[Koha] Multiple IDs or card numbers per user

[Andy Boze]

Hi, Caroline.

Thanks for checking. I see the problem. I'm used to filling in an ID or 
name in the check out box at the top, and having it present one or more 
hits in a dropdown. When it didn't do that, I was figuring the search 
didn't work. If I actually click on the search button or hit enter after 
filling in the attribute value, it does find the patron.

It's too bad that the self-checkout doesn't use the unique attributes, 
though.

Thanks for the assistance.

Andy

On 2/7/2022 2:53 PM, Caroline Cyr-La-Rose wrote:
> Hi Andy,
> 
> I just tried it on Koha 20.05 and it seemed to work?
> 
> - I added a patron attribute called Additional ID, which is searchable 
> and unique.
> 
> - I added a value (1234, I know, very original), in one patron account.
> 
> - In the staff interface, in the search bar at the top, I selected 
> checkout, typed in 1234 and hit enter. It brought me to that one patron.
> 
> I also tried with a less common value (147852369) and it still brought 
> me to the one patron from the checkout search.
> 
> I don't think it will work for the self checkout though. That wasn't in 
> your original question, so I thought it was only for checking out from 
> the staff interface. I think the self checkout only allows to use the 
> cardnumber or userid/password.
> 
> 
> Caroline
> 
> On 2022-02-07 14 h 21, Andy Boze wrote:
>> Thanks again, Caroline. I've tried creating additional attributes and 
>> then adding them to a patron record. The problem I'm finding is that 
>> the additional identifiers don't seem to be usable in the same way as 
>> the patron's card number.
>>
>> For example, on the self-checkout page, it will only accept patron 
>> card numbers and not any other attributes, even if they are unique and 
>> searchable. And there's a similar problem in the staff client for 
>> check-outs, where I can only use patron name or card number.
>>
>> Is there any way to get Koha to search for those attributes in 
>> addition to card number of patron name? The only way I see to search 
>> on those attributes is to go into the patron module and use the search 
>> filter.
>>
>> Andy
>>
>> On 2/4/2022 5:10 PM, Caroline Cyr-La-Rose wrote:
>>> Hi Andy!
>>>
>>> This would be possible with Patron attributes. You could create an 
>>> attribute type (Administration > Patron attribute types) for each 
>>> additional credential, making sure to specify that the attribute is a 
>>> "unique identifier" and is "searchable".
>>>
>>> If you have questions, let me know.
>>>
>>> Caroline
>>>
>>> On 2022-02-04 16 h 59, Andy Boze wrote:
>>>> Hi, all.
>>>>
>>>> My campus is starting to investigate implementation of digital IDs 
>>>> for students. This would allow them to use their android, iphone, or 
>>>> apple watch digital wallet in place of their standard ID card. They 
>>>> would have up to three unique credentials that act like barcode 
>>>> numbers — the ID card number itself, a phone credential and a watch 
>>>> credential. If this is implemented essentially we would have to 
>>>> store up to three “barcodes” per patron. Is there any way to 
>>>> accommodate this in Koha?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>> Andy
>>>>
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