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Use the same patron record field for email address(es) as defined in Admin Corner
Since Sierra permits libraries to define an alternative variable-length field tag to reference for the patron email address – see attached Admin Corner screenshot – LX Starter should either follow the same customization or at least permit its redundant definition in the LX Starter configuration.
As much as we would like to switich to LX Starter for notices, we cannot move forward until the product supports this same customization.
To be clear, we DO still store conventional patron email addresses in the z - Email field, but if the patron also/instead wishes to receive SMS notices via an SMS-as-email service,…
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Include MANY more patron fields as Merge Tags
Looking through the available merge tags, I see very few fields from the patron record represented: First name, last name and patron barcode. When I attended webinars on LX Starter many months ago, I could swear the audience was told that all fields exposed to the print templates interface would likewise be available in LX Starter.
Having read the Idea Exchange post https://ideas.iii.com/forums/951985-lx-starter/suggestions/46813306-take-a-good-hard-look-at-patrons-data-privacy-in, it is clear that many of these patron record fields are being passed through to LX Starter, so please make them available for merging and/or to drive conditional logic (which is a whole 'nother suggestion).
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Use library email addresses for email testing.
When testing the email workflow in LX Starter, the emails are currently sent from vega@iiivega.com. Instead, it would be better to send test emails from the actual email addresses configured for the library.
This would more fully validate the end-to-end email process and catch any issues before LX Starter is live, as reliable email delivery is critical.
Benefits:
- Tests the full email process from the library's email address
- Catches email issues before product launch
- Validates reliability of email workflow before sending emails to patrons.
Suggested Implementation:
- Update the LX Starter email test feature to send from the configured library…
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Plain Text option in LX Starter
Allow customers an option to keep plain text email notices in LX Starter.
Polaris ILS has a Y/N option in the patron record for "email notices in plain text".
I would like LX Starter to check and honor this option in the patron record and format email notices according to this preference.(snip of patron registration/OPAC self registration view attached)
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Allow for multiple "audiences" so that we can use different language when communicating with different patron types.
Our library uses different language when communicating with faculty versus students, and we would like the functionality to break up the audience into groups based on patron type. Ideally, we would then be able to have notices that are specific to each audience group.
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Display sent to email address in notice history
In Activity history in the LX Starter dashboard, also display which email address a notice was sent to.
It would be helpful to see which email address a notice was sent to. The patron may have recently changed their email address and troubleshooting notices would be easier if you could see this history.
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Ability to send checkout receipts
It would be helpful if LX Starter allowed for patrons to receive checkout receipts via email. Sierra currently supports customizable checkout receipt emails using Due Slip print templates, but these are difficult to work with.
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Add text before the patron's name - depending on their patron type.
We would like to have the ability to add text before the patron's name - depending on their patron type. Right now we use Putty path AASOC #072 to call a message for our children's cards that reads " To the parent or guardian of", we would like that same functionality in LX starter.
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Add message to account when "marked as spam"
Please also put a message in the patron account when they mark our email as spam. I think anytime the notice preference is automatically updated by the system, a note should be added.
21 votesWe will consider this idea for possible future development. Thank you!
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Account message when no preference selected
When a patron has no preference selected, the automated message is not added to their account regarding the email bounce. I realize this is based on the action that changes the preference from email to phone when it bounces, but think LX Starter should still communicate that failure to the patron record.
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Have an option to NOT automatically update notice preference when an email hard bounces
Default contact method:
Have an option to NOT automatically update notice preference when an email hard bounces.We have many patrons that have the notice preference type for text message but also receive emails. If their email bounces and the notice preference type is changed, they will no longer receive the text messages they signed up for.
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Have an option to only change the default notice type if it is already set to email.
12 votesWe will consider this idea for possible future development. Thank you!
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More information added to bounced email notices
Currently, the email notification that is sent to our designated library email box only list the email address of the patron that has the bounced notice. Please add at least the patrons name and barcode. Adding a copy of the entire notice would be better
14 votesWe will consider this idea for possible future development. Thank you!
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Take a good, hard look at patrons' data privacy in LX Starter
LX Starter seems to be bringing over and storing most of the personal data from a patron's record whenever it sends them an email. (See screenshot attached.) Even though much of it is hashed, it raises 2 major concerns:
why is LX Starter NOT treating all of this information, such as patron barcode and last 4 of phone number, as PII, since in many libraries this combo can be used to access patron records through the online catalog?
why is it bringing over this additional information at all (address, phone, birthdate, etc.) when the only PII LX Starter should need…
30 votesWe appreciate you raising these concerns with PII and security and will continue to review them as we work to improve the product.
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Change the term “Mail” to “Print”
I would like to see consistent terminology for the communication methods available in LX Starter. Currently, the term “Mail” is used in some places to refer to printed notices, while the term “Print” is used in other places, like the ILS.
One example of where the term “Mail” is used is in the Default Contact Method setting under LX Starter > Settings > Communication Settings. This setting allows library staff to indicate the fall back communication preference for hard bounced or complained email addresses, until they are resolved. However, in both Polaris ILS and Sierra ILS, the term “Print” is…
11 votesWe will consider this idea for possible future development. Thank you!
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Offer sorting options for Notice Activity Logs
Currently, it seems the Notice Activity Logs page can only be sorted by the Time Sent column. I would like the ability to sort by any of these columns, especially patron name or barcode. This would allow us to see all of this type of notice that was sent to a particular patron when they report problems receiving LX Starter notices.
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Book icon being used to represent DVDs when cover art isn't available.
I'd like to request that LX Starter change the icon associated with missing DVD cover art to something that represents that the item is a movie. Currently, when DVD artwork is not available, LX Starter is subbing in an icon which shows a silhouette of a book.
19 votesWe will consider this idea for possible future development. Thank you!
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Pull DVD artwork for notices using BOTH ISBNs and UPCs
Pull DVD artwork for notices using BOTH ISBNs and UPCs
35 votesReviewing this idea for future development.
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Add more notice filters
Add the ability to filter by notices last action: sent, received, or opened
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Show copy of the notice sent in LX starter backend
When we look at the notice information LX Starter backend, we should be able to see and download a copy of the notice sent to the patron.
This would give you the ability to print out the notice if necessary - to either mail or hand the patron.
28 votesReviewing this idea for possible future development.
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