When viewing patron messages in the staff interface (e.g., on the circulation page), messages are currently ordered by message_type only. This causes them to display out of chronological order, making it difficult for staff to quickly identify the most recent messages.
Created attachment 186983 [details] [review] Bug 40886: Ensure patron messages display in proper chronological order 1. Create several random patron circ messages with different dates. I used the following sql for my ktd: -- INSERT INTO messages (borrowernumber, branchcode, message_type, message, message_date) SELECT 51 AS borrowernumber, 'CPL' AS branchcode, ELT(FLOOR(1 + (RAND() * 3)), 'L','B','E') AS message_type, -- L=Staff note, B=OPAC, E=Email (adjust to your codes) CONCAT('Random test message ', FLOOR(RAND()*1000)) AS message, DATE_ADD(CURDATE(), INTERVAL -FLOOR(RAND() * 1825) DAY) AS message_date -- random day in last ~5 years (5*365) FROM ( SELECT 1 UNION ALL SELECT 2 UNION ALL SELECT 3 UNION ALL SELECT 4 UNION ALL SELECT 5 UNION ALL SELECT 6 UNION ALL SELECT 7 UNION ALL SELECT 8 UNION ALL SELECT 9 UNION ALL SELECT 10 ) AS x; 2. View the patron account and notice that messages are sorted by type, but not by date. 3. Apply the patch and restart_all 4. Refresh the patron account page and clear the browser cache if necessary. 5. View the patron account again and notice that the messages are still sorted by type, but they are also sorted in descending order (newest to oldest). 6. Sign off and have a great day!