[Evergreen-general] Old Barcode/Username Change

[Dawn Dale]

Hi Gina,
That should be a setting. We don't tie usernames to user barcodes.



*Dawn Dale, PINES Services Specialist - Circulation*

------------------------------

Georgia Public Library Service

2872 Woodcock Blvd, Suite 250 | Atlanta, GA 30341

(404) 291-2800, ddale at georgialibraries.org

<https://www.facebook.com/georgialibraries>
<https://www.twitter.com/georgialibs>
<https://www.instagram.com/georgialibraries/>

Join our email list <http://georgialibraries.org/subscription> for stories
of Georgia libraries making an impact in our communities.



On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 11:02 AM Gina Monti via Evergreen-general <
evergreen-general at list.evergreen-ils.org> wrote:

> That's a good question.  The eresources accounts are handled differently
> so changing the username in Evergreen won't affect those accounts.  The
> patron would need to enter the new barcode anyway in order to gain access.
> If the username isn't filled out to the current barcode, they will be
> blocked from using the OPAC.
>
> On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 10:58 AM Diane Disbro <ddisbro at scenicregional.org>
> wrote:
>
>> If we don't reset the Username to match the new patron barcode, will the
>> patron be able to continue to use their eResource accounts with the old
>> barcode and not have to create a new account and begin again placing holds?
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Diane Disbro
>> Pronouns: she/her
>> Circulation Coordinator
>> Scenic Regional Library
>> 251 Union Plaza Drive
>> Union, MO 63084
>> (636) 583-0652 ext  110
>> ddisbro at scenicregional.org
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 9:37 AM Gina Monti via Evergreen-general <
>> evergreen-general at list.evergreen-ils.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Everyone,
>>>
>>> We contacted library directors individually on Friday with information
>>> on the issue some patrons were experiencing logging in through the OPAC.
>>> In short, older barcodes that were saved as their usernames needed to be
>>> changed to their current barcode in order to gain access.  Today we have
>>> globally changed all the affected patrons to have their usernames reflect
>>> their current barcode.
>>>
>>> We produced shared buckets for each library to keep track of the
>>> affected patrons for your records.  If you would like your shared bucket
>>> ID, please email me off list.
>>>
>>> Thank you most of all for your patience during this situation.  A
>>> reminder that when you are replacing a barcode, please replace the username
>>> if the username isn't set to a unique field that the patron requested.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Gina Monti
>>> Evergreen Systems Specialist
>>> Bibliomation, Inc.
>>> (203) 577-4070 ext. 109
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Evergreen-general mailing list
>>> Evergreen-general at list.evergreen-ils.org
>>> http://list.evergreen-ils.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/evergreen-general
>>>
>>
>
> --
> Gina Monti
> Evergreen Systems Specialist
> Bibliomation, Inc.
> (203) 577-4070 ext. 109
> _______________________________________________
> Evergreen-general mailing list
> Evergreen-general at list.evergreen-ils.org
> http://list.evergreen-ils.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/evergreen-general
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://list.evergreen-ils.org/pipermail/evergreen-general/attachments/20220127/106a0503/attachment-0001.html>