Re: [IUG] Search patron's first name

["Eeva Stierwalt" <eeva dot stierwalt at lpl dot london dot on dot ca>]

Good morning!  I don't believe that you can search for a patron's first
name at the Circulation Desk.  However, you can go to Create Lists and
easily enter a search for patron name "has" and enter the first name. 
Make sure you use a large enough file for this!  You can then sort by
Patron Name, though that will put the list in order of last name first. 
In create lists, you can view the patron records, but if you wish to
check out items, you'll have to then go over to the Circulation Desk
mode in Millennium.  The good news is that you can do all of this in the
same Millennium session.
 
Now, I must ask you...Why would you want to search by a patron's first
name???  Do you do this frequently?
I hope this helps you!  We find Create Lists a WONDERFUL help to us and
our Circ staff use it for searching "phone numbers", for reviewing and
cleaning up data input errors (patron records), for managing our missing
items, and lots and lots of other purposes!
 
Kind regards and have a SUPER day!  Eeva
 
Eeva Stierwalt, MLIS
Integrated Library System
Solutions Specialist
Information Technology
London Public Library
251 Dundas St.
London, ON  Canada  N6A 6H9
t 519.661.5100 ex 5156
f 519.663.9013
e eeva dot stierwalt at lpl dot london dot on dot ca 

>>> Nancy Menton <Nancy dot Menton at liu dot edu> 5/1/2012 3:40 PM >>>
Hello,
We are currently using Horizon, but will switch to Millennium in June.
In testing Millennium, we've run across some problems.

  1.  Is there a way to search by a patron's first name without adding
an additional field to their record?


Thank You,
Nancy

Nancy G. Menton
Head of Circulation
B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library
LIU Post
720 Northern Blvd.
Brookville,NY 11548-1300
(516) 299-2303
nmenton at liu dot edu<mailto:nmenton at liu dot edu>
www.liu.edu/post<http://www.liu.edu/post>

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