Member search problems with number profile field

[Stefan Werner]

Hi,

I've setup a number profile field for my users and have different problems with member search:

1. Setting the field as read-only (disable "Member can edit value"), then member search for a specific field value does not work anymore, instead all members matching the display name are found
2. Hiding the profile field (disable "Show publicly on member's profile") still shows the field on the member search for each user, although only the staff can see the field in the profile

Are these problems a bug or by design (I've tested version 4.1.8)? My purpose is to add a hidden profile field to each user (used for licensing information), which can only be modified by the admin and is only visible to the admin and to the current user.

Kind regards,

Stefan