holdings record below there is a 952 field with subfields x and z. This holdings record is for title “Beyond words : anthology of poems /…
Remove Gender Field (or any Field) from Alma User Record
Currently Alma doesn't support the ability to remove a value from the "gender" field in a patron's user record using the Update/Notify Patrons job. UPDATE: Alma now supports manually removing gender information from the "gender" field, but still does not support removing this information via the Update/Notify Patrons job (and may never--probably preferring that field…
Splitting a Large Analytics Report into 10 Megabyte Segments to Create Sets in Alma
Overview Sometimes, it is necessary to create large sets in Alma. Alma supports the creation of sets using an Analytics report or importing a file of identifiers. Unfortunately, there is a 10 megabyte limit on these reports. So, for large reports, this will not work. 10 megabytes is equivalent to about 500,000 lines of MMS…
Registering updates by API according to the API-key name
When API requests are sent to Alma, and an entity (item, user, Invoice etc.) is created or updated, the modifier/creator appears as "API, Ex Libris": This is because all API modifications are attributed to the special user exl_api. Starting Alma May 2023 it is possible to configure Alma to register the modifier/creator of an entity…
How to activate and use the Fine Fees Currency Converter cloud app
See also:Ex Libris Introduces Cloud Apps Open FrameworkThe Ex Libris App CenterDeploying Cloud AppsAnnouncing the Cloud Apps Open Framework for the Ex Libris Higher-Ed Platform (Video)Cloud Apps in Alma (Video)The cloud apps is "an open framework which allows developers to write apps which run inside Ex Libris higher education products such as Alma, Primo VE backoffice, Esploro,…
How to change the default percent to percent and actual value in a pie visualization in Data Visualization (DV)
In this blog post we will be using Alma Analytics Data Visualization (DV) to change the default percent to be the percent and the actual value. The method for doing this is the same in Primo VE Data Visualization and in Alma Data Visualization. The method is also the same for similar visualizations (in addition…