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

2017-10-18 Thread Diane Disbro
Good. We want mm/dd/ except we want to also be able to m/d/. 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,

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

2017-10-18 Thread 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/ format. Terran

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

2017-10-18 Thread Terran McCanna
>>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/ format. Terran McCanna PINES Program Manager Georgia Public Library Service 1800 Century Place, Suite 150

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

2017-10-17 Thread Kathy Lussier
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

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

2017-10-17 Thread Erica Rohlfs
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

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

2017-10-17 Thread Ruth Frasur
Evergreen is an international product. That format is fairly standard outside of the U.S. (and in, as well). Oftentimes, if staff REALLY doesn't want to use that format, there's a date picker available. Not always, but often. On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 2:55 PM, Diane Disbro

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

2017-10-17 Thread Diane Disbro
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 -mm-dd, a format not widely used in the USA. How should I answer that question? Thank you. Diane Disbro Circulation