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| 1 | Check-in / Logistics | Report any major changes in availability / circumstances Anything to report on the test load? | 10 | Carlo | Zoom link change for March 25. Lena will be doing the recording. Higher Ed is now eligible for vaccination. UCSD is getting staff vaccinated! UCLA is opening one library on March 15.
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| 2 | ILS Data cleanup / Patron Data groups / PPC | | 10 | Carlo, Tom | Patron data is doing QA for test load. Testing regex for phone numbers. If you have one name, some functions may not work (e.g., resource sharing). Already-Alma campuses have seen this issue. UCI puts a period character in the empty field. Library card option: Greg is asking about which options can be turned on or off.
ILSDC - nothing to report. Gem and Alison are meeting with TJ and Catherine about cleanup of the NZ. Coordinators meeting followup (see item 2): Gauge IC’s interest in “Report a problem” management in Primo VE as UC-led special meeting topic with already-Alma campuses:
| ICs are not interested at this time in a UC-led session on Report a problem. | - Lena Zentall (Unlicensed) will let PMs, Xiaoli know that ICs are not interested at this time in a UC-led session on Report a problem.
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| 3 | Timeline review / PM update Questions should be posted to Basecamp 2 weeks ahead EOD Wednesday for special meetings and EOD Monday for Thursday standard office hours. working copy timeline Confluence Implementation Timeline Timeline Feedback Plan for the process of approving the timeline with ICs Requesting a Zoom call with an Ex Libris consultant is fine when you need F2F to resolve a complex discussion. Reach out directly to that consultant on BC. | Stay up to date on timeline / deadlines: Basecamp To-Dos and share FYIs | 10 | Lena | FYI: Marci posted to the Basecamp message board instructions on Posting in Basecamp vs. SalesForce Reminder: Do the prerequisites prior to the Integrations Overview meeting on 3/11. Questions due in advance by 3/8. Special meeting request for 3/22: Topic: Using OCLC with Alma (Demonstrate various methods for adding or updating OCLC records in Alma and discuss some best practices) Type of meeting: UC-led, 1 hour Audience: Catalogers at all of the UCs and possibly some library IT folks if they've been processing batch loads for their campus.
Q from the Monday project status update meeting: What are the factors that go into establishing the cutover dates? Take go-live date and work backwards. Analyze test load timing (indexing, linking, configuring, etc.) Back and forth at ExL to negotiate time with migration team. Review proposed timeline with PMs and ICs.
Reference Reminder about the Cutover process guide
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| 4 | Updates from groups at weekly project update meetings (discussed in ExLPM meeting) | Determine which Implementation Groups (co-chairs or designate) would like to give updates at the weekly project status update meetings (those meeting without a special topic). PMs will work with groups to schedule their slot in advance. | Possible questions:
What’s new and important?
What are the upcoming topics you’re discussing?
What is challenging you right now?
Allow time for questions (time-permitting)
5 | Lena | 5 | Payment #2 | Confirm deliverables have been met per contract for payment #2. 33% of the Implementation Fee is due following delivery of the full implementation test load. Delivery of the full implementation test load consists of the following deliverables as it relates to the full implementation phase: (i) delivery and receipt of the environment (including access address and credentials) Includes the Alma and Primo VE instances for all campuses and NZ They will be set up with the initial configurations provided in the forms. Delivery is communicated via Sales Force directly to each campus.
(ii) data migration reports, (iii) provision of test load review instructions Campuses will use the migration reports, testing documentation available online and also attend a meeting “Special Meeting: Using Alma for Data Review” on Thursday Feb 11. (https://3.basecamp.com/3765443/buckets/15553579/todos/3080151351) to learn how to review their data. Special meeting: Primo VE Handoff / First Look on Thursday March 4.
