FAQs

Using SpineOMatic Software with Alma

The SpineOMatic label printing software is available as a Cloud App or a Windows PC App.  The Cloud App is available to be installed from the Cloud App Center which is available within the Alma interface and is the suggested method for printing call number labels per Ex Libris.  There is some functionality however that seems to be only available in the PC App, mainly configuring prefixes to display above the call number.  

The PC App can be downloaded from GitHub website here:  https://github.com/ExLibrisGroup/SpineOMatic (Look towards bottom of page for “Installation Instructions and spinelabeler.exe”)  The PC App requires obtaining an API key from FLVC (send request to help@flvc.org).

How to Install and use the Cloud App

1. Open Cloud App Center in Alma.
   
2. Click the column Available Apps.
   
3. Click the SpineOMatic app icon.
   
4. Click Install button.
   
5. Click “Installed Apps” column and the SpineOMatic App should now be available.
   
6. The app is installed and can be opened by clicking the SpineOMatic panel displayed.
7. Open the Cloud App Center App whenever you want to use SpineOMatic.
8. When the Cloud App Center is open it can be closed by clicking outside of the Cloud App Center pane (elsewhere in the displayed Alma interface) or by clicking the x at top right of the pane.