[Koha] cardnumbers, and borrowernumbers

[Stephen Hedges]

Marty -

The member number actually is called "borrowernumber" in the Koha
database, and is used extensively for indexing your data.  For example,
items that are issued to a borrower are indexed to the borrowernumber, not
the card number.

You can always see the borrowernumber for an existing member; it appears
on the screen as "Membership number" and in your browser's url window as
"bornum" at the end of the url.  When you are adding a member, however,
the borrowernumber is not assigned until you click on the "save" button. 
So deriving the card number from the borrowernumber is a bad idea, unless
you want to assign a nonsense card number, save the new member, then go
back in and change the card number once the borrowernumber has been
assigned.

Stephen

Marty Jongepier wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have Koha up and running, it is wonderful, especially compared to what
> we
> are using currently.
>
> I have a few questions still, just to make our lives easier.
>
> When I add children to a member, the screen will show me the membernumber
> (borrowernumber), and a textbox where I can fill in the cardnumber. Now
> our
> cardnumbers are derived from the membernumber (not the same), so that is
> great.
>
> But if I add a member, there will be the text member#, Card number* and
> then
> the textbox for the cardnumber.
> I cannot see the membernumber on this screen, and I need that for the
> cardnumber. Is there a way to show it there? I think it should? Or do I
> miss
> something?
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Marty Jongepier

-- 
Stephen Hedges
Skemotah Solutions, USA
www.skemotah.com  --  shedges at skemotah.com