[Evergreen-general] [Evergreen-dev] Old Barcode/Username Change

Thu Jan 27 12:06:30 EST 2022

Thanks for linking all of these Michele! I'm adding heat and comments to
the ones I didn't see yet.

On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 11:59 AM Morgan, Michele via Evergreen-dev <
evergreen-dev at list.evergreen-ils.org> wrote:

> Judging from the discussion, this is a wider issue, so I checked Launchpad
> for existing bugs and found some relevant ones, the first was just brought
> up by Jessica:
>
> #1255561 <https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1255561> OPAC:
> username that starts with a number is treated like a barcode
> #1828456 <https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1828456> AuthProxy
> native login fails if username begins with a number
> #1827296 <https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1827296>
> open-ils.auth.authenticate.init incorrectly checks if identifier is
> username or barcode
>
> While certainly related, it's unclear to me whether there are actually
> duplicate bugs here. Because of that, and because there is code that can be
> rebased/tested, I'm copying the dev list on this as well.
>
> Also, here's a related wishlist item:
>
> #1891708 <https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1891708> Default
> usernames should be changed when updating a patron barcode
>
> Michele
> --
> Michele M. Morgan, Technical Support Analyst
> North of Boston Library Exchange, Danvers Massachusetts
> mmorgan at noblenet.org
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 11:12 AM Diane Disbro via Evergreen-general <
> evergreen-general at list.evergreen-ils.org> wrote:
>
>> And I appreciate the opportunity to ask questions about this! Some of our
>> patrons don't want to replace lost cards because they have set up accounts
>> with OverDrive and don't want to have to start over. If they DON'T need to
>> start over, we can tell them to continue to use their old number for their
>> username.
>>
>> 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 10:06 AM Dawn Dale via Evergreen-general <
>> evergreen-general at list.evergreen-ils.org> wrote:
>>
>>> No worries!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *Dawn Dale, PINES Services Specialist - Circulation*
>>>
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>>> On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 11:04 AM Gina Monti <gmonti at biblio.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sorry, all on the Evergreen discussion page!  I sent this to the wrong
>>>> email list-please disregard.
>>>>
>>>> It's supposed to go to our consortium's Evergreen list.  This is a
>>>> Bibliomation situation we're fixing.
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 11:01 AM Dawn Dale <ddale at georgialibraries.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Gina,
>>>>>
>>>>> We have seen some of this as well though I don't have any specific
>>>>> example to share with you. I was going to open a bug but if you want to do
>>>>> that I will add heat.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *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
>>>>>
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>>>>> On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 10:37 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
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>>>> Gina Monti
>>>> Evergreen Systems Specialist
>>>> Bibliomation, Inc.
>>>> (203) 577-4070 ext. 109
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