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Alma letters XML samples for working on XSL customization

Avatarby Tamar Fuches Ex Libris July 30, 2018 (Updated: January 5, 2021)
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Sample XML files for Alma’s letters can be used to test changes to the XSL files.
Such samples can be created using the “XML to Letter Admin” option in Alma (refer to Alma’s OLH for more details).
It is possible to use an XML of a letter that was generated by Alma, using the “Add from system letters” option.
For your convenience, we have collected a few XML files. List below and available here in one ZIP file.
  1. Analytics Letter
  2. Borrower Overdue Email Letter
  3. Conversation Letter
  4. Fine Fee Payment Receipt Letter
  5. Finish Bib Export Notification Letter
  6. Ful Cancel Request Letter
  7. Ful Citations Slip Letter
  8. Ful Digitization Notification Item Letter
  9. Ful Digitization Document Delivery Notification Letter
  10. Ful Fines Fees Notification Letter
  11. Ful Item Change Due Date Letter
  12. Ful Lost Loan Letter
  13. Ful Lost Loan Notification Letter
  14. Ful Lost Refund Fee Loan Letter
  15. Ful Outgoing Email Letter
  16. Ful Overdue And Lost Loan Letter
  17. Ful Overdue And Lost Loan Notification Letter
  18. Ful Place On Hold Shelf Letter
  19. Ful Renew Email Letter
  20. Ful Requests Report Letter
  21. Ful Resource Request Slip Letter
  22. Ful Return Receipt Letter
  23. Ful Short Loan Letter
  24. Ful Transit Letter
  25. Ful Transit Slip Letter
  26. Ful User Borrowing Activity Letter
  27. Ful User Loans Courtesy Letter
  28. Ful User Overdue Notice Letter
  29. General Assign To Letter
  30. General Message Email Letter
  31. Interested In Letter
  32. Legal Deposit Order Letter
  33. Legal Deposit Receipt Letter
  34. Lender Reject Email Letter
  35. Lender Renew Response Email Letter
  36. Lender Will SupplyEmailLetter
  37. Lending Recall Email Letter
  38. License Printout Letter
  39. Order List Letter
  40. Order Now Letter
  41. Overlap Analysis Letter
  42. Patron Welcome Letter
  43. PIN Number Generation Letter
  44. PO Line Cancellation Letter
  45. PO Line Claim Letter
  46. PO Line Renewal Letter
  47. Process Bib Export Finished Letter
  48. Purchase Request Status Letter
  49. Query To Patron Letter
  50. Reminder: Create Resource List for course
  51. Resource Sharing Shipping Slip Letter
  52. Sms Ful Place On Hold Shelf Letter
  53. Social Login Account Attached Letter
  54. Social Login Invite Letter
  55. System Job Letter
  56. Trial Letter
  57. User Notifications Letter

15 Replies to “Alma letters XML samples for working on XSL customization”

  1. I am getting this error when i try to use the FulPlaceOnHoldShelf letter

    javax.xml.transform.TransformerException: com.sun.org.apache.xml.internal.utils.WrappedRuntimeException: Content is not allowed in prolog.

    By Laura Guy on April 30, 2017 at 10:38 PM

  4. Hi Laura,

    We had some contributions – the ZIP file and the list were updated.
    FulPlaceOnHoldShelfLetter.xml – fixed
    FulPickupRequestReportLetter.xml – added
    OwnerSubscriptionLetter – not yet… maybe you can create it with “Xml to Letter Admin” and contribute.

    Thanks,
    Ori
    Alma Dev. Team

    By Ori Miller on July 4, 2017 at 11:20 AM

  5. @Tamar: 68 letters are currently listed here above. However, the zip file contains only 51 XML samples. I was for example looking for FulBorrowingInfoLetter.xml, but I haven’t found it. I will use the “Xml to Letter Admin” option in Alma to get it, but it would be nice if the zip could contain all Alma letters. Thanks.

    François

    By François Renaville on December 21, 2017 at 09:05 AM

  7. @tamar: could this list or zip file be updated? The contents don’t match the list. Alternatively, is there somewhere else where I can find a comprehensive list of XML samples? Thanks!

  8. Hi!

    I’ve looked and looked and looked. Everywhere in presentations on letter customization (and here) the path “Alma Configuration > General > General Configuration > XML to Letter Admin” is referred to, but I cannot find it. Does the function exist?

    Thank you!
    P.S.: I particularly need the Ful Fees/Fines Notification Letter

  10. Does anyone have a copy of the “NotifyUponRenewalLetter.xml” letter?
    It was noted as being in the file but is not present.

    I am also looking for any tips on how to get rid of the “Dear Sir/Madam” that appears on a lot of letters. We would like to adjust it to be more suitable for our patrons.

    Thanks

  12. Hello all,

    In the past year, there was a major change in the Alma letters configuration. This includes a better and easy way to get the example XMLs from within Alma.

    For more information please refer to the OLH: https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentation/010Alma_Online_Help_(English)/050Administration/050Configuring_General_Alma_Functions/070Configuring_Alma_Letters#Testing_Letter_Output_and_Viewing_the_Source_XML:~:text=You%20can%20browse%20the%20latest%20server%20side%

    Thanks,
    Erez

  15. The option to use different email templates for overdue notice if the loans are under different TOU is currently not available. The templates are according to how long after the due date the profile is run, and can also be limited by the library/user group. There are a couple more options – also locations, item policy, and material type. However – there are up to 5 notification types.

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