Alma will support COUNTER 5.1 reports in the various usage workflows.

• It will be possible to create vendor SUSHI accounts for R5.1

• Alma will harvest the various report types.

• Relevant information will be available in Analytics.

Enables institutions to compare and analyze usage data effectively according to the latest COUNTER data release.

The "Update PO lines information - advanced" job will support changing PO line types across inventory and continuity.

• It will be possible to change PO line types from one time to continuous, from physical to electronic, etc.

• It will be possible to define how to handle the existing inventory and whether to create new inventory.

The ability to update existing PO lines across inventory and continuity will simplify PO line management and eliminate the need to delete and recreate them for significant changes.

Changes in bibliographic records will be automatically reflected in the corresponding PO lines.

• PO line descriptive information will be updated when the corresponding bibliographic record is updated in any workflow.

• This behavior will be optional.

Accurate PO line descriptive information will ease the management of PO lines.

Provide institutions with insights about cost per use and article processing charges (APC) to inform transformative negotiation​ with publishers.

• Analytics reports will be introduced, summarizing the amount of money spent on article processing charges (APC) with various vendors.

• A comparison will be introduced between requests to publish that are covered by Transformative Agreement licenses and those that are paid explicitly by the institution.

Providing institutions with insights about cost per use and article processing charges (APC) will empower them to make informed decisions during transformative negotiations with publishers, optimizing resource allocation and enhancing the value of their investments.

Additional actions will be added to the ‘Received Items List' page of the receiving workbench.

• "Withdraw" of specific items.

• Open Predicted Items.

The user will be able to perform item-related actions during normal receiving operations, avoiding the need to search for the title and go to the items list.

Today, PO line templates are edited and updated when updating a PO line. 

With this new feature, it will be possible to view existing templates and manage them in a dedicated list.

• PO line templates will be displayed in a dedicated list.

• It will be possible to view, edit, add and delete PO line templates from this list.

Institutions will gain better visibility of existing PO line templates and will be able to manage them efficiently. 

The "Manage purchase requests" interface will be redesigned for better usability, performance, productivity, and overall user experience.

• Improved workflow for electronic purchase requests - including the ability to use CZ records.

• Additional faceting options and improved display.

• Ability to define personalized faceted lists.

Improved workflow will streamline the management of purchase requests, improve organization, and provide a more tailored and efficient user experience.