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  1. Right now, the only thing that displays in the list of workforms is the title. When comparing records with the exact same title, this can get confusing and requires too many clicks to make sure you are selecting the correct record. There needs to be more information displayed in addition to the title, and should at minimum have a control number.

    23 votes

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  2. Allow each library to specify specific material types(?) to not be allowed to be picked up in certain pickup areas. Example would be a wi-fi hotspot not being allowed to be picked up in a locker.

    23 votes

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  3. Receiving from the PO and printing workslips with one command.
    Or at least keep the check marks of the selected PO lines to receive and then to print slips to avoid selecting the same PO lines twice.

    23 votes

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  4. Sometimes I have a lot of records open in the workform tracker, and it's a pain to have to go into each to close it. It would be useful to have a button I could quickly click to close them instead.

    In cases where a record has been modified it should generate a prompt about saving changes, and show you the record again in this case so it's clear what's being saved.

    23 votes

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  5. I'm specifically looking for a great integration between the cataloging tool BTCat and Polaris.

    Libraries use tools like BTCat and Skyriver to search for new bib records and update/edit existing records. After making changes, the records currently have to be exported from the cataloging software, then imported into Polaris. These tools have the ability to "push" records into other ILS systems, skipping the need for a manual export/import of records. Adding this functionality would aid libraries in transitioning away from the Polaris desktop client (as bibliographic editing in Leap is a tedious process, at best).

    23 votes

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    We actually added an endpoint to support this integration in Polaris 7.6 (BibsPost). We've been working with BTCat to consume the endpoint in their application.

    I'm going to set this to "Planned" for now because the integration is not live with BTCat yet. But the development piece required for Polaris has been done. Please let BTCat know you are interested!!

  6. It's great being able to bulk-add records to a record set, but it would also be helpful to be able to bulk-remove records from a record set based on either another record set, or an Excel file.

    Today in larger record sets it can be a pain to remove a medium to large amount of records. Our staff may work with 10,000+ entry record sets, and need to remove records meeting certain criteria that isn't visible in the fields when viewing a record set. This idea would give a user the flexibility to fill a separate record set based on…

    22 votes

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  7. Make temporary shelf location visible on picklist. Adding this to the picklist will allow staff to quickly locate items that might be on display or some other temporary shelf location.

    22 votes

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  8. On the All Items tab of LEAP bib records, it would be helpful to have page turning buttons at both the top and bottom of the list for ease of navigation

    22 votes

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  9. Add a reporting-only way to map Collection Codes and/or Material Types into any number of user-defined reporting groups, with many-to-many membership. Grouping logic should live in a maintained mapping table (not hardcoded in reports) so changes update all dependent reports automatically.

    Problem

    Only staff with database access can currently create sequel/SQL mapping tables (e.g., MapCollection, MapMaterialType) for flexible rollups. Others must regroup exports manually, which is inconsistent and fragile.

    Provide a UI-managed “Reporting Groups” feature that acts like a built-in mapping/lookup table:
    • Many-to-many: one code can belong to multiple groups; groups can contain multiple codes.
    • Reporting-only: no impact…

    22 votes

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  10. We would like Polaris to offer the option for libraries to transition items with a Circulation Status of Being Repaired to Missing or Withdrawn after a specified number of days. We envision this working like Lost Item Transition and Missing Item Transition.

    Idea Value
    Adding this feature would allow for a more streamlined process for cleaning up, and eventually withdrawing/deleting, item records.

    22 votes

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  11. You should be able to search in the Find Tool by record modification date. So far I'm seeing this missing from Record Sets, Patron Accounts, etc.. This would make it easier to Find Records without having to resort to using SQL which makes it much more accessible to all staff.

    22 votes

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  12. I would love to be able to create a Record Set of Holds. There are times when we need to bulk edit hold data because of library closures, etc. Being able to bulk change that data and store that data would be immensely helpful.

    22 votes

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  13. If an item has a "lost" status, and is returned damaged we are unable to change the status to "damaged" via the check-in damaged option (must be in/out for damaged check-in to be used). This would be helpful for situations where the patron returns an item that was declared lost (either automatically by being +30 days overdue or manually) and then later found and returned to the library via drop box, to be able to demonstrate the item was returned damaged with no previous poor condition notes on the item.

    22 votes

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  14. We would like to be able to share the reports we save in My Reports in Simply Reports. That way multiple people have the ability to run a report with the exact same parameters without having to share the very long list of parameters.

    22 votes

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  15. Currently it is only possible to apply a credit to an entire invoice, which then distributes that across all funds for all items on the invoice. We rarely actually have a credit that applies to an entire invoice. It will apply to a single title, or even and single item, and should only apply to the fund for that item/title.
    It would be much better to be able to apply a credit to a POLI, or even better, a specific POLI segment.

    22 votes

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  16. Being able to see a more complete circulation statistics for the lifetime of a title gives selection staff a more complete picture of the use of a title, in order to make better decisions about purchasing future titles by an author or in a series.

    22 votes

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  17. The MARC views for most full bib records are longer than the screen and require scrolling when editing. It would be helpful if the Save (and other important actions) either stayed available at the top of the page (as they do in the compare tool) or were repeated at the bottom of the record. This would save having to scroll back to the top of the record to select Save, Duplicate Check, etc.

    21 votes

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  18. We would like the option to link invoices together in Leap like we can in the client. We use this feature to keep track of credit memos by linking the credit memo to the original invoice.

    21 votes

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  19. There should be a preview or staging phase when importing new MARC records where you can see what duplicates are detected, and what action will be taken based on the profile selected, and have the option to manually override the actions on each record (e.g. don't replace this specific one - just create a second record instead)

    21 votes

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  20. Kitsap Regional Library wish to engage in EDI based acquisitions with this supplier

    21 votes

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