[Evergreen-general] STAFF INITIALS-new accounts

[John Morris]

On Thu, 2022-05-26 at 14:36 -0400, Bill Ott via Evergreen-general wrote:
> We created a local solution to this circa 2012. We store a creator
> and 
> create_date in actor.card, so we can see who issued each library
> card. 
> It doesn't capture every edit, but does show who created the account 
> initially and who issued any replacement library card(s).
> 
> I've added details to the noted bug.

Just need a better way to expose the info, the system does track user
creation and modifications in auditor.actor_user_history in the audit_ws
and audit_user fields.

This of course assumes everyone is logging in with an individual account
and never share a workstation session.




> 
> On 5/26/22 2:19 PM, Morgan, Michele via Evergreen-general wrote:
> > Hi Deanna,
> > 
> > The fact that Evergreen doesn't currently capture the staff user
> > and 
> > workstation when a patron record is entered is missing
> > functionality. 
> > There is an existing Launchpad bug for this:
> > 
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1607827
> > 
> > Hope this helps,
> > Michele
> > 
> > --
> > Michele M. Morgan, Technical Support Analyst
> > North of Boston Library Exchange, Danvers Massachusetts
> > mmorgan at noblenet.org <mailto:mmorgan at noblenet.org>
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Thu, May 26, 2022 at 1:12 PM Deanna Frazee via Evergreen-general 
> > <evergreen-general at list.evergreen-ils.org> wrote:
> > 
> >     I find it perplexing that Evergreen does not indicate which
> > staff
> >     member input a new patron record.  I can see which staff member
> >     checked an item in or out, so why can I not see who set the
> >     account up?  It is incredibly useful data because it can help me
> >     spot if a staff member is struggling and needs more training on
> >     patron records.  It can also be helpful when tracking down a
> >     problem so that you can figure out where the process went wrong
> >     and why.
> > 
> >     Deanna Frazee
> > 
> >     Director of Library Services
> > 
> >     Killeen Public Library
> > 
> >     City of Killeen, Texas
> > 
> >     254-501-8995 (office)
> > 
> >     254-501-7704 (fax)
> > 
> >     dfrazee at killeentexas.gov <mailto:http://dfrazee@killeentexas.gov
> > >
> > 
> >     www.killeentexas.gov <http://www.killeentexas.gov/>
> > 
> >     *From:* Evergreen-general
> >     <evergreen-general-bounces at list.evergreen-ils.org> *On Behalf Of
> >     *Terri Moser via Evergreen-general
> >     *Sent:* Thursday, May 26, 2022 10:51 AM
> >     *To:* evergreen-general at list.evergreen-ils.org
> >     *Cc:* Terri Moser <terri at neosho.lib.mo.us>
> >     *Subject:* [Evergreen-general] STAFF INITIALS-new accounts
> > 
> >     I would like to figure out where to include staff initials on
> > our
> >     new patron accounts. Does anyone require this info? It is really
> >     helpful when training new staff to know "who" entered the data.
> > 
> >     Terri Moser
> > 
> >     Circulation Supervisor
> > 
> >     Neosho Newton County Library
> > 
> >     "Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a
> >     person to be loved."
> > 
> >                                      -Thomas S. Monson
> > 
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