RE: WebOPAC--Logging In--Remembering the Barcode

["Pfohl, Dan" <pfohld at uncw dot edu>]

Perhaps the NO_REVERIFY option for MyMillennium is what you are looking
for.  The Manual explains this option at page # 102171.  Basically, once
a patron log into MyMillennium he/she is verified for that session.
Depending on which functions you list in the NO_REVERIFY option (WAM or
Requests, for example), the patron will not be re-prompted for
authentication information.

Daniel M. Pfohl
Associate University Librarian for Computing Services
William Madison Randall Library
UNC-Wilmington
601 South College Road 
Wilmington, NC 28403-5616

pfohld at uncw dot edu
Phone: 910-962-7641
Fax: 910-962-3078 

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[mailto:innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org] On Behalf Of Josh Stompro
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 10:02 AM
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Subject: Re: WebOPAC--Logging In--Remembering the Barcode


    I think what you would need to do is setup a custom my millennium 
login form so that the barcode field is type text and not type 
password.  Then mozilla/firefox/IE would see that it is supposed to be a

login form and store the info.  I think we will be making this change 
soon as we get quite a bit of feedback from patrons who hate having to 
type in a 14 digit barcode every time they make a request.  The public 
machines at the library do not save form info so that won't be a
problem. 
    I need to try and understand how the millennium opac handles 
sessions a little bit better.  I though it uses cookies for 
authentication, but if you just go to http://youropac/patroninfo it will

log you out and make you type in everything again.   Shouldn't it only 
do that when it gets a logout request or the time runs out... but I am 
getting off topic.
    I'll look into this some more and share whatever I find. Josh

Cipparrone, Polly wrote:

>Hi!
>
>I've checked the IUG archives, but didn't find this particular topic.  
>I'm hoping someone might have come across this issue.
>
>We migrated to III late this past summer (from DRA Classic).  One 
>feature that customers have frequently requested for the III WebOPAC is

>the ability for the "My Library Login" and "Request Verification" pages

>to "remember" the customer's barcode, so they don't have to type in the

>whole library account number the first time they login.
>
>I've been told that customers can set this functionality in the browser

>itself.  However, I'm wondering if there is still something that needs 
>to be changed in the WebOPAC because (as an example)  on our staff PCs 
>(at on my home PC) other web sites allow this functionality 
>already--it's nothing that we've needed to change.
>
>Has anyone made such an adjustment to the WebOPAC to allow this?  If 
>so, how did you do this?
>
>Any thoughts on this would be extremely helpful!!
>
>Thank you!
>
>Polly Cipparrone
>
>Polly Cipparrone, M.S.L.S.
>Librarian II
>Access Services & Training
>San Diego County Library
>858.694.2247
>www.sdcl.org <http://www.sdcl.org>
>
>
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