[Wactclc-alma] Students with only a first name

[Guidry, Wade]

Dale,

If you go to User Management Configuration / Mandatory Fields / Public, you can remove first name from the list of mandatory fields in Alma.

That will solve the user rejection problem in the patron loads, if you don’t mind allowing patron records with no first name.


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Wade Guidry
Library Consortium Services Manager, WACTCLC
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(509) 760-4474


From: Wactclc-alma [mailto:wactclc-alma-bounces at lists.ctc.edu] On Behalf Of Dale Burke
Sent: Friday, September 22, 2017 10:03 AM
To: WACTCLC Alma Discussion <wactclc-alma at lists.ctc.edu>
Subject: [Wactclc-alma] Students with only a first name

Hello all,

Are any of you having issues related to the patron load for students with only a last name and no first name?

We have 6 international students who have no first name.  Their records are being rejected in the patron loads because of a missing first name.  How does your registration area handle this particular issue?  Do they put a special character in the first name field, or are some of your students also being rejected.

You can find the rejected students by looking at the "View Alternative Report" from history tab of the monitor jobs screen.

Thanks!

Dale Burke
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