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Step 1: Complete Go Live Readiness Checklist

After completing the Sample Testing Checklist, many of you have continued to test in your new environment.  To leave no stone unturned, you will need to complete Ex Libris’ Go Live Readiness Checklist to guide your efforts, make sure everything works as expected, and ensure you have sufficiently tested all the relevant modules in Alma. 

You will need to provide your completed Go Live Readiness Checklist to Ex Libris on the applicable due date.

Due Dates for Go Live Readiness Checklist

Symphony Colleges: This checklist will need to be completed and returned to Ex Libris by April 29 to the Go-Live Readiness Checklist page to allow time for OCLS to create new data extracts. When you upload your completed version, please make sure to rename it with your school name.

Non-Symphony Colleges: This checklist will need to be completed and returned to Ex Libris by May 10 as there may be impacts for mapping and migration forms. When you upload your completed version to the Go-Live Readiness Checklist page, please make sure to rename it with your school name.

Approach

For most libraries, this testing will be a team effort. 

 We suggest functionality testing in the following order:

  1. User management

  2. Fulfillment

  3. Resource management

  4. Acquisitions

  5. Discovery interface (Primo VE)

  6. General

  7. Analytics

NOTE If you are not planning on using something now or in the future (e.g., acquisitions), then you may choose not to test it. In that case, please select N/A on the checklist.

Advice

  • Make note of any problems with functionality that may have an impact on configuration as well as mapping/migration forms

  • Make sure your testing is well rounded and that you are covering all functionality that your library will be using.

As you review your data, report major problems to Basecamp immediately. Include examples and as much detailed record information as possible.

At this point, issues may be related to configuration issues, but it is recommended to consult with Ex Libris to ensure you are taking the right steps to correct them.

Support Material: Links to Resources/Training

Checklist Section

Useful Links

NOTE There is a single presentation for all Alma Workshop sessions so the starting slide numbers is provided with the recording.

The presentation file is available on the /wiki/spaces/CI/pages/438108189 page.

Tips/Hints

User management

Setting broad roles for user management may help to avoid testing roadblocks.

Fulfillment

Consider the Policies, TOU & Rules set up on your configuration form. Test loans, fines, etc.

Do they:

  • circulate for the correct loan period?

  • accrue the correct fine?

Resource Management and Inventory

Default cataloger permission levels will allow all cataloguers the ability to test all functionalities.

Acquisitions

While not all libraries are migrating acquisitions, your test environment provides a good opportunity to explore potential.

Discovery interface (Primo VE)

Note: only complete checklist pages for Primo VE, page 6 & 7

Don’t forget to test functionality for linking and accessing patron accounts from both on and off campus.

General

Ex Libris Training Links:

NOTE Please be aware each library is responsible for training their own staff. To support this training, we are developing training material for library staff not involved in CLSP implementation (coming soon).

Analytics

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