Alma Configuration Changes

Date

Functional Area

Change

Executed by

Requested by

Comment

8/7/2018

General

Updated the library name of Straus Conservation to Straus Center for Conservation

WDW

Megan Schwenke

Name correction

8/7/2018ResourcesSet MD Editor record lock time from 168 to 24 hours.MEManyAlma "default" is 1 hour
8/8/2018ResourcesUpdated the Bibliographic extension pack to include 028 $qMEAnne AdamsMARC Update
8/8/2018ResourcesAdded norm rule to process Holding Normalize on Save, which pads zeros in Aleph record numbers in URLs in Holdings 994 fields (link to related record - formerly H77).MEManyNumbers in H77 often had leading zeros stripped.
8/9/2018ResourcesCreated a Dummy norm rule that does nothing. Set the Dummy as default in new BIB Normalization Process defined as for use with one-off or rarely used norm rules.MEMEMakes life easier
8/10/2018FulfillmentAdded the Tag MISSING to the item level in Reading Lists.MECaitlin Elwood 
9/7/2018E-ResourcesAdded SFTP connection for export to update e-journal holdings for BrowZineWDWLauren SyerHad been updated via SFX export.
9/14/2018AcquisitionsConfigured Berenson circulation desk to receive materialsWDWParis O'DonnellReceiving at circ eliminates extra scan to mark item in place (ExL documentation). Staff will clean up material currently "at" BER Tech Services before we disable access to that department.
9/26/2018AcquisitionsAdded acquire for relationship for Poetry Room (Lamont) to ITS 625 AcquisitionsWDWDaryl Boone 
9/28/2018GeneralChanged days_password_change (User Management > General > Other Settings) from 90 to 365WDWLaura Morse 
11/6/2018GeneralAdded Reshelve Without Transit rule to allow material marked as Done by GUT Tech Services to skip transit to Gutman Library.WDWKaren Young 
11/9/2018GeneralAdded Reshelve Without Transit rule to allow material marked as Done by HYL Tech Services to skip transit to Yenching.WDWIsabel Quintana 
11/13/2018GeneralAdded Reshelve Without Transit rule to allow material marked as Done by ITS at Langdell to skip transit to Harvard Law SchoolWDWTom Ma 
11/13/2018GeneralAdded Reshelve Without Transit rule to allow material marked as Done by Harvard Law School Library Acquisitions Tech Services to skip transit to Harvard Law SchoolWDWTom Ma 
2/15/19E-ResourcesAdded shared e-resource email address to CRM Contacts table to allow creation of CKB content-related Salesforce cases directly from Alma. WDWLauren SyerCases automatically include data such as CKB ID/CZ MMS ID, E-Collection ID, and coverage info.
6/6/19E-ResourcesAdded shared serials cataloging email address to CRM Contacts table to allow creation of CKB content-related Salesforce cases directly from Alma. WDWSteven RielCases automatically include data such as CKB ID/CZ MMS ID, E-Collection ID, and coverage info.