[Koha-bugs] [Bug 29740] New: New Organization field

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https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=29740

            Bug ID: 29740
           Summary: New Organization field
 Change sponsored?: ---
           Product: Koha
           Version: unspecified
          Hardware: All
                OS: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P5 - low
         Component: Patrons
          Assignee: koha-bugs at lists.koha-community.org
          Reporter: cbrannon at cdalibrary.org
        QA Contact: testopia at bugs.koha-community.org
                CC: gmcharlt at gmail.com, kyle.m.hall at gmail.com

Would suggest we add a new field to the patron record called "organization". 
Currently we are storing organization names in the surname field.  This is
inaccurate, and causes some issues between validation (maybe custom validation)
and switching from a patron type record and an organization record, especially
if anything was left in a first name field at the time.  Having a separate
organization field would also allow us to correctly record an organization name
and a contact at that organization.  There are ways around this currently, but
typical databases usually include a separate field for an organization name.

This would also allow us to more accurately identify organizations with a
specific contact person and include lines like "c/o: Joe Smith" under the
organization name in notifications.

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