• Article Type: General
• Product: Aleph
• Product Version: 20, 21, 22, 23

Description:
How can we block updates by the patron loader?

Resolution:
The Global Blocks and Notes tab of the GUI "Global Patron Information" has 5 checkboxes under "Patron Loader Protected Fields". These are what you use to prevent update of the record by p_file_20.

These checkboxes are translated into particular values in the Z303_PLIF_MODIFICATION field:

A = Do not modify the borrower’s address records (Z304).
B = Do not modify the borrower’s status (Z305-BOR-STATUS).
D = Do not modify the borrower’s expiry date (Z305-EXPIRY-DATE).
E = Do not modify the borrower’s e-mail address (Z304-EMAIL-ADDRESS) in the address record (Z304). Or
1 = Do not modify all borrower’s records (Z303, Z304, Z305 and Z308).

Multiple values are separated by a space, e.g.: Z303_PLIF_MODIFICATION 'A B D E' .

For patron records created in the GUI, these values are specified by the Z303-PLIF-MODIFICATION line in the $usr_library tab_fast_patron_register .

Note:  These values are hard-coded in the programs.  Having additional z30n fields be protected from PLIF update would be an enhancement request.

• Article last edited: 10/8/2013