https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=33495 Bug ID: 33495 Summary: Patron search results can be misleading Change sponsored?: --- Product: Koha Version: master Hardware: All OS: All Status: NEW Severity: enhancement Priority: P5 - low Component: Patrons Assignee: koha-bugs@lists.koha-community.org Reporter: cbrannon@cdalibrary.org QA Contact: testopia@bugs.koha-community.org CC: gmcharlt@gmail.com, kyle.m.hall@gmail.com If I search for a patron barcode, particularly one that has been deleted, there is a slight chance that this number could be part of another searchable field in the patron record, like a phone number. In that case, the Koha might just go straight into the record without skipping a beat, and staff make the assumption that they are in the correct record. It would be preferable that unless an exact match is made on search criteria, Koha only displays search results rather than going straight into the record, if it is only the closest match. There is still room for error, but this would help shave that rate down a bit. Close or partial matches should not go straight into a record. If you are typing a patron name or number and the suggestions show up, it is on the staff member for picking the right or wrong patron. But if the system is throwing us into a record based on loose information, that is a problem. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug. You are watching all bug changes.