Purchase Requests (Analytics)

Analytics

Purchase requests enable librarians using Alma and instructors or patrons using Primo or Leganto to request that a library purchase a resource. The requester, or a librarian on behalf of a requester, fills in the details of the item and then sends the request for review. A purchase request operator or manager reviews the request and can approve or reject it.

The analytics fields in this subject area relate primarily to the details of the resource requested and the status of the request.

Using the Purchase Requests subject area you can answer the following business questions:

  • How many purchase requests were made in a time range?
  • How many purchase requests were assigned to a user?
  • How many purchase requests have a PO line?
  • How many purchase requests were made per status?

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Field Descriptions

The following lists the fields available in Purchase Requests.

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Purchase Request Measures

The Purchase Request Measures table is a fact table that stores the measures of purchase requests.

Purchase Request Measures
Field Description Additional Information Data Type
Number of Purchase Requests The number of purchase requests
Number of Purchase Requests - Books The number of purchase requests for books
Number of Purchase Requests - Electronic The number of purchase requests for electronic material
Number of Purchase Requests - Electronic Books The number of purchase requests for electronic books
Number of Purchase Requests - Electronic Journals The number of purchase requests for electronic journals
Number of Purchase Requests - Journals The number of purchase requests for journals
Number of Purchase Requests - Physical The number of purchase requests for physical material
Number of Purchase Requests - Physical Books The number of purchase requests for physical books
Number of Purchase Requests - Physical Journals The number of purchase requests for physical journals
Number of Purchase Requests Approved The number of purchase requests approved
Number of Purchase Requests In Review The number of purchase requests in review
Number of Purchase Requests Rejected The number of purchase requests rejected
Number of Purchase Requests With Funds The number of purchase requests with funds
Number of Purchase Requests With PO Lines The number of purchase requests with PO lines
Number of Purchase Requests With Reading Lists The number of purchase requests with reading lists
Number of Unique Titles The number of unique titles (mms ids) associated to a purchase request INT
Estimated Cost The estimated cost

Purchase Request Details

Purchase Request Details is a dimension table that contains fields relating to purchase request details, such as Currency, Purchase Request ID, and Request Status.

Purchase Request Details
Field Description Field Location in Alma Additional Information Data Type Data Size

Application

The application that created the record

__

VARCHAR

255

Approved Format

The approved format of the purchase request

Acquisitions> Manage Purchase Requests > Approve and Order

Possible values: 'E'-electronic 'P'- physical 'D'- digital

VARCHAR

1

Author

The author that is recorded on the purchase request

Acquisitions> Manage Purchase Requests > View [select one]> Resourse information section

VARCHAR

4000

Citation Type

The citation type of the purchase request

Acquisitions> Manage Purchase Requests > View [select one]> Resourse information section

Possible values: Book Journal

VARCHAR

255

Creation Date and Time

The creation date and time

Acquisitions> Manage Purchase Requests > View [select one]> exclamation mark on the top of the page

DATETIME

Currency

The currency of the purchase request

Acquisitions> Manage Purchase Requests > PO Line Reference [select one]

VARCHAR

255

ISSN / ISBN

The ISSN / ISBN that is recorded on the purchase request

Acquisitions> Manage Purchase Requests > View [select one]> Resourse information section

VARCHAR

255

LCCN

The LCCN that is recorded on the purchase request

Acquisitions> Manage Purchase Requests > View [select one]> Resourse information section

VARCHAR

1000

Located Bibliographic Information

Indicates (Yes/No) if the purchase request has a linked bibliographic record

Acquisitions> Manage Purchase Requests > View [select one]> Resourse information section (all Bibliographic Information)

VARCHAR

3

Located Bibliographic Information Flag

Indicates whether the purchase request has a linked bibliographic record

Acquisitions>Manage Purchase Requests > View [select one]> Resourse information section The label in Alma is "Bibliographic information"

Possible values: 0 (Create new record) 1 (Use existing record)

NUMERIC

1

Modification Date and Time

The modification date and time

Acquisitions> Manage Purchase Requests > View [select one]> exclamation mark on the top of the page

DATETIME

Modified By Job

The job ID of the last job that updated the record

Acquisitions> Manage Purchase Requests > View [select one]> exclamation mark on the top of the page The label in Alma is "Last Updated By"

NUMERIC

OCLC Number

The OCLC number that is recorded on the purchase request

Acquisitions> Manage Purchase Requests > View [select one]> Resourse information section The label in Alma is "Other System Number"

VARCHAR

255

Purchase Request ID

The ID of the purchase request

Acquisitions> Manage Purchase Requests > View [select one]> exclamation mark on the top of the page The label in Alma is "Alma ID"

VARCHAR

100

Rejection Reason

The rejection reason of the purchase request

Acquisitions> Manage Purchase Requests > View [select one]> Request Attributes section

VARCHAR

255

Request Status

The request status of the purchase request

Acquisitions> Manage Purchase Requests >Request status [select one]

Possible values:

  • Approved

  • Cancelled

  • Failed

  • In Cart

  • In Review

  • Order Complete

  • Order Placed

  • Rejected

  • To be Canceled

  • Waiting for Approval

VARCHAR

255

Requested Format

The requested format of the purchase request

Acquisitions> Manage Purchase Requests > View [select one]> Resourse information section The label in Alma is "Material Type"

Possible values:

  • Physical

  • Electronic

VARCHAR

255

Requester Note

The requester note of the purchase request

Acquisitions> Manage Purchase Requests > View [select one]> Request Attributes section

VARCHAR

2000

Source Type

The source type of the purchase request

Acquisitions> Manage Purchase Requests > View [select one]> Request Attributes section The label in Alma is Created from.

Possible values: Manually Citation External System API Outgoing Request

VARCHAR

255

Title

The title of the purchase request

Acquisitions> Manage Purchase Requests > View [select one]> Resourse information section

VARCHAR

4000

Bibliographic Details

Bibliographic details is a shared dimension that contains bibliographic information about the purchase request.

Ex Libris works with content providers worldwide to enrich the metadata available in the Alma Community Zone. To enrich the journal/serial content in the CZ, we work directly with the Library of Congress CONSER feed for electronic serials, which we match against our knowledge base to enrich with all of the relevant metadata fields that they supply (for more details, see Community Zone Serial Records Enrichment) and enrich the CZ records with all relevant metadata, including the 050 fields (when available). In the case of book content, we work with multiple providers who are willing to share their metadata with the Alma community globally (for more details, see Community Zone Monograph Records Enrichment). If you have local access to these classifications, you may want to consider working with the local extension for these records whenever an update is not available. (For more details, see Working with Local Extension Fields for Community Zone-linked Records.)

The Bibliographic Details table contains two kinds of fields, those derived from the MARC record and those that come from Alma. Although in analytics there is no distinction made between these fields, for explanatory purposes we have divided them into two tables below.

The Bibliographic Details table includes all bibliographic records in the catalog whether they have inventory or not.

Bibliographic Details
Field Note Mapping from MARC21 Mapping from UNIMARC Mapping from Dublin Core Data Type Data Size
Action Note A note that contains information about the retention and the retention reason of the bibliographic record. 583 Not relevant Not relevant VARCHAR VARCHAR
Author The term Author refers to the individual or group of individuals responsible for creating or producing the work being documented. The author is the primary contributor to the work, and their name is typically listed prominently in the bibliographic record to identify the originator of the content. Depending on the type of work and the citation style, the author's name may be followed by additional information such as their credentials, institutional affiliation, and the date of publication. 100,110,111 700,701,710,711 Currently empty, planned to come from dc:creator, dcterms:creators VARCHAR 4000
Author (Contributor) The Author (Contributor) role refers to the specific role or function played by an individual or group in the creation or production of a work. This role is important for cataloging and documenting the contributions of different individuals or entities to a particular resource. The Author (Contributor) role is a way to categorize and describe the responsibilities of contributors beyond just being the primary author.

711 a,c-e,i,j,n,q,u and its 880

700 a-e,j,q,u and its 880

710 a-e,i,n,u and its 880

700 a-d,f,p

701 a-d,f,p

710 a-h,p

711 a-h,p

720 a,f"

721 a,f

702 a-d,f,g

712 a-h,p

722 a,f

Currently empty, planned to come from dc:contributor, dcterms:contributor VARCHAR VARCHAR
Begin Publication Date The Begin Publication Date refers to the earliest date associated with the publication or release of a particular work. It is a critical piece of information that helps users understand when the work was first made available to the public. The publication date can be essential for citing the work correctly, tracking its historical context, and assessing its relevance to specific time periods. 008 pos. 07-10 100.Date1 Not relevant for Dublin Core VARCHAR 255
BIB 008 MARC The contents of the MARC 008 bibliographic field. The BIB 008 field in a MARC bibliographic record is a fixed-length data element used to provide additional information about the bibliographic record itself. It contains various control information that helps catalogers and library systems manage and process the record. 008   Not relevant for Dublin Core VARCHAR 50
BIB LDR MARC The BIB LDR refers to the Leader field (LDR) within the bibliographic record. The Leader is a fixed-length data element that provides control information about the bibliographic record itself. It is a critical component of MARC records, and each position within the Leader serves a specific purpose. The Leader field is typically 24 characters in length. The Leader field is used to convey fundamental information about the structure, organization, and characteristics of the bibliographic record. LDR   Not relevant for Dublin Core VARCHAR 50
Bibliographic Acquisition Accession Number Note The identification code assigned to materials acquired in a single and separate transfer of custody. 541 e   Not relevant for Dublin Core VARCHAR 255
Bibliographic ID A Bibliographic ID is a unique identifier assigned to a specific bibliographic entry or resource. It serves as a way to distinguish and locate a particular work within a library's catalog or database. The purpose of a bibliographic ID is to facilitate efficient retrieval and management of bibliographic records and to ensure that each record is distinct. 010 excluding numeric subfields 020 a dcterms:identifier dcterms:ISBN, dcterms:identifier dcterms:ISSN VARCHAR 255
Bibliographic Level The Bibliographic Level is a classification that describes the scope and content of a bibliographic record. It helps users understand the nature of the resource being described in the record. The bibliographic level is often indicated using a one-letter code or abbreviation. Common bibliographic levels include: Monograph (m), Serial (s), Collection (c), Integration (i), Monographic Series (a), and so forth. Position 7 of the LDR field of the bibliographic record Position 7 of the LDR field of the bibliographic record Not relevant for Dublin Core VARCHAR 255
Bibliographic Source of Acquisition Note The name of the people or organization that is the source of the material. 541 a   Not relevant for Dublin Core VARCHAR 255
Category of Material The Category of Material is a classification or designation that describes the format or physical nature of the material being cataloged. It helps users and catalogers understand the medium in which a resource is presented. Position 0 of the 007 field 200 b Not relevant for Dublin Core VARCHAR 255
DC Coverage DC Coverage refers to an element used to provide information about the spatial or temporal topic of the resource, spatial applicability of the resource, or jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant. Relevant only for Dublin Core Relevant only for Dublin Core dc:coverage dcterms:coverage dcterms:spatial dcterms:temporal VARCHAR  
DC Description DC Description refers to Dublin Core (DC) metadata elements used to describe resources in a standardized way, particularly in digital libraries and online cataloging systems. Relevant only for Dublin Core Relevant only for Dublin Core dc:description dcterms:description dcterms:abstract VARCHAR 4000
DC Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource. The information in this field is entered as free text. Relevant only for Dublin Core Relevant only for Dublin Core dc:format dcterms:format VARCHAR 256
DC License DC License is a Dublin Core element used to specify the terms and conditions associated with the use of a resource. It provides information about the licensing or copyright status of a digital or physical resource, allowing users to understand how they can legally use, share, or redistribute the resource. The DC License element is particularly important in digital libraries, repositories, and online cataloging systems where access to digital content is provided. Relevant only for Dublin Core Relevant only for Dublin Core It will be populated by dcterms:license VARCHAR 4000
DC Provenance DC Provenance refers to an element used to provide a statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation Relevant only for Dublin Core Relevant only for Dublin Core dcterms:provenance VARCHAR 4000
DC Relation DC Relation refers to an element used to provide information about a related resource to the described resource. Relevant only for Dublin Core Relevant only for Dublin Core dc:relation dcterms:relation dcterms:isVersionOf dcterms:hasVersion dcterms:isReplacedBy dcterms:replaces dcterms:isRequiredBy dcterms:requires dcterms:isPartOf dcterms:hasPart dcterms:isReferencedBy dcterms:references dcterms:isFormatOf dcterms:hasFormat dcterms:conformsTo VARCHAR 4000
DC Rights DC Rights refers to an element used to provide information about the intellectual property rights or copyright status of a resource. This element helps users understand the legal rights and permissions associated with the resource and whether there are any restrictions on its use. Relevant only for Dublin Core Relevant only for Dublin Core

dc:rights and

dcterms:rights

VARCHAR 4000
DC Source DC Source refers to an element used to provide information about a related resource from which the described resource is derived. Relevant only for Dublin Core Relevant only for Dublin Core

dc:source

dcterms:source

VARCHAR 4000
DC Type DC Type refers to an element used to provide information about the nature or genre of the resource. Relevant only for Dublin Core Relevant only for Dublin Core

dc:type

dcterms:type

VARCHAR 255
Edition Edition refers to a specific version or variation of a publication. The edition information provides details about changes, updates, or variations that have occurred since the original publication. Including the edition helps users and researchers identify the specific version of a book or other resource they are looking for. 250 subfields a,b 205 a,b,f,g dcterms:isVersionOf VARCHAR 255
Electronic location and access The location and access URl for the electronic resource. 856 all subfields 856 all subfields Not relevant for Dublin Core VARCHAR 4000
End Publication Date The End Publication Date is the second date available in the 008 field, and it is used to indicate "Date 2." It is described as "A date specified by the code in 008/06 (Type of date/Publication status)." 008 pos. 11-14 100.Date2 Not relevant for Dublin Core VARCHAR 255
Enriched with AI Indicates that the bibliographic record of the resource was enriched by the AI Asisstant.       VARCHAR 4
Form of Item The Form of Item refers to a specific code or indicator that describes the physical format or medium of the resource being cataloged. This information helps library users understand the physical characteristics of the item and whether it is in a print or non-print format. 008 pos. 29 (Maps and Visual Material) or 23 (other material configurations)   Not relevant for Dublin Core VARCHAR 1
General Note A General Note is a field used to provide additional information or commentary about the resource being described. General notes can include various types of information that may not fit into specific structured fields within the bibliographic record. These notes are often used to convey contextual details, historical significance, or other relevant information about the resource. 500 a, 5 300 a Not relevant for Dublin Core VARCHAR 4000
Government Publication A Government Publication is a term used to identify materials that are published or produced by government entities at various levels of government, including federal, state, local, and international governments. For more information regarding the values of MARC 008 Pos. 28, see here.

008 pos. 28

According to MARC21 Format for Bibliographic Data, 008 pos. 28 is Government Publication for the following material types: Books, Computer Files, Continuing Resources, Maps, and Visual Materials.For Music 008 pos. 28 is Accompanying matter. For Mixed material 008 pos. 28 is Undefined.Consequently, when using this field, you may want to filter out records with Material Type = Music and Material Type = Mixed material.

  Not relevant for Dublin Core VARCHAR 1
ISBN ISBN is a unique identifier for books, and it is used to facilitate the identification and cataloging of books and related materials. Field in analytics includes also cancelled and invalid ISBNs. 020 a, z 776 z 010 a dcterms:identifier dcterms:ISBN VARCHAR 255
ISBN Valid A unique identifier for books and related materials. To be considered valid, an ISBN must adhere to the established ISBN standards and conventions. Field in analytics does not include cancelled and invalid ISBNs. 020 a   Not relevant for Dublin Core VARCHAR 255
ISSN An ISSN (International Standard Serial Number) is a unique identifier for serial publications, which include periodicals, journals, magazines, and other recurring publications. Field in analytics includes also cancelled and invalid ISSNs. 022 l,a 776 x (for non-physical records) 011 a f dcterms:identifier dcterms:ISSN VARCHAR 255
ISSN Valid A unique identifier for serial publications. To be considered valid for bibliographic records, an ISSN must adhere to the established standards and conventions for ISSN formatting and structure. Field in analytics does not include cancelled and invalid ISBNs. 022 a   Not relevant for Dublin Core VARCHAR 255
Language Code Language codes are used to indicate the language(s) in which a particular resource is written or presented. Language codes are typically standardized to ensure consistency in cataloging and bibliographic records. 008 pos. 35-37 101 a Currently comes from dc:language. Planned to come from dc:language and dcterms:language VARCHAR 255
Language Of Cataloging The Language of Cataloging refers to the language in which the cataloging or metadata for a particular resource is created. 040 b 100 a,22-24 Not relevant for Dublin Core (Value None is displayed) VARCHAR 4000
Local Note A Local Note is a type of note that provides specific information or instructions related to a library's unique policies, holdings, or services. Local notes are typically used to convey information that is specific to the individual library or cataloging institution and may not be relevant to libraries elsewhere. For Borrowing Requests, the Source is stored in this field. 590 a, 5   Not relevant for Dublin Core VARCHAR 4000
Material Type See the table, Fields that Identify the Bibliographic Material Type, in the Material Types in Search Results section for a description of material type. MARC control LDR Material Type   Planned to be empty. Currently comes from dc:type This field holds a fixed set of values designated for all record formats. For DC, the mapping is controlled from Configuration Resources > Cataloging > DCMI Material Type Mapping page. Any dc:type value not defined on this pages gets by default the value Computer File. For more information, see DCMI Material Type Mapping. VARCHAR 4000
Material Type Code Code of the material type described above (in Material Type). MARC control LDR Material Type   Not relevant for Dublin Core VARCHAR 255
National Agricultural Library Call Number The call number used by the American National Agricultural Library. 070 a   Not relevant for Dublin Core    
Network Number A Network Number typically refers to a unique identifier assigned to a bibliographic record within a library network or consortium. 035 a z 053 a z

dc:identifier ,

dcterms:identifier

VARCHAR 4000
OCLC Control Number (019) The OCLC Control Number (019 field) is used by OCLC to record and index OCLC control numbers of records that have been deleted or will be processed as duplicate records. For more information on the OCLC Control Number 019 and its subfields, see here. Leading zeros are not displayed.

019 a When the subfield begins with one of the following prefixes:

  • (OCLC)

  • (OCoLC)

  • ocm

  • ocn

  • on

  Not relevant for Dublin Core VARCHAR 4000
OCLC Control Number (035a) Subfield "a" in the 035 field is used to record the main OCLC Control Numbers. For more information on the OCLC Control Number 035 and its subfields, see here. Leading zeros are not displayed.

035 a When the subfield begins with one of the following prefixes:

  • (OCLC)

  • (OCoLC)

  • ocm

  • ocn

  • on

035 a Not relevant for Dublin Core VARCHAR 4000
OCLC Control Number (035a+z) The OCLC Control Number can include both the main OCLC Control Number in subfield "a" and any related or canceled OCLC Control Numbers in subfield "z." This practice is useful for indicating changes or updates to cataloging records and for maintaining a historical record of previous control numbers associated with the same resource. For more information on the OCLC Control Number 035 and its subfields, see here. Leading zeros are not displayed.

035a+z When the subfield begins with one of the following prefixes:

  • (OCLC)

  • (OCoLC)

  • ocm

  • ocn

  • on

035a+z Not relevant for Dublin Core VARCHAR 4000
OCLC Control Number (035z) Subfield "z" in the 035 field is used to record related or canceled OCLC Control Numbers, providing a historical record of control numbers associated with a specific resource. For more information on the OCLC Control Number 035 and its subfields, see here. Leading zeros are not displayed.

