How to set up a new staff member - including how to access the intranet
Hi - this is obviously causing a few headaches for people - so I thought I'd send this to the whole list :-) BACKGROUND To access the Intranet (librarian view) you need a username and password. The first person needs the MYSQL username and password, and then they can make new users (staff). Unfortunatly, the staff authentication module basically came in on the back of the general members (OPAC) authentication module, so to be blunt, it's a bit confusing, definitly not intuative, and hopefully might be improved for the next release. OK HERE WE GO To make another "Librarian". You will need to be logged in with your superuser password - not just the first time, but every time. You add new librarians through the "add member" process. From Koha's point of View, a librarian is just a member with some different privliges, but we don't make it clear enough that you add a staff person the same way. Start from the member search page that looks like http://hlt.katipo.co.nz/members/ Type the name of your staff member in the search box (even though they may not be there yet). You should get a page like http://hlt.katipo.co.nz/cgi-bin/koha/member.pl You should see the option to add a new member. Add a new adult member. You should be able to change them to being a "worker" And I think (although am not sure) that you can add their username and password there. Submit that form Apparently on your "add a new member" screen, you won't get the option to give them access to the intranet. To do that, you submit that form. Then go back to the member page, search for them (YES AGAIN) When they come up in the list, click on their name to modify their record and then all the options you need should show up Good Luck Cheers Rachel _____________________________________________________________ Rachel Hamilton-Williams Katipo Communications WEBMISTRESS ph 021 389 128 or +64 04 934 1285 mailto:rachel@katipo.co.nz PO Box 12487, Wellington http://www.katipo.co.nz New Zealand Koha Open Source Library System http://www.koha.org
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