Good. We want mm/dd/yyyy except we want to also be able to m/d/yyyy. That is the format we are using in the XUL client.
Diane Disbro Circulation Coordinator/Branch Manager Union Branch Scenic Regional Library 308 Hawthorne Drive Union, MO 63084 (636) 583-3224 On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 5:40 PM, Kathy Lussier <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > <https://maps.google.com/?q=1800+Century+Place,+Suite+150+%0D+Atlanta,+GA+30345&entry=gmail&source=g> > Atlanta, GA 30345 > 404-235-7138 <(404)%20235-7138> > [email protected] > > > On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 3:23 PM, Kathy Lussier <[email protected]> > 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 <[email protected] >> > 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 <%28636%29%20583-3224> >>> >>> [email protected] >>> >>> www.scenicregional.org >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Erica Rohlfs >> Project Manager for Implementation >> Equinox Open Library Initiative >> phone: 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) ext. 5572 >> email: [email protected] >> web: http://EquinoxInitiative.org >> >> >> -- >> Kathy Lussier >> Project Coordinator >> Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative(508) [email protected] >> Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier >> >> > > -- > Kathy Lussier > Project Coordinator > Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative(508) [email protected] > Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier > >
