[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Patrons cannot change their user name

[Ben Shum]

Hi James,

I believe that is controlled via library settings.  Look in the editor for
"Allow multiple username changes" to be true so that patrons can change it
more often than just the first time.  And "Lock Usernames" to be false or
not set to allow patrons to change their username at all.

One use case I immediately thought of for disallowing change of username
would be in a school setting where usernames follow consistent practices:
first name initial, last name, etc.  In that environment, the username may
have more implications in interactions with other systems that depend on
consistent and unchanging username fields.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Ben Shum


On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 6:37 PM, James Wagner
<wagner at lincoln.library.on.ca>wrote:

>  We are on Evergreen 2.4 and TPAC. One of our patrons was wondering why
> they couldn’t change their user name within their Account Preferences in
> the TPAC. We’re pretty sure that in the former OPAC that was possible. But,
> before I take this any further, I’d like to know if maybe there is a
> specific reason/rationale for setting up the TPAC this way. (In the
> meantime, we have no difficulty changing usernames for patrons in the staff
> client.)****
>
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> James Wagner****
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> Technical Services Co-ordinator****
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> Lincoln Public Library****
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> Vineland, Ontario, Canada****
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> 905-563-2799 ext 216****
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> wagner at lincoln.library.on.ca****
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