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== Discussion about Editing Database == | |||