Users App (UXPROD-784)

[UXPROD-2142] Automatic generation of barcode number in User record Created: 06/Nov/19  Updated: 05/Feb/24

Status: Open
Project: UX Product
Components: None
Affects versions: None
Fix versions: None
Parent: Users App

Type: New Feature Priority: TBD
Reporter: patty.wanninger Assignee: Martina Tumulla
Resolution: Unresolved Votes: 0
Labels: number-generator, usermanagement
Remaining Estimate: Not Specified
Time Spent: Not Specified
Original estimate: Not Specified

Issue links:
Defines
is defined by UIU-2729 Creating or changing a user barcode u... Open
is defined by UIU-2730 Users Settings options for using the ... Open
Relates
relates to UXPROD-3635 Automatic generation of barcode numbe... Open
Epic Link: Users App
Development Team: None
Rank: BNCF (MVP Feb 2020): R2
Rank: Chalmers (Impl Aut 2019): R5
Rank: Chicago (MVP Sum 2020): R5
Rank: Cornell (Full Sum 2021): R5
Rank: Duke (Full Sum 2021): R5
Rank: 5Colleges (Full Jul 2021): R5
Rank: GBV (MVP Sum 2020): R4
Rank: Grand Valley (Full Sum 2021): R5
Rank: Lehigh (MVP Summer 2020): R2
Rank: MO State (MVP June 2020): R4
Rank: TAMU (MVP Jan 2021): R5
Rank: U of AL (MVP Oct 2020): R5

 Description   

A library requires that the barcode number for a user be autogenerated by FOLIO.

The barcode number does need to conform to any pattern, just generate random unique numbers.

This feature would need an on/off toggle as not every user wants the functionality.

Out of scope for this ticket and for future development: the number can integrate with a card printer



 Comments   
Comment by patty.wanninger [ 06/Nov/19 ]

Misc. notes from Slack chat in #user-management:

Uschi October 25, 2019 4:39 PM
@Jana Freytag & @Annalisa: we do have one library with autogenerated patron barcodes. They have 3 different ranges for the barcodes and therefore they don't use the circ-specific autogeneration function, but the general number generation function which can also be used for call number generation and accession number generation.

So we would like to have a general number generation function in FOLIO as well...

Uschi October 26, 2019:4:13 PM
I think the barcode should not be filled in automatically when opening the new user screen. I imagine that there is an icon behind the user barcode field and when I click it the next number is generated and then auto-filled into the barcode field. So only the click will activate the (internal) counter for patron barcodes. This behavior could also be used for the generation of call numbers and accession numbers. In the settings there should be a number generation section, as the solution should not only fit for Florence but also for other libraries, so it has to be configurable: The length of the barcode, a prefix, leading characters (which? how many?), start number, end number. @julianladisch: I can show you the number generator in LBS on Tuesday

Comment by Brooks Travis [ 03/Oct/20 ]

patty.wanninger I think there should be a configurable pattern/sequence/range or random option. I can see a use-case in our library for this, as we'd like to get away from using pre-printed patron barcode stickers for our community and other external patrons (patrons who don't have university-issued ID cards), but we also don't want to deal with the potential for barcode collision, which can be a problem with randomly-generated sequences. We'll probably build something to manage this in the meantime.

Comment by Khalilah Gambrell [ 04/Jan/23 ]

Zak Burke patty.wanninger and Martina Tumulla  - I changed the status of this feature to Open because there are two open user stories assigned. 

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