[Koha-bugs] [Bug 21978] Add middle name field

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https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21978

--- Comment #18 from Christopher Brannon <cbrannon at cdalibrary.org> ---
(In reply to Martin Renvoize from comment #17)
> 1. How do you want this to display in the various places in Koha. (i.e
> should we always combine these fields and in what order)
> 2. What features do you want this new field to work with (I already see
> requests for the patron matching)
> 3. Should this field be included in the default search fields?
> 4. How does this field compare to the existing 'othernames' and new
> 'preferred_name' fields (bug 28633)

1. I think maybe a new field like additional_names could be added, and it could
include any other names that should be included that are not firstname or
surname, and isn't a othername.
2-3. It should have the option of being included in patron searches.  If so,
these names should be included in any list that returns multiple results on
patrons in a list, for easy identification, and should be on patron pages.
4.  Othernames does not show on patron search results when you see multiple
results.  This is okay.  I don't know what other countries use this for, but at
least our libraries use this field for nicknames.  The big difference is that
this field is displayed, and othernames is not, on search results.  Othernames
also appears somewhat separately from the main name on the patron pages.  This
one would show with the other primary names as defined in #5 below.

preferred_name sounds like what WE currently use othernames for, but better. 
Since that is becoming a new feature, we could enhance othernames for this
purpose, but I wouldn't want to take away what people currently use othernames
for, if not for nicknames (preferred_name).  Plus, applying these options to
othernames would only allow you to use it one way or the other.  I think a new
field (additional_names) would be best.

5. (new) Where ever this name shows, there should be a place to define the
order the names show.  Should it be after the firstname when displayed?  After
the surname?

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