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- Vendor records stay (keeping in mind that SLO & SDSU have vendors coming via 360RM migration vs. ILS migration as you mention).
- Usage data that is loaded prior to cutover, like all data in Alma prior to cutover, is wiped out and needs to be recreated (either by a migration process or other input).
- Analytics reports will be looking at post-cutover data, though the reports themselves will be in place.
- The USTAT procedure for your cutover will need to be clarified within parties at Ex Libris. In general, the May 2017 release of Alma is when USTAT customers' data is being transferred to Alma, but since you were among the early test customers (...thank you again!) and are beginning cutover while on that release, we will need to check and get back to you on how that will work.
An additional note from the February 2017 release notes (https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Release_Notes/0099_2017/110_Februa…"Existing institutions currently implementing Alma, that are already testing their UStat data in Alma but are not "going live" before the May release, can continue to
use UStat until they "go live." These institutions will have their UStat COUNTER data and subscriber information imported to Alma during the Alma cutover process.
Note that any COUNTER data added to Alma during the implementation process will be overwritten by the UStat data at that point."
- Your SUSHI vendors would need to confirm the timeframe that they provide in their SUSHI feeds. We would harvest whatever they provide.
Posted Apr 19
Dolph Chaney
Update on USTAT re cutover: there are two options, depending on which system has been used since January 2017 (when the copy from USTAT to Alma was done) as the system of record for COUNTER usage data reports.
- If customers have continued working in USTAT since January as the system of record, then we can coordinate an additional final copy from USTAT to Alma during cutover (per the Release Notes quote above).
- If, however, the former USTAT customers have not continued working in USTAT since January 2017, then the uploaded reports will be retained at cutover along with the rest of the vendor data and there's nothing further to be done.
Please let us know which option applies.
Posted Apr 19