[Koha-bugs] [Bug 31591] New: REST API should include a patron import function

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https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=31591

            Bug ID: 31591
           Summary: REST API should include a patron import function
 Change sponsored?: ---
           Product: Koha
           Version: master
          Hardware: All
                OS: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P5 - low
         Component: REST API
          Assignee: koha-bugs at lists.koha-community.org
          Reporter: jrittenh at nd.edu
                CC: tomascohen at gmail.com

The GUI-based batch patron upload form allows for selecting a match point,
neither of which is the Koha ID, as an external system generating patrons is
not going to be Koha-aware.  Yet the REST API now requires knowledge of the
patron's Koha ID to update a patron, necessitating a manual patron lookup
request prior to submitting either an add or update request.  For individual
transactions, this is cumbersome.  For bulk transactions, it's unwieldy.

It would be more helpful to have the option to choose a match point in the
request, and for the software to intelligently add or update a patron as
necessary.  This would significantly cut down on the external development
necessary to create patrons via API, as well as API requests per patron
add/update.

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