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For Talis Alto 4.2, we introduced online customer voting on a set of 51 PERs and Defects, and repeated the exercise for Talis Alto 4.3. Voting for Talis Alto 4.3 is now closed.
Results of PERs and Defects Voting for Talis Alto 4.3
Item |
Average Vote |
Number of Votes |
Completed |
Make loan and queue information visible from reservations |
3.8994 |
159 |
 |
Retain bib search settings when switching between targets |
3.7285 |
151 |
|
Allow Talis Alto to be run on Windows Vista |
3.5169 |
118 |
|
Record performance measures in orders |
3.3415 |
123 |
|
Notify borrowers if an item they reserved is subject to an item query |
3.2199 |
141 |
|
Introduce a new reservation status for 'pending satisfaction' |
3.0072 |
139 |
|
Fix defect whereby Alto occasionally shows an unexpected message regarding the search level |
2.9895 |
95 |
|
Generate authority records automatically |
2.9624 |
133 |
|
Display the latest loans in loan history |
2.9197 |
137 |
|
Enable some items to be suppressed from display in bib search results |
2.8594 |
128 |
|
Restrict the items displayed when a search is limited by collection |
2.8286 |
140 |
|
Add an autosearch facility in Cataloguing |
2.8041 |
148 |
|
Allow Quotes and Orders to carry non-ISBN identifiers (e.g. publishers' numbers) |
2.7265 |
117 |
|
Ensure that Talis Base contributions are re-sent if the receiving server is down |
2.6906 |
139 |
|
Amend import of EDI invoices to conform to updated rule interpretations |
2.6250 |
96 |
|
Allow authorisation of specific fields to be turned off |
2.4741 |
135 |
|
Allow for report and action on over-reserved items |
2.4526 |
137 |
|
Provide a method of removing items in bulk from a rotation plan |
2.4314 |
102 |
|
Produce a means to compress the AUTHORITY_REPORT and AUTHORITY_EDIT_LOG tables |
2.4043 |
94 |
|
The Cataloguing Services item import no longer gives the order number in an error message |
2.3962 |
106 |
|
Assign items to stock rotation at the ordering or cataloguing stage |
2.2243 |
107 |
|
Allow payment amounts on the payment form to be edited before payment, even if the invoice is EDI |
2.0849 |
106 |
|
Extend the new look and feel to more forms |
2.0614 |
114 |
|
Allow for single item recall and parameters for selecting items for recall |
1.9516 |
124 |
|
Validate borrower address names |
1.9406 |
101 |
|
Check whether an item is in a stock rotation plan when making changes in Bulk options |
1.6337 |
101 |
|
Add a dedicated field for holding Smartcard numbers |
1.4747 |
99 |
|
Restrict the ILL report Display As field to 80 characters to match the database field size |
1.4239 |
92 |
|
Allow loan history to display more than the last two years' loans |
1.2787 |
122 |
|
Exclude cancelled ILLs from the borrower's total |
1.1509 |
106 |
|
Allow EDI for serials |
0.8468 |
111 |
|
Amend existing parent/child records so that the child records contain full details |
0.7500 |
108 |
|
Add a function for 'View Smartcard data' |
0.6703 |
91 |
|
Allow configuration of how data from the Smartcard is added to Alto |
0.5275 |
91 |
|
Re-engineer Hotlinks |
0.4960 |
125 |
|
Allow instructions for suppliers input on suppliers' websites to be included in the Quote and shown |
0.0654 |
107 |
|
Allow multiple product identifiers to be transmitted in the Alto order |
0.0561 |
107 |
|
Allow item level notes input on suppliers' websites to be included in the Quote and shown in Alto |
-0.1176 |
102 |
|
Results of PERs and Defects Voting for Talis Alto 4.2
Item |
Average Vote |
Number of Votes |
Completed |
Add an autosearch facility in Acquisitions |
3.7821 |
78 |
|
Clear the oldest charges first when paying or waiving |
3.7024 |
84 |
|
Make loan and queue information visible from reservations |
3.6593 |
91 |
|
Retain bib search settings when switching between targets |
