Bug 27364 - Making previous patron cardnumbers searchable
Summary: Making previous patron cardnumbers searchable
Status: NEW
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Product: Koha
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Patrons (show other bugs)
Version: Main
Hardware: All All
: P5 - low enhancement
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Reported: 2021-01-08 11:04 UTC by Fiona Borthwick
Modified: 2025-03-25 17:54 UTC (History)
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Description Fiona Borthwick 2021-01-08 11:04:49 UTC
Bug 18626 introduced the logging of changes to patron cardnumbers which is great, but this still does not link together previous cardnumbers.

Imagine this scenario:

A library patron loses their library card.
They are issued with a replacement.
Old and new cardnumbers are recorded in the Modification log.

The old card is found (doesn't matter who finds it) and brought to the library.
A member of library staff scan the barcode - get no results.

This means they are none the wiser as to who this card belonged to.

Would it not be a good idea to allow previous cardnumbers to be searchable?

Some libraries may record this information somewhere in the patron record, but a search by cardnumber would be extremely helpful. It would be useful if the cardnumber moved into a linked field automatically when a new cardnumber was entered.