The order of the notices shown for 'Patron messaging preferences' seems somewhat random. I recommend putting them in alphabetical order. To reproduce: 1. In the staff interface, go to Administration > System preferences 2. Set UseRecalls to Use 3. Set ILLModule to Enable 4. Go to Patrons 5. Add a new patron: + New patron > Patron 6. Scroll down to the "Patron messaging preferences" section (at the bottom) 7. Note the order of the notices: - Hold filled - Hold reminder - Return recalled item - Recall awaiting pickup - Interlibrary loan ready - Interlibrary loan unavailable - Interlibrary loan updated - Item checkout - Auto renewal - Advance notice - Item due - Item check-in 8. If you go to Administration > Patrons and circulation > Patron categories, and edit any patron category, the order is the same. 9. If you go to the OPAC, log in as a patron, and go to the 'Messaging' section, note that they are in alphabetical order.
They were recently re-arranged into a somewhat functional order as alphabetic would not work with translations. Alphabetic also seems a bit counter-intuitive for patrons who might not know what things are called. See here: bug 29194
Thanks Katrin. I wasn't aware of that bug, and nice insights on issues with sorting when translated. Happy to close this. David