035 z When the subfield begins with one of the following prefixes:

  • (OCLC)

  • (OCoLC)

  • ocm

  • ocn

  • on

035 z Not relevant for Dublin Core VARCHAR 4000
Open Access Open Access (OA) refers to a publishing model that provides unrestricted and free access to scholarly and research publications on the Internet. It signifies that the full text or content of the publication is freely available to anyone, without requiring payment or subscription. Values are Yes and No. Based on 506 f 506 2   Not relevant for Dublin Core VARCHAR 4
Original Cataloging Agency The MARC code or the name of the organization that created the original record. 040 a 081 b Not relevant for Dublin Core VARCHAR 255
Place Code The Place Code is a code that represents the place of publication for a printed or published resource. 008 pos. 15-17 102$$a dcterms:spatial VARCHAR 50
Place of Publication - City The city where a printed or published resource was published or produced.

Derived from the place code in 008 pos. 15-17.

If the value of this field in the bibliographic record does not exist in the official list of place codes, the value for this field in Alma Analytics will be "No place, unknown, or undetermined".

Not relevant for UNIMARC Not relevant for Dublin Core VARCHAR 200
Place of Publication - Country The country where a printed or published resource was published or produced.

Derived from the place code in 008 pos. 15-17.

For a list of country codes, see: MARC Code List for Countries

If the value of this field in the bibliographic record does not exist in the official list of place codes, the value for this field in Alma Analytics will be "No place, unknown, or undetermined".

Derived from the place code 102$$a.

For a list of country codes, see: List of ISO 3166 Country Codes

If the value of this field in the bibliographic record does not exist in the official list of place codes, the value for this field in Alma Analytics will be "No place, unknown, or undetermined". If there are multiple place codes in this field, only the first value is displayed.

Not relevant for Dublin Core. Value No place, unknown, or undetermined is displayed) VARCHAR 200
Place of Publication - State The state where a printed or published resource was published or produced. Derived from the place code in 008 pos. 15-17. If the value of this field in the bibliographic record does not exist in the official list of place codes, the value for this field in Alma Analytics will be "No place, unknown, or undetermined". Not relevant for UNIMARC Not relevant for Dublin Core VARCHAR 200
Publication Date The Publication Date refers to the date when a printed or published resource was officially issued, published, or made publicly available.

The publication date is determined as follows:

  • The bibliographic details publication date comes from 264 subfield c

  • if there is no 264 subfield c, then the publication date comes from 260 subfield c

  • if there is no 264 subfield c and also no 260 subfield c, then the publication date comes from 008 pos. 7-10

The publication date is determined as follows:

  • the bibliographic details publication date comes from 210 subfield d

  • If there is no 210 subfield d, then the publication date comes from field 214 subfield d.

  • if both fields do not exist, then the publication date comes from field 100 subfield a pos. 9-12

dc:date, dcterms:date, dcterms:created, dcterms:available, dctrems:issued, dcterms:dateAccepted VARCHAR 255
Publication Place The Publication Place refers to the city or location where a printed or published resource was officially published, issued, or produced. 260 a. When 260 a is empty, it is taken from 264 a 210 a 214 a Not relevant for Dublin Core (use Place Code) VARCHAR 255
Publisher The Publisher refers to the entity or organization responsible for producing, printing, and distributing a printed or published resource.

260 b

264 b

210 c

214 c

dcterms:publisher,

dc:publisher

VARCHAR 255
Resource Type Constructed based on existing bibliographic fields such as the LDR and 008. For more information, see The Resource Type Field.     Not relevant for Dublin Core VARCHAR 4000
Series A Series refers to a related group of publications or resources that share common characteristics, themes, or subjects and are published under a common title or series name.

800 t,v

810 t,v

811 t,v

830 a,n,p,v

410 a,h,i,o,t,x dcterms:isPartOf VARCHAR 4000
Series Statement A Series Statement refers to the title or name of a series to which a printed or published resource belongs. 490 a,v,x 225 a,v,x Not relevant for Dublin Core VARCHAR 4000
Source of Description Note A note used by the Community Zone with details on AI enrichment. 588 $$a Not relevant Not relevant for Dublin Core VARCHAR 1000
Subjects Subjects refer to the specific topics, themes, or subjects covered by a printed or published resource. 6XX excluding 69X, 630, 689 600 a,b 602 603-8 610 616 617 dc:subject dcterms:LCSH,MESH,DDC,UDC,LCC VARCHAR 4000
Subjects (Names) Subjects (Names) refers to the specific individuals, organizations, or entities associated with a printed or published resource.

600 a,b,c,d,e,l,t.u

610 a,b,c,d,e,l,n,t,u

611 a,b,c,d,e,j,l,n,q,t,u

600 a,b,c,d,f,t (obsolete),p

601 a,b,c,d,e,f,t (obsolete)

601 a,b,c,d,e,f,t (obsolete)

Not relevant for Dublin Core VARCHAR 4000
Title The Title refers to the name or title of a printed or published resource. The title is one of the most critical elements of bibliographic cataloging because it helps users identify and distinguish one resource from another.

245 a,b

249 a,b,c,v

200 a,c,d,e,h,i dc:title VARCHAR 4000
Title (Complete) The information from MARC field 245, subfields $a, $n, $p, $h, $b, $c, $f, $g, $k, $s. 245 a,n,p,h,b,c,f,g,k,s 200 a-i dc:title, dcterms:title, dc:alternative VARCHAR 4000
Title (Filing)

The title with common words such as "The" and "An" removed to help with sorting the title alphabetically.

Any text between double arrows (<<>>) is removed.

For a video describing the use of this field, see Sort Analytics Reports by Filing Title - Ignoring "The", "A", and "An".

240 a,c,p

245 a,c,p

200 a,e

500

Not relevant for Dublin Core VARCHAR 4000
Title (Normalized)

The normalized Title. This field is useful when you want to compare titles that may have been catalogued differently. This field is built in the following manner: Alma does the following to the 245 field (except subfields c,h,6 and 8) in the following order:

  1. Removes non filing text.

  2. Removes <<>> and anything between them.

  3. Removes these characters: []|,.;:"

  4. Changes these characters to a space: !@#$%^&*()_+-={}\<>?/~'

  5. Changes characters to lowercase.

  6. Packs spaces (replace all sequences of more than one space with a single space).

245 a,b,n,p

249 a,b,c,v

200 a,c,d,e,h,i dc:title   4000
Title Author Combined and Normalized 100 characters of the normalized title and the first four letters of the author in lowercase letters, with spaces removed. See Author and Title Fields See Author and Title Fields See Author and Title Fields VARCHAR 110
Title Committed to Retain

Title Committed to Retain refers to a commitment made by a library to retain and preserve a specific resource. This commitment is important for ensuring the long-term availability and accessibility of important scholarly or historical materials.

Indicates (Yes/No) if the bibliographic record is marked as Committed to Retain.

Configurable from Configuration > Resources > Collection Retention > Bibliographic Collection Retention Definition. For more information, see Bibliographic Record Retention.   Not relevant for Dublin Core VARCHAR 4
Type of date The Type of Date refers to the nature or purpose of a date included in the record. It specifies what the date represents or signifies within the bibliographic context. The type of date can provide important information to users and catalogers about the significance of the date included in the record.

008 pos. 6

For more information on the options available for Type of date in 008 pos. 6, see here.

100 pos 8 Not relevant for Dublin Core VARCHAR 255
Uniform Resource Identifier A Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) is a string of characters used to identify a resource on the internet or within a particular system. URIs are often used to provide direct links or references to online resources related to the bibliographic entry, such as a digital version of a book, an electronic journal article, or additional related materials. 856 u 856 u

dc:identifier

(dcterms:URI)

,dcterms:identifier

(dcterms:URI)

VARCHAR 4000
Uniform Resource Identifier Field Exists

Indicates whether a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) Exists for the bibliographic record. Values are 0 or 1, where "0" means No and "1" means Yes.

Indicates if 856 subfield u contains data.

    Not relevant for Dublin Core INT  
Uniform Title A Uniform Title is a standardized title used to represent a specific work, especially when that work has been published under multiple titles or in various editions, languages, or formats. 240 130

500

The Uniform Title is only mapped if the first indicator = 1. If the first indicator for UNIMARC 500 is empty or 0, the value is not mapped to Analytics.

Not relevant for Dublin Core VARCHAR 4000

The following table describes other fields in the shared dimension (taken from Alma and not MARC):

Administrative Bibliographic Details
Field Description Data Type Data Size
Active Course Code Active Course Code is the code of the course in the Alma course reserves. For more information see here. VARCHAR 4000
Active Course Name Active Course Name is the name of the course in the Alma course reserves. For more information see here. VARCHAR 4000
Bibliographic Lifecycle The Lifecycle of the bibliographic record. Possible values are Deleted and In Repository. This allows you to filter reports and to remove Deleted records. VARCHAR 50
Bibliographic Rank Alma assesses the comprehensiveness and depth of MARC 21 bibliographic entries, considering various elements such as identifiers, names, subjects, informative LDR and 008 fields, publication details, among others. This evaluation is reflected in the Bibliographic Rank, designed as a useful aid for libraries in pinpointing records requiring further scrutiny. For more information, see here. INT  
Brief Level Brief Level refers to the level of detail provided in a bibliographic description. It indicates how much information is included in the bibliographic record, with brief descriptions containing less detailed information compared to full or comprehensive descriptions. In Alma, ten levels of brief records can be defined from 01 through 10, where 01 represents the most brief record and 10 represents a full record. For more information see here. VARCHAR 2
Chinese Classification The Chinese Classification of the bibliographic record. For more information, see here. VARCHAR 50
Collection ID

The ID of the collection or collections the bibliographic record is associated with as defined at Resources > Manage Inventory > Manage Collections.

Relevant only for bibliographic records that are part of a collection. One MMS_ID can be attributed to multiple titles collections, therefore a delimited list of collections are defined for the MMS.

VARCHAR 4000
Collection Name

The Name of the collection or collections the bibliographic record is associated with as defined at Resources > Manage Inventory > Manage Collections.

Relevant only for bibliographic records that are part of a collection.

VARCHAR 4000
Created with AI Indicates that the bibliographic record of the resource was created by the AI Assistant. VARCHAR 4
Creation Date The timestamp of the bibliographic record creation date. DATETIME  
Creation Date (Calendar) The creation date without a timestamp. This date format is useful when filtering the report by date. DATE  
Creator The name of the user that created the record VARCHAR 255
Dewey Classification The Dewey classification of the record. VARCHAR 255
Dewey Classification Top Line The first 3 digits of the Dewey Classification VARCHAR 15
Earliest Possible Publication Year (Under Construction)

This field will be available in a future release.

A normalized version of the publication date to the earliest possible value when the exact date is not known. It is taken from MARC21 008 pos. 07-10 or UNIMARC 100.Date1.

This field is normalized with all non-numeric characters converted to 0s. Values below 1500 and over 6000 will have the value 1.

VARCHAR 255
Edition Simplified (Combined) The values of the Edition Simplified (Num) and Edition Simplified (Text) fields. VARCHAR 255
Edition Simplified (Num) The number of the edition found in the MARC 250 field, simplified. VARCHAR 255
Edition Simplified (Text) The text of the edition found in the MARC 250 field, simplified. VARCHAR 255
Export to Libraries Australia

Indicates whether the record is published to Libraries Australia. This field appears only when the Customer Parameter national_catalog is defined. The field name is as defined in the parameter.

Possible values:

  • Don't publish

  • Publish BIB

VARCHAR 255
Export to WorldCat

Indicates that publication status is applied to a record.

Possible values:

  • Don't publish

  • Publish Holdings Only

  • Publish BIB

VARCHAR 255
Has Local Extensions Indicates if the Community Zone-linked record has local extensions (Y/N). VARCHAR 3
ISBN (Normalized) An ISBN that has been formatted or standardized according to established rules or conventions. VARCHAR 255
ISSN (Normalized) An ISSN that has been formatted or standardized according to established rules or conventions. VARCHAR 255
Language Description The language name of the title, based on the Language Code field on the record. VARCHAR 255
LC Classification Top Line

The combined LC code and classification call numbers until the first period which is followed by a letter. If there are no periods then the entire string is taken until there is a space. The length is limited to 50 characters.

For example:

  • if the LC Classification is | a HB3821.I8 |b R3 then the LC Classification Top Line will be HB3821

  • if the LC Classification is | a DF506.5 |b .G27 then the LC Classification Top Line will be DF506.5

  • if the LC Classification is | a N 7353 |b .K513 1965 then the LC Classification Top Line will be N

  • if the LC Classification is | a NOT YET ORDERED then the LC Classification Top Line will be NOT

The LC Classification Top Line will contain one value. For MARC21, if the bibliographic record has:

  • both 090 and 050 then the LC Classification Top Line will come from 090

  • 050 and not 090 then the LC Classification Top Line will come from 050

  • 090 and not 050 then the LC Classification Top Line will come from 090

Recent data may not be available if it has not yet been received from CONSER.

VARCHAR 50
Link ID The link ID, if the record is linked to the Community Zone or Network Zone. For more information concerning this field and the next two, see Understanding the fields Link ID Linked to CZ and Linked to NZ in the Bibliographic Details folder. VARCHAR 50
Linked to CZ Indicates if the record is linked to the Community Zone. VARCHAR 3
Linked to NZ Indicates if the record is linked to the Network Zone. VARCHAR 3
Local Param 1-30

These fields of information are from MARC fields in Alma, which were configured specifically for your institution. All MARC fields other than control fields can be added as local parameters. Accordingly, MARC fields from 010 to 999 can be mapped to local parameters, including indicators. It is possible to define and select specific subfields for export, rather than including all subfields by default.

You can define:

  • Full field (245)

  • Specific subfields (245 a,b)

  • Ranges and mixes (245 a-c, z)

To utilize these fields, it is necessary to contact Ex Libris Support and provide them with the three-digit MARC field codes, as well as any specific subfields or indicators you would like included.

VARCHAR 4000
Managed by Provider

Indicates if the electronic resource is managed by the provider. Possible values are Yes or No.

Relevant only for electronic resources.

VARCHAR 3
MMS ID The MMS ID of the inventory item (physical, electronic, or digital). VARCHAR 255
Modification Date The latest (most recent) timestamp of the bibliographic record modification date. DATETIME  
Modification Date (Calendar) The latest (most recent) modification date without a timestamp. This date format is useful when filtering the report by date. DATE  
Modified By The name of the user that modified the record. VARCHAR 255
Network ID This field is used by institutions implementing a Network Zone. It is the same as the MMS ID of the bibliographic record in the Network Zone and can be used to create reports that show the MMS ID in the member institution (using the existing MMS ID), as well as the corresponding MMS ID in the Network Zone. VARCHAR 50
Originating System

The system where the bibliographic record originated.

If Unknown is displayed in this field, see the following document: How to set up Alma so that the “Originating System” in Analytics will be properly populated.

VARCHAR 4000
Originating System ID The Originating System Version is the metadata record field that enables uploading records in the correct sequence by preventing the update of an existing record with an older version of the same record. This prevents older bibliographic records from overlaying or merging with newer records. The Originating System Version field is created from the record’s 005 control field the first time the record is imported. For information regarding normalizing the Originating System Version field, see the Update originating system information process and the procedure To configure normalization for managing the Originating System and Originating System Version information. VARCHAR 16
Peer Reviewed Indicates if the article was peer reviewed. VARCHAR 4
Preservation Status

The preservation status of the title in Rosetta Plus/Pro.

Possible values:

  • Pending – the title’s digital content is pending to be preserved (for example, the title is marked for preservation but has no digital content to preserve or it has digital content but the preservation process has not started yet)

  • In Process – the title’s digital content is in the process of being preserved in Rosetta

  • Technical Issue – the title’s digital content has a technical issue that prevents it from being preserved

  • Preserved – the title’s digital content is preserved in Rosetta

VARCHAR 255
Provider Name The name of the provider who manages the bibliographic record that is included in the CZ (Community Zone). Relevant only for electronic titles that are linked to the CZ and when an external provider manages the CZ record. VARCHAR 255
Record Format

The format of the bibliographic record. Examples:

  • MARC 21

  • DC

  • KORMARC

  • CNMARC

  • UNIMARC

  • LC BF INSTANCE

VARCHAR 4000
Suppressed from Discovery Indicates whether the record is suppressed from external discovery systems. VARCHAR 3

Classifications

Classifications contains the Dewey Classification, LC Classification, and Other Classifications shared dimensions.

Dewey Classifications

Users can view measures accumulated to the relevant group, including expenditures, encumbrances, and allocations grouped by classifications. The field descriptions can be found in the Dewey Classifications shared dimension.

The Dewey Classification is displayed in Analytics in the Dewey Classifications shared dimension, available in several subject areas. Dewey classification information is derived from the bibliographic record in most subject areas, except for the Physical Items subject area, where it can be derived from either the holdings record or the bibliographic record.

From the Bibliographic Record:

There are three levels of the Dewey Classification stored in Alma Analytics. Each level is referred to by a numbered group (Group1, Group2, and Group3).

Dewey Classifications Groups

Using the hierarchy option in this dimension, the user can drill down from Group1 to Group3. In each level, the user can see measures accumulated to the relevant group.

For example:

  • 000 Computer science, information & general works

    • 010 Bibliography

    • 000 Computer science, information & systems

      • 005 Computer programming, programs & data

      • 000 Computer science

      • 004 Data processing & computer sciences

This is presented in Alma Analytics as follows:

Dewey Classifications

If there is more than one classification code, the last one appears.

Dewey Classifications
Field Description Data Type Data Size
Group1 The name (label) of the first Dewey classification level. VARCHAR 500
Group2 The name (label) of the second Dewey classification level. VARCHAR 500
Group3 The name (label) of the third Dewey classification level. VARCHAR 500
Dewey Number

The Dewey Number is a unique classification code assigned to a specific subject or topic category.

The first 3 digits of the Dewey Classification.

VARCHAR 15
Dewey Classifications The hierarchy column that allows the user to drill down from the first level of the Dewey Classification to the third level.    

LC Classifications

Users may view measures accumulated to the relevant group, including expenditures, encumbrances, and allocations grouped by classifications.

The field descriptions can be found in the LC Classifications shared dimension.

The Library of Congress Classification (LCC) is displayed in Analytics in the LC Classification shared dimension, available in several subject areas. LC classification information is derived from the bibliographic record in most subject areas, except for the Physical Items subject area, where it can be derived from either the holdings record or the bibliographic record.

From the Bibliographic Record:

  • For UNIMARC

    Taken from field 680$$a

There are five levels of the LC Classification stored in Alma Analytics. Each level is referred to by a numbered group (Group1, Group2, Group3, Group4 and Group5).

Using the hierarchy option in this dimension, the user can drill down from Group1 to Group4. In each level, the user can see measures accumulated to the relevant group.

For example:

  • SF1-1100 Animal culture

    • SF87 Acclimatization

    • ... .

    • SF191-275 Cattle

      • SF250.5-275 Dairy processing. Dairy products

      • SF221-250 Dairying

This is presented in Alma Analytics as follows:

LC Classifications

If there is more than one classification code, the last one appears.

