243 results found
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Remove duplicate items from paging list
Remove duplicate items on paging list. This is very confusing for staff. Even if there are 5 holds for an item if my library only has 1 available copy on the shelf then that item should only show up once on the paging list.
62 votes -
Provide An Indicator/Warning When Order Has Already Been Sent to a Vendor
This is a resubmission of a just-expired idea from Jeremy G.:
In the print/send orders function, it can be easy to accidentally upload an order to a vendor multiple times. As a means to mitigate this error I propose a two part feature.
As a first step, the system should provide some indication when viewing the orders to ftp queue if an order has already been ftp'd once. I could see two methods for accomplishing this. 1) Add a column to the queue display for sent date, taking the most recent date present that has been appended to the ISBN…
40 votes -
Keep Bib Information for Deleted Records (for Reading History)
Unlike Polaris, when a record is deleted in Sierra, all information is deleted from the system. Unfortunately, this means that Sierra libraries would not be able to take advantage of the Vega Enhancement to "Display Deleted Titles in Reading History." Thus patrons only see "Resource is not available" in their Reading History.
Patrons opt in to keep their reading history assuming that the data will be there when they look for it. They don't understand why there is no record of it, think something is broken with the system.
50 votes -
Add New Patron Block Based on Number of Items Claimed Returned
This is a resubmission of a just-expired idea that had come close to winning on previous ballots.
During the Circulation Forum at this week's IUG, a few libraries brought up their continued interest in going fine free, but also shared how they still faced challenges within their respective institutions from those who felt materials would not come back.
This is a realistic concern, especially for libraries that couple going fine free with the protracted loan periods made possible by autorenewals. It can sometimes be challenging to get customers to return things, so we appreciate the availability of patron blocks that…
27 votes -
New Skins for Sierra
This is a resubmission of a just-closed idea that was pretty well-received with 28 votes. New color options might breathe some new life into Sierra & be a fun way to mark its coming 15th anniversary as an ILS!
Can we get some new skins to choose from for the SDA/Sierra Web?
There are currently two: Half Dome & Glacier Point.
We currently use colors to differentiate between our Production instance of Sierra & our Test version. However, we also have a Training database.
Variety is the spice of life! How about a rose-colored skin, a powder blue, or a…
32 votes -
Introduce a 'Cancel' Button in the 'Item Already Paid for' Pop-Up Warning
This is a resubmission of a recently expired idea from Nicole T.:
In Sierra's invoicing function, when selecting an order record already paid, a pop-up box appears with a warning message stating, "ITEM ALREADY PAID FOR." Currently, the only option available is to click "OK," which immediately proceeds to the next step of entering the item's price on that paid order record. However, adding a button labeled "CANCEL" in the warning pop-up box would be beneficial to prevent staff from inadvertently continuing to pay for the item on the wrong record. Clicking "CANCEL" should close the warning pop-up without proceeding…
25 votes -
Add fund code field to item record
We need the ability to report on items based on the fund used to purchase them. Recently, I was asked to create a list of items added to the database using a specific fund code. This cannot currently be done in Create Lists because there is no common field that links item records to their associated order records.
Create Lists also does not allow us to pivot from an item record to its attached order record, or vice versa. This creates a significant reporting gap.
This functionality is important because a single bibliographic record can have multiple items purchased using…
31 votes -
Increase Invoice Limit for Downloaded Invoices
This is a resubmission of a just-expired idea that had come close to being selected in previous rounds of voting. I feel like it's needed even more now that we're using Amazon Business.
The current cap of 99 invoices downloadable per day can impede & dictate staff workflows.
Because of this, our Acquisitions staff must also set limits with vendors like Baker & Taylor, as we can receive more than 99 in a day. It would be optimal if they could download at will up to invoice limit.
Not all shipments are dealt with sequentially, which further complicates matters.
We…
17 votes -
Multiple Notice Preferences
Allow patrons to choose one or more notice preferences. A patron would receive the same notice through any and all channels they want, allowing the library to better serve a variety of needs and lifestyles.
30 votes -
Add a column for Loan Rule # to Loan Rule Table instead of using seq # in the table
Today the Loan Rule Number is the position in the Loan Rule Table. This means when we need to keep a lot of old and often Inactive rows in the table so that the loan rule numbers below don't change.
