[Koha] Bulk patron anonymize/delete tool

[Tom Hanstra]

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 at nd.edu
      Notre Dame, IN  46556

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