fix for #2692

src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/eperson-form/eperson-form.component.ts

@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ export class EPersonFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   firstName: DynamicInputModel;
   lastName: DynamicInputModel;
   email: DynamicInputModel;
+  phone: DynamicInputModel;
   // booleans
   canLogIn: DynamicCheckboxModel;
   requireCertificate: DynamicCheckboxModel;
@@ -146,6 +147,11 @@ export class EPersonFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         host: 'row',
       },
     },
+    phone: {
+      grid: {
+        host: 'row',
+      },
+    },
     canLogIn: {
       grid: {
         host: 'col col-sm-6 d-inline-block',
@@ -316,6 +322,12 @@ export class EPersonFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
       },
       hint: this.translateService.instant(`${this.messagePrefix}.emailHint`),
     });
+    this.phone = new DynamicInputModel({
+      id: 'phone',
+      label: this.translateService.instant(`${this.messagePrefix}.phone`),
+      name: 'phone',
+      required: false,
+    });
     this.canLogIn = new DynamicCheckboxModel(
       {
         id: 'canLogIn',
@@ -334,6 +346,7 @@ export class EPersonFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
       this.firstName,
       this.lastName,
       this.email,
+      this.phone,
       this.canLogIn,
       this.requireCertificate,
     ];
@@ -349,6 +362,7 @@ export class EPersonFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         firstName: eperson != null ? eperson.firstMetadataValue('eperson.firstname') : '',
         lastName: eperson != null ? eperson.firstMetadataValue('eperson.lastname') : '',
         email: eperson != null ? eperson.email : '',
+        phone: eperson != null ? eperson.firstMetadataValue('eperson.phone') : '',
         canLogIn: eperson != null ? eperson.canLogIn : true,
         requireCertificate: eperson != null ? eperson.requireCertificate : false,
       });
@@ -425,6 +439,11 @@ export class EPersonFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
                 value: this.lastName.value,
               },
             ],
+            'eperson.phone': [
+              {
+                value: this.phone.value,
+              },
+            ],
           },
           email: this.email.value,
           canLogIn: this.canLogIn.value,
@@ -482,6 +501,11 @@ export class EPersonFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
             value: (this.lastName.value ? this.lastName.value : ePerson.firstMetadataValue('eperson.lastname')),
           },
         ],
+        'eperson.phone': [
+          {
+            value: this.phone.value,
+          },
+        ],
       },
       email: (hasValue(values.email) ? values.email : ePerson.email),
       canLogIn: (hasValue(values.canLogIn) ? values.canLogIn : ePerson.canLogIn),

src/app/core/eperson/eperson-data.service.ts

@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ export class EPersonDataService extends IdentifiableDataService<EPerson> impleme
    * @param newEPerson
    */
   private generateOperations(oldEPerson: EPerson, newEPerson: EPerson): Operation[] {
-    let operations = this.comparator.diff(oldEPerson, newEPerson).filter((operation: Operation) => operation.op === 'replace');
+    let operations = this.comparator.diff(oldEPerson, newEPerson).filter((operation: Operation) => operation.op === 'replace' || operation.op === 'add');
     if (hasValue(oldEPerson.email) && oldEPerson.email !== newEPerson.email) {
       operations = [...operations, {
         op: 'replace', path: '/email', value: newEPerson.email,

src/assets/i18n/en.json5

@@ -316,6 +316,8 @@
 
   "admin.access-control.epeople.form.email": "Email",
 
+  "admin.access-control.epeople.form.phone" : "Phone",
+
   "admin.access-control.epeople.form.emailHint": "Must be a valid email address",
 
   "admin.access-control.epeople.form.canLogIn": "Can log in",