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Penalty points for patrons who reserve books and then don't pick them up at the library
Currently, on Sierra it is possible to block patrons based on overdue penalty points (OD PENALTY) when they check in or renew overdue items. This is done with the patron fixed field OD PENALTY. The system calculates the penalty points that have to be added to the patron record and when a patron exceeds the maximum number of penalty points allowed by the library, the patron is blocked. More info at https://documentation.iii.com/sierrahelp/Default.htm#sgcir/sgcir_fine_penaltypoints.html
THis feature is very useful. Wouldn't it be a good idea to be able to apply a similar strategy for patrons that request a hold on a bib/item…
9 votesThis idea will be reviewed by the Innovative product team for consideration in planning the upcoming product roadmap.
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Make the hold status information updatable in API
There is currently no way to update the status of a hold in the API.
It would be very useful to change the status from
"status": {
"code": "0",
"name": "on hold."
},to
"status": {
"code": "i",
"name": "Requested item ready for pickup."
},Enhancement to be integrated into https://ideas.iii.com/forums/951745-ils-sierra/suggestions/47618129-it-s-about-time-to-make-holds-apis-first-class-cit ?
2 votesThis idea will be reviewed by the Innovative product team for consideration in planning the upcoming product roadmap.
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Update print templates to support current release of Jaspersoft Studio.
The ability to create custom print templates is an essential component of many parts of the system. LX Starter is a viable replacement for the templates used for notices but not for the printing of things like due slips, spine labels, and hold slips that must remain within the SDA to support daily workflows.
Print templates are designed in a third party software called Jaspersoft Studio, but Sierra's documentation lists version 6.0 as being the last supported version of that software. However, that version is roughly 10 years old and the installer only seems to exist as an old link…
28 votesThis idea will be reviewed by the Innovative product team for consideration in planning the upcoming product roadmap.
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Ability to import Create Lists Review File into Decision Center
Collection and circulation analytics would improve if we could import Create Lists item/bib search results into Decision Center.
If so, Decision Center could aggregate Create Lists results (searches based on authorities, orders, or hold/patron circulation behaviours) to provide circulation and collection statistics.
Our libraries would be satisfied for this import to display the fields that are in the “high”/ “low” circulation weeding reports.
We understand that the aggregated statistics in Decision Center are generated the night before.
3 votesThis idea will be reviewed by the Innovative product team for consideration in planning the upcoming product roadmap.
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Attach new volume from Serials Checkin function
We'd like the ability to be able to attach a volume record from the Serial Checkin module. This would save time and make the serials module more useful.
4 votesThis idea will be reviewed by the Innovative product team for consideration in planning the upcoming product roadmap.
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Display Circulation Statistics on Mobile Worklist
When scanning a book to add to a list show Last Use Date and Total Check Outs without having to go to Item Details.
5 votesThis idea will be reviewed by the Innovative product team for consideration in planning the upcoming product roadmap.
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Add fund code used to purchase item to item record
I was asked recently to create a list of items added to the database based on a fund code. I don't believe that I can do that in Create Lists. This is because order records and item records have no common field to link them.
I also cannot use Create Lists to pivot item records to their attached order records or vice versa.
We need to be able to do this because 1 bibliographic records may have items attached that were purchased from different funds. Example. 1 Fiction title may have items purchased from an ARP (automatice release program), and…
16 votesThis idea will be reviewed by the Innovative product team for consideration in planning the upcoming product roadmap.
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Allowing the Mobile Worklists app to rotate in iOS, making use of the camera as a scanner.
Requesting the Mobile Worklists app have the ability to rotate in iOS, making use of the camera as a scanner. Additionally, to have the app catch items shelved out of order
6 votesThis idea will be reviewed by the Innovative product team for consideration in planning the upcoming product roadmap.
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Separate summary view property for each of the search functions
When a Sierra SDA login is first 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.
If you opt to change that setting however 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 menu out, so that the setting for each…
8 votesThis idea will be reviewed by the Innovative product team for consideration in planning the upcoming product roadmap.
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Returning items not in hand
We were wondering if a “Return Item” button could be put alongside “Renew” “Claimed Returned” when in the Checked Out Items screen, so that you can return an item not in hand etc.
Simply select the item already issued to a member, and hit 'Return'.5 votesThis idea will be reviewed by the Innovative product team for consideration in planning the upcoming product roadmap.
