Anne Marie Lyons has commented that the user’s request can be accomplished through a custom report: “Search on recently created accessions that are Gifts and display the Content Description box. Also include and display linked Agents.” Recommend informing end user and closing ticket
I believe this user may be confusing the purpose of inclusive v. bulk dates: “Inclusive Dates” indicates the earliest and latest dates included in the collection. Sometimes, there will be a “Bulk Dates” listed as well, which means a large portion of the materials covers this more specific span of time. If present, this will be found under the inclusive dates. I do not see a bug or error here.
I know earlier Dev Pri attempts to replicate this bug were not successful, but I’ve confirmed the described behavior in the ticket and attached videos in both the testing server and my organization’s installation. I think the bug could be more widespread than just this field - I’ve replicated the behavior with other controlled value defaults that aren’t required fields, such as Finding Aid Status and Description Rules. Recommend passing.
I agree that searching by a person’s actual name would be more a bit more straightforward than searching by username. However, I’m wondering about the development time required for a minor improvement. Also, would this even work as described (is the “created by” and “last modified” information even connected to staff agent records)?