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

[Sharp, Chris]

Ben,

Thanks for sharing this information - this question was brought up to me this week and now I can cross something else off my to-do list!

Cheers,

Chris

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ben Shum" <ben at evergreener.net>
> To: "Evergreen Discussion Group" <open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 8:52:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Patrons cannot change their user name
> 
> 
> 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.)
> 
> 
> 
> James Wagner
> 
> Technical Services Co-ordinator
> 
> Lincoln Public Library
> 
> Vineland, Ontario, Canada
> 
> 905-563-2799 ext 216
> 
> wagner at lincoln.library.on.ca
> 
> www.lincoln.library.on.ca
> 
> 
> 

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Chris Sharp
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