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Simplify FTP login for vendor status reports
Description
Sierra will enter the FTP login information automatically when downloading vendor status reports when that information is saved in the system.Value
Makes it easier to retrieve files quickly and easily.17 votes -
Create a Review File endpoint
Idea Description
This idea is based in part on one submitted back in 2019 by Andy Helck. Create an endpoint that will provide the list of records included in a specified review file from Create Lists. I essentially envision this as the API version of the bool_set SQL table.Idea Value
This would provide outside systems the means of retrieving lists of titles that staff maintain within create lists and can provide a means for services to access data without having to work out how to create Json queries.11 votesThis idea has been accepted for inclusion in Sierra 6.3.
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Have system-generated review files appear in the drop-down list in Global/Rapid Update
Idea Description
If system generated review files could appear in Global Update/Rapid Update Review File dropdown list without even downloading them to Create Lists first that would save so much time.It's a normal part of my daily workflow to upload records using Mobile Worklists or Data Exchange, copy them into Create Lists and manipulate the file in Global or Rapid Update.
Idea Value
With the file appearing in the dropdown list in Global/Rapid update, the file can be manipulated as usual AND users wouldn't have to remember to empty the Review File (which was only created so it could…29 votes -
It's about time to make Holds APIs first-class citizens
Idea Description
It would be far nicer to have the ability to work with hold data directly--in contrast to having to retrieve hold data via the patron APIs. For example: currently, in order to (reasonably) find the "pickupByDate" values for holds with status "(Bib, Volume, Item) hold ready for pickup" you would have to use a combination of the Sierra SQL feature (to first find all the patron record numbers possessing such a hold) and then filter all the holds for the list of patrons (from the previous step) having the "pickupByDate" key in the response object. Once you have the holds,…12 votes -
Make URL report useful and launch URLs correctly
Idea Description
Fix the URL Checker "print" option to email, which can be useful to embed URLs and forward them to work on offline, but the columns on the report break the URLs and the report is useless since the full URL is forced to break based on a fixed pre-determined length of column. This would help both interactive / custom reports as well as a larger report of the list of errors. In example provided, anything not underlined in "blue" that wraps to a second line is a broken URL that will not launch.Idea Value
Value is high…17 votesThis idea has been accepted for inclusion in Sierra 6.3.
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Clear Jarcache files upon first run of the SDA after an upgrade
Idea Description
Automatically clear the jarcache directory in the Sierra Desktop App installation files after an upgrade or provide an option in the SDA settings to enable this.Idea Value
The jarcache directory is updated the first time the SDA is launched after a Sierra upgrade. After several upgrades the directory becomes bloated with old .jar files. It makes sense for the jarcache directory to be cleared as part of the first launch of the SDA post upgrade. This will ensure a fresh set of jar files.23 votesThis idea was selected in MEEP voting for inclusion in Sierra 6.3.
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Create Lists to Global Update/Rapid Update button
As a library worker using the Sierra staff client, when I have a review file open or selected, I want some navigation that will take me directly to Global/Rapid Update to work on that review file.
Idea Value
I am constantly creating review files then editing them in Global or Rapid Update. This is a big part of my job. I don't know how many times I've gotten to Global/Rapid Update and I can't remember the number of the list I'm working on. It would be great to have navigation in Create Lists that would take me directly to Global/Rapid…37 votesThis idea was selected in MEEP voting for inclusion in Sierra 6.3.
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Add record to list
Idea Description
Currently within create lists there is a option to add records to a list that can be accessed when viewing the contents of a review file. This opens a search window where you can then pull up a record and add to the review file once you've found what you're looking for.It'd be nice to open up this function and make it accessible outside of Create Lists such that from any record you can click on an "add to list button", which would bring up a window of existing review files of the relevant record type and…
31 votesThis idea was selected in MEEP voting for inclusion in Sierra 6.3.
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Hidden review file management and bulk delete
Idea Description
Create tools for managing the hidden review files that are created by the system or record loading. Being able to see the list of hidden review names, record numbers, dates, would be great for system housekeeping. Being able to bulk delete the review files many of which are from record loading would be even better!Idea Value
This idea would go a long way to helping system administrators clean up the review file section of the system. The currently method of having to copy them is clunky at best. Deleting them one at a time is even clunkier and…32 votesThis idea has been selected to include in Sierra 6.4
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Location Code 0 Displays as None in Checkout Location Field
With the recent changes that allow the label to display in the item record, staff now see the descriptive name of the statistical group in the checkout location. However, 0 displays as None and does not honor what is in the Statistical Group Maintenance table. We have ours labeled for Web Renewals and would like this display to honor what is in the table as opposed to saying 0 None.
5 votes
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