[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] patron registration - date of birth

[Kathy Lussier]

Great! I'll have to re-test it.

Kathy


On 10/18/2017 06:23 PM, Terran McCanna wrote:
> >>I don't think this setting affects the date format in the browser 
> client patron registration form. <<
>
> It looks like it's working for us in the web client. We are using a 
> MM/dd/yyyy format.
>
> Terran McCanna
> PINES Program Manager
> Georgia Public Library Service
> 1800 Century Place, Suite 150
> Atlanta, GA 30345
> 404-235-7138
> tmccanna at georgialibraries.org <mailto:tmccanna at georgialibraries.org>
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 3:23 PM, Kathy Lussier <klussier at masslnc.org 
> <mailto:klussier at masslnc.org>> wrote:
>
>     Diane,
>
>     Are you talking about the old xul client or the new browser client?
>
>>     While this setting will affect various date formats throughout
>>     the Evergreen database (and not just the Patron DOB field), you
>>     can set the date format via Library Setting: Format Dates with
>>     this pattern.
>>
>     I don't think this setting affects the date format in the browser
>     client patron registration form.
>
>     Kathy
>
>
>     On 10/17/2017 02:58 PM, Erica Rohlfs wrote:
>>     Good Afternoon Diane,
>>
>>     While this setting will affect various date formats throughout
>>     the Evergreen database (and not just the Patron DOB field), you
>>     can set the date format via Library Setting: Format Dates with
>>     this pattern.
>>
>>     I hope this helps!
>>     Erica
>>
>>     On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 2:55 PM, Diane Disbro
>>     <ddisbro at scenicregional.org <mailto:ddisbro at scenicregional.org>>
>>     wrote:
>>
>>         Good afternoon –
>>
>>         The staff at my library are working through a patron
>>         registration exercise. More than one person has asked why the
>>         birthdate needs to be entered yyyy-mm-dd, a format not widely
>>         used in the USA. How should I answer that question?
>>
>>         Thank you.
>>
>>         *Diane Disbro*
>>
>>         Circulation Coordinator/Branch Manager
>>
>>         Union Branch
>>
>>         Scenic Regional Library
>>
>>         308 Hawthorne Drive
>>         <https://maps.google.com/?q=308+Hawthorne+Drive+Union,+MO%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0+63084&entry=gmail&source=g>
>>
>>         Union, MO
>>         <https://maps.google.com/?q=308+Hawthorne+Drive+Union,+MO%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0+63084&entry=gmail&source=g><https://maps.google.com/?q=308+Hawthorne+Drive%0D+Union,+MO+%3Chttps://maps.google.com/?q%3D308%2BHawthorne%2BDrive%2BUnion,%2BMO%25C2%25A0%25C2%25A0%25C2%25A0%25C2%25A0%2B63084%26entry%3Dgmail%26source%3Dg%3E%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0+63084+%3Chttps://maps.google.com/?q%3D308%2BHawthorne%2BDrive%2BUnion,%2BMO%25C2%25A0%25C2%25A0%25C2%25A0%25C2%25A0%2B63084%26entry%3Dgmail%26source%3Dg%3E&entry=gmail&source=g>63084
>>         <https://maps.google.com/?q=308+Hawthorne+Drive+Union,+MO%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0+63084&entry=gmail&source=g>
>>
>>         636-583-3224 <tel:%28636%29%20583-3224>
>>
>>         ddisbro at scenicregional.org <mailto:ddisbro at scenicregional.org>
>>
>>         www.scenicregional.org <http://www.scenicregional.org>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>     -- 
>>     Erica Rohlfs
>>     Project Manager for Implementation
>>     Equinox Open Library Initiative
>>     phone:  1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) ext. 5572
>>     email: erohlfs at equinoxinitiative.org
>>     <mailto:erohlfs at equinoxinitiative.org>
>>     web: http://EquinoxInitiative.org
>
>     -- 
>     Kathy Lussier
>     Project Coordinator
>     Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
>     (508) 343-0128 <tel:%28508%29%20343-0128>
>     klussier at masslnc.org <mailto:klussier at masslnc.org>
>     Twitter:http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier <http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier>
>
>

-- 
Kathy Lussier
Project Coordinator
Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
(508) 343-0128
klussier at masslnc.org
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier

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