Nicknames

For a student with a consistent nickname different from their first name (usually not in situations like Katherine → Katie, but in situations like Jingyi → Jessica), you can often search for students using their nickname. Unfortunately, typing the nickname into the “Check out” field will not automatically pull up the student's name in the drop down menu. However, if you have only a student nickname (for example, a student signed out a book in the LS library, writing down only the name “Pippy Smith”, but there are multiple Smiths in Koha and you aren't sure which one goes by “Pippy”) you can try searching this way: >
 * Type the nickname into the patron search bar and hit __**Submit**__.
 * If the nickname is entered in the system (under “Other Name”) it should pull up any student listed with that nickname.

If you encounter a student who continually uses another name besides their official first name, and using the method above does not work, you can help out by entering the nickname into Koha so that we can search for this nickname in the future. To do this simply:
 * Click Patron in the top left corner, right above the Koha logo
 * Either search for the patrons name by typing it in, or find them by selecting the first letter of their last name and scrolling down the page until you see the name.
 * When you find the student's name, click edit in the far right column
 * You will go to a page titled “Modify Adult patron [student's name].” In the Patron Identity section (the first section at the top), enter the nickname in the “Other name” field.
 * Scroll down to the bottom of the page and hit the “Save” button.
 * __*** Note***__ For some reason, Koha requires the “zip/postal code” field be filled in. If the zip/postal code field is left blank, Koha will not let you save, so in this case, you may enter the school's zip code (45429) in this field to fill in the required information.