Yes, I think we each had messages with images in them that got held up for moderation that never manifested. I got an automated message that indicated: > > The message is being held because: > > The message is larger than the 100 KB maximum size
Mine was a whopping 194 KB. So many bytes. My text read: > Hi Andy, since I see that information entered in the *Additional > attributes* section of your patron entry in the staff interface, I > suspect that it's a local customization of patron attributes and not a > default feature of Koha. That would also explain why you don't see mentions > of that exact terminology in the manual or Bugzilla. I'd start by looking > at what's been added in *Administration > Patron attribute types*. I > imagine that you'll find your "Digital Card" there, with the boxes > highlighted in this image checked: >> >> [imagine image here, showing a snippet of a patron attribute type with >> checkbox numbers 1, 2, 6, 7, and 9 checked.] > > > Other people reading these messages in the mailing list may have more > information to add. > > I'm just guessing here, but if your issue centers on the self checkout > system, making use of the following system preference: > > https://koha-community.org/manual/latest/en/html/circulationpreferences.html#selfcheckoutbylogin > then it may be that the self checkout module can't associate those other > card numbers with your patrons because it is *strictly* focused on a > patron's "true" *cardnumber* in Koha, unlike the patron searches that *do* > work > in your other examples. Again, that's just a guess, but it might point > you in the right direction. > On Wed, Aug 5, 2026 at 9:46 PM Andy Boze via Koha <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Katrin. > > It looks like my last e-mail didn't make it to the list. David pointed > me in the right direction. It was indeed a patron attribute. I thought > it was a newish feature in Koha since I'm usually the only one adding > things like patron attributes, but someone else must have added it as an > experiment. It was probably wishful thinking on my part since we would > really like to be able to have multiple card numbers per user. > > Andy > > On 8/5/2026 3:11 PM, Katrin Fischer via Koha wrote: > > Hi Andy, > > > > the image didn't make it through on the mailing list, it might have > > answered my question :) > > > > As far as I know there is nothing named Digital Card in standard Koha > > right now so I have been wondering, what it could be you describe: > > > > * A patron attribute named Digital Card? (can be repeatable) > > * A plugin providing a Digital Card feature? > > * A local customization? > > > > Again, as far as I know, at the moment you can only use card number > > and username as the login in the OPAC. > > > > Hope that helps, > > > > Katrin > > > > On 04.08.26 16:14, Andy Boze via Koha wrote: > >> Oops, I forgot to add the image. > >> > >> On 8/4/2026 10:12 AM, Andy Boze wrote: > >>> > >>> Hi, David. > >>> > >>> I first noticed this feature a couple of years ago (I think) when I > >>> was adding/updating patron accounts. At the time, I believe it only > >>> allowed for a single Digital Card (DC). More recently it seems that > >>> you can add multiple DCs. See the screen capture below. > >>> > >>> We're interested in this because recently our university has > >>> instituted a systems where faculty/staff/students can have up to > >>> three different card numbers. There's one card number associated > >>> with their physical ID card, and a different number for their phone, > >>> and a third number for their watch. Any of these three methods can > >>> be used for unlocking doors, checking out books, purchasing food at > >>> campus eateries, etc. > >>> > >>> The Koha circulation systems lets you read the card number from any > >>> of these devices (if you have the appropriate hardware), but we need > >>> to be able to use those digital card numbers at the selfcheck > >>> station. At this time the selfcheck system only seems to be able to > >>> use the main patron card number, not the digital ones. > >>> > >>> I've already checked Bugzilla and didn't see anything and it's not > >>> mentioned in the patron account creation section of the Koha manual. > >>> > >>> Thanks! > >>> > >>> Andy > >>> > >>> On 8/4/2026 3:23 AM, David Liddle wrote: > >>>> Hi Andy, if you haven't found mention of the feature in the > >>>> documentation, could you describe how you came across it and how > >>>> you access or manage it? I've seen references to the "Patron card > >>>> creator" in Tools and the "OPACVirtualCard" in System preferences, > >>>> but they don't seem to match your description. Another way to find > >>>> the origins of a setting or feature is to search Bugzilla for the > >>>> exact terms used within the feature, system preferences, or database. > >>>> > >>>> Regards, > >>>> > >>>> David Liddle (a bog-standard system administrator) > >>>> > >>>> On Mon, Aug 3, 2026 at 11:24 PM Andy Boze via Koha > >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Hi, all. > >>>> > >>>> I'm trying to learn more about the Digital Card identifier in the > >>>> patron > >>>> account information. I haven't been able to find any mention of > >>>> this > >>>> feature in the Koha manual. I see that I can create multiple > >>>> Digital > >>>> Cards, and I can use those card numbers just like I would use the > >>>> regular card number for circulation in the staff module. The > >>>> selfcheck > >>>> page doesn't recognize the Digital Card number, only the regular > >>>> card > >>>> number. Is there a system setting that would allow selfcheck to > >>>> use > >>>> digital card numbers, or is that currently not possible? > >>>> > >>>> Thanks for any advice. > >>>> > >>>> Andy > >>>> > >>>> -- Andy Boze, Associate Librarian > >>>> University of Notre Dame > >>>> 271H Hesburgh Library > >>>> (574) 631-8708 > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> > >>>> Koha mailing list -- [email protected] > >>>> http://koha-community.org > >>>> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > >>>> Unsubscribe: > >>>> > >>> -- > >>> Andy Boze, Associate Librarian > >>> University of Notre Dame > >>> 271H Hesburgh Library > >>> (574) 631-8708 > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Koha mailing list -- [email protected] http://koha-community.org > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > Unsubscribe: > > -- > Andy Boze, Associate Librarian > University of Notre Dame > 271H Hesburgh Library > (574) 631-8708 > > _______________________________________________ > > Koha mailing list -- [email protected] http://koha-community.org > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > Unsubscribe: _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list -- [email protected] http://koha-community.org To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] Unsubscribe:
