The distinction I've always made is that the notes in the patron record are for permanent or semi-permanent info -- "Johnny has his parents' permission to check out games and DVDs" etc. The messages option is for more ephemeral data, like "need to check address next time you're in the library."
I think there's a place for both types of messages. It's a lot easier to delete the messages, so I wouldn't want to rely on keeping needed information there. Jane Wagner Senior Project Manager LibLime, a division of PTFS Content Management and Library Solutions 11501 Huff Court North Bethesda, MD 20895 (301) 654-8088 x 151 jwag...@liblime.com -----Original Message----- From: koha-boun...@lists.katipo.co.nz [mailto:koha-boun...@lists.katipo.co.nz] On Behalf Of Owen Leonard Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 3:29 PM To: koha Subject: [Koha] Competing patron messages We currently have two different ways to add messages to a patron's record: You can add an "OPAC note" or "Circulation note" when editing the patron record, or you can add a "Message" from the checkout screen. Is there any reason to continue to offer these two options? I propose that we eliminate the notes which are stored in the borrowers table and migrate them to the messages table. Since the messages table includes the library where the message was set, we could add the patron's home library as the message's originating library. Are there reasons why libraries are choosing to set messages via the patron edit interface rather than the circulation interface? -- Owen -- Web Developer Athens County Public Libraries http://www.myacpl.org _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
