Bug 30303

Summary: Add ability to select which values to retain when merging patrons
Product: Koha Reporter: Andrew Fuerste-Henry <andrewfh>
Component: PatronsAssignee: Bugs List <koha-bugs>
Status: NEW --- QA Contact: Testopia <testopia>
Severity: enhancement    
Priority: P5 - low CC: cbrannon, eb, gmcharlt, kebliss, kyle.m.hall, lisettepalouse+koha, rcoert, sys_admin
Version: Main   
Hardware: All   
OS: All   
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Description Andrew Fuerste-Henry 2022-03-16 12:15:24 UTC
When merging two patron records, one simply picks one record to retain values from. It would be helpful to have an interface more like what we see when merging biblio records, where one can select values from either pre-merge record to be retained post-merge.
Comment 1 Christopher Brannon 2022-03-16 15:19:17 UTC
This would be great!!! +++++1
Comment 2 Elaine Bradtke 2022-05-24 18:17:44 UTC
Important for libraries that allow self registration.  Users  create their own logins without linking to their existing card.  If we try to merge the two, the login information (password, etc.) is lost.
Comment 3 Rebecca Coert 2024-01-17 16:16:49 UTC
This would be very useful, especially if the Registration Date field was included.  I often merge newer accounts (with the correct information) for users that have returned, but have an old/expired account.  It would be nice to keep their original registration date.