Ex Libris Documentation
Harvard Alma Working Groups have summarized key changes below. A full list of changes for the release can be found in the official Ex Libris Release Notes:
- https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Release_Notes/2020/Alma_2020_Release_Notes?mon=202008BASE
- https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Leganto/Release_Notes/2020/Leganto_2020_Release_Notes?mon=202008BASE
General Enhancements
- A reminder that the Alma sandbox will be refreshed on Sunday, August 9th.
- Introducing Cloud Apps, customer-written add-ons for Alma, such as the HathiTrust full-text availability tool. Watch the Ex Libris Cloud Apps in Alma video (4:22 minutes), and visit our new page for Alma Cloud Apps at Harvard.
- The apps are only available to users using the New Alma Menu Layout
Analytics & Reporting
Enhancements
Resolved Issues
Acquisitions/Finance
Enhancements
Edit PO line from view mode - When reviewing a PO line in view mode, an Edit option is now available. The visibility of the edit button depends on PO line status and PO line assignment. For additional information, see the Ex Libris video.
Course Reserves/Leganto
Enhancements
Resolved
E-Resources
Enhancements
- In CDI label change - In order to improve the understanding of the CDI information and labels, the label for In CDI: Yes has been changed to Available for CDI search activation. Additionally, an information icon has been added indicating: This collection can be activated for search independent from its full text activation status.
- CDI: activate for search - improved warning messages upon activation - When activation a collection from the Community Zone which is already Active for Search in CDI in the Institution Zone, the following warning message appears:
- Please note that this electronic collection is already in use in your institution. Are you sure you want to activate it again?
- CDI: history tab changes - Previously, CDI changes recorded in the History tab of the Electronic Collection only included modification dates. The history records will now include changes for the following fields:
- CDI Search activation status
- Do not show as Full Text available in CDI even if active in Alma
- Local Notes
- The following search indexes in the advanced search have been added or changed as follows:
- CDI Suppress Full Text – was added to find suppressed collections
- In CDI - the operator has changed
- CDI activation required - the operator has changed
- CDI Suppress Full Text – was added to find suppressed collections
- For all of these indexes, the operator is: Equals with two values: Yes and No.
Resolved
- Selecting Load Portfolios from electronic service editor in view mode threw 404 error. This was fixed. Load Portfolio and Move Set of Portfolios are now hidden in view mode and only available in edit mode.
- Test Access for some portfolios triggers “Some error occurred while retrieving services” error. A data corrector was created to fix these portfolios.