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Automate moving YTDCIRC to LYRCIRC on December 31, and don't update last updated date.
At the end of the year/before we open on January 2nd, we have to manually zero out the YTDCIRC and replace the LYRCIRC with YTDCIRC. Besides being time-consuming if you have a lot of records, this process also then changes the last updated date of the item record, which makes that date less helpful, especially for missing, lost, etc items. This should be done automatically, and it should not change the last updated date of the item record.
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Allow for automatic renewals when a hold is frozen
Allow for automatic renewals on items where the only holds on that item are frozen.
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Currently if a hold is frozen, automatic renewals do not work because the hold on the item blocks renewal. This presents a problem because the hold is frozen and the patron does not want the item yet, forcing patrons to return items just to have them sit on the shelf. Allowing for automatic renewals when a hold is frozen will allow patrons to keep their items until the other patron wants them.60 votesThis idea has been reviewed with Engineering and could be implemented as a small project. Product Management will keep this issue under consideration for a future release.
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Open and edit patron record from item record
When viewing an item record, you can double click on the patron# and you can view the patron record of the person who currently has the item on loan. It would be good to also be able to have the option to actually edit the patron record, and to also be able to access what they currently have checked out.
Idea Value
This would negate having to have another Sierra session open and do a seperate search for the patron's record so as to check what else they might have on loan, and/or to amend their record/add a message etc.…57 votes -
New material type icons
The current icons available for the OPAC for material types are woefully lacking. There's no icon for audiobooks (the modern digital type), but you have icons for cd-rom books and books on cassette. The icon I'd most like to see added is a streaming video icon. This is a very common collection item in the 21st century, but our only option is a film (reel-to-reel), dvd, or internet resource (which isn't helpful at all). Any chance we could get more modern material type icons? For ideas, simply google "streaming video icon" and look at all the options!
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Users…51 votesThis idea has been reviewed with Engineering and could be implemented as a small project. Product Management will keep this issue under consideration for a future release.
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Record Creation - Add "Back" option vs. just "Next" or "Cancel"
When you create (a) new item(s) while cataloging -- or create any records actually! -- the pop-up that guides you to enter the data step-by-step should have a back button. Currently, if you make a mistake and click Next you either have to cancel and start over or keep going and fix the mistake on each item record individually after saved/completed. It can be quite tedious when you are adding multiple items at once.
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Save time! What would just take a few clicks/seconds to fix can sometimes mean a lot more time, especially if you Cancel and have…
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Responsive, Accessible Catalog, Discovery Platform(s)
The current slate of example set files for WebPAC and Encore are not responsive/mobile-friendly nor are they compliant with the ADA section 508 website/accessibility requirements that kicked in 1/18/18. In some cases, this means that the current Sierra product also does not meet local procurement requirements. Aside from the time/resources devoted by multiple libraries (inefficient!) that are required by the library system to make the WebPAC/Encore responsive/accessible, the way the product is structured isn't always easily fixed by CSS, etc. (Web options, system-generated pages, etc.). These example sets have not been significantly updated in years. As mobile usage continues to…
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Alert or automatically unfreeze holds
Customers have the ability to freeze holds currently, but after the time has elapsed from them to be frozen, there is no message or alert, or automatic way for the holds to be "unfrozen".
Make a way for the holds to automatically unfreeze, or at the least for the customer to get a notice that the time has expired, so that they can unfreeze the hold themselves.
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Our staff look at holds and how they are progressing as an indicator for purchasing additional items. the frozen holds show up in this list as well, and it is challenging…50 votes -
Admin App - Edit Username
Once a user is created in the admin app, you are not able to update the username. You may update the password, permissions, etc., but not the username itself.
All of our clerk-level positions are part-time, so there is a lot of turnover. Each time an employee leaves, his/her account must be deleted and a new one created for the replacement. When the new account is created, you then must import all of the permissions, options, locations served, etc., of a comparable employee for the same location.
Ideally, we would simply be able to edit the username and password and…
49 votesThis idea has been reviewed with Engineering and could be implemented as a medium-sized project. Product Management will keep this issue under consideration for a future release.
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In Create Lists, easily move a list to correct sized file.
I would like a function that would move a file to a correct sized list automatically. You just press this button and it moves the file to the smallest open file that will fit your list. It would automatically empty the original file and select the new one.
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We frequently have to move lists because they turn out to be smaller than expected, and we want to put them in a better sized file. This is possible with the copy function, but then you have to go back and empty the original file. This is cumbersome.48 votes -
Add create date; last use date; and login Create Lists: Saved Search, Saved Sorts, Saved Lists, Saved Exports
In Create Lists the system saves the login and the date that the Review File was created. Please extend this feature to: Saved Search, Saved Sorts, Saved Lists, Saved Exports; to make annually cleaning these saved features easier.
Additionally add a last used date to create lists, and the above saved features to know if it is no longer in use.
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At present I have to tell staff to add the date and their username in the title to system cleaning. This idea would save a great deal of time when it comes to purging unused saves in…47 votesFUTURE POSSIBILITIES (IDEA LAB) · 6 comments · Reporting & Analytics (incl Decision Center) · Admin → -
Globally Update Loan Rules
When there is a change to Loan Rules such as an increase to number of renewals, etc., it would be beneficial to globally update the field instead of changing each independently.
