[Koha] Member help?

[Joshua Ferraro]

Hi Brooke,

Sounds like you've got some good ideas ... I wasn't able to view
any of the links you sent though ... trixy passwords :-).

On Wed, Dec 22, 2004 at 06:39:39AM -0800, BWS Johnson wrote:
> Salve!
> 
> I love the little help clickies, but I'm noticing that many are blank. I
> also know that you guys have been working on stuff, as evidenced by my
> shiny new reports module. (Hooray! I won't have to manually count every
> book in the Library next year!) Thanks so much!
> I wrote some junk for the Member clickies, seeing as how that's a rather
> important slice of the ILS to me. Also, it's one of the pieces that I'm
> fairly comfortable with, so here goes. The URL is what I would
> theoretically see if I were on the page I would want the help clickie to
> refer to.
> 
> 
> _________________________________________________________________
> 
> http://65.110.139.7:8080/cgi-bin/koha/members/members-home.pl
> 
> This is the Members portion of Koha. 
> 
> The Members portion stores the information you add about your patrons.
> 
> To add a patron, type their name into the search box on the left, and 
> click the OK button. 
> 
> If there is already a borrower matching the name you searched, it will
> show
> after you click OK. This can be particularly useful when people have
> lost
> their cards or when children forget their cards. That way, you can avoid
> having
> multiple numbers for the same patron.
> 
> Alternatively, you can browse a section of borrowers by selecting the
> first 
> letter of the Patron's last name from the list on the right.
> 
> 
> _____________________________________________________________________
> 
> http://65.110.139.7:8080/cgi-bin/koha/members/memberentry.pl
> 
> 
> 
> Add Member
> 
> This is the form for adding a new single member to the database. There
> is also a form for organisations, such as other libraries and non profit
> organisations you might lend to. You should use the Add Organisation tab
> at the top of the Member page for that.
> 
> Every field with an asterisk must be filled out, or you will get an
> error, and the record will not be added to the database. 
> 
> If you accidentally have two members with the same card number, the
> second duplicate will show up as
> just commas after you confirm the record.
> 
> When you are done with the record, click the Save button at the bottom.
> 
> The clear all Fields button will reset the page to a blank form in case
> you
> made a mistake.
> 
> 
> ______________________________________________________________________
> 
> 
> http://65.110.139.7:8080/cgi-bin/koha/members/memberentry.pl?categorycod
> e=I&actionType=Add
> 
> 
> Add Member, Institutional
> 
> This is the form for adding a group of members. Suppose you had a YMCA
> group, or lend books to other Libraries. This would be the form to use
> for that purpose.
> 
> Every field with an asterisk must be filled out, or you will get an
> error, and the record will not be added to the database. 
> 
> If you accidentally have two members with the same card number, the
> second duplicate will show up as
> just commas after you confirm the record.
> 
> When you are done with the record, click the Save button at the bottom.
> 
> The clear all Fields button will reset the page to a blank form in case
> you
> made a mistake.
> 
> You can always come back and edit what you enter in the Add Member
> screen by 
> searching for the borrower by using their last name or card number,
> selecting a user by clicking on the entry in the search list, and then
> clicking the Modify button on the member information screen.
> 
> _________________________________________________________________
> 
> http://65.110.139.7:8080/cgi-bin/koha/members/moremember.pl?
> 
> Member Information Screen
> 
> This screen shows the information associated with a given patron. 
> 
> On the top left is their address and card number. 
> 
> A patron's annual membership fee payment status also shows on this
> screen.
> 
> Any fines a patron has will show up in the top middle of this screen.
> 
> Any materials a patron has requested will show up on the top right of
> this screen.
> 
> You can get information on what a patron has read in the past by
> clicking on the Reading Record button.
> 
> Any items a patron currently has out will show up under "Items currently
> on issue".
> 
> If you would like to edit a patron's information, click the modify
> button on the lower left.
> 
> If you would like to PERMANENTLY delete a user, click the delete button
> on the lower left. A confirmation box will 
> appear, so don't worry about accidentally deleting a record. Just be
> absolutely sure before you delete!
> 
> The change password button allows a user to either set a new password or
> change their current password. This is useful
> to patrons that wish to place reserves online from home. You cannot see
> a password again once you change it, but you can 
> reset a password.
> 
> Modify user flags allows an administrator to set which clerks,
> librarians, patrons, technical support people or trustees 
> have access to certain parts of the database. Right now, one can either
> have permission to access everything on the Intranet 
> side, or just have access to the OPAC. 
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ___
> 
> 
> Ta da,
> Brooke @ Hinsdale