Well, that is what we have been doing. We have such a patron and we run the tool with that patron number in the System Preferences. The tool reports what it thinks should happen, which reflects what we expect to happen. But then, when run, no changes are actually made to the database and re-running the tool again reports that the same changes will be made. If it did what it says it plans to do, we would be fine. It just does not actually make the changes to the database as it says it will. Is there some other login/authentication that happens with the tool which might be failing? Thanks, Tom On 04/16/2012 04:37 PM, Fischer, Katrin wrote:
Hi Tom,
you have to create a patron record to use as anonymous patron. Then you enter the borrowernumber of this user into the system preference AnonymousPatron.
http://manual.koha-community.org/3.8/en/administration.html#AnonymousPatron
Hope that helps,
Katrin
-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Tom Hanstra [mailto:tom@nd.edu] Gesendet: Mo 16.04.2012 22:26 An: Fischer, Katrin Betreff: Re: AW: [Koha] Bulk patron anonymize/delete tool
We are seeing similar results to what you mention, in that the tool says information is deleted but nothing changes.
Your bugzilla post mentions that things work "With an anonymous patron set up correctly". Can you tell me what settings are involved in setting that up "correctly". Because we evidently do not.
Thanks, Tom
On 04/15/2012 01:20 PM, Fischer, Katrin wrote:
Hi Tom,
I filed a bug a while ago about how the tool reports success, although nothing has happened in the database when the system preference is not configured correctly:
http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=6756
Could this be the reason for the problems you had using the tool?
Hope that helps,
Katrin
-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: koha-bounces@lists.katipo.co.nz im Auftrag von Tom Hanstra Gesendet: Do 12.04.2012 19:48 An: Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz Betreff: [Koha] Bulk patron anonymize/delete tool
I asked this once before and got no response. But hope springs
eternal...
Has anyone successfully used the "Patrons (anonymize, bulk-delete)" tool available in Koha? We have found neither to work as expected. It acts as if it *thinks* it is anonymizing and/or deleting but does not actually do it.
Alternately, if that is known not to work, what might it take to bulk delete patrons at the database level? What kind of a mess will I leave behind if I simply delete patrons from the borrowers table? I assume a normal delete would check to make sure the patron does not have outstanding fines, checked out books, etc. Just whacking the borrowers table won't check those things. So what all else do I need to check before deletion?
Thanks, Tom
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-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tom Hanstra Systems Administrator Hesburgh Libraries of Notre Dame Phone: (574)631-4686 213 Hesburgh Library Email: tom@nd.edu Notre Dame, IN 46556 "Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that!" Lewis Carroll - Through the Looking Glass ------------------------------------------------------------------------