PO Line Types
This page contains the proposed list of PO Line Types that are active in Duke’s Alma instance. For more information about how the PO Line Type drives functionality in Alma, see https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentation/010Alma_Online_Help_(English)/020Acquisitions/050Purchasing/010_Purchasing_in_Alma/PO_Line_Types_and_Workflow_Steps.
PO Line Type | Description | Notes |
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Access Service – Subscription | Access subscription to an electronic service (including database) | Use for annual access fees (ongoing) |
Digital - One Time | One-time purchase of digital material | For born digital A/V material primarily; potentially for pdf ebooks |
Electronic Book - One Time | One-time purchase of an electronic book |
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Electronic Book - Standing Order | Standing order for the purchase of electronic books | For e-series and e-sets |
Electronic Book - Subscription | Subscription to an electronic book series | Need to define when we might use e-collection instead |
Electronic Collection - One Time | One-time purchase of a collection of portfolios |
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Electronic Collection - Subscription | Subscription to a collection of portfolios |
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Electronic Journal - One Time | One-time purchase of an electronic journal issue |
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Electronic Journal - Subscription | Subscription to an electronic journal |
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Electronic Title - One Time | One-time purchase of an electronic title |
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Electronic Title - Standing Order | Standing order for the purchase of electronic titles |
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Electronic Title - Subscription | Subscription to an electronic title series |
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Manuscript | Purchase of a physical manuscript |
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Map | Purchase of a physical map |
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Microform | Purchase of a physical microform |
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Musical Score | Purchase of sheet music or notations |
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Other Service - One Time | Any other one-time service or access purchase |
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Other Service - Subscription | Any other subscription purchase |
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Physical - One Time | Any other one-time physical item purchase. If the only physical items that you order are books, this type is essentially the same as Print Book - One Time. | We have 80,605 orders that migrated to Alma with this type |
Physical - Standing Order Monograph | Any other standing order for single physical items. If the only physical items that you order are books, this type is essentially the same as Print Book - Standing Order. | For physical materials on standing order that aren't books. Note from Julie: We have 256 orders in Alma with this value. |
Physical - Standing Order Non Monograph | Any other standing order for physical items in multiple parts | For serials on standing order. We have 2417 orders in Alma with this value |
Physical - Subscription | Any other subscription for physical items (games, posters, ...) | Note from Julie: Looking in Alma, we have 12,523 orders that have this po line type, so we likely can't disable this value |
Print Book - One Time | One-time physical book purchase |
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Print Book - Standing Order | Standing order for purchasing physical books | Need to define when to use this and not physical - standing order monograph |
Print Journal - One Time | One-time purchase of a physical journal issue |
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Print Journal - Subscription | Subscription to a physical journal |
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Sound Recording | Sound or music on CD or another audio format |
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Visual Material | Video or pictures on DVD or other visual format |
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