During Covid we increased the renewals and then decreased them a year later. I was told there was not a way to globally update the field and had to go into each Loan Rule to make the change.
Idea Value
This would save staff time and possible errors. Freeing staff to be more productive in other areas.46 votesThis idea has been reviewed with Engineering and could be implemented as a medium-sized project. Product Management will keep this issue under consideration for a future release.
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Increase the Max Item Categories in the Patron Block Table
Increase the Patron Block Table to allow more than 4 block categories for groups of items by item type/location.
We would like to see Innovative add at least 6 additional categories, bringing the total categories up to 10.
Idea Value
Libraries are lending an increasing array of non-traditional materials. More categories in the patron block table are necessary to facilitate limited lending on these materials.This would allow libraries to limit lending more granularly. For example, allowing a set number of items in each of the following categories:
Books -100
CDs - 25
DVDs - 5
Videogames - 1
Games/Puzzles…39 votes -
Add a method to remove a record from a list while viewing the record
Add a button or method to remove a record from a list while viewing the record.
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When working through a list, and viewing or updating records, it would be nice to be able to remove the record from the list and move on to the next record without having to back out to the list.This would reduce a simple action from 3+ mouse clicks (Close, Remove, Double Click to open next record) down to 1 click, thus saving time. This would also increase accuracy when removing individual items from a list - saving the potential of intending…
38 votesFUTURE POSSIBILITIES (IDEA LAB) · 1 comment · Acquisitions, Serials & Item/Issue/Inventory Management · Admin → -
Go to full patron record (and be able to edit) from review file results
Resurrecting Sam Cook's Level Up idea to Go to full patron account from patron review file results.
As Sam noted in the earlier challenge, library staff regularly run patron lists in Create Lists, and need to see something (and usually modify something!) about their checkouts, holds, or fines, which are not available/editable when opening from a review file (Note: You can edit basic record fields, but not access checkouts, holds, fines, etc.). This is particularly frustrating when you run a list of patrons with fines and want to go in and waive fines, for example. You can double-click/open the patron…
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Add a filter to allow searching of unsuppressed records only
At present, a general search on Sierra brings up all records whether suppressed or unsuppressed. The plus sign next to the search button allows filtering of these results by material type, language, collection etc. but there is no way to just return records for unsuppressed bibliographic records or unsuppressed items. Having the ability to search for unsuppressed bibliographic records means that you do not then have to trawl through copious irrelevant records to find the desired record.
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It will speed up searching.37 votes -
Alerts for when indexing stops
Currently there are no alerts when indexing stops working. We would like to see some put in place.
We recently had our keyword indexing stop working. It wasn't completely obvious to us for few months that there was a problem with indexing as it didn't seem to be every record.
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Having an alert to III would save time troubleshooting if it's a metadata problem and raising tickets for something that could have an alert on it.35 votes -
Exporting Records From a Review File - Add option to display meanings of fixed-length fields instead of codes
When you print a list of records from a review file, one of your options is to display meanings of fixed-length fields instead of codes. In our case, we prefer to export data as a .csv/delimited file vs. printing. It would be much easier if we could opt to export the actual meaning of certain fields vs. just the code itself.
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Save time - currently we are forced, after exporting, to find specific codes and replace them with the actual label/meaning. Sorry, most of us don't have these codes memorized (and often someone on the business side needs…34 votes -
Remove patrons from hold queue when they check out non-holdable copy
Problem: Many patrons have holds on titles in Quick Pick or Lucky Day collections. When they "get lucky" and check out one of these non-holdable copies their original hold remains in the queue and the patron often neglects to cancel their hold.
Impact: Fulfilling these unnecessary holds wastes time for staff and patrons and delays trigging other patrons' holds as the item sits on the holdshelf until the expiration date. Collection budgets are also negatively impacted as these unnecessary holds can skew the item-to-holds ratio for high-demand items that selectors use to determine how many additional copies to purchase.
Solution:…
32 votesThe product manager will review this idea for possible inclusion in a future release.
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Make Sierra User Profile Imports Additive, at least Optionally
In the Sierra web-based admin utility, in Authorizations and Authentication Admin, when importing permissions from one Sierra user to another, the "donor" settings overwrite those of the recipient user. I propose adding a checkbox to allow these to be imported in an additive manner.
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Recently two of my coworkers in Technical Services and Collection Development received promotions and shifted into different roles. When using the feature to assign the permissions of users similar to the new roles, old but still valid permissions were lost due to the way the feature overwrites the recipient permissions with those of the…32 votesThis idea has been reviewed with Engineering and could be implemented as a medium-sized project. Product Management will keep this issue under consideration for a future release.
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Bulk Item level holds on same bib record
Often times when items are moving from one call number to another, holds are placed on the items that are checked out in order to capture these items when they are returned so that any cataloging work can be done.
The idea is to have an option to have some way that multiple item level holds can be placed on one bib record at the same time.
Idea Value
The value of this idea is staff time. By having to place individual holds on each item, this can take a long time when there are multiple copies of an item…32 votesThis enhancement is planned for Sierra 6.2.
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