Bug 28862 - Add suffix to name field
Summary: Add suffix to name field
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: Koha
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Patrons (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All All
: P5 - low enhancement with 10 votes (vote)
Assignee: Bugs List
QA Contact: Testopia
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Reported: 2021-08-13 19:25 UTC by Rebecca Coert
Modified: 2023-08-24 16:50 UTC (History)
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Description Rebecca Coert 2021-08-13 19:25:31 UTC
Requesting the addition to the name field for suffix entries (Jr., Sr. III, etc.).  

Ideally it would be a drop-down box that could be prepopulated (auth_value?) with common entries; allowing for cleaner data and easier account viewing.
Comment 1 George Williams (NEKLS) 2023-06-13 15:20:30 UTC
This would be a nice addition to Koha
Comment 2 Katrin Fischer 2023-07-01 13:06:52 UTC
We now have middle name as an additional field, does that help any with that?
Comment 3 Rebecca Coert 2023-08-18 21:18:34 UTC
(In reply to Katrin Fischer from comment #2)
> We now have middle name as an additional field, does that help any with that?

No, not really.  Especially for users with long names. Example:
Juan Carlos Rodriguez Gonzalez III

If the suffix is added to the middle name, then notices would read Juan Carlos III Rodriguez Gonzalez.  

We also have the issue of non-standardized data, which could be fixed with a populated, drop-down menu. This would be useful for II vs. 2nd vs. Jr. or 3rd vs. III, depending on what the system's needs were.