Ex Libris works with content providers worldwide to enrich the metadata available in the Alma Community Zone. To enrich the journal/serial content in the CZ, we work directly with the Library of Congress CONSER feed for electronic serials, which we match against our knowledge base to enrich with all of the relevant metadata fields that they supply (for more details, see Community Zone Serial Records Enrichment). We receive weekly updates from CONSER and enrich the CZ records with all relevant metadata, including the 050 fields (when available). In the case of book content, we work with multiple providers who are willing to share their metadata with the Alma community globally (for more details, see Community Zone Monograph Records Enrichment). If you have local access to these classifications, you may want to consider working with the local extension for these records whenever an update is not available. (For more details, see Working with Local Extension Fields for Community Zone-linked Records)

LC Classifications
Field Description Data Type Data Size
Group1 Group1 is the name given for the first level of the LC Classification and is the primary division used to organize and group related topics, subjects, or materials. VARCHAR 500
Group2 Group2 is the name given for the second level of classification. VARCHAR 500
Group3 Group3 is the name given for the third level of classification. VARCHAR 500
Group4 Group4 is the name given for the fourth level of classification. VARCHAR 500
Group5 Group5 is the name given for the fifth level of classification. VARCHAR 500
Start Range

Start Range refers to the beginning point of a designated range within a classification system. The Start Range indicates the initial classification number or identifier within a specified range that encompasses a set of related subjects, topics, or materials.

For example, in PS501-689 (Collections of American literature), the start range is PS501.

Possible start range values are hard coded to the beginning of LC Classification groups.

VARCHAR 50
End Range

End Range refers to the concluding point of a designated range within a classification system. The End Range specifies the final classification number or identifier within a defined range that encompasses a set of related subjects, topics, or materials.

For example, in PS501-689 (Collections of American literature), the end range is PS689.

Possible end range values are hard coded to the end of LC Classification groups.

VARCHAR 50
Classification Code

Classification Code refers to a unique alphanumeric identifier assigned to a specific subject or topic category within the library's classification system. The Classification Code is composed of letters and numbers that represent various facets of a work, such as its subject, genre, or format.

For example, in the LC classification "PN1997.2.D56," the "PN" portion represents the general subject area (Performing Arts), and the "1997.2.D56" further refines the classification to a specific work or aspect within that category.

VARCHAR 50
Start Range Number The numbers that come after the letter(s) in the start range. DOUBLE  
End Range Number The numbers that come after the letter(s) in the end range. DOUBLE  
Classifications The Hierarchy column that enables the user to drill down from the first level of the classification to the fourth level. Using this column provides the user with the option to view the accumulative measures. Note that the fifth level is not included in this field. Hierarchy  

For a Knowledge Article related to LC Classifications, see Analytics LC Classification code shows Unknown even though a call number is present in Alma.

Other Classifications

The Other Classifications table is a dimension table that contains fields for classification systems other than LC and Dewey. Like LC and Dewey classifications, you can drill down to different levels, or groups. At each level, the measures associated with the selected group are displayed.

Other Classifications
Field Description Additional Information Mapping from MARC 21 Data Type Data Size
Chinese Classifications
Classification Code The Chinese classification code. If the code is not found or in an incorrect format Unknown is displayed. The 090 $a and 093 $a fields in the MARC record. (For CNMARC, the 690 $a field.) VARCHAR 50
Group 1-7 (Chinese) The name of the levels of classification in Chinese.   The group name in Chinese as defined by the National Library of China. VARCHAR 500
Group 1-7 (English) The names of the levels of classification in English.   The group name in English as defined by the National Library of China. VARCHAR 500
Chinese Classifications (Taiwan)
Classification Code The Chinese (Taiwan) classification code. If the code is not found or in an incorrect format Unknown is displayed. When the OTHER_CLASS_SCHEME value in the MARC 084 $2 field is ncsclt the classification code value is taken from the MARC 084 $a field. VARCHAR 10
Group 1-3 (Chinese-Taiwan) The name of the levels of classification in Chinese-Taiwan.   The group name in Chinese as defined by the National Central Library of Taiwan. VARCHAR 250
Group 1-3 (English) The names of the levels of classification in English.   The group name in English as defined by the National Central Library of Taiwan. VARCHAR 250
NLM Classifications
Has W1 Indicates that the 060 field of the bibliographic record has a value containing the W1 code. This indicates that the item is a journal. A second value in the 060 field is the subject classification code that appears for the NLM Classification Code analytics field.        
NLM Classification Code The letters at the beginning of the NLM classification code entered in the MARC field.
  • If the code is not found or in an incorrect format, Unknown is displayed.

  • If there are multiple codes, only the first is displayed.

Taken from the 060 $a field or, if empty, from the 096 $a field of the MARC record. VARCHAR 250
NLM Classification Number The numbers that come after the letters of the NLM classification code.   Taken from the 060 $a field or, if empty, from the 096 $a field of the MARC record. VARCHAR 50
NLM Group 1-5 The names of the levels of classification. The group name as defined by NLM.   VARCHAR 4000
NLM Geographic Classifications
NLM Geographic Code The code of the geographic location, used for various purposes by NLM.   Taken from the 060 $a field . VARCHAR 50
NLM Geographic Name The name of the geographic location, used for various purposes by NLM.   The Geographic Name from NLM that corresponds to the Geographic Code. VARCHAR 255
U.S. SuDoc Classifications
U.S. SuDoc Classification Code The letters at the beginning of the classification code entered in the MARC field.
  • If the code is not found or in an incorrect format, Unknown is displayed.

  • If there are multiple codes, only the first is displayed.

When the first indicator is 0, this is taken from the 086 $a field in the MARC record. VARCHAR 250
U.S. SuDoc Classification Number The characters (usually numbers) that come after the letters in the SuDoc Classification code entered in the MARC field.   When the first indicator is 0, this is taken from the 086 $a field in the MARC record. VARCHAR 50
U.S. SuDoc Agency The name of the top level (parent) U.S. government agency. Unlike other classification systems, the SuDoc system groups publications together by the publishing agency, that is, a U.S. government agency. The agency name that matches the classification code, as defined by SuDoc. VARCHAR 4000
U.S. SuDoc SubAgency The name of subordinate bureau or division of the parent U.S. agency.

A subagency is displayed if a publication is published by a subordinate bureau or division within a parent agency.

If the top level agency is the publishing agency, then that agency is also listed as the subagency.

The subagency name that matches the classification number, as defined by SuDoc. VARCHAR 4000
U.S. SuDoc Title Title designates either a specific publication title or category of the publication.   The title that matches the classification number, as defined by SuDoc. VARCHAR 4000

Creation Date

The Creation Date dimension is a dimension table that stores details about the creation date of the purchase request.

Creation Date
Field Description Additional Information Data Type Data Size
Creation Date The creation date of the purchase request The date in the format DD/MM/YYYY DATE
Creation Start of Week The date of the first business day of the week The date in the format DD/MM/YYYY DATE
Creation Week Number The number of the week of the year There are 52 weeks in a year. VARCHAR 2
Creation Month Key The month of the date in number format For example - February will show the number 2 in this column. This field is useful when you want to sort by month. INT
Creation Month The month of the date in text format The month, for example, "February" VARCHAR 20
Creation Full Month The year and month that the purchase request was modified The month in text format and the year. For example - Feb 25 (for February 2025) VARCHAR 20
Creation Quarter The quarter in the year in which the purchase request was modified The quarter of the date in a display format such as Q1 VARCHAR 20
Creation Year The year in which the purchase request was modified The year of the date in the format YYYY . For example - 2025 VARCHAR 20
Creation Fiscal Month Key The fiscal month of the date in number format For example - If the fiscal year starts in June, this column will show the number 1 for June, the number 2 for July, and so on. INT
Creation Fiscal Year The fiscal year of the date in string format The year is presented according to the description in the mapping table "Fund and Ledger Fiscal Period". For more information, see Configuring Fund and Ledger Fiscal Periods VARCHAR 50
Creation Date Filter Used to filter report results by date Possible values:
  • Current Academic Year
  • Current Fiscal Year
  • Current Month
  • Current Year
  • Last 3 Months
  • Last 30 Days
  • Last 365 Days
  • Last 7 Days
  • Older than 30 Days
  • Older than 60 Days
  • Older than 7 Days
  • Older than 90 Days
  • Previous Complete 12 Months
  • Previous Complete 24 Months
  • Previous Complete Two Years
  • Previous Fiscal Year
  • Previous Month
  • Previous Year
  • Two Fiscal Years Ago
  • Two Years Ago
VARCHAR 100
Creation Year-Month The year and the month in which the purchase request was modified The year and the month in the format YYYY-MM VARCHAR 250
Creation Date The date in a hierarchy format Enables the user to drill down from the year to the month to the specific date. Using this column provides the user with the option to view the accumulative measures in each level of the hierarchy.

Modification Date

The Modification Date dimension is a dimension table that stores details about the modification date of the purchase request.

Modification Date
Field Description Additional Information Data Type Data Size
Modification Date The modification date of the purchase request The date in the format DD/MM/YYYY DATE
Modification Start of Week The date of the first business day of the week The date in the format DD/MM/YYYY DATE
Modification Week Number The number of the week of the year There are 52 weeks in a year. VARCHAR 2
Modification Month Key The month of the date in number format For example - February will show the number 2 in this column. This field is useful when you want to sort by month. INT
Modification Month The month of the date in text format The month, for example, "February" VARCHAR 20
Modification Full Month The year and month that the purchase request was modified The month in text format and the year. For example - Feb 25 (for February 2025) VARCHAR 20
Modification Quarter The quarter in the year in which the purchase request was modified The quarter of the date in a display format such as Q1 VARCHAR 20
Modification Year The year in which the purchase request was modified The year of the date in the format YYYY . For example - 2025 VARCHAR 20
Modification Fiscal Month Key The fiscal month of the date in number format For example - If the fiscal year starts in June, this column will show the number 1 for June, the number 2 for July, and so on. INT
Modification Fiscal Year The fiscal year of the date in string format The year is presented according to the description in the mapping table "Fund and Ledger Fiscal Period". For more information, see Configuring Fund and Ledger Fiscal Periods VARCHAR 50
Modification Date Filter Used to filter report results by date Possible values:
  • Current Academic Year
  • Current Fiscal Year
  • Current Month
  • Current Year
  • Last 3 Months
  • Last 30 Days
  • Last 365 Days
  • Last 7 Days
  • Older than 30 Days
  • Older than 60 Days
  • Older than 7 Days
  • Older than 90 Days
  • Previous Complete 12 Months
  • Previous Complete 24 Months
  • Previous Complete Two Years
  • Previous Fiscal Year
  • Previous Month
  • Previous Year
  • Two Fiscal Years Ago
  • Two Years Ago
VARCHAR 100
Modification Year-Month The year and the month in which the purchase request was modified The year and the month in the format YYYY-MM VARCHAR 250
Modification Date The date in a hierarchy format Enables the user to drill down from the year to the month to the specific date. Using this column provides the user with the option to view the accumulative measures in each level of the hierarchy.

Funds

The Funds table is a dimension table that displays the details about the fund with which the transaction is associated. The primary key of the table is FUND_LEDGER_ID.

There are the following types of funds:

  • Ledger
  • Summary
  • Allocated Fund

Funds are kept in a parent-child relationship so that each fund has a connection to its parent.

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Creating Reports According to Fund Type

You can create reports according to fund type. If the procedures in this section are not implemented, the sums of all of the fund types may be added together in the transaction amount.

  • To create a report displaying funds of just one type, filter the Fund Type column according to Ledger, Allocated fund, or Summary fund:

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  • To create a report shoing all of the fund types, add a column that displays any unique identifier of the fund, such as Fund Ledger Code:

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Basic Concepts for Funds in Alma

Allocated and Summary Funds

A fund represents money in an account. A fund can be summary or allocated.

  • Summary — This fund is not used for ordering and invoicing, but provides aggregate reporting on subordinate funds. You can add other funds to this type of fund.
  • Allocated —This fund contains money that has been paid out or has been reserved for an open purchase.

A Summary Fund can only be associated with an Allocated Fund. A specific Allocated Fund (i.e. Allocated Fund 101) can only be associated with only one Ledger or Summary Fund, but not both.

Fund Balance

Available Balance —The allocated balance, less (encumbrances minus disencumbrances) and less expenditures.

Cash Balance — The allocated balance less expenditures.

Allocated Balance —The total allocation, not counting any expenditures or encumbrances/disencumbrances.

Encumbered Balance — The sum of the fund's encumbrances minus disencumbrances.

Expenditure Balance — Also called expended balance , this is the sum of the fund's expenditures.

Ledger

A ledger is essentially a collection of funds. Ledgers are defined for a specific date range, such as September 1 of this year to August 31 of next year. A Ledger can be associated with a Summary or Allocated Fund.

Transactions

A transaction can be an allocation, encumbrance, disencumbrance, or expenditure. An allocation adds money to the fund, increasing its available balance. An encumbrance indicates money that is expected to be paid out, as the result of a PO line. A disencumbrance is added or increased when adding an expenditure linked to the same PO line as an encumbrance.

Managing and Configuring Funds in Alma

You can manage funds in Alma by navigating to Acquisitions > Funds and Ledgers.

You can configure fund types in Alma by navigating to Configuration > Acquisitions > Fund Types.

For more information on funds see Managing Funds and Ledgers.

The following table describes the fields in the Fund table.

Fund
Field Description Field Location in Alma Additional Information Data Type Data Size
Fund Area Code The codes defined in the Fund Types table and attributed to funds, for example: Endowed, Gift, General, Grant, Income, and ResourceSharing. For more information, see Configuring Fund Types. Does not appear in the UI. Configured in the Code field in Configuration Menu > Acquisitions > General > Fund Types. VARCHAR 255
Fund Area Description The description defined in the Fund Types table for the Fund Area Code (Fund Type). Fund type in the "General" section on the Summary Details page for Funds and Ledgers. This description comes from the configuration page as described in Fund Area Code above. VARCHAR 255
Fund Code The fund or ledger code. Code in the "General" section on the Summary Details page for Funds and Ledgers.

The code is reused when you roll over the ledger to a new fiscal period.

This is filled by the user after selecting Add Ledger. It is not editable once the user saves and then goes back to edit.

VARCHAR 255
Fund Currency The default unit of currency for the ledger. Currency in the "General" section of the Summary Details page for Funds and Ledgers. The values are configured in the Currency Subset table (Configuration Menu > Acquisitions > General > Currency Subset). VARCHAR 255
Fund Description The description of the fund. Description in the "General" section on the Summary Details page for Funds and Ledgers. VARCHAR 4000
Fund External ID The fund ID in external/legacy systems. External ID in the "General" section on the Summary Details page for Funds and Ledgers. This ID is used to link to other system keys. (See also Fund ID.) VARCHAR 255
Fund Fiscal Period ID The ID of the fiscal period to which this fund applies. Does not appear in the UI. Configured in the Fund And Ledger Fiscal Period table (Configuration > Acquisitions > Fund and Ledger Fiscal Period). VARCHAR 255
Fund ID The unique ID of the fund within Alma.

Does not appear in the UI.

(See also Fund External ID.) VARCHAR 255
Fund Name The fund name. Name in the "General" section on the Summary Details page for Funds and Ledgers. The name of the fund can be changed when it is rolled over to a new fiscal year. When working with accrual accounting (see Working With Accrual Accounting), the name of the fund in the new fiscal period should not be changed. VARCHAR 255
Fund Note Notes that are relevant to the fund. The Notes tab in the Summary Details page for Funds and Ledgers. If there are multiple notes, they are concatenated. Two notes are separated by a semicolon. VARCHAR 4000
Fund Owner Code The code of the owning institution or library (see also Fund Owner Name). Does not appear in the UI. VARCHAR 50
Fund Owner Name The name of the owning institution or library. Owned by in the "General" section on the Summary Details page for Funds and Ledgers. A ledger can only have one owner. The ownership from a library to the institution can be changed, but the ownership from a library to another library or from the institution to a library cannot be changed. VARCHAR 255
Fund Status Indicates if the fund is in status active, draft or inactive. It applies to Ledgers, Summary Fund and Allocated Fund. Status in the "General" section on the Summary Details page for Funds and Ledgers. The statuses are described below:
  • Active– Operational in the system
  • Draft– Configured in the system but not yet operational
  • Inactive– Not operational in the system (after previously being active)
VARCHAR 10
Fund Type One of the following fund types:
  • Ledger
  • Summary
  • Allocated
Type in the "Funds and Ledgers" page accessed from Acquisitions > Acquisitions Infrastructure > Funds and Ledgers. Fund types are for informational purposes only. You can configure fund types on the Fund Type code table (Configuration Menu > Acquisitions > General > Fund Types). VARCHAR 4000

Parent Fund Code

The code of the parent fund in the Path hierarchy. Does not appear in the UI (see Parent Fund Name). See also Fund Code. VARCHAR 255
Parent Fund ID The unique ID of the parent fund in the Path hierarchy,

Does not appear in the UI (see Parent Fund Name).

See also Fund ID. VARCHAR 255
Parent Fund Name The name of the parent fund in the Path hierarchy. Funds and Ledgers > Summary > Path. See also Fund Name. VARCHAR 255

Library Unit

The Library Unit table is a dimension table that stores details about the library where the PO Line was created.

Field Description Field Location in Alma Additional Information Data Type Data Size
Library Address Line 1 The first line of the address of the institution. It usually includes the building number and the street name.

Configuration > General > Add a Library or Edit Library Information > Contact Information tab. This is taken from the address configured as the Preferred address.

The label in Alma is Address Line 1.

  VARCHAR 1000
Library City The city of the library.

Configuration > General > Add a Library or Edit Library Information > Contact Information tab. This is taken from the address configured as the Preferred address.

The label in Alma is City.

  VARCHAR 255
Library Code The library code Configuration > General > Libraries > Add a Library or Edit Library Information > Libraries tab > Path [the text after the period]   VARCHAR 50
Library Code (Active) The code of active (not deleted) libraries Configuration > General > Libraries > Add a Library or Edit Library Information > Libraries tab > Path [the text after the period] The same as Library Code without deleted libraries. VARCHAR 50
Library Country The country of the library.

Configuration > General > Add a Library or Edit Library Information > Contact Information tab. This is taken from the address configured as the Preferred address.

The label in Alma is Country.

  VARCHAR 320
Library Description The library description

Configuration > General > Libraries > Add a Library or Edit Library Information > Libraries tab

The label in Alma is Description.

  VARCHAR 100
Library Name The library name

Configuration > General > Libraries > Add a Library or Edit Library Information > Libraries tab

The label in Alma is Organization Unit Name.

  VARCHAR 255
Library Name (Active) The library name of active (not deleted) libraries

Configuration > General > Libraries > Add a Library or Edit Library Information > Libraries tab

The label in Alma is Organization Unit Name.

The same as Library Name without deleted libraries. VARCHAR 255
Library Postal Code The postal code of the library.

Configuration > General > Add a Library or Edit Library Information > Contact Information tab. This is taken from the address configured as the Preferred address.

The label in Alma is Postal code.

  VARCHAR 200
Library State Province The state or province of the library.

Configuration > General > Add a Library or Edit Library Information > Contact Information tab. This is taken from the address configured as the Preferred address.

The label in Alma is State/Province.

  VARCHAR 320
Unit Type The type of organization unit

Configuration > General > Libraries > Add a Library or Edit Library Information > Libraries tab

The label in Alma is Organization Unit Type.

Values can be Institution/Library VARCHAR 20

Owning Library

The Owning Library table is a dimension table that stores details about the library/institution that created the purchase request. The fields are the same as the shared Librray Unit dimension. The primary key of the table is ORGANIZATION_ID.

