Knowledge Base

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.