Bug 38317

Summary: Support hiding preferred_name from patron modification screen on OPAC but not staff client (or vice versa)
Product: Koha Reporter: Emily Lamancusa (emlam) <emily.lamancusa>
Component: PatronsAssignee: Bugs List <koha-bugs>
Status: NEW --- QA Contact: Testopia <testopia>
Severity: enhancement    
Priority: P5 - low CC: gmcharlt, kyle.m.hall
Version: Main   
Hardware: All   
OS: All   
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Description Emily Lamancusa (emlam) 2024-10-31 17:50:53 UTC
If preferred_name is hidden from either staff modification or patron self-modification, the firstname field will be copied into that field whenever edits to the patron are made from that screen. It's possible that a library may want to use the preferred_name field, but restrict editing either to patrons only or staff only for whatever reason. It would be nice to be able to hide preferred_name from one screen and not the other, without overwriting the preferred_name every time the patron account is edited from a screen where the field is hidden.