Library Unit
Field Description Field Location in Alma Additional Information Data Type Data Size
Owning Library Address Line 1 The first line of the address of the institution. It usually includes the building number and the street name. Configuration > General > Add a Library or Edit Library Information > Contact Information tab. This is taken from the address configured as the Preferred address.

The label in Alma is Address Line 1.

VARCHAR 1000
Owning Library City The city of the library. Configuration > General > Add a Library or Edit Library Information > Contact Information tab. This is taken from the address configured as the Preferred address.

The label in Alma is City.

VARCHAR 255
Owning Library Code The library code Configuration > General > Libraries > Add a Library or Edit Library Information > Libraries tab > Path [the text after the period]

VARCHAR

50

Owning Library Code (Active) The code of active (not deleted) libraries Configuration > General > Libraries > Add a Library or Edit Library Information > Libraries tab > Path [the text after the period] The same as Library Code without deleted libraries.

VARCHAR

50

Owning Library Country The country of the library. Configuration > General > Add a Library or Edit Library Information > Contact Information tab. This is taken from the address configured as the Preferred address.

The label in Alma isCountry.

VARCHAR 320
Owning Library Description The library description Configuration > General > Libraries > Add a Library or Edit Library Information > Libraries tab

The label in Alma is Description.

VARCHAR

100

Owning Library Name The library name Configuration > General > Libraries > Add a Library or Edit Library Information > Libraries tab

The label in Alma is Organization Unit Name.

VARCHAR

255

Owning Library Name (Active) The library name of active (not deleted) libraries Configuration > General > Libraries > Add a Library or Edit Library Information > Libraries tab

The label in Alma is Organization Unit Name.

The same as Library Name without deleted libraries.

VARCHAR

255

Owning Library Postal Code The postal code of the library. Configuration > General > Add a Library or Edit Library Information > Contact Information tab. This is taken from the address configured as the Preferred address.

The label in Alma is Postal code.

VARCHAR 200
Owning Library State Province The state or province of the library. Configuration > General > Add a Library or Edit Library Information > Contact Information tab. This is taken from the address configured as the Preferred address.

The label in Alma is State/Province.

VARCHAR 320
Owning Library Type The type of organization unit Configuration > General > Libraries > Add a Library or Edit Library Information > Libraries tab

The label in Alma is Organization Unit Type.

Values can be Institution/Library

VARCHAR

20

Owning Location Code The owning library location code VARCHAR 50
Owning Location Name The owning library location name VARCHAR 255

PO Line

The PO Line table is a dimension table that stores details about the PO and the PO Line that is associated with the fund transaction.

PO Line
Field Description Field Location in Alma Additional Information Data Type Data Size
Access Model The public access model for the electronic resource. Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Activation Information section

Available only for electronic resources.

The values are configured in the Access Model code table.

VARCHAR 4000
Acquisition Method

The code of the method by which the PO Line is acquired, with the default value set as PURCHASE.

This value may change when the PO Line is sent.

  See the Acquisition Method Code table. VARCHAT 255
Acquisition Method Description The description (label) of the acquisition method.

Acquisitions > All PO Lines > PO Line Information section

The label in Alma is Acquisition method.

  VARCHAR 4000
Additional Order Reference An additional identifier for the PO line.

Acquisitions > All PO Lines > PO Line Information section

The label in Alma is Additional PO Line Reference Field.

  VARCHAR 255
Application Used for identifying migrated PO lines.   Data is stored in the DB and not exposed in the Alma UI. VARCHAR 255
Assigned To The user to which the order is assigned. Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Left pane   VARCHAR 255
Associated PO Line The PO line associated with the current one. Acquisitions > All PO Lines > PO Line Information section   VARCHAR 255
Association Type The type of association between PO lines. Defined by a user, process, or job. Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Associated PO Lines link Available when there is an associated PO line VARCHAR 255
Cancellation Reason Code for the reason that a PO line is canceled. Displayed only for canceled PO lines.  

The cancellation reason label appears in the History link. To match the label from the PO line History page to the code in analytics, see the PO Line Cancellation Reasons Code table at Configuration > Purchase Orders > PO Line Cancellation Reasons.

The cancellation reason is selected when cancelling a PO line.

VARCHAR 255
Cancellation Restriction Indicates if the cancellation restriction note is displayed when cancelling of a PO line, which contains a warning about the cancellation. Acquisitions > All PO Lines > PO Line Information section Possible values are Yes/No. VARCHAR 4000
Cancellation Restriction Note The warning to be displayed when canceling a PO line when Cancellation Restriction is selected in Alma. Acquisitions > All PO Lines > PO Line Information section Displayed when Cancellation Restriction is selected. VARCHAR 4000
CKB ID When clicking Order from an Electronic Collections search, a CKB ID (Central Knowledgebase ID) is stored as a reference to the electronic collection ID, rather than an MMS ID.

Acquisitions > All PO Lines > PO Line Information section

The label in Alma is CKB ID.

Not available when there is an MMS ID. VARCHAR 50
Claiming Date The date on which the PO line is sent to the claims task list.  

Determined by adding the number of days in the claiming grace period to the expected receipt/activation date.

Calculated from the "Claiming grace period field (days)" field on the Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Vendor Information section.

For more information, see Criteria for Marking PO Lines as In Claim.

DATETIME  
Claiming Date (Calendar) Claiming Date without a timestamp     DATE  
Currency The currency of the transaction. Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Pricing and Funding section > next to the List Price field   VARCHAR 3
Discount The discount amount.

Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Pricing and Funding section

The label in Alma is Discount (amount).

  DOUBLE  
ERP Number The Enterprise Resource Planning number of the purchase order.  

Used by customers that want the purchase order to be approved by an ERP system before it is sent to the vendor.

For more information, see Orders Export in the Developers Network.

VARCHAR 255
Expected Activation Date The expected date for the resource activation by vendor for electronic PO lines. Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Vendor Information section Only for electronic PO lines. DATE  
Expected Activation Interval For electronic PO Lines, the number of days after ordering that you expect electronic orders to be activated.

Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Vendor Information section

The label in Alma is Activation due after ordering (days).

Only for electronic PO lines. DOUBLE  
Expected Receipt after Ordering Interval For physical PO Lines, the number of days after ordering that you expect physical orders to be received.

Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Vendor Information section

The label in Alma is Expected receipt after ordering (days).

Only for physical PO lines. DOUBLE  
Expected Receipt Date For physical PO lines, the expected date for physical items to be received from the vendor.

Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Vendor Information section

The label in Alma is Expected receipt (date).

Only for physical PO lines. DATE  
Interested Users Displays the interested users for the PO line. If more than one user is added to the PO line, values are concatenated. Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Interested Users section Note that to search for a specific user, you should use the contain filter to also find cases where more than one user was added to the PO. VARCHAR 4000
Invoice Status The status of the invoice. Acquisitions > All PO Lines > PO Line Information section   VARCHAR 4000
Is Claimed Indicates if there is an open claim to the vendor. A PO line is claimed if the items were not received or if the receiving/activation date of the PO line passed. Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Left pane, when marked In Claim Possible values are Yes/No. VARCHAR 3
Item Description The description of the ordered physical item. Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Ordered Items section The description entered for the PO line. Note that this field is not taken from the bibliographic details. It is useful when no item is related to the PO line. Only for physical one-time PO lines. VARCHAR 4000
License ID The unique ID of the license of the PO line that is relevant for electronic PO lines.   Available only for electronic resources. Data is stored in the DB and not exposed in the Alma UI. VARCHAR 50
List Price The list price for a single copy of the item. Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Pricing and Funding section   DOUBLE  
Manual Renewal Indicates whether the PO line is renewed manually or automatically. Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Renewal Information section

Yes for manual and No for automatic.

Relevant for standing orders and subscriptions.

VARCHAR 3
Material Supplier The vendor supplying the material being ordered. Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Vendor Information section This is a concatenation of: vendor name (name code)/account description (account code). VARCHAR 800
Material Type The material type of the PO line. Acquisitions > All PO Lines > PO Line Information section For example: Book. VARCHAR 4999
Net Price A calculation of the total price for the PO line based on the list price per copy, the discount, and the number of copies ordered. Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Pricing and Funding section   DOUBLE  
No Charge Indicates if there is a charge for the PO line. Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Pricing and Funding section Yes / No VARCHAR 10
Note To Vendor Notes to the vendor. Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Vendor Information section   VARCHAR 2000
Order Line Type The order line type as it appears in the order in Alma.

Acquisitions > All PO Lines > PO Line Summary section

Does not have a label in the Alma UI.

See the PO Line Type Code table. VARCHAR 4000
Order Line Type Code The code for the Purchase Order line type.   See the PO Line Type Code table. VARCHAR 255
PDA Code The patron driven acquisition code.

Acquisitions > All PO Lines > (Electronic Resource) > Ordered Portfolios section> [Edit] >Acquisitions section> View PDA Details

The label in Alma is Code.

Only if the PO line was created by a PDA process. VARCHAR 4000
PDA Name The patron driven acquisition name

Acquisitions > All PO Lines > (Electronic Resource) > Ordered Portfolios section> [Edit] > Acquisitions Tab

The label in Alma is PDA.

Only if the PO line was created by a PDA process. VARCHAR 4000
PO Approval Date The date the PO was approved. Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Record View.   DATE  
PO Approval Date and Time The date and time that the PO was approved.     DATE  
PO Creation Date The timestamp of the PO creation date.

Acquisitions > All PO Lines > PO Line Summary section> [PO link] > Information Icon

The label in Alma is Created on.

  TIMESTAMP  
PO Creation Date (Calendar) PO creation date without a timestamp.     DATE  
PO Creator The user that created the PO (user name).

Acquisitions > Review (PO) > Right Pane > Information Icon

The label in Alma is Created by.

  VARCHAR 255
PO Line Binding During Receiving Indicates if the PO line is marked for binding during receiving (for physical items).

Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Receiving Information section

The label in Alma is Binding during receiving.

Relevant only for physical items.

Possible values are Yes/No.

VARCHAR 4000
PO Line Creation Date The timestamp of the PO line creation date.

Acquisitions > All PO Lines > History link > Info icon

The label in Alma is Created on.

  TIMESTAMP  
PO Line Creation Date (Calendar) PO line creation date without a timestamp.     DATE  
PO Line Creator The user that created the PO line (user name).

Acquisitions > All PO Lines > History link > Info icon

The label in Alma is Created by.

  VARCHAR 255
PO Line Identifier

The identifier of the ordered title.

(ISSN or ISBN)

Acquisitions > All PO Lines > PO Line Information section

The label in Alma is Identifier.

  VARCHAR 4000
PO Line Inventory Active Library Code The code of the active (not deleted) library of the inventory (item). PO Line Inventory Library Name, which matches the code, can be seen in the Ordered Items section. Library codes are configured in Configuration > General > Add a Library or Edit Library Information VARCHAR 4000
PO Line Inventory Library Code The code of the library of the inventory (item). PO Line Inventory Library Name, which matches the code, can be seen in the Ordered Items section. Library codes are configured in Configuration > General > Add a Library or Edit Library Information VARCHAR 4000
PO Line Label The labels assigned to the PO line Acquisitions > All PO Lines >PO Line Summary section This is a repeatable field in Alma, which is concatenated in analytics. It is fee-text field, configured by the user. For more information, see Managing Labels in the Details Pane. VARCHAR 4000
PO Line Manual Packaging Indicates if the PO line was manually packaged into a PO.

Acquisitions > All PO Lines >PO Line Information section

The label in Alma is Manual packaging.

Possible values are Yes/No. VARCHAR 4000
PO Line Modification Date The timestamp of the PO line modification date.

Acquisitions > All PO Lines > History link> Info icon

The label in Alma is Last updated on.

  TIMESTAMP  
PO Line Modification Date (Calendar) PO line modification date without a timestamp.     DATE  
PO Line Modified By The user that modified the PO line (user name).

Acquisitions > All PO Lines > History link > Info icon

The label in Alma is Last updated by.

  VARCHAR 255
PO Line Notes The notes on the PO line. Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Notes section Multiple notes are separated by a semicolon. VARCHAR 4000
PO Line Owner Library Code The code of the PO line owner library.

Configuration > General > Add a Library or Edit Library Information > Right Pane

The label in Alma is Code.

Library codes are configured in Configuration > General > Add a Library or Edit Library Information VARCHAR 4000
PO Line Owner Library Name The name of the PO line owner library.

Acquisitions > All PO Lines > PO Line Summary section

The label in Alma is PO Line Owner.

  VARCHAR 4000
PO Line Reference The business identifier of the PO line (PO Line number).

Acquisitions > All PO Lines > PO Line Summary section

The label in Alma is PO Line.

This is the PO line number in Alma. VARCHAR 255
PO Line Routing During Receiving Indicates if the PO line is marked for routing during receiving.

Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Receiving Information section

The label in Alma is Routing during receiving.

Relevant only for physical items.

Possible values are Yes/No.

VARCHAR 4000
PO Line Title The title of the PO line.

Acquisitions > All PO Lines > PO Line Summary section

There is no label in Alma.

  VARCHAR 4000
PO Line Vendor Title Number A vendor-supplied number for the associated title on a PO line. The MARC 035 field of the bibliographic record. An identifier other than ISBN/ISSN for non-books inventory. VARCHAR 4000
PO Modification Date The timestamp of the PO modification date.

Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Receiving Information section

The label in Alma is Last updated on.

  TIMESTAMP  
PO Modification Date (Calendar) The PO modification date without the timestamp.   This date format is useful when filtering the report by date. DATE  
PO Modified By The user that modified the PO (user name).

Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Receiving Information section

The label in Alma is Last updated by.

  VARCHAR 255
PO Number The business identifier of the PO related to the PO line.

Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Left pane

The label in Alma is PO.

  VARCHAR 255
Quantity for Pricing The number of items to be paid for. Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Pricing and Funding section. The quantity for pricing and the number of items to create may be different in a case of discounted pricing through a deal such as "buy two items and get a third item at no additional charge". DOUBLE  
Receiving / Activation Note Text with which the Purchasing Operator indicates to the Receiving Operator the intended location of serial order items in which no inventory items are created. Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Activation Information section

Activation information is only available for electronic resources.

For physical resources, the section is Receiving Information.

VARCHAR 4000
Receiving Date (Latest in POL) This field allows you to retrieve the latest receiving date for an item in a PO line. Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Ordered Items section> Receiving date (the most recent receiving date) This is useful, since a PO line can have several items and each of the items may have a different receiving date. DATE  
Receiving Status An indication (Yes/No) of whether or not all physical items were received in the receiving workbench.     VARCHAR 10
Reclaim Interval (Days) The interval number of days that Alma will send reclaim letters after the initial claim letter is sent. Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Vendor Information section Relevant only for physical PO lines. NUMERIC  
Renewal Cycle The cycle for the autorenewal job for continuous orders For example, if it is set to one year, the PO line is renewed in one year. Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Renewal Information section

Defined in the RenewalCycle code table.

Relevant only for continuous orders.

DOUBLE  
Renewal Date The date of the PO line’s next renewal for continuous orders. Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Renewal Information section Relevant only for continuous orders. DATE  
Renewal Note The note of the PO line renewal for continuous orders. Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Renewal Information section Relevant only for continuous orders. VARCHAR 4000
Renewal Reminder Period Determines how many days before renewal an email regarding that renewal is sent.

Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Renewal Information section

The label in Alma is Renewal reminder period (days).

Relevant only for manually renewed continuous orders. DOUBLE  
Reporting Code - 1-5 Five fields that store the reporting codes.   As defined in the Reporting Codes code tables. VARCHAR 255
Reporting Code Description - 1-5 Five fields that store the description of the five reporting code fields. Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Reporting Codes section   VARCHAR 4000
Rush Indicates if the PO line is to be rushed. Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Receiving Information section

Relevant only for Physical items

Possible values are 0 or 1. 1 indicates a rush.

VARCHAR 4000
Sent Date The date that the PO/ PO line is sent to the vendor.

Acquisitions > All PO Lines > PO Line Information section

For PO line - in the history link.

  DATE  
Ship To Address City The city to which to ship the physical item.   From the shipping address configured for the relevant library. VARCHAR 176
Ship To Address Country The country to which to ship the physical item.   From the shipping address configured for the relevant library. VARCHAR 320
Ship to Address ID Internal ID of the library shipping address.   Data is stored in the DB and not exposed in the Alma UI. DOUBLE  
Ship To Address Line 1-5 The address to which to ship the physical item.   From the shipping address configured for the relevant library. VARCHAR 784
Shipping Method The code of the method for the vendor to ship the order.   Per the values in Shipping Method code table defined in the acquisition configuration menu. VARCHAR 255
Source ID The source file ID used for the EOD lines.   Data is stored in the DB and not exposed in the Alma UI. VARCHAR 255
Source Type The source from which the PO line originated, for example, EOD, Manual, and Migration. Acquisitions > All PO Lines > PO Line Information section   VARCHAR 255
Status

The business status of the PO line as Active, Canceled, or Closed

There are a number of sub-statuses included in the business status "Active". See the Status (Active) field.

Acquisitions > All PO Lines > PO Line Summary section

There is no label in Alma.

(If Active, the sub-status is displayed. See the Status (Active) field).

  VARCHAR 255
Status (Active) Displays the sub-status of the "Status" field. For example: Waiting for Invoice, Waiting for Manual Renewal, Recurring Renewal, Under Evaluation, Sent, In Review, Ready to Be Sent, Waiting for Packaging, and Manual Packaging. Acquisitions > All PO Lines > PO Line Summary section. There is no label in Alma. When the status is active. VARCHAR 4000
Subscription From Date The date for the beginning of a subscription for continuous orders. Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Renewal Information section Relevant only for subscriptions. DATE  
Subscription To Date The date for the end of a subscription for continuous orders. Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Renewal Information section Relevant only for subscriptions. DATE  
Vendor Access Provider The vendor that provides access to electronic resources.

Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Vendor Information section

The label in Alma is Access provider.

  VARCHAR 255
Vendor Account Code The vendor account code as defined in the Alma vendor account definitions. Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Vendor Information section> > Material Supplier field - the fourth element All the vendors that have been on the order, not just the active vendor. VARCHAR 784
Vendor Account Description The vendor account description as defined in the Alma vendor account definitions. Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Vendor Information section> Material Supplier field - the third element All the vendors that have been on the order, not just the active vendor. VARCHAR 255
Vendor Code The vendor code as defined in the Alma vendor details definitions. Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Vendor Information section> Material Supplier field - the second element All the vendors that have been on the order, not just the active vendor. VARCHAR 255
Vendor Contact Person ID The related vendor contact person ID.   Can be accessed by clicking on the Material Supplier in the Vendor Information section. VARCHAR 50
Vendor Name The vendor name as defined in the Alma vendor details definitions. Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Vendor Information section> Material Supplier field - the first element All the vendors that have been on the order, not just the active vendor. VARCHAR 255
Vendor Reference Number The reference number for the PO line in Alma, as provided by the vendor Serves as a matching point for identifying a PO line in Alma. Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Vendor Information section   VARCHAR 255
Vendor Reference Number Type The type of the reference number. Acquisitions > All PO Lines > Vendor Information section   VARCHAR 255

PO Line Approver

The PO Line Approver table is a dimension table that stores details about the approver of the PO line.

The PO Line approver is the user that approves the purchase order (PO). In general, PO lines are packaged into a PO and the PO is then reviewed and saved. If the PO requires manual approval, it is sent for approval. Approving the PO automatically approves the PO lines associated with that PO.

For POs sent automatically by Alma, the value in the PO Line Approver Primary Identifier field is System. In this case, all other fields in this dimension (such as Birth Date and Preferred Name) are empty.

