<section id="patronsearch">
<title>Patron Search</title>
- <para>Clicking on the link to the Patron module will bring you to a
- search/browse screen for patrons. From here you can search for a
- patron.</para>
+ <para>Clicking on the link to the Patron module will bring you to a search/browse screen for
+ patrons. From here you can search for a patron by any part of their name or their card
+ number.</para>
<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Patron Search</screeninfo>
</imageobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>
+ <para>Clicking the small plus sign [+] to the right of the search box will open up an advanced
+ patron search with more filters including the ability to limit to a specific category and/or library.<screenshot>
+ <screeninfo>Expanded patron search</screeninfo>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="images/patrons/patronsearchexpand.png"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot></para>
<para>Depending on what you have chosen for the 'Search fields' you can
search for patrons in various different ways.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Date of birth<itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>A tooltip will appear telling you how to enter the date of birth, most
+ libraries will be entering MM/DD/YYYY for the birthday search<screenshot>
+ <screeninfo>Birth date search tooltip</screeninfo>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="images/patrons/patronsearchbday.png"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot></para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist></para>
+ </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>You can also choose to either search for fields that start with the string you entered
or contain the string. Choosing 'Contains' will work like a wildcard search.<screenshot>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot></para>
- <para>If you want to filter your results to a specific branch or
- category, you can click the plus sign [+] to the right of the search
- box.</para>
-
- <screenshot>
- <screeninfo>Advanced Patron Search</screeninfo>
-
- <mediaobject>
- <imageobject>
- <imagedata fileref="images/patrons/patronfilter.png"/>
- </imageobject>
- </mediaobject>
- </screenshot>
-
<para>You can also choose how your results will be sorted by using the
'Order by' pull down menu at the end of the form.</para>