3.4762 |
84 |
|
Allow for report and action on over-reserved items |
3.4444 |
81 |
|
Simplify the process of satisfying reservations at discharge |
3.4146 |
82 |
|
Add an autosearch facility in Cataloguing |
3.2727 |
77 |
|
Introduce a new reservation status for 'pending satisfaction' |
3.1928 |
83 |
|
Notify borrowers if an item they reserved is subject to an item query |
3.1467 |
75 |
|
Display the latest loans in loan history |
3.0000 |
72 |
|
Set 040 and 008/39 correctly when copying and editing records |
3.0000 |
64 |
|
Update MARC 21 code lists |
3.0000 |
67 |
|
Restrict the items displayed when a search is limited by collection |
2.8182 |
66 |
|
Allow authorisation of specific fields to be turned off |
2.7636 |
55 |
|
Improve the contents of the authorisation report |
2.7193 |
57 |
|
Assign the correct borrower ID to the discharge row when an item is discharged in issue using Assure |
2.6866 |
67 |
|
Enable some items to be suppressed from display in bib search results |
2.5775 |
71 |
|
Allow customisation of the collections drop-down list in Alto bib search |
2.5417 |
72 |
|
Stop the 'Save changes?' dialog displaying when an ILL record is closed without being changed |
2.5323 |
62 |
|
Improve the 'product identifier' workflow in orders and open orders |
2.5156 |
64 |
|
work_logdelete.pl should delete rows from M21_STANDARD_NUMBER when deleting a record |
2.5000 |
58 |
|
Allow for single item recall and parameters for selecting items for recall |
2.4426 |
61 |
|
Allow fully authorised records to be contributed to Talis Base |
2.4000 |
50 |
|
Correct the enablement's for editing ILL QMW |
2.3929 |
56 |
|
The Cataloguing Services item import no longer gives the order number in an error message |
2.2157 |
51 |
|
Validate borrower address names |
2.1525 |
59 |
|
Produce a means to compress the AUTHORITY_REPORT and AUTHORITY_EDIT_LOG tables |
2.0638 |
47 |
|
Allow Talis Alto to be installed on Windows Vista |
2.0370 |
54 |
|
Give an option to calculate charges when Assure transactions are uploaded |
1.9375 |
64 |
|
Assign items to stock rotation at the ordering or cataloguing stage |
1.8654 |
52 |
|
Improve handling of 'control' numbers |
1.8354 |
79 |
|
Exclude cancelled ILLs from the borrower's total |
1.7679 |
56 |
|
Amend ill_confirm_script to recognise report code RENEWED |
1.7551 |
49 |
|
Allow loan history to display more than the last two years' loans |
1.6912 |
68 |
|
Fix defect whereby Alto occasionally shows an unexpected message regarding the search level |
1.6889 |
45 |
|
Fix order receipt enablement |
1.6512 |
43 |
|
Allow for email addresses to be split over two lines for SED requests |
1.6548 |
48 |
|
Display exact authority reference counts on the list from 'Check Authority' |
1.6346 |
52 |
|
Update contribution status correctly in the AUTHORITY_REPORT table |
1.5652 |
46 |
|
Make the F9 key work on the Requester Address tab |
1.5217 |
46 |
|
Restrict the ILL report Display As field to 80 characters to match the database field size |
1.5208 |
48 |
|
Ship BLDSC directory of library codes as default ILL supplier file |
1.4902 |
51 |
|
Add supplier and requester due dates to the interloan search results grid |
1.3721 |
43 |
|
Display all request numbers for a renewed ILL |
1.3617 |
47 |
|
Allow for ILL requirement code PTW |
1.3250 |
40 |
|
Warn or force selection of either LOAN or PHOTO requirement codes |
1.2500 |
48 |
|
Change the database data type for TIME |
1.2500 |
36 |
|
Maintain counts of ILL requests committed and spent on the Fund form |
0.8636 |
44 |
|
Stop the contents of subfield 6 being included in the WORKS display fields |
0.7250 |
40 |
|
Improve navigation to view invoice details for an interloan charge |
0.7209 |
43 |
|
Allow LC classifications to have 5 digits in block 3 |
0.0513 |
39 |