Most of the information for the PO Line approver is taken from the user record (Admin > Manage Users).

For more information see Approving and Sending POs.

PO Line Approver
Field Description Field Location in Alma Additional Information Data Type Data Size
PO Line Approver Birth Date The birth date in the PO Line approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Birth date.

  DATE  
PO Line Approver Campus Code The campus code in the PO Line approver's user record. Only campus name is displayed in the Users UI. The full list of campus codes and names can be found in Configuration > General > Libraries > Define Campuses. VARCHAR 50
PO Line Approver Cataloger Level The cataloger level in the PO Line approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Cataloger level.

For this to display in the UI, the Cataloger Permission Levels must be defined (in addition to the default level). See Cataloging Privileges for more information. VARCHAR 255
PO Line Approver Creation Date The creation date of the record for the PO Line approver.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > i icon (Right hand pane)

The Alma label is Created on.

  DATE  
PO Line Approver Creator The user that created the PO Line approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > i icon (Right hand pane)

The Alma label is Created by.

  VARCHAR 255
PO Line Approver Disable All Login Restrictions Indicates if the user has IP login restrictions disabled. This is recorded in the PO Line approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Management Information Section

The Alma label is Disable all login restrictions.

This is a checkbox. VARCHAR 3
PO Line Approver Expiry Date The expiration date in the PO Line approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Expiration date.

After expiration, the user cannot login. DATE  
PO Line Approver External ID The external ID in the PO line approver's user record (in the case where the record was created by an external system). Not displayed in the UI. For more information see Managing User Identifiers. VARCHAR 255
PO Line Approver First Name The first name in the PO Line approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is First name.

  VARCHAR 255
PO Line Approver Full Name The full name in the PO Line approver's user record. Not displayed in the UI Concatenation of the last name + first name. VARCHAR 511
PO Line Approver Gender (Not in Use) The gender in the PO Line approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Gender.

Can be configured in Configuration > User Management > User Details > Genders. VARCHAR 4000
PO Line Approver Has Role Other Than Patron Indicates if the PO Line approver has a role in addition to Patron. Does not display in the UI. The roles for the user can be viewed at Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Roles section. This field checks whether there are any roles in addition to the Patron role that is added by default. VARCHAR 3
PO Line Approver Has Role Other Than Patron and Instructor Indicates if the PO Line approver has a role other than Patron and Instructor. Does not display in the UI. The roles for the user can be viewed at Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Roles section. This field checks whether there are any roles in addition to the Patron and Instructor role. VARCHAR 3
PO Line Approver Identifier 1-2 Two pre-configured user identifiers for the PO line approver. Does not appear for users in the UI. Choosing a specific identifier to be included in the user details is done in Alma (in an internal table that is not exposed to the users). Users who need assistance in defining this field do so by contacting Ex Libris Support. Note that only only one value per identifier is supported. VARCHAR 4000
PO Line Approver Is Blocked Indicates if the PO Line approver is blocked. This is recorded in the PO Line approver's user record. Does not display in the UI.

See Configuring User Blocks for more information.

User blocks can be viewed in Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > Blocks Tab.

VARCHAR 3
PO Line Approver Job Category The job category in the PO Line approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Job Category.

Can be configured in Configuration Menu > User Management > User Details > Job Categories. VARCHAR 255
PO Line Approver Job Description The job description in the PO Line approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Job description.

  VARCHAR 255
PO Line Approver Last Activity Date The last activity date in the PO Line approver's user record. This refers to the last date that the approver made a request or borrowed or returned an item.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Last Patron Activity Date.

This only displays if enabled at Configuration Menu > User Management > General > Record Last Patron Activity Date.

For more information see Configuring Last Patron Activity Date.

DATE  
PO Line Approver Last Name The last name in the PO Line approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Last name.

  VARCHAR 255
PO Line Approver Linked from Institution Code In a fulfillment network, this is the ID of the external institution from which the user was copied.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > Right hand pane

The Alma label is Owner.

Applies to linked user in a fulfillment network.

See Managing Users for more information.

VARCHAR 255
PO Line Approver Linked from Institution Name In a fulfillment network, this is the name of the external institution from which the user was copied.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab. It displays in the Not local section.

The Alma label is Institution.

Appears only in very specific cases.

Applies to linked user in a fulfillment network.

See Managing Users for more information.

VARCHAR 255
PO Line Approver Linked From Other Institution Indicates if the PO Line approver is linked from another institution. Doesn't display in the UI

Applies to the linked user (the user in the secondary institution - copied from the user in the source institution). Populated only if the user created a link from their institution to another institution via a fulfillment network.

Possible values:

  • yes

  • no

DOUBLE  
PO Line Approver Linked to Other Institution Indicates if the PO Line approver accessed Primo/Alma for services in another institution. Note that this does not necessarily indicate that the services were actually supplied or that a linked account was created. Doesn't display in the UI.

Applies to the user in the source institution. Populated only if the user created a link from their institution to another institution via a fulfillment network. See Linking Users in Collaboration Networks for more information.

Possible values:

  • yes

  • no

VARCHAR 10
PO Line Approver Middle Name The middle name in the PO Line approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Middle Name.

  VARCHAR 255
PO Line Approver Modification Date The date of the last modification in the PO Line approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > i icon (Right hand pane)

The Alma label is Last updated on.

  DATE  
PO Line Approver Modified By The last person/system that modified the PO Line approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > i icon (Right hand pane)

The Alma label is Last updated by.

  VARCHAR 255
PO Line Approver Patron Letters Opt In The letters for which the PO Line approver has opted in. This is recorded in the PO Line approver's user record. Does not display in the UI.

The user can view the list of letters that are selected (opt-in) at Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section > Selected Patron Letters.

The Alma label is Selected Patron Letters.

VARCHAR 2000
PO Line Approver Patron Letters Opt Out The letters for which the PO Line approver has opted out. This is recorded in the PO Line approver's user record. Does not display in the UI.

The user can view the list of letters that are deselected (opt-out) at Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section > Selected Patron Letters.

The Alma label is Selected Patron Letters.

VARCHAR 2000
PO Line Approver Preferred First Name The preferred first name in the PO Line approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Preferred first name.

  VARCHAR 255
PO Line Approver Preferred Language The preferred language in the PO Line approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Preferred language.

  VARCHAR 4000
PO Line Approver Preferred Last Name The preferred last name in the PO Line approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Preferred last name.

  VARCHAR 255
PO Line Approver Preferred Middle Name The preferred middle name in the PO Line approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Preferred middle name.

  VARCHAR 255
PO Line Approver Primary Identifier The primary identifier in the PO Line approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Primary identifier.

  VARCHAR 255
PO Line Approver Purge Date The purge date in the PO Line approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Purge date.

For more information see Purging Users. DATE  
PO Line Approver Resource Sharing Library Code The code associated with the resource sharing library in the PO Line approver's user record.  

Library codes can be viewed in the library configuration screen. Configuration > General > Add or Edit Library Information > Edit a library > Right hand information window.

The Alma label is Code.

VARCHAR 4000
PO Line Approver Resource Sharing Library Name The resource sharing library name in the PO Line approver's user record. This is the name of the library associated with the PO Line approver.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section > Resource Sharing Library

The Alma label is Resource sharing library.

  VARCHAR 4000
PO Line Approver Statistical Category 1-10 Statistical categories (1-10) that are recorded in the PO Line approver's user record. Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > Statistics > Add Statistic These fields, which must be configured, allow you to map add up to ten statistical categories to your user record. This allows you to filter reports based on advanced user information typically stored in the statistical category fields. For more information, see Configuring Statistical Categories for Analytics. VARCHAR 4000
PO Line Approver Status The status in the PO Line approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Status.

The possible values are:

  • Active

  • Inactive

For more information see the Find and Manage Users Page - Column Descriptions table in Managing Users.

VARCHAR 8
PO Line Approver Status Date This is the last date when the Status field of the PO Line approver's user record was modified.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Status Date.

  DATE  
PO Line Approver User Email The preferred email for correspondence in the PO Line approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > Contact Information Tab > Email Addresses section > Edit an email

The Alma label is Email Address.

Note that even if there are multiple emails for the user, only the email marked as preferred will display in analytics. VARCHAR 255
PO Line Approver User Group The user group in the PO Line approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is User group.

User groups assigned to users can be configured by the institution. For more information see Configuring User Groups. VARCHAR 4000
PO Line Approver User Group Code The user group code associated with the user group name in the PO Line approver's user record.   For the full list of user groups codes and names see Configuration > Fulfillment > Patron Configuration > User Groups. VARCHAR 255
PO Line Approver User ID The Alma internal user ID in the PO Line approver's user record. Not displayed in the UI.   VARCHAR 50
PO Line Approver User Record Type The user record type in the PO Line approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > Right hand pane

The Alma label is Record type.

The possible values are:

  • Staff

  • Public

See Managing Users for more information

VARCHAR 4000
PO Line Approver User Title The user title in the PO Line approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Title.

For more information see Configuring User Titles. VARCHAR 50
PO Line Approver User Type The user type in the PO Line approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > Right hand pane

The Alma label is Account type.

The possible values are:

  • External

  • Internal

For more information see User Management.

CHAR 20

PO Line Creation Date

The PO Line Creation Date table is a dimension table that displays details about the date that the PO line was created, including the fiscal date. The PO Line Creation Date field displays the normalized date, while the other fields are various calculated date formats that you may find useful when creating reports.

The date calculations for this table are according to the ISO 8601 standard. Week number is calculated as explained at The ISO week date system. The week starts on Monday, according to the standard.

PO Line Creation Date
Field Description Additional Information Data Type Data Size
PO Line Creation Date The creation date of the purchase order line The date in the format DD/MM/YYYY DATE  
PO Line Creation Start of Week The date of the first business day of the week The date in the format DD/MM/YYYY DATE  
PO Line Creation Week Number The number of the week of the year There are 52 weeks in a year. VARCHAR 2
PO Line Creation Month Key The month of the date in number format For example - February will show the number 2 in this column. This field is useful when you want to sort by month. INT  
PO Line Creation Month The month of the date in text format The month, for example, "February" VARCHAR 20
PO Line Creation Full Month The year and month that the purchase request was modified The month in text format and the year. For example - Feb 25 (for February 2025) VARCHAR 20
PO Line Creation Quarter The quarter in the year in which the purchase request was modified The quarter of the date in a display format such as Q1 VARCHAR 20
PO Line Creation Year The year in which the purchase request was modified The year of the date in the format YYYY . For example - 2025 VARCHAR 20
PO Line Creation Year-Month The year and the month in which the purchase request was modified The year and the month in the format YYYY-MM VARCHAR 250
PO Line Creation Fiscal Month Key The fiscal month of the date in number format For example - If the fiscal year starts in June, this column will show the number 1 for June, the number 2 for July, and so on. INT  
PO Line Creation Fiscal Year The fiscal year of the date in string format The year is presented according to the description in the mapping table "Fund and Ledger Fiscal Period". For more information, see Configuring Fund and Ledger Fiscal Periods VARCHAR 50
PO Line Creation Date Filter Used to filter report results by date

Possible values:

  • Current Academic Year

  • Current Fiscal Year

  • Current Month

  • Current Year

  • Last 3 Months

  • Last 30 Days

  • Last 365 Days

  • Last 7 Days

  • Older than 30 Days

  • Older than 60 Days

  • Older than 7 Days

  • Older than 90 Days

  • Previous Complete 12 Months

  • Previous Complete 24 Months

  • Previous Complete Two Years

  • Previous Fiscal Year

  • Previous Month

  • Previous Year

  • Two Fiscal Years Ago

  • Two Years Ago

VARCHAR 100

Purchase Request Approver

The Purchase Request Approver table is a dimension table that contains fields relating to details of the user that approved the purchase request. Approving a purchase request creates a purchase order line. Whether the user approves or rejects the request, Alma sends an email to the requester. For more information see Approving or Rejecting a Purchase Request.

Most of the information for the purchase request approver is taken from the user record (Admin > Manage Users).

Field Description Field Location in Alma Additional Information Data Type Data Size
Approver Birth Date The birth date in the purchase request approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Birth date.

DATE
Approver Campus Code The campus code in the purchase request approver's user record. Only campus name is displayed in the Users UI. The full list of campus codes and names can be found in Configuration > General > Libraries > Define Campuses. VARCHAR 50
Approver Cataloger Level The cataloger level in the purchase request approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Cataloger level.

For this to display in the UI, the Cataloger Permission Levels must be defined (in addition to the default level). See Cataloging Privileges for more information. VARCHAR 255
Approver Creation Date

The creation date of the record for the user that approved the purchase request.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User >i icon (Right hand pane)

The Alma label is Created on.

DATE
Approver Creator The user that created the purchase request approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User >i icon (Right hand pane)

The Alma label is Created by.

VARCHAR 255
Approver Disable All Login Restrictions Indicates if the user has IP login restrictions disabled. This is recorded in the purchase request approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Management Information Section

The Alma label is Disable all login restrictions.

This is a checkbox. VARCHAR 3
Approver Expiry Date The expiration date in the purchase request approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Expiration date.

After expiration, the user cannot login. DATE
Approver External ID The external ID in the purchase request approver's user record (in the case where the record was created by an external system). Not displayed in the UI. For more information see Managing User Identifiers. VARCHAR 255
Approver First Name The first name in the purchase request approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is First name.

VARCHAR 255
Approver Full Name The full name in the purchase request approver's user record. Not displayed in the UI. Concatenation of the last name + first name. VARCHAR 511
Approver Gender (Not in Use) The gender in the purchase request approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Gender.

Can be configured in Configuration > User Management > User Details > Genders. VARCHAR 4000
Approver Has Role other than Patron Indicates if the purchase request approver has a role in addition to Patron. Does not display in the UI. The roles for the user can be viewed at Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Roles section. This field checks whether there are any roles in addition to the Patron role that is added by default. VARCHAR 3
Approver Has Role other than Patron and Instructor Indicates if the purchase request approver has a role other than Patron and Instructor. Does not display in the UI. The roles for the user can be viewed at Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Roles section. This field checks whether there are any roles in addition to the Patron and Instructor role. VARCHAR 3
Approver Identifier 1-2 Two pre-configured user identifiers for the purchase request approver. Does not appear for users in the UI. Choosing a specific identifier to be included in the user details is done in Alma (in an internal table that is not exposed to the users). Users who need assistance in defining this field do so by contacting Ex Libris Support. Note that only only one value per identifier is supported. VARCHAR 1000
Approver Is Blocked Indicates if the purchase request approver is blocked. This is recorded in the purchase request approver's user record.

Does not display in the UI.

See Configuring User Blocks for more information.

User blocks can be viewed in Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > Blocks Tab.

VARCHAR 3
Approver Job Category The job category in the purchase request approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Job Category.

Can be configured in Configuration Menu > User Management > User Details > Job Categories. VARCHAR 255
Approver Job Description The job description in the purchase request approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Job description.

VARCHAR 255
Approver Last Activity Date The last activity date in the purchase request approver's user record. This refers to the last date that the approver made a request or borrowed or returned an item.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Last Patron Activity Date.

This only displays if enabled at Configuration Menu > User Management > General > Record Last Patron Activity Date. For more information see Configuring Last Patron Activity Date. DATE
Approver Last Name The last name in the purchase request approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Last name.

VARCHAR 255
Approver Linked From Institution Code In a fulfillment network, this is the ID of the external institution from which the user was copied.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > Right hand pane

The Alma label is Owner.

Applies to linked user in a fulfillment network. See Managing Users for more information. DOUBLE
Approver Linked From Institution Name In a fulfillment network, this is the name of the external institution from which the user was copied.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab. It displays in the Not local section.

The Alma label is Institution.

Appears only in very specific cases. Applies to linked user in a fulfillment network. See Managing Users for more information. VARCHAR 255
Approver Linked From Other Institution Indicates if the purchase request approver is linked from another institution. Doesn't display in the UI.

Applies to the linked user (the user in the secondary institution - copied from the user in the source institution). Populated only if the user created a link from their institution to another institution via a fulfillment network.

Possible values:

  • yes
  • no
DOUBLE
Approver Linked To Other Institution Indicates if the purchase request approver accessed Primo/Alma for services in another institution. Note that this does not necessarily indicate that the services were actually supplied or that a linked account was created.

Applies to the user in the source institution. Populated only if the user created a link from their institution to another institution via a fulfillment network. See Linking Users in Collaboration Networks for more information.

Possible values:

  • yes
  • no
VARCHAR 10
Approver Middle Name The middle name in the purchase request approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Middle Name.

VARCHAR 255
Approver Modification Date The date of the last modification in the purchase request approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User >i icon (Right hand pane)

The Alma label is Last updated on.

DATE
Approver Modified By The last person/system that modified the purchase request approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User >i icon (Right hand pane)

The Alma label is Last updated by.

VARCHAR 255
Approver Patron Letters Opt In The letters for which the purchase request approver has opted in. This is recorded in the purchase request approver's user record. Does not display in the UI.

The user can view the list of letters that are selected (opt-in) at Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section > Selected Patron Letters.

The Alma label is Selected Patron Letters.

VARCHAR 2000
Approver Patron Letters Opt Out The letters for which the purchase request approver has opted out. This is recorded in the purchase request approver's user record. Does not display in the UI.

The user can view the list of letters that are deselected (opt-out) at Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section > Selected Patron Letters.

The Alma label is Selected Patron Letters.

VARCHAR 2000
Approver Preferred First Name The preferred first name in the purchase request approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Preferred first name.

VARCHAR 255
Approver Preferred Language The preferred language in the purchase request approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Preferred language.

VARCHAR 4000
Approver Preferred Last Name The preferred last name in the purchase request approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Preferred last name.

VARCHAR 255
Approver Preferred Middle Name The preferred middle name in the purchase request approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Preferred middle name.

VARCHAR 255
Approver Primary Identifier The primary identifier in the purchase request approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Primary identifier.

VARCHAR 4000
Approver Purge Date The purge date in the purchase request approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Purge date.

For more information see Purging Users. DATE
Approver Resource Sharing Library The name of the resource sharing library recorded in the purchase request approver's user record. This is the name of the library associated with the purchase request approver.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section > Resource Sharing Library

The Alma label is Resource sharing library.

VARCHAR 4000
Approver Resource Sharing Library Code The code associated with the resource sharing library that is recorded in the purchase request approver's user record.

Library codes can be viewed in the library configuration screen. Configuration > General > Add or Edit Library Information > Edit a library > Right hand information window.

The Alma label is Code.
VARCHAR 4000
Statistical Category 01-10 Statistical categories (01-10) that are recorded in the purchase request approver's user record. Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > Statistics > Add Statistic These fields, which must be configured, allow you to map add up to ten statistical categories to your user record. This allows you to filter reports based on advanced user information typically stored in the statistical category fields. For more information, see Configuring Statistical Categories for Analytics. VARCHAR 4000
Approver Status The status recorded in the purchase request approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Status.

The possible values are:

  • Active
  • Inactive

For more information see the Find and Manage Users Page - Column Descriptions table in Managing Users.

VARCHAR 8
Approver Status Date The last date when the Status field of the purchase request approver's user record was modified.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Status Date.

DATE
Approver User Group The user group in the purchase request approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is User group.

