Bug 28860 - Add system setting to mark patron fields important
Summary: Add system setting to mark patron fields important
Status: NEW
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Product: Koha
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Patrons (show other bugs)
Version: Main
Hardware: All All
: P5 - low enhancement
Assignee: Bugs List
QA Contact: Testopia
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Reported: 2021-08-13 18:31 UTC by Esther Melander
Modified: 2025-03-31 12:47 UTC (History)
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Description Esther Melander 2021-08-13 18:31:34 UTC
It would be nice to add a system setting similar to the BorrowerMandatoryField for the patron form to mark fields important. This would give a visual clue for fields that should be filled in but are not necessarily required.
Comment 1 Juliet Heltibridle 2025-03-30 23:17:10 UTC
This would be very helpful for libraries that would like to reduce the number of mistakes when registering without making a field mandatory. For example, our consortium does not have Date of Birth as a required field, but our specific library requires the birthday for accounts. Often, if a staff member makes a mistake when typing the birth date, or enters it into the wrong field.
I am imagining something similar to how the MARC bib frameworks allow you to mark a field as important or mandatory, and give you an error message if you didn't fill it out, but allow you to save if you choose to.