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Eliminate the barcode requirement for placing holds on on-order multivolume set records and serials
At this time, holds on the serials and multivolume set records are not functioning in an efficient manner when the title is not under serial control. Examples include manga, college guides, or test prep guides. In PowerPAC and Leap, patrons and staff cannot place volume level holds when the associated item is on order and does not have a barcode. It is not part of the staff's normal workflow to add a barcode to on-order items until the physical item arrives at the library. As long as a volume is in the volume field, Polaris should be able to identify…
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Support EAN for Syndetics Images
At this time, the EAN is not being used to add the images from Syndetics to the PowerPAC or Vega. There are many products that have EANs instead of UPCs. Many libraries have been requesting that images be added for these products so that patrons can have an idea of what the item is before they check it out. We have asked Syndetics about it and they do have the images for these products. In fact, the images are appearing in Leap. Given that the images are available, the PowerPAC and Vega should have this capability. It will enhance the…
44 votes -
Automatically change items stuck in transit to missing
Some items get stuck in transit and are never found again, it would be nice if these could automatically transition to missing after a customizable period of time, similar to Lost -> Withdrawn and Missing -> Withdrawn.
69 votes -
Remove Notification Options for Staff
Our Library will soon no longer be offering phone notification. I'd like the ability added to remove notification types (Phone 1,Phone 2 etc) from the staff interface so a invalid choice is not longer available. However, we'd still like the ability to record that information in the patron registration if needed.
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Comprehensive Audit Trail for System Administration Changes
Implement a detailed and accessible audit log for all configuration changes made within the Polaris ILS System Administration (SA) and "adjacent" modules.
Description of the Problem
The Polaris ILS lacks a granular, searchable audit trail for System Administration changes. This makes it difficult to determine who made a specific change, when it occurred, and what the previous setting was. This ambiguity hinders troubleshooting when a configuration error occurs, complicates training, and reduces accountability.
Proposed Solution
A comprehensive, transaction-based audit log that automatically records the following data for every saved change in the SA module:
Timestamp: The precise date and time…
22 votes -
Comparing authority records in Leap
Similar to the compare feature for bibliographic records, please implement a compare feature for authority records. This would be helpful when editing authority records in Leap.
37 votes -
Adding Shelf Check Requests to the Picklist
In our system of 33 branch locations, we often receive system-wide email requests to complete checks of the stacks for items customers claim to have returned but that are still on their accounts.
It would be helpful if Item Records had an additional "Action" option that allowed staff to select "Request Shelf Check". The item would then populate on every branch's picklist with a unique icon next to it, and there would be a checkbox at the top of the list, similar to "INN-Reach Only", that would allow staff to narrow the list to what was shelf check requested by…
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Easily print multiple of the same spine lable in Leap
When printing spine labels from an item record in the client, you can choose to print multiple of that same label. I would like to have that functionality in Leap. This will be helpful when processing multiple of the same item without having to send the label request for each individual item.
32 votes -
Verify patron email address and phone number
Incorrect email addresses and phone numbers in patron records cause hold and overdue notices to fail. This results in a negative patron experience and requires wasted staff time for troubleshooting and manual data correction. Polaris should behave like other systems and verify contact information before using it.
When an email address is entered into a record, the system will send a message with a verification link. After the patron clicks the link, the email's status in the ILS will change from "Unverified" to "Verified". A visual indicator will show the verified status to both staff and patrons.
This function will…
16 votes -
Add an option to mark record sets as "do not delete."
Polaris has long supported an option in Patron Registration where you can mark a patron record as "Do Not Delete." I'd like to see that same functionality carried over to record sets. For me, it's a fairly common task to recover accidentally deleted record sets for staff members who've somehow managed to delete an important and often used record set, despite every warning they receive.
Specifically, I'd like to see this option added at the permissions level, with separate permissions for:
- Mark a record set as "do not delete"
- Clear a record set for deletion
That way staff members can't…
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Compare bibs with an outside source - Leap
We would like the ability to compare bibliographic records in Leap with ones from an outside source, like z39.50. This is a key part of our cataloguing process and is a necessary piece to moving those staff members over to Leap.
29 votes -
patron account edit history
I would like there to be a way to see who has interacted with a patron account, in the same way there is a history on an item record. Today we were trying to see who had made a specific change to a patron account, but because someone else had fixed it already, we couldn't. So, if we had a list like the item history, where we could see who had been in and what had been done, we could more easily know who to contact and train on an issue.
37 votes -
Return to where you were in your record set list after closing an item record from the record set
When I am working in a long record set and open an item record and then close it again, it returns me to the top of the record set. I would really like it to return me to where I was in the list to more easily continue my work.
39 votes -
Send record sets to Label Manager in Leap
The desktop client has the ability to send a record set to Label Manager; Leap does not. Without this feature, mass relabelling projects such as adding a new section are an enormous drain on staff time.
29 votes -
Recall function
Create a recall function that is separate from the holds queue so Technical Services can get items back (for relabeling, for weeding, etc.). Technical Services often use internal cards to place holds on a specific barcode. This sometimes work, but has a few drawbacks:
1. The hold disrupts circulation (renewals, other holds, potentially in-transit)
2. If the item goes into a status that cannot fulfill holds (e.g. item becomes LOST), the holds will go back the queue and be reassigned to another item on the bib. Technical Services usually needs the specific barcode, not just any item on the bib.…
45 votes -
Staff's ability to make item bulk changes should follow permissions for item record change
Currently item bulk change functionality allows staff to bulk change fields that they can't change in individual item records. This allows staff to modify item records using bulk change when they're blocked from modifying directly in the item record. The same permissions should apply to bulk change:
• Item records: Modify cataloging view
• Item records: Modify source and acquisitions view
• Item records: Modify reserves view
• Item records: Modify history viewThe library feels this is a data security risk. Fundamentally, here is the question: what is the purpose of the permission Item records: Modify cataloging view?
If…
53 votes -
Trap hold with first item received
Our libraries in our consortium are frustrated when items from other libraries arrive to fill holds for their patrons and their own copy is sitting on their shelves, making the process look rather inefficient.
What I think might solve this is implementing SirsiDynix's "Trap hold with first item received" feature. Rather than try to explain it myself, I've quoted it from their website below:
"Using the "Trap hold with first item received at pickup library" feature, the system can be configured to allow filling a library user's hold with the first holdable copy of an item received at the pickup…
36 votes -
Expand Bulk Change to allow editing
Currently, Bulk Change allows staff to replace existing information in free-text fields, and add to the beginning or end of the field in some cases. However, existing text cannot be edited.
For example, if a group of item records need the volume numbering changed from “v.” to “vol.,” Bulk Change cannot update all the items if they have different volume numbers. Staff have to replace “v. 1” with “vol. 1,” then do all the v. 2s, then v. 3s, and so on. Similarly, if a library discovers that some of its records have incorrect diacritics, each word must be changed…
48 votes -
Add the ability to have multiple screens open at one time
I'd like to see the option to have more than only one screen open at one time, vs needing to close out the current screen before performing another/a different related search (like we can in the staff client).
18 votes -
SimplyReports: Add "Not Present" option for Shelf Locations
In the Item reports, some general filters categories, such as Stat Code, have a Not Present option. This allows staff to report by Collection Code or Material Type and exclude unwanted Stat Codes. It would be helpful to have the same option to exclude Shelf Locations.
31 votes
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