User groups assigned to users can be configured by the institution. For more information see Configuring User Groups. VARCHAR 4000
Approver User Group Code The user group code associated with the user group name in the purchase request approver's user record. For the full list of user groups codes and names see Configuration > Fulfillment > Patron Configuration > User Groups. VARCHAR 255
Approver User ID The Alma internal user ID in the purchase request approver's user record. Not displayed in the UI. VARCHAR 50
Approver User Record Type The user record type in the purchase request approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > Right hand pane

The Alma label is Record type.

The possible values are:

  • Staff
  • Public

See Managing Users for more information

VARCHAR 4000
Approver User Title The user title in the purchase request approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Title.

For more information see Configuring User Titles. VARCHAR 50
Approver User Type The user type in the purchase request approver's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > Right hand pane

The Alma label is Account type.

The possible values are:

  • External
  • Internal

For more information see Managing Users.

CHAR 20

Purchase Request Assigned To

The Purchase Request Assigned To table is a dimension table that contains fields relating to details of the user to whom the purchase request is assigned. It only includes purchase requests in the in review or in cart status. Approved or rejected purchase requests are not included in the table since they are not assigned to anyone.

Most of the information for the user to which the purchase request is assigned to, is taken from the user record (Admin > Manage Users).

For more information see Assigning a Purchase Request.

Field Description Field Location in Alma Additional Information Data Type Data Size
Assigned To Birth Date The birth date of the user to which the purchase request is assigned.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Birth date.

DATE
Assigned To Campus Code The campus code of the user to which the purchase request is assigned. Only campus name is displayed in the Users UI. The full list of campus codes and names can be found in Configuration > General > Libraries > Define Campuses. VARCHAR 50
Assigned To Cataloger Level The cataloger level of the user to which the purchase request is assigned.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Cataloger level.

For this to display in the UI, the Cataloger Permission Levels must be defined (in addition to the default level). See Cataloging Privileges for more information. VARCHAR 255
Assigned To Creation Date The creation date of the record for the user to which the purchase request is assigned.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User >i icon (Right hand pane)

The Alma label is Created on.

DATE
Assigned To Creator The creator of the record for the user to which the purchase request is assigned.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User >i icon (Right hand pane)

The Alma label is Created by.

VARCHAR 255
Assigned To Disable All Login Restrictions Indicates if the user has IP login restrictions disabled. This is recorded in the record for the user to which the purchase request is assigned.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Management Information Section

The Alma label is Disable all login restrictions.

This is a checkbox. VARCHAR 3
Assigned To Expiry Date The expiration date of the user to which the purchase request is assigned.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Expiration date.

After expiration, the user cannot login. DATE
Assigned To External ID The external ID of the user to which the purchase request is assigned. Not displayed in the UI. For more information see Managing User Identifiers. VARCHAR 255
First Name The first name of the user to which the purchase request is assigned.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is First name.

VARCHAR 255
Assigned To Full Name The full name of the user to which the purchase request is assigned. Not displayed in the UI. Concatenation of the last name + first name. VARCHAR 511
Assigned To Gender (Not in Use) The gender of the user to which the purchase request is assigned.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Gender.

Can be configured in Configuration > User Management > User Details > Genders. VARCHAR 4000
Assigned to Has Role Other than Patron Indicates if the user to which the purchase request is assigned has a role in addition to Patron. Does not display in the UI. The roles for the user can be viewed at Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Roles section. This field checks whether there are any roles in addition to the Patron role that is added by default. VARCHAR 3
Assigned to Has Role Other than Patron and Instructor Indicates if the user to which the purchase request is assigned has a role in addition to Patron and Instructor. Does not display in the UI. The roles for the user can be viewed at Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Roles section. This field checks whether there are any roles in addition to the Patron and Instructor role. VARCHAR 3
Assigned To Identifier 1-2 Two pre-configured user identifiers for the user to which the purchase request is assigned. Does not appear for users in the UI. Choosing a specific identifier to be included in the user details is done in Alma (in an internal table that is not exposed to the users). Users who need assistance in defining this field do so by contacting Ex Libris Support. Note that only one value per identifier is supported. VARCHAR 4000
Assigned To Is Blocked Indicates if the user to which the purchase request is assigned, is blocked. This is recorded in the record for the user to which the purchase request is assigned.

Does not display in the UI.

See Configuring User Blocks for more information.

User blocks can be viewed in Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > Blocks Tab.

VARCHAR 3
Assigned To Job Category The job category of the user to which the purchase request is assigned.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Job Category.

Can be configured in Configuration Menu > User Management > User Details > Job Categories. VARCHAR 255
Assigned To Job Description The job description of the user to which the purchase request is assigned.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Job description.

VARCHAR 255
Assigned To Last Activity Date The last activity date of the user to which the purchase request is assigned. This refers to the last date that the user made a request or borrowed or returned an item.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Last Patron Activity Date.

This only displays if enabled at Configuration Menu > User Management > General > Record Last Patron Activity Date. For more information see Configuring Last Patron Activity Date. DATE
Assigned To Last Name The last name of the user to which the purchase request is assigned.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Last name.

VARCHAR 255
Assigned To Linked From Institution Code In a fulfillment network, this is the ID of the external institution from which the user was copied.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > Right hand pane

The Alma label is Owner.

Applies to linked user in a fulfillment network. See Managing Users for more information. DOUBLE
Assigned To Linked From Institution Name In a fulfillment network, this is the name of the external institution from which the user was copied.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab. It displays in the Not local section.

The Alma label is Institution.

Appears only in very specific cases. Applies to linked user in a fulfillment network. See Managing Users for more information. VARCHAR 255
Assigned To Linked From Other Institution

Indicates if the user to which the purchase request is assigned is linked from another institution.

Doesn't display in the UI.

Applies to the linked user (the user in the secondary institution - copied from the user in the source institution). Populated only if the user created a link from their institution to another institution via a fulfillment network.

Possible values:

  • yes
  • no
DOUBLE
Assigned To Linked to Other Institution Indicates if the user to which the purchase request is assigned accessed Primo/Alma for services in another institution. Note that this does not necessarily indicate that the services were actually supplied or that a linked account was created.

Applies to the user in the source institution. Populated only if the user created a link from their institution to another institution via a fulfillment network. See Linking Users in Collaboration Networks for more information.

Possible values:

  • yes
  • no
VARCHAR 10
Assigned To Middle Name The middle name of the user to which the purchase request is assigned.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Middle Name.

VARCHAR 255
Assigned To Modification Date The date of the last modification of the record for the user to which the purchase request is assigned.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User >i icon (Right hand pane)

The Alma label is Last updated on.

DATE
Assigned To Modified By The last person/system that modified the record for the user to which the purchase request is assigned.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User >i icon (Right hand pane)

The Alma label is Last updated by.

VARCHAR 255
Assigned To Patron Letters Opt In The letters for which the user to which the purchase request is assigned has opted in. This is recorded in the record for the user to which the purchase request is assigned. Does not display in the UI.

The user can view the list of letters that are selected (opt-in) at Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section > Selected Patron Letters.

The Alma label is Selected Patron Letters.

VARCHAR 2000
Assigned To Patron Letters Opt Out The letters for which the user to which the purchase request is assigned has opted out. This is recorded in the record for the user to which the purchase request is assigned. Does not display in the UI.

The user can view the list of letters that are deselected (opt-out) at Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section > Selected Patron Letters.

The Alma label is Selected Patron Letters.

VARCHAR 2000
Assigned To Preferred First Name The preferred first name of the user to which the purchase request is assigned.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Preferred first name.

VARCHAR 255
Assigned To Preferred Language The preferred language of the user to which the purchase request is assigned.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Preferred language.

VARCHAR 4000
Assigned To Preferred Last Name The preferred last name of the user to which the purchase request is assigned.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Preferred last name.

VARCHAR 255
Assigned To Preferred Middle Name The preferred middle name of the user to which the purchase request is assigned.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Preferred middle name.

VARCHAR 255
Assigned To Primary Identifier The primary identifier of the user to which the purchase request is assigned.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Primary identifier.

VARCHAR 255
Assigned To Purge Date The purge date of the user to which the purchase request is assigned.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Purge date.

For more information see Purging Users. DATE
Assigned To Resource Sharing Library The name of the resource sharing library in the record for the user to which the purchase request is assigned. This is the name of the library associated with the user to which the purchase request is assigned.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section > Resource Sharing Library

The Alma label is Resource sharing library.

VARCHAR 4000
Assigned To Resource Sharing Library Code The code associated with the resource sharing library. This is recorded in the record for the user to which the purchase request is assigned.

Library codes can be viewed in the library configuration screen. Configuration > General > Add or Edit Library Information > Edit a library > Right hand information window.

The Alma label is Code.
VARCHAR 4000
Assigned To Statistical Category 01-10 Statistical categories (01-10) that are recorded in the record for the user to which the purchase request is assigned. Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > Statistics > Add Statistic These fields, which must be configured, allow you to map add up to ten statistical categories to your user record. This allows you to filter reports based on advanced user information typically stored in the statistical category fields. For more information, see Configuring Statistical Categories for Analytics. VARCHAR 4000
Assigned To Status The status recorded of the record for the user to which the purchase request is assigned.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Status.

The possible values are:

  • Active
  • Inactive

For more information see the Find and Manage Users Page - Column Descriptions table in Managing Users.

VARCHAR 8
Assigned To Status Date The last date when the status of the record for the user to which the purchase request is assigned to, was modified.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Status Date.

DATE
Assigned To User Group The user group of the user to which the the purchase request is assigned.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is User group.

User groups assigned to users can be configured by the institution. For more information see Configuring User Groups. VARCHAR 4000
Assigned To User Group Code The user group code associated with the user group. This is recorded in the record for the user to which the purchase request is assigned. For the full list of user groups codes and names see Configuration > Fulfillment > Patron Configuration > User Groups. VARCHAR 255
Assigned To User ID The Alma internal user ID in the record for the user to which the purchase request is assigned. Not displayed in the UI. VARCHAR 50
Assigned To User Record Type The record type for the user to which the purchase request is assigned.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > Right hand pane

The Alma label is Record type.

The possible values are:

  • Staff
  • Public

See Managing Users for more information

VARCHAR 4000
Assigned To User Title The title of the user to which the purchase request is assigned.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Title.

For more information see Configuring User Titles. VARCHAR 50
Assigned To User Type The user type in the record for the user to which the purchase request is assigned.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > Right hand pane

The Alma label is Account type.

The possible values are:

  • External
  • Internal

For more information see Managing Users.

CHAR 20

Purchase Request Creator

The Purchase Request Creator table is a dimension table that contains fields relating to details of the creator of the purchase request record in Alma. This can be a system creator.

Most of the information for the purchase request creator is taken from the user record (Admin > Manage Users).

For more information see Creating a Purchase Request.

Field Description Field Location in Alma Additional Information Data Type Data Size
Creator Birth Date The birth date in the purchase request creator's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Birth date.

DATE
Creator Campus Code The campus code in the purchase request creator's user record. Only campus name is displayed in the Users UI. The full list of campus codes and names can be found in Configuration > General > Libraries > Define Campuses. VARCHAR 50
Creator Cataloger Level The cataloger level in the purchase request creator's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Cataloger level.

For this to display in the UI, the Cataloger Permission Levels must be defined (in addition to the default level). See Cataloging Privileges for more information. VARCHAR 255
Creator Creation Date The creation date of the purchase request creator's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User >i icon (Right hand pane)

The Alma label is Created on.

DATE
Creator Creator The user that created the purchase request creator's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User >i icon (Right hand pane)

The Alma label is Created by.

VARCHAR 255
Creator Disable All Login Restrictions Indicates if the user has IP login restrictions disabled. This is recorded in the purchase request creator's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Management Information Section

The Alma label is Disable all login restrictions.

This is a checkbox. VARCHAR 3
Creator Expiry Date The expiration date recorded in the purchase request creator's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Expiration date.

After expiration, the user cannot login. DATE
Creator External ID The external ID in the purchase request creator's user record (in the case where the record was created by an external system). Not displayed in the UI. For more information see Managing User Identifiers. VARCHAR 255
Creator First Name The first name in the purchase request creator's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is First name.

VARCHAR 255
Creator Full Name The full name in the purchase request creator's user record. Not displayed in the UI. Concatenation of the last name + first name. VARCHAR 511
Creator Gender (Not in Use) The gender in the purchase request creator's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Gender.

Can be configured in Configuration > User Management > User Details > Genders. VARCHAR 4000
Creator Has Role Other Than Patron Indicates if the purchase request creator has a role in addition to Patron. Does not display in the UI. The roles for the user can be viewed at Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Roles section. This field checks whether there are any roles in addition to the Patron role that is added by default. VARCHAR 3
Creator Has Role Other Than Patron and Instructor Indicates if the purchase request creator has a role other than Patron and Instructor. Does not display in the UI. The roles for the user can be viewed at Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Roles section. This field checks whether there are any roles in addition to the Patron and Instructor role. VARCHAR 3
Creator Identifier 1-2 Two pre-configured user identifiers for the purchase request creator. Does not appear for users in the UI. Choosing a specific identifier to be included in the user details is done in Alma (in an internal table that is not exposed to the users). Users who need assistance in defining this field do so by contacting Ex Libris Support. Note that only only one value per identifier is supported. VARCHAR 4000
Creator Is Blocked Indicates if the purchase request creator is blocked. This is recorded in the purchase request creator's user record.

Does not display in the UI.

See Configuring User Blocks for more information.

User blocks can be viewed in Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > Blocks Tab.

VARCHAR 3
Creator Job Category The job category recorded in the purchase request creator's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Job Category.

Can be configured in Configuration Menu > User Management > User Details > Job Categories. VARCHAR 255
Creator Job Description The job description in the purchase request creator's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Job description.

VARCHAR 255
Creator Last Activity Date The last activity date in the purchase request creator's user record. This refers to the last date that the creator made a request or borrowed or returned an item.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Last Patron Activity Date.

This only displays if enabled at Configuration Menu > User Management > General > Record Last Patron Activity Date. For more information see Configuring Last Patron Activity Date. DATE
Creator Last Name The last name in the purchase request creator's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Last name.

VARCHAR 255
Creator Linked From Institution Code In a fulfillment network, this is the ID of the external institution from which the user was copied.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > Right hand pane

The Alma label is Owner.

Applies to linked user in a fulfillment network. See Managing Users for more information. DOUBLE
Creator Linked From Institution Name In a fulfillment network, this is the name of the external institution from which the user was copied.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab. It displays in the Not local section.

The Alma label is Institution.

Appears only in very specific cases. Applies to linked user in a fulfillment network. See Managing Users for more information. VARCHAR 255
Creator Linked From Other Institution Indicates if the purchase request creator is linked from another institution. Doesn't display in the UI.

Applies to the linked user (the user in the secondary institution - copied from the user in the source institution). Populated only if the user created a link from their institution to another institution via a fulfillment network.

Possible values:

  • yes
  • no
DOUBLE
Creator Linked To Other Institution Indicates if the user accessed Primo/Alma for services in another institution. Note that this does not necessarily indicate that the services were actually supplied or that a linked account was created.

Applies to the user in the source institution. Populated only if the user created a link from their institution to another institution via a fulfillment network. See Linking Users in Collaboration Networks for more information.

Possible values:

  • yes
  • no
VARCHAR 10
Creator Middle Name The middle name in the purchase request creator's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Middle Name.

VARCHAR 255
Creator Modification Date The date of the last modification that is recorded in the purchase request creator's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User >i icon (Right hand pane)

The Alma label is Last updated on.

DATE
Creator Modified By The last person/system that modified the purchase request creator's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User >i icon (Right hand pane)

The Alma label is Last updated by.

VARCHAR 255
Creator Patron Letters Opt In The letters for which the purchase request creator has opted in. This is recorded in the purchase request creator's user record. Does not display in the UI.

The user can view the list of letters that are selected (opt-in) at Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section > Selected Patron Letters.

The Alma label is Selected Patron Letters.

VARCHAR 2000
Creator Patron Letters Opt Out The letters for which the purchase request creator has opted out. This is recorded in the purchase request creator's user record. Does not display in the UI.

The user can view the list of letters that are deselected (opt-out) at Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section > Selected Patron Letters.

The Alma label is Selected Patron Letters.

VARCHAR 2000
Creator Preferred First Name The preferred first name that is recorded in the purchase request creator's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Preferred first name.

VARCHAR 255
Creator Preferred Language The preferred language that is recorded in the purchase request creator's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Preferred language.

VARCHAR 4000
Creator Preferred Last Name The preferred last name in the purchase request creator's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Preferred last name.

VARCHAR 255
Creator Preferred Middle Name The preferred middle name in the purchase request creator's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Preferred middle name.

VARCHAR 255
Creator Primary Identifier The primary identifier in the purchase request creator's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Primary identifier.

VARCHAR 255
Creator Purge Date The purge date recorded in the purchase request creator's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Purge date.

For more information see Purging Users. DATE
Creator Resource Sharing Library

The name of the resource sharing library recorded in the purchase request creator's user record. This is the name of the library associated with the purchase request creator.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section > Resource Sharing Library

The Alma label is Resource sharing library.

  VARCHAR 4000
Creator Resource Sharing Library Code The code associated with the resource sharing library recorded in the purchase request creator's user record.

Library codes can be viewed in the library configuration screen. Configuration > General > Add or Edit Library Information > Edit a library > Right hand information window.

The Alma label is Code.
VARCHAR 4000
Creator Statistical Category 01-10 Statistical categories (01-10) that are recorded in the purchase request creator's user record. Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > Statistics > Add Statistic These fields, which must be configured, allow you to map add up to ten statistical categories to your user record. This allows you to filter reports based on advanced user information typically stored in the statistical category fields. For more information, see Configuring Statistical Categories for Analytics. VARCHAR 4000
Creator Status The status recorded in the purchase request creator's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Status.

The possible values are:

  • Active
  • Inactive

For more information see the Find and Manage Users Page - Column Descriptions table in Managing Users.

VARCHAR 8
Creator Status Date The last date when the Status field of the purchase request creator's user record was modified.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Status Date.

DATE
Creator User Group The user group in the purchase request creator's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is User group.

User groups assigned to users can be configured by the institution. For more information see Configuring User Groups. VARCHAR 4000
Creator User Group Code The user group code associated with the user group name in the purchase request creator's user record. For the full list of user groups codes and names see Configuration > Fulfillment > Patron Configuration > User Groups. VARCHAR 255
Creator User ID The Alma internal user ID in the purchase request creator's user record. Not displayed in the UI. VARCHAR 50
Creator User Record Type The user record type in the purchase request creator's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > Right hand pane

The Alma label is Record type.

The possible values are:

  • Staff
  • Public

See Managing Users for more information

VARCHAR 4000
Creator User Title The user title in the purchase request creator's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Title.

For more information see Configuring User Titles VARCHAR 50
Creator User Type The user type recorded in the purchase request creator's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > Right hand pane

The Alma label is Account type.

The possible values are:

  • External
  • Internal

For more information see Managing Users.

CHAR 20

Purchase Request Modified By

The Purchase Request Modified By table is a dimension table that contains fields relating to details of the user that last modified the request record.

Most of the information for the user that modified the purchase request is taken from the user record (Admin > Manage Users).

For more information see Editing a Purchase Request.

Field Description Field Location in Alma Additional Information Data Type Data Size
Modified By Birth Date The birth date of the user that modified the purchase request.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Birth date.

DATE
Modified By Campus Code The campus code of the user that modified the purchase request. Only campus name is displayed in the Users UI. The full list of campus codes and names can be found in Configuration > General > Libraries > Define Campuses. VARCHAR 50
Modified By Cataloger Level The cataloger level of the user that modified the purchase request.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Cataloger level.

