[Koha-devel] RFC: Advanced patron search

[Nicole Engard]

This is certainly something I have heard several people ask for.  I
personally like your option #1.  I'm not sure why we'd need a system
preference for this though.  Why wouldn't we just have an advanced
search form that lets you search the fields associated with patron
records?


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On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 3:17 PM, Danny Bouman
<danny.bouman at hclibrary.org> wrote:
> Problem
> The ability is needed to search for patrons on many different fields,
> including email address, street address, phone number, etc. Using additional
> patron attributes is not a viable solution as it would require a tremendous
> amount of duplicate data on all fields that would need to be searchable.
>
> Possible Solution #1
> Create a standard search API that functions for both circulation and patron
> searches and supports the ability to search on many different fields.
>
> Possible Solution #2
> Create a member search API that supports the ability to search for patrons
> on many different fields.
>
> Technical Notes
>
> System preference should exist for what patron fields are able to be
> searched
> When a Staff member clicks on the Patron menu item, they should immediately
> be taken to the advanced search screen, which could exist below the browse
> by last name. This display would be in a similar format to what Staff see
> when they click on the Search menu item.
> Patron Attribute types that are able to be searched should appear in the
> advanced search.
>
> http://wiki.koha.org/doku.php?id=en:development:rfcs3.2:rfc32_advancedpatronsearch
>
> Any thoughts, questions, or comments?
>
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> Danny Bouman
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