SMS alert number is currently grouped with borrower messing preferences. This is inconsistent with the rest of the borrower contact information.
I don't know how easy it would be to implement, but shouldn't we instead offer an option to specify one of the existing phone numbers (primary, secondary, other) as the SMS alert number? Could this be combined with Bug 11879?
(In reply to Owen Leonard from comment #1) > I don't know how easy it would be to implement, but shouldn't we instead > offer an option to specify one of the existing phone numbers (primary, > secondary, other) as the SMS alert number? > > Could this be combined with Bug 11879? maybe a drop down... along the lines of SMS Alert Number [ [ Use Primary ] ] [ Use Secondary ] [ Use Other ] [ Enter SMS Number | | ] ?
This enhancement might be a bit more important because of the new main contact method field added to patron records in 21.11.