For this to display in the UI, the Cataloger Permission Levels must be defined (in addition to the default level). See Cataloging Privileges for more information. VARCHAR 255
Modified By Creation Date The creation date of the record for the user that modified the purchase request.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User >i icon (Right hand pane)

The Alma label is Created on.

DATE
Modified By Creator The creator of the record for the user that modified the purchase request.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User >i icon (Right hand pane)

The Alma label is Created by.

VARCHAR 255
Modified By Disable All Login Restrictions Indicates if the user has IP login restrictions disabled. This is recorded in the record for the user that modified the purchase request.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Management Information Section

The Alma label is Disable all login restrictions.

This is a checkbox. VARCHAR 3
Modified By Expiry Date The expiration date of the user that modified the purchase request.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Expiration date.

After expiration, the user cannot login. DATE
Modified By External ID The external ID of the user that modified the purchase request. Not displayed in the UI. For more information see Managing User Identifiers. VARCHAR 255
Modified By First Name The first name of the user that modified the purchase request.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is First name.

VARCHAR 255
Modified By Full Name The full name of the user that modified the purchase request. Not displayed in the UI. Concatenation of the last name + first name. VARCHAR 511
Modified By Gender (Not in Use) The gender of the user that modified the purchase request.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Gender.

Can be configured in Configuration > User Management > User Details > Genders. VARCHAR 4000
Modified By Has Role other than Patron Indicates if the user that modified the purchase request has a role in addition to Patron. Does not display in the UI. The roles for the user can be viewed at Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Roles section. This field checks whether there are any roles in addition to the Patron role that is added by default. VARCHAR 3
Modified By Has Role other than Patron and Instructor Indicates if the user that modified the purchase request has a role in addition to Patron and Instructor. Does not display in the UI. The roles for the user can be viewed at Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Roles section. This field checks whether there are any roles in addition to the Patron and Instructor role. VARCHAR 3
Modified By Identifier 1-2 Two pre-configured user identifiers for the user that modified the purchase request. Does not appear for users in the UI. Choosing a specific identifier to be included in the user details is done in Alma (in an internal table that is not exposed to the users). Users who need assistance in defining this field do so by contacting Ex Libris Support. Note that only one value per identifier is supported. VARCHAR 4000
Modified By Is Blocked Indicates if the user that modified the purchase request, is blocked. This is recorded in the record for the user that modified the purchase request.

Does not display in the UI.

See Configuring User Blocks for more information.

User blocks can be viewed in Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > Blocks Tab.

VARCHAR 3
Modified By Job Category The job category of the userthat modified the purchase request.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Job Category.

Can be configured in Configuration Menu > User Management > User Details > Job Categories. VARCHAR 255
Modified By Job Description The job description of the user that modified the purchase request.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Job description.

VARCHAR 255
Modified By Last Activity Date The last activity date of the user that modified the purchase request. This refers to the last date that the user made a request or borrowed or returned an item.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Last Patron Activity Date.

This only displays if enabled at Configuration Menu > User Management > General > Record Last Patron Activity Date. For more information see Configuring Last Patron Activity Date. DATE
Modified By Last Name The last name of the user that modified the purchase request.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Last name.

VARCHAR 255
Modified By Linked from Institution Code In a fulfillment network, this is the ID of the external institution from which the user was copied.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > Right hand pane

The Alma label is Owner.

Applies to linked user in a fulfillment network. See Managing Users for more information. DOUBLE
Modified By Linked from Institution Name In a fulfillment network, this is the name of the external institution from which the user was copied.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab. It displays in the Not local section.

The Alma label is Institution.

Appears only in very specific cases. Applies to linked user in a fulfillment network. See Managing Users for more information. VARCHAR 255
Modified By Linked From Other Institution

Indicates if the user that modified the purchase request is linked from another institution.

Doesn't display in the UI.

Applies to the linked user (the user in the secondary institution - copied from the user in the source institution). Populated only if the user created a link from their institution to another institution via a fulfillment network.

Possible values:

  • yes
  • no
DOUBLE
Modified By Linked To Other Institution Indicates if the user that modified the purchase request accessed Primo/Alma for services in another institution. Note that this does not necessarily indicate that the services were actually supplied or that a linked account was created.

Applies to the user in the source institution. Populated only if the user created a link from their institution to another institution via a fulfillment network. See Linking Users in Collaboration Networks for more information.

Possible values:

  • yes
  • no
VARCHAR 10
Modified By Middle Name The middle name of the user that modified the purchase request.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Middle Name.

VARCHAR 255
Modified By Modification Date The date of the last modification of the record for the user that modified the purchase request.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User >i icon (Right hand pane)

The Alma label is Last updated on.

DATE
Modified By Modified By The last person/system that modified the record for the user that modified the purchase request.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User >i icon (Right hand pane)

The Alma label is Last updated by.

VARCHAR 255
Modified By Patron Letter Opt In The letters for which the user that modified the purchase request has opted in. This is recorded in the record for the user that modified the purchase request. Does not display in the UI.

The user can view the list of letters that are selected (opt-in) at Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section > Selected Patron Letters.

The Alma label is Selected Patron Letters.

VARCHAR 2000
Modified By Patron Letter Opt Out The letters for which the user that modified the purchase request has opted out. This is recorded in the record for the user that modified the purchase request. Does not display in the UI.

The user can view the list of letters that are deselected (opt-out) at Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section > Selected Patron Letters.

The Alma label is Selected Patron Letters.

VARCHAR 2000
Modified By Preferred First Name The preferred first name of the user that modified the purchase request.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Preferred first name.

VARCHAR 255
Modified By Preferred Language The preferred language of the user that modified the purchase request.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Preferred language.

VARCHAR 4000
Modified By Preferred Last Name The preferred last name of the user that modified the purchase request.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Preferred last name.

VARCHAR 255
Modified By Preferred Middle Name The preferred middle name of the user that modified the purchase request.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Preferred middle name.

VARCHAR 255
Modified By Primary Identifier The primary identifier of the user that modified the purchase request.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Primary identifier.

VARCHAR 255
Modified By Purge Date The purge date of the user that modified the purchase request.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Purge date.

For more information see Purging Users. DATE
Modified By Resource Sharing Library The name of the resource sharing library in the record for the user that modified the purchase request. This is the name of the library associated with the user that modified the purchase request.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section > Resource Sharing Library

The Alma label is Resource sharing library.

VARCHAR 4000
Modified By Resource Sharing Library Code The code associated with the resource sharing library. This is recorded in the record for the user that modified the purchase request.

Library codes can be viewed in the library configuration screen. Configuration > General > Add or Edit Library Information > Edit a library > Right hand information window.

The Alma label is Code.
VARCHAR 4000
Modified By Statistical Category 01-10 Statistical categories (01-10) that are recorded in the record for the user that modified the purchase request. Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > Statistics > Add Statistic These fields, which must be configured, allow you to map add up to ten statistical categories to your user record. This allows you to filter reports based on advanced user information typically stored in the statistical category fields. For more information, see Configuring Statistical Categories for Analytics. VARCHAR 4000
Modified By Status The status recorded for the record of the user that modified the purchase request.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Status.

The possible values are:

  • Active
  • Inactive

For more information see the Find and Manage Users Page - Column Descriptions table in Managing Users.

VARCHAR 8
Modified By Status Date The last date when the status of the record for the user that modified the purchase request was modified.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Status Date.

DATE
Modified By User Group The user group of the user that modified the purchase request.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is User group.

User groups assigned to users can be configured by the institution. For more information see Configuring User Groups. VARCHAR 4000
Modified By User Group Code The user group code associated with the user group. This is recorded in the record for the user that modified the purchase request. For the full list of user groups codes and names see Configuration > Fulfillment > Patron Configuration > User Groups. VARCHAR 255
Modified By User ID The Alma internal user ID in the record for the user that modified the purchase request. Not displayed in the UI. VARCHAR 50
Modified By User Record Type The record type for the user that modified the purchase request.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > Right hand pane

The Alma label is Record type.

The possible values are:

  • Staff
  • Public

See Managing Users for more information

VARCHAR 4000
Modified By User Title The title of the user that modified the purchase request.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Title.

For more information see Configuring User Titles. VARCHAR 50
Modified By User Type The user type in the record for the user that modified the purchase request.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > Right hand pane

The Alma label is Account type.

The possible values are:

  • External
  • Internal

For more information see Managing Users.

CHAR 20

Purchase Request Requester

The Purchase Request Requester table is a dimension table that contains fields relating to details of the patron who made the request for the purchase. The requestor refers to the user who makes the request. Once the request is approved, the requester becomes an interested user on the PO line that is created following the approval of the purchase request.

Most of the information for the purchase request requester is taken from the user record (Admin > Manage User).

Field Description Field Location in Alma Additional Information Data Type Data Size
Requester Birth Date The birth date in the purchase request requester's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Birth date.

DATE
Requester Campus Code The campus code in the purchase request requester's user record. Only campus name is displayed in the Users UI. The full list of campus codes and names can be found in Configuration > General > Libraries > Define Campuses. VARCHAR 50
Requester Cataloger Level The cataloger level in the purchase request requester's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Cataloger level.

For this to display in the UI, the Cataloger Permission Levels must be defined (in addition to the default level). See Cataloging Privileges for more information. VARCHAR 255
Requester Creation Date The creation date of the purchase request requester's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User >i icon (Right hand pane)

The Alma label is Created on.

DATE
Requester Creator The user that created the purchase request requester's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User >i icon (Right hand pane)

The Alma label is Created by.

VARCHAR 255
Requester Disable All Login Restrictions Indicates if the user has IP login restrictions disabled. This is recorded in the purchase request creator's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Management Information Section

The Alma label is Disable all login restrictions.

This is a checkbox. VARCHAR 3
Requester Expiry Date The expiration date recorded in the purchase request requester's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Expiration date.

After expiration, the user cannot login. DATE
Requester External ID The external ID in the purchase request requester's user record (in the case where the record was created by an external system). Not displayed in the UI. For more information see Managing User Identifiers. VARCHAR 255
Requester First Name The first name in the purchase request requester's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is First name.

VARCHAR 255
Requester Full Name The full name in the purchase request requester's user record. Not displayed in the UI. Concatenation of the last name + first name. VARCHAR 511
Requester Gender (Not in Use) The gender in the purchase request requester's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Gender.

Can be configured in Configuration > User Management > User Details > Genders. VARCHAR 4000
Requester Has Role other than Patron Indicates if the purchase request requester has a role in addition to Patron. Does not display in the UI. The roles for the user can be viewed at Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Roles section. This field checks whether there are any roles in addition to the Patron role that is added by default. VARCHAR 3
Requester Has Role other than Patron and Instructor Indicates if the purchase request requester has a role other than Patron and Instructor. Does not display in the UI. The roles for the user can be viewed at Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Roles section. This field checks whether there are any roles in addition to the Patron and Instructor role. VARCHAR 3
Requester Identifier 1-2 Two pre-configured user identifiers for the purchase request requester. Does not appear for users in the UI. Choosing a specific identifier to be included in the user details is done in Alma (in an internal table that is not exposed to the users). Users who need assistance in defining this field do so by contacting Ex Libris Support. Note that only only one value per identifier is supported. VARCHAR 4000
Requester Is Blocked Indicates if the purchase request requester is blocked. This is recorded in the purchase request requester's user record.

Does not display in the UI.

See Configuring User Blocks for more information.

User blocks can be viewed in Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > Blocks Tab.

VARCHAR 3
Requester Job Category The job category recorded in the purchase request requester's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Job Category.

Can be configured in Configuration Menu > User Management > User Details > Job Categories. VARCHAR 255
Requester Job Description The job description in the purchase request requester's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Job description.

VARCHAR 255
Requester Last Activity Date The last activity date in the purchase request requester's user record. This refers to the last date that the requester made a request or borrowed or returned an item.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Last Patron Activity Date.

This only displays if enabled at Configuration Menu > User Management > General > Record Last Patron Activity Date. For more information see Configuring Last Patron Activity Date. DATE
Requester Last Name The last name in the purchase request requester's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Last name.

VARCHAR 255
Requester Linked from Institution Code In a fulfillment network, this is the ID of the external institution from which the user was copied.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > Right hand pane

The Alma label is Owner.

Applies to linked user in a fulfillment network. See Managing Users for more information. DOUBLE
Requester Linked from Institution Name In a fulfillment network, this is the name of the external institution from which the user was copied.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab. It displays in the Not local section.

The Alma label is Institution.

Appears only in very specific cases. Applies to linked user in a fulfillment network. See Managing Users for more information. VARCHAR 255
Requester Linked From Other Institution Indicates if the purchase request requester is linked from another institution. Doesn't display in the UI.

Applies to the linked user (the user in the secondary institution - copied from the user in the source institution). Populated only if the user created a link from their institution to another institution via a fulfillment network.

Possible values:

  • yes
  • no
DOUBLE
Requester Linked To Other Institution Indicates if the user accessed Primo/Alma for services in another institution. Note that this does not necessarily indicate that the services were actually supplied or that a linked account was created.

Applies to the user in the source institution. Populated only if the user created a link from their institution to another institution via a fulfillment network. See Linking Users in Collaboration Networks for more information.

Possible values:

  • yes
  • no
VARCHAR 10
Requester Middle Name The middle name in the purchase request requester's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Middle Name.

VARCHAR 255
Requester Modification Date The date of the last modification that is recorded in the purchase request requester's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User >i icon (Right hand pane)

The Alma label is Last updated on.

DATE
Requester Modified By The last person/system that modified the purchase request requester's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User >i icon (Right hand pane)

The Alma label is Last updated by.

VARCHAR 255
Requester Patron Letters Opt In The letters for which the purchase request requester has opted in. This is recorded in the purchase request requester's user record. Does not display in the UI.

The user can view the list of letters that are selected (opt-in) at Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section > Selected Patron Letters.

The Alma label is Selected Patron Letters.

VARCHAR 2000
Requester Patron Letters Opt Out The letters for which the purchase request requester has opted out. This is recorded in the purchase request requester's user record. Does not display in the UI.

The user can view the list of letters that are deselected (opt-out) at Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section > Selected Patron Letters.

The Alma label is Selected Patron Letters.

VARCHAR 2000
Requester Preferred First Name The preferred first name that is recorded in the purchase request requester's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Preferred first name.

VARCHAR 255
Requester Preferred Language The preferred language that is recorded in the purchase request requester's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Preferred language.

VARCHAR 4000
Requester Preferred Last Name The preferred last name in the purchase request requester's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Preferred last name.

VARCHAR 255
Requester Preferred Middle Name The preferred middle name in the purchase request requester's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Preferred middle name.

VARCHAR 255
Requester Primary Identifier The primary identifier in the purchase request requester's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Primary identifier.

VARCHAR 255
Requester Purge Date The purge date recorded in the purchase request requester's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Purge date.

For more information see Purging Users. DATE
Requester Resource Sharing Library

The name of the resource sharing library recorded in the purchase request requester's user record. This is the name of the library associated with the purchase request requester.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section > Resource Sharing Library

The Alma label is Resource sharing library.

VARCHAR 4000
Requester Resource Sharing Library Code The code associated with the resource sharing library recorded in the purchase request requester's user record.

Library codes can be viewed in the library configuration screen. Configuration > General > Add or Edit Library Information > Edit a library > Right hand information window.

The Alma label is Code.
VARCHAR 4000
Requester Statistical Category 01-10 Statistical categories (01-10) that are recorded in the purchase request requester's user record. Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > Statistics > Add Statistic These fields, which must be configured, allow you to map add up to ten statistical categories to your user record. This allows you to filter reports based on advanced user information typically stored in the statistical category fields. For more information, see Configuring Statistical Categories for Analytics. VARCHAR 4000
Requester Status The status recorded in the purchase request requester's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Status.

The possible values are:

  • Active
  • Inactive

For more information see the Find and Manage Users Page - Column Descriptions table in Managing Users.

VARCHAR 8
Requester Status Date The last date when the Status field of the purchase request requester's user record was modified.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Status Date.

DATE
Requester User Group The user group in the purchase request requester's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is User group.

User groups assigned to users can be configured by the institution. For more information see Configuring User Groups. VARCHAR 4000
Requester User Group Code The user group code associated with the user group name in the purchase request requester's user record. For the full list of user groups codes and names see Configuration > Fulfillment > Patron Configuration > User Groups. VARCHAR 255
Requester User ID The Alma internal user ID in the purchase request requester's user record. Not displayed in the UI. VARCHAR 50
Requester User Record Type The user record type in the purchase request requester's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > Right hand pane

The Alma label is Record type.

The possible values are:

  • Staff
  • Public

See Managing Users for more information

VARCHAR 4000
Requester User Title The user title in the purchase request requester's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section

The Alma label is Title.

For more information see Configuring User Titles. VARCHAR 50
Requester User Type The user type recorded in the purchase request requester's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > Right hand pane

The Alma label is Account type.

The possible values are:

  • External
  • Internal

For more information see Managing Users.

CHAR 20

Reading List Citations

The Reading List Citations table is a dimension table that contains fields relating to reading list citations.

Reading List Citations
Field Description Additional Information Data Type Data Size
Access Type
Access Type of the citation
Possible values:
  • OA
  • OER
  • OA,OER
  • blank
VARCHAR2
50
Additional Person Name The additional person name
Article End Page The end page of the article
Article Number of Pages The number of pages in the article
Article Start Page The start page of the article
Assign to ID The assign to ID
Author The author of the article
Barcode The barcode
Book Call Number The call number of the book
Book Chapter Author The author of the book chapter This field is relevant only for citations created after March 2018.
Book Chapter Editor The editor of the book chapter This field is relevant only for citations created after March 2018.
Book Chapter Number The chapter number of the book
Book Chapter Title The title of the book chapter This field is relevant only for citations created after March 2018.
Book Edition The edition of the book
Citation Alerts The alerts of the citation
Citation Attribute (1-5) The citation attributes. For information on configuring the citation attribute fields, see Displaying Citation Attributes in Analytics Reports.
Citation Copyright ID The citation copyright ID
Citation Copyright Status The citation copyright status
Citation Creation Date The date the citation was created
Citation Created By The creator of the citation
Citation Due Date The due date of the citation
Citation Has Public Note Indicates if the citation has a public note
Citation ID The ID of the citation
Citation Public Tags Code The code of the public tags of the citation Includes tags of type "Public".
Citation Public Tags Description The description of the public tags of the citation Includes tags of type "Public".
Citation Instructor Library Tags Code The code of the library tags of the citation Includes tags of type "Instructor-Library"
Citation Instructor Library Tags Description The description of the library tags of the citation Includes tags of type "Instructor-Library".
Citation Library External Tags Code The code of the library external tags of the citation Includes tags of type "Library-External".
Citation Library External Tags Description The description of the library external tags of the citation Includes tags of type "Library-External".
Citation Library Internal Tags Code The code of the library internal tags of the citation Includes tags of type "Library-Internal".
Citation Library Internal Tags Description The description of the library internal tags of the citation Includes tags of type "Library-Internal".
Citation License Type Indicates the type of the citation license, for example: Creative commons and DCS.
Citation License Type Code Indicates the code of the license type of the citation
Citation Locate Status Indicates if the resource is located. Possible values are:
  • Information Incomplete – Not enough information was entered to perform a resource locate
  • Locate Failed – A locate was attempted but failed to complete for some reason.
  • Locate Not Run – A locate was not attempted.
  • Multiple Resources Located – A locate was attempted and multiple resources were found.
  • No Resource Located – A locate was attempted but no resource was found.
  • Not Complete – A locate attempt is in process.
  • Resource Located – A locate was attempted and a single resource was found.
Citation Material Type The citation material type.
Citation Material Type Code The citation material type code.
Citation Modification Date The citation modification date
Citation Modified By The person who modified the citation
Citation Order A number indicating the place of the citation in order
Citation Origin Where the citation originated. Possible values are the following. Values such as Digital/Physical/Electronic indicate that the citation's origin is the Alma repository and the available formats of the resource:
  • CiteIt
  • Digital
  • Digital/Electronic
  • Digital/Physical
  • Digital/Physical/Electronic
  • Electronic
  • External URL
  • File
  • Manually Added
  • Mendeley
  • Physical
  • Physical/Digital
  • Primo Central
  • Refworks
  • Zotero
  • None
Citation Public Note The public note of the citation
Citation Public Tags The public tags of the citation The label of the tags are displayed.
Citation Source The source of the citation
Citation Source 1-10 The sources of the citation
Citation Status The status of the citation
Citation System Tags Code Displays the code of all tags not mapped to a tag type, including tags added from the integration with the UK Digital Content Store and possibly tags added from the Leganto Questions feature.
Citation System Tags Description Displays the description of all tags not mapped to a tag type, including tags added from the integration with the UK Digital Content Store and possibly tags added from the Leganto Questions feature.
Citation Type The citation type. Possible values are:
  • Electronic Article – An electronic item with Electronic Material Type=Journal
  • Physical Article – A physical item with Material Type=Journal
  • Physical Book – All other items
Citation Uploaded File The file name that was uploaded to the citation
CLA/DCS Link The CLA/DCS link
Course End date The course end date
Course ID The course ID
Course Start Date The course start date
Digital File Date Added The date that the digital file was added
Digital File Name The name of the digital file
DOI The digital object identifier
ISBN The ISBN of the book
ISSN The ISSN of the journal
Issue The issue of the journal
Journal Title The title of the journal
Leganto Citation Hidden Links Indicates if there are hidden links in the citation Possible values:
  • No hidden links
  • Hidden link/s
Leganto Citation Library Discussion Last Update The last day the citation was discussed
Leganto Citation Link Set First Indicates (Yes/No) if a link is set first in the citation
Library ID The library ID
Link to PDF The URL of the PDF of the citation The URL of the Link in Record. See Link in Record for more information. This link displays in Leganto as GetPDF.
For this field to display data, you must activate Quicklinks in Primo. For more information, see Default Settings.
Locate Status The locate status
MMS ID The MMS ID
Note The note
Number of Citations The number of citations
Number of Library Discussions The number of library discussions of the citation
Number of Likes The number of likes of the citation
Number of Read It The number of Read Its of the citation
Number of Student Comments The number of student comments of the citation
OCLC Number The OCLC number
Owner ID The owner ID
Pages The pages of the citation
Part The part
Portfolio IDs The ID of the portfolio that is linked to the citation. VARCHAR2 255
Publication Date The date of publication
Publication Place The place of publication
Publish Citation End Date The publish citation end date
Publish Citation Start Date The publish citation start date
Publish Materials End Date The publish materials end date
Publish Materials Start Date The publish materials start date
Publish Section Visible Indicates whether the section is hidden from students outside of the section dates
Publisher The publisher
Reading List ID The reading list ID
Representation URL The representation URL
Section ID The section ID
Section Library Internal Tags Code The code of the library internal tags of the section Includes tags of type "Library-Internal"
Section Library Internal Tags Description The description of the library internal tags of the section Includes tags of type "Librray-Internal"
Section Library Tags Code The code of the library tags of the section Includes tags of type "Instructor-Library"
Section Library Tags Description The description of the library tags of the section Includes tags of type "Instructor-Library"
Section Public Tags Code The code of the public tags of the section Include tags of type "Public"
Section Public Tags Description The description of the public tags of the section Include tags of type "Public"
Title The title of the citation
Volume The volume of the citation

Rialto Request Details

The Rialto Request Details table is a dimension table that contains fields relating to Rialto.

Rialto Request Details
Field Description Additional Information

Fulfilled by Rialto

Orders that were placed with Rialto and were received/activated.

Rialto Cart Origin

The last touch point of an order before it was placed. This can indicate if it was found through search, selection plan, sent to a list, etc.

This field can be helpful if end users want to get a feel for how their staff are finding titles. However, since it is the last touch point, it is limited in scope.

When the Rialto Cart Origin value is set to Market, it indicates that the purchase was created from a Market offering using the Create Purchase Request action.

Rialto EBA ID

A unique identifier for an EBA plan managed in Rialto.

This allows end users to focus on a specific EBA plan.

Rialto Fail Code

The code of a failed purchase.

Rialto License

The license selected by the user for an electronic purchase:
  • Non Linear Lending
  • Unlimited Access
  • Single User
  • Three User
  • Concurrent Access

Rialto List ID

A unique identifier for user created offer lists within Rialto.

Rialto Order Status

The most recent order status sent from the Rialto order processing system.

Rialto Origin ID

The ID of the order origin if it is a list, feed, or selection plan.

Rialto Request Cancellation By

The user who requested to cancel an order.

Rialto SP ID

A unique identifier for selection plans in Rialto.

This allows end users to focus on a specific selection plan.

Rialto Template ID

A unique identifier for cart templates that were created in Rialto.

Rialto Transaction Type

The transaction type. Possible values:
  • FIRM_ORDER
  • SELECTION_PLAN
  • EBA

Rialto Selector

The Rialto Selector table is a dimension table that contains fields relating to Rialto selectors, who can browse for and purchase titles in the Rialto marketplace. For more information about Rialto selectors, see Rialto Selector Guide.

Rialto Selector
Field Description Field Location in Alma Additional Information Data Type Data Size
Rialto Selector Birth Date The birth date in the Rialto Selector's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information section

The Alma label is Birth date.

DATE
Rialto Selector Campus Code The campus code in the Rialto Selector's user record. Only Campus name is displayed in Alma. The full list of campus codes and names can be found in Configuration > General > Libraries > Define Campuses. VARCHAR 50
Rialto Selector Cataloger Level The cataloger level in the Rialto Selector's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information section

The Alma label is Cataloger level.

For this to display in the UI, the Cataloger Permission Levels must be defined (in addition to the default level). See Cataloging Privileges for more information. VARCHAR 255
Rialto Selector Creation Date The creation date in the Rialto Selector's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > i icon (Right hand pane)

The Alma label is Created on.

DATE
Rialto Selector Creator The user that created the Rialto Selector's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > i icon (Right hand pane)

The Alma label is Created by.

VARCHAR 255
Rialto Selector Disable All Login Restrictions Indicates if the user has IP login restrictions disabled. This is recorded in the Rialto Selector's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Management Information section

The Alma label is Disable all login restrictions.

This is a checkbox. VARCHAR 3
Rialto Selector Expiry Date The expiration date recorded in the Rialto Selector's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information section

The Alma label is Expiration date.

After expiration, the user cannot login. DATE
Rialto Selector External ID The external ID in the Rialto Selector's user record (in the case where the record was created by an external system). -- For more information see Managing User Identifiers. VARCHAR 255
Rialto Selector First Name The first name in the Rialto Selector's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section.

The Alma label is First name.

VARCHAR 255
Rialto Selector Full Name The full name in the Rialto Selector's user record. -- Concatenation of the last name + first name. VARCHAR 511
Rialto Selector Gender (Not in Use) The gender in the Rialto Selector's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section.

The Alma label is Gender.

Can be configured in Configuration > User Management > User Details > Genders. VARCHAR 4000
Rialto Selector Has Role Other Than Patron Indicates if the Rialto Selector has a role in addition to Patron.   The roles for the user can be viewed at Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Roles section. This field checks whether there are any roles in addition to the Patron role that is added by default. VARCHAR 3
Rialto Selector Has Role Other Than Patron and Instructor Indicates if the Rialto Selector has a role in addition to Patron and Instructor.   The roles for the user can be viewed at Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Roles section. This field checks whether there are any roles in addition to the Patron role that is added by default. VARCHAR 3
Rialto Selector Identifier 1-2 Two pre-configured user identifiers for the Rialto Selector.   Choosing a specific identifier to be included in the user details is done in Alma (in an internal table that is not exposed to the users). Users who need assistance in defining this field do so by contacting Ex Libris Support. Note that only only one value per identifier is supported. VARCHAR 1000
Rialto Selector Is Blocked Indicates if the Rialto Selector is blocked. This is recorded in the Rialto Selector's user record.  

See Configuring User Blocks for more information.

User blocks can be viewed in Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > Blocks Tab.

VARCHAR 3
Rialto Selector Job Category The job category recorded in the Rialto Selector's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section.

The Alma label is Job Category.

Can be configured in Configuration Menu > User Management > User Details > Job Categories. VARCHAR 255
Rialto Selector Job Description The job description in the Rialto Selector's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section.

The Alma label is Job description.

VARCHAR 255
Rialto Selector Last Activity Date The last activity date in the Rialto Selector's user record. This refers to the last date that the approver made a request or borrowed or returned an item.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section.

The Alma label is Last Patron Activity Date.

This only displays if enabled at Configuration Menu > User Management > General > Record Last Patron Activity Date.

For more information see, Configuring Last Patron Activity Date.

DATE
Rialto Selector Last Name The last name in the Rialto Selector's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section.

The Alma label is Last name.

VARCHAR 255
Rialto Selector Line 1-5 Lines 1-5 of the user's address  
Rialto Selector Linked From Institution Code In a fulfillment network, this is the ID of the external institution from which the user was copied.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > Right hand pane.

The Alma label is Owner.

Rialto Selector Linked From Institution Name In a fulfillment network, this is the name of the external institution from which the user was copied

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab. It displays in the Not local section.

The Alma label is Institution.

Rialto Selector Linked to Other Institution Indicates if the Rialto Selector accessed Primo/Alma for services in another institution. Note that this does not necessarily indicate that the services were actually supplied or that a linked account was created.   Applies to the user in the source institution. Populated only if the user created a link from their institution to another institution via a fulfillment network. See for more information. Possible Values: VARCHAR 10
Rialto Selector Middle Name The middle name in the Rialto Selector's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section.

The Alma label is Middle Name.

VARCHAR 255
Rialto Selector Modification Date The date of the last modification that is recorded in the Rialto Selector's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > i icon (Right hand pane) .

The Alma label is Last updated on.

DATE
Rialto Selector Modified By The last person/system that modified the Rialto Selector's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > i icon (Right hand pane) .

The Alma label is Last updated by.

VARCHAR 255
Rialto Selector Patron Letters Opt In The letters for which the Rialto Selector has opted in. This is recorded in the Rialto Selector's user record.   The user can view the list of letters that are selected (opt-in) at Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section > Selected Patron Letters. VARCHAR 2000
Rialto Selector Patron Letters Opt Out The letters for which the Rialto Selector has opted out. This is recorded in the Rialto Selector's user record. The user can view the list of letters that are deselected (opt-out) at Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section > Selected Patron Letters. The Alma label is Selected Patron Letters. VARCHAR 2000
Rialto Selector Preferred First Name The preferred first name that is recorded in the Rialto Selector's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section ,

The Alma label is Preferred first name.

VARCHAR 255
Rialto Selector Preferred Language The preferred language that is recorded in the Rialto Selector's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section.

The Alma label is Preferred language.

VARCHAR 4000
Rialto Selector Preferred Last Name The preferred last name in the Rialto Selector's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section .

The Alma label is Preferred last name.

VARCHAR 255
Rialto Selector Preferred Middle Name The preferred middle name in the Rialto Selector's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section .

The Alma label is Preferred middle name.

VARCHAR 255
Rialto Selector Primary Identifier The primary identifier in the Rialto Selector's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section .

The Alma label is Primary identifier.

VARCHAR 4000
Rialto Selector Purge Date The purge date recorded in the Rialto Selector's user record. Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section The Alma label is Purge Date. For more information see Purging Users. DATE
Rialto Selector Resource Sharing Library Code The code associated with the resource sharing library recorded in the Rialto Selector's user record. -- Library codes can be viewed in the library configuration screen. Configuration > General > Add or Edit Library Information > Edit a library > Right hand information window. The Alma label is Code. VARCHAR 4000
Rialto Selector Resource Sharing Library Name The resource sharing library name recorded in the Rialto Selector's user record. This is the name of the library associated with the Rialto Selector.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section > Resource Sharing Library.

The Alma label is Resource sharing library.

VARCHAR 4000
Rialto Selector Statistical Category 01-10 Statistical categories (1-10) that are recorded in the Rialto Selector's user record. Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > Statistics > Add Statistic These fields, which must be configured, allow you to map add up to ten statistical categories to your user record. This allows you to filter reports based on advanced user information typically stored in the statistical category fields. For more information, see User_Details_Configuration.html VARCHAR 4000
Rialto Selector Status The status recorded in the Rialto Selector's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section.

The Alma label is Status.

The possible values are:

The possible values are: Active/Inactive


For more information see the Find and Manage Users Page - Column Descriptions table in Managing Users

VARCHAR 8
Rialto Selector Status Date This is the last date when the Status field of the Rialto Selector's user record was modified.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section.

The Alma label is Status Date.

DATE
Rialto Selector User Email The preferred email for correspondence that is recorded in the Rialto Selector's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > Contact Information Tab > Email Addresses section > Edit an email .

The Alma label is Email Address.

Note that even if there are multiple emails for the user, only the email marked as preferred will display in analytics. VARCHAR 255
Rialto Selector User Group The user group in the Rialto Selector's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section .

The Alma label is User group.

User groups assigned to users can be configured by the institution. For more information see Configuring User Groups. VARCHAR 4000
Rialto Selector User Group Code The user group code associated with the user group name in the Rialto Selector's user record. -- For the full list of user groups codes and names see Configuration > Fulfillment > Patron Configuration > User Groups. VARCHAR 255
Rialto Selector User ID The Alma internal user ID in the Rialto Selector's user record. -- VARCHAR 50
Rialto Selector User Record Type The user record type in the Rialto Selector's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > Right hand pane.

The Alma label is Record type.

The possible values are: Staff/Public


For more information, see Managing Users

VARCHAR 4000
Rialto Selector User Title The user title in the Rialto Selector's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > General Information Tab > User Information Section .

The Alma label is Title.

For more information see, Configuring User Titles. VARCHAR 50
Rialto Selector User Type The user type recorded in the Rialto Selector's user record.

Admin > Manage Users > Edit User > Right hand pane .

The Alma label is Account type.

The possible values are: External/Internal


For more information see Managing Users

CHAR 20

Vendor

For a purchase request to be filled, a purchase order is sent to a vendor to supply the material being ordered. The Vendor table contains fields relating to the vendors from which the material is purchased.

The primary key of the table is VENDOR_ID.

The access path in the UI is Acquisitions > Acquisitions Infrastructure > Vendors > Add/Edit Vendor.

See Adding a Vendor and Vendor Account for more information.

Vendor
Field Description Field Location in Alma Additional Information Data Type Data Size
Additional Code A code in addition to the vendor code. Summary tab on Vendor Details.   VARCHAR 255
Creation Date The date the vendor was created.

Right information pane for Vendor Details page.

Label in Alma is Created on.

  DATE  
Creator The user who created the vendor

Right information pane for Vendor Details page.

Label in Alma is Created by.

  VARCHAR 255
ERP Code A code used by an institution's financial system, such as the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system

Summary tab on Vendor Details.

Label in Alma is Financial Sys. code.

  VARCHAR 255
Modification Date The date the vendor was modified

Right information pane for Vendor Details page.

Label in Alma is Last updated on.

  DATE  
Modified By The user who modified the vendor

Right information pane for Vendor Details page.

Label in Alma is Last updated by.

  VARCHAR 255
Preferred Address The address of the vendor marked as the preferred address. It is used as the default address for the vendor. Contact Information tab on Vendor Details – Web Addresses section.   VARCHAR 3366
Preferred Address Note The note of the preferred address. Contact Information tab on Vendor Details – Web Addresses section.   VARCHAR 1000
Preferred Email The email address of the vendor marked as the preferred email address. It is used as the default email address for the vendor. Contact Information tab on Vendor Details – Email section.   VARCHAR 784
Preferred Phone Number The phone number of the vendor marked as the preferred phone number. It is used as the default phone number for the vendor. Contact Information tab on Vendor Details – Phone Numbers section.   VARCHAR 176
Primary Product URL The URL with URL type Primary Product. Contact Information tab on Vendor Details – Web Addresses section. If there are several primary product URLs, only one is displayed. VARCHAR 256
Vendor Code The vendor code unique to the institution

Summary tab on Vendor Details.

Label in Alma is Code.

All the vendors that have been on the order, not just the active vendor. The code must be unique across all vendors.

Note that the PO Lines tab displays all PO lines whose vendor code is the current vendor.

VARCHAR 255
Vendor Name The vendor name

Summary tab on Vendor Details.

Label in Alma is Name.

It is a required field. VARCHAR 255
Vendor Status The status of the vendor

Summary tab on Vendor Details.

Label in Alma is Status.

Possible values:

  • Active

  • Inactive

  • Deleted

VARCHAR 255

Institution

The shared Institution dimension allows the Network Zone to view reports according to institution. If an analytics report is run from the Network Zone in a collaborative network implementing a Network Zone, all member institutions are included in the report for Institution Code and Institution Name. If an analytics report is run from an institution that is not part of a collaborative network implementing a Network Zone, only the single institution from which the report is run is included in the report for Institution Code and Institution Name.

Reports involving data across a collaborative network implementing a Network Zone may take longer to run than reports within one institution.

This dimension is available in every subject area. It contains the following fields:

Institution
Field Description Additional Information Data Type Data Size
Institution Code The code of the institution.

Configured from: Configuration > General > Add a Library or Edit Library Information > Summary tab.

The label in Alma is Code located on the right pane.

VARCHAR 50
Institution Name The name of the institution.

Configured from: Configuration > General > Add a Library or Edit Library Information > Summary tab.

The label in Alma is Organization unit name.

VARCHAR 255
Institution Address Line 1 The first line of the address of the institution. It usually includes the building number and the street name.

Configured from: Configuration > General > Add a Library or Edit Library Information > Contact Information tab. This is taken from the address configured as the Preferred address.

The label in Alma is Address Line 1.

VARCHAR 1000
Institution City The city of the institution.

Configured from: Configuration > General > Add a Library or Edit Library Information > Contact Information tab. This is taken from the address configured as the Preferred address.

The label in Alma is City.

VARCHAR 255
Institution State Province The state or province of the institution.

Configured from: Configuration > General > Add a Library or Edit Library Information > Contact Information tab. This is taken from the address configured as the Preferred address.

The label in Alma is State/Province.

VARCHAR 320
Institution Country The country of the institution.

Configured from: Configuration > General > Add a Library or Edit Library Information > Contact Information tab. This is taken from the address configured as the Preferred address.

The label in Alma is Country.

VARCHAR 320
Institution Postal Code The postal code of the institution.

Configured from: Configuration > General > Add a Library or Edit Library Information > Contact Information tab. This is taken from the address configured as the Preferred address.

The label in Alma is Postal code.

VARCHAR 200
Institution Timezone The timezone of the institution. The timezone is set during implementation. VARCHAR 255
Data Available As Of When the institution data became available in analytics. Displayed at the bottom of the main Analytics menu. VARCHAR 255
Data Updated As Of When the institution data was taken from the Alma database. Displayed at the bottom of the main Analytics menu. VARCHAR 255