If you added a column with a loan rule number separate from the sequence in the table that the Loan Determiner table would point to, we could still mark old rules inactive until we are sure there are no more checkouts, but after we confirmed that we could delete the row completely and keep a much neater cleaner table with…19 votes -
Tooltip/Info Bubble for Loan Rule Names
We've currently got 55 loan rules in Cincinnati. Not the most I've seen, but also not the least. At a certain point, it becomes difficult to remember, or better yet, know at a glance, their purpose & what loan rule governs what. The character limit to the name entry for loan rules limits how descriptive we can be.
A number of Sierra releases back saw the addition of the tooltip rollover when searching patron records. I'd love to see something similar applied, so when I'm scrolling & rolling over loan rules, I can see a 2 or 3 sentence free…
16 votes -
Generate Statement of Charges directly within patron record
It would be very helpful to be able to print or email a Statement of Charges directly from a patron record (and have it formatted for 8-1/2 x 11 paper and mail-ready).
Customers want a list of what they have out, and it looks very bad for the library to hand a customer a very, very long receipt when we are trying to save paper across the system.
25 votes -
Allow Rapid Update of Order Status
This is a resubmission of a just-expired idea from Thanyani M:
Rapid or global update to update all Order Status at once.
17 votes -
MARC Tags - Exporting
When exporting MARC tags, export should have all the subfields marked. Now that I try to export say 041, I can´t see if the language code is in a, b or d... And this would be important to know as it is not the same to have say |a fin |h eng and |a fin |a eng.
This is a re-share of an expired idea that seemed to garner some attention its first time around.
21 votes -
Allow users to freeze a hold even when an available item could be used to fill that hold.
Sierra libraries cannot freeze a hold in Vega Discover (and likely other third-party catalogues) if an available item could fill that hold. Innovative has confirmed that this limitation is caused by Sierra, and that Sierra's hold-freezing behavior must be changed before Vega Discover can support this functionality.
Currently, customers cannot freeze a bib-level hold if there is an available item that could fill the request. This prevents customers from managing their holds the way they want. In many cases, they do not know an appropriate "Not Needed Before" date, but they do know that they are not ready to receive…
22 votes -
Customise font size and other details in Sierra pop-up messages
We'd like the ability to customise the display of Sierra popup messages, specifically we'd like the ability to increase the font size for key information (for example, the pickup location or destination) so it stands out more clearly. We would also like the option to hide the call number, as it is not used by our library.
19 votes -
Allow Create Lists to sort and export the normalized best author and best title fields
These two fields can be incorporated into searches performed within create lists but are not available among the fields that can be exported or used for sorting. Best title normalized is particularly helpful for data brought into a spreadsheet as the removal of special characters and diacritics can greatly improving sorts and searching.
These fields are available via SQL, where I make frequent use of them, but for most of our users Create Lists is the only option for extracting data from the system.
21 votes -
Add Patron Type Category Grouping to the New Patron Checkout Limits Table
With the new Patron Checkout Limits table, we have lost the ability to group patron types (ptypes) into a category when configuring checkout limits that also use criteria such as Library Location or Item Location.
Currently, a separate row must be created for every individual ptype, which significantly increases setup and maintenance effort. In environments with many patron types that share the same checkout limits, this results in a large number of duplicate entries.
We would like the ability to define and use Patron Type Categories/Groups within the new Patron Checkout Limits table, similar to the functionality available in previous…
24 votes -
Create user permissions/roles for limiting SierraDNA access
We have had a number of instances recently in which a vendor has requested SQL access in order for us to utilize there services. We are hesitant to allow for that (and have policies against it) due to the quantity of secure data that would also provide access to.
What we need is a way to provide lesser SQL access to particular users to allow them to tap into only the relevant tables (bibs & items for some. Circ_trans and patrons for others).
Beyond the vendor scenario it would also be fantastic to provide limited access to more of our…
20 votes -
Separate Summary View properties for each search function
When a Sierra SDA login is created the system utilizes individual summary view properties for the various search functions. By default in cataloging if you open up the summary view of a record you see item records, in search/holds you see holds, in place orders you see orders and in serials checkin you see checkin records.
However, when the staffer changes that setting from the record view properties menu (say to change this to view all), it can impact all 4 search functions. It would be better to split this review view summary option out so it may be set…
19 votes
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