| 10 | Lena | What were the issues you experienced? UCB didn’t get preferred name again and they got two campuses (LBL and UCB were both set up as “campuses” (campuses are above library but below institution) LBL and UCB. surprise! This was not in UCB’s configuration form. UCBwhich was a surprise. UCB had not set it up this way in their configuration form. Jackie is working with Ex Libris to understand the best option for LBL. UCM had major issues and they are very resource limited to respond and fix things. Tom has had to nudge also ExL to get responses. UCD Law - none None of the law patrons merged as expected even after going through the earlier append process (and the loans didn’t come over either). ExL is still investigating. Past fiscal years are missing. Ledger issue at Davis: “UCD Test is only showing the current fiscal year in Funds and Ledgers, so there is no facet to select past fiscal years. All budgets are there, including inactive budgets. In configuration, the fiscal year table only has the current year. ” We want to see this in test.” UCSD didn’t have major issues - mostly asking for clarification on how things work. Greg has had to nudge to get responses. UCLA's issues were, all things considered, fairly minor. CDL: NZ issues - minor. UCR: date format is off in Alma.
| Approval to proceed ICs approved proceeding with payment #2 | |
| 65 | Technical communication & engagement next steps https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sI5GAZCMFdyXn8UWoOa01dk6N_mjKVXamNUrj2Iizp4/edit# | Share final actions Subgroup A “expertise” (Tom, Carlo, Lynne, Liz M) Deliverable: Create a document by the end of Nov to be shared with ExLibris. Meeting with ExL 2/5 at noon.
| 5 | Carlo, Tom, Lynne | Followup meeting on 3/22 to ensure things are on track. Do Carlo suggested doing a followup with the first couple of groups to get a consultant to see if this it helped. FYI. Request a consultant form is now live. It’s linked from the Ex Libris meetings confluence page. Q: How long we can ask for a consultant to visit a meeting. Through Oct? A: Probably through mid-October (at the latest) as we begin to prepare for the switch to Support. ExL will want to wind down issues for the Implementation team as we approach the switch. Q: what happens if more than one group asks about the same topic? A: That might be fine since they may have different issues with that same topic. Manage on a case-by-case basis.
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| 76 | Other / Homework | | 0 | Tom | HOLD UNTIL LATERMARCH 11 (ran out of time) Lessons Learned, part 2: Looking at your Sales Force Test Load cases, do a debrief on how testing communications worked? . What different needs emerged? How did we resolve or track issues? Did you make the changes ExL indicated already? Is it something you agreed to fix at cutover (if so, track)? How did you test it to ensure it’s fixed? Or will test it? You should have a list of things ExL told you to fix in the migration form. When to start? Now.
Laurie has also created a Cutover Sales Force case. She will use them to track issues that need to be fixed by ExL at cutover. Laurie will confirm these things are fixed. Campuses need to do the same with fixes on their end.
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| 87 | Q&A (recurring) | Q&A during the IC meeting as a first stop before asking a question on Basecamp. If it’s time-sensitive, post to slack (IC channel, SILS Chairs are good options) Any issues that we want to seek broader input from other consortia? | ? | Carlo | | | |
| 98 | Questions for Ex Libris PM (recurring) Post questions in Basecamp as they come up. It’s open 24/7! | Note: We lose in efficiency and we may lose in translation when questions go through the PMs. When topics come up that should logically go to Basecamp to the Ex Libris consultants, invite an IC (or appropriate person) to take point on that issue. | 0 | Lena | Check about RLF meeting. When is it scheduled Make sure what trainer is presenting works. Tom had the experience that something didn’t work on the first day; make sure you ask for trainer to demonstrate how it should work later. Make sure you get an answer! Advice: Get familiar with the Alma instance you are working with. Seeking dates for fiscal close. How granular do you need to know? Rumors that technical freeze will be for months! (not true). Will vary by campus. What were the length of the already-Alma campuses freezes? UCI's freeze (cat & acq) was from Jun 22 - July 16. Final Data extraction was on Jun 24. For Davis, it looks like we had our freeze mid-late July for our August 16, 2016 go-live date. July 27-August 17, 2016 freeze UCR cat freeze was 6/26/18-7/15/18.
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| 109 | Parking lot | | 0 | | March 24 meeting: using Lena’s zoom Primo VE workshop (week of May 17): which environment to use for training? Guidelines and best practices for managing accounts and roles (do we allow shared accounts? etc.) See Feb 11 & 18 IC meeting notes. (If needed) Best practices/guidelines for APIs. TBD: Buddy system (Adrian Petrisor, Com Leads) Timing: after spring workshops, if there’s interest
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| 1110 | | TOTAL | 70/90 | | | | |