Bug 6816

Summary: Capture member signature
Product: Koha Reporter: Savitra Sirohi <savitra.sirohi>
Component: PatronsAssignee: Amit Gupta <kohapatch>
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX QA Contact: Bugs List <koha-bugs>
Severity: enhancement    
Priority: P5 - low CC: cbrannon, dcook, gmcharlt, katrin.fischer, kohapatch, veron
Version: unspecified   
Hardware: All   
OS: All   
See Also: http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=14294
https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=33985
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Description Savitra Sirohi 2011-08-30 09:02:09 UTC
Capture a signature image via file upload and via a signature pad device
Comment 1 Marc VĂ©ron 2016-01-06 08:36:54 UTC
We can upload files related to patrons ( cgi-bin/koha/members/files.pl?borrowernumber=nnnnn )

This way, e.g. signed and scanned contracts could be uploaded.
Comment 2 Katrin Fischer 2019-03-13 07:16:42 UTC
There has not been any comment on this in 8 years, is this still a feature that would be needed?
Comment 3 Christopher Brannon 2021-09-14 15:51:49 UTC
This would be a good feature.  A general import document feature that would link the uploaded document to the patron account, and list it somewhere on the patron checkout/details page, in a tab.
Comment 4 Owen Leonard 2021-09-14 18:23:21 UTC
(In reply to Christopher Brannon from comment #3)
> This would be a good feature.  A general import document feature that would
> link the uploaded document to the patron account

Isn't this what EnableBorrowerFiles controls?
Comment 5 Katrin Fischer 2021-09-14 18:33:29 UTC
I had left this open, because I thought there might be a way to automate the pad to image file a bit - but thinking about, I am not sure it would be wise to just store a patrons signature without the contents of the signed document? Thinking if this could be abused - not sure how those terminals work in general.
Comment 6 Christopher Brannon 2021-09-14 18:43:34 UTC
(In reply to Owen Leonard from comment #4)
> (In reply to Christopher Brannon from comment #3)
> > This would be a good feature.  A general import document feature that would
> > link the uploaded document to the patron account
> 
> Isn't this what EnableBorrowerFiles controls?

Well, how about that?  Didn't even know that was there.

I think that works pretty darn good, although, it would be nice if there was a view feature, so you don't have to download the file to view it (if it is just an image).
Comment 7 David Cook 2021-09-14 23:56:23 UTC
(In reply to Katrin Fischer from comment #5)
> I had left this open, because I thought there might be a way to automate the
> pad to image file a bit - but thinking about, I am not sure it would be wise
> to just store a patrons signature without the contents of the signed
> document? Thinking if this could be abused - not sure how those terminals
> work in general.

I think that the risk seems higher than the reward in my opinion. I wouldn't want my library system storing my signature in an Internet facing system. If I knew that my library was doing that, I'd probably stop using that library. 

Curious what the GDPR requirements would be as well.