Leap: Allow logging in to other branches.
Currently, you can only log in to Leap using your workstation's assigned branch.
In the desktop client, you can use a workstation to log in to any branch.
Choosing a workstation in Leap that doesn't match your computer's system name breaks RFID functionality, as well as breaks reporting by workstation, and is not a workable solution.
This is impairing our ability to make a full move to Leap, and is one of the things that feels like a huge step backwards from the desktop staff client.
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Lynn Reynish
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I agree with Phil's response to this idea and the alternate proposal of tying workstations to staff not branches. Our staff log in to any branch in Leap right now and have no issues but that's largely because we don't really care about workstations and don't report on them.
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Phil Agnew
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First, let me clarify that you CAN log into any branch in Leap from any given "workstation", but you can only select from "workstations" that have been assigned to that branch. I think that's what "B" was talking about here, but that isn't quite how the post reads... please correct me if I'm mistaken.
Anyway, I think the current workstation limitation in Leap stems from the web client not retrieving the machine name for the workstation at login... I'm not sure if that's a technical limitation of the web authentication or just something that's presently missing, but I'm pretty sure that's why the generic "LEAP-(branch abbreviation)" workstations are configured for Leap. Actual machine name authentication would be great (for security and reporting purposes), but barring that, I think the best solution would be to tie workstations to staff instead of branches. Having EVERY workstation surface as a selectable option for staff when they log into any branch would be... problematic... even if the browser does cache your selection for future logins... And with staff often floating from one branch to another, sometimes with laptops/"mobile workstations", being able to surface their workstation for them regardless of their branch selection would be helpful.
Tying the workstation selection to the staff member would also allow us to potentially restrict staff to a specific group of workstations within a larger building. Staff that exclusively work a 2nd floor reference desk don't need to see workstations for the 1st floor circulation desk, and staff that work in the tech services department don't need to see workstations located in the children's department. Again, in a web accessible environment with non-stationary computers, connecting workstations to staff makes a lot more sense than connecting them to branches.
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Richard Pruiett
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Is it possible this might be a settings/permissions issue? On our workstations we can log into any branch we want in Leap and occasionally I swap between branches to do work.