[Koha-bugs] [Bug 13547] Item field 'Materials specified' would be useful to see in OPAC

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https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=13547

--- Comment #9 from Christopher Brannon <cbrannon at cdalibrary.org> ---
(In reply to Katrin Fischer from comment #8)
> This patch works as expected, but there is a little catch: For libraries,
> that have used this field to add information that is patron privacy relevant
> (like the name of someone), this change might be problematic. I have seen
> this happening, as the field will show up on checkout/checkin in a prominent
> way. (When returned, hand over to X next or something like that).
> 
> Even when the materials column is hidden, it's still fully visible in the
> source code.
> 
> Would it be possible not to pass it to the template if the column
> configuration is set to not display it?

Is it fair to withhold this functionality because some might be using it for
something it wasn't intended for?  How many other fields are used in a similar
fashion?  I can understand this caution on a field that was meant to hold
sensitive information, but I am not sure about this one.  Maybe it could be
suppressed with column configuration, but unless we treat other fields the same
way, this suppression might get lost in future upgrades because it doesn't
coincide with other column practices.

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