Does Alma support serials prediction patterns?
Yes. Alma prediction patterns create physical items for serials. This allows you to:
- Save time by not manually creating items
- Receive items even if there is no purchase order line (POL)
- Claim issues that did not arrive
1. Open a holdings record in the Metadata Editor.
2. Go to Editing Actions > Expand from Template.
3. Choose one of the out-of-the-box Alma templates.
4. Choose one of the following options:
- Override: replaces all existing 853/854/855 or 590 fields in the holdings record. This may result in the loss of desired data.
- Add missing: adds 853/854/855 or 590 fields to the holdings record only if they are not already present. This may result in mismatched fields and/or errors.
- Add all: adds 853/854/855 or 590 fields to the holdings record even if they are already present. This may result in duplicate fields and/or errors.
5. Click OK.
6. Alma adds an 853 field (or 854/855 field, depending on which template you selected) to the holdings record, and a 590 field that contains a description of the template.
7. Open the "Next predicted item’s information" in any of the following ways:
- Click in the 853/854/855 field, then go to Record Actions > Next predicted item’s information.
- Click in the 853/854/855 field, then press F3.
- Click the binocular icon next to the 853/854/855 field.
8. Enter some or all of the following information:
- Level(s) of enumeration
- Level(s) of chronology
- Issue Date
9. Click Close.
10. Go to Record Actions > Open predicted items.
11. Click Save if the information is correct. If it is incorrect, click Discard and return to step 8.
12. Go to Save > Save and Release Record.
13. Alma creates items with the enumeration and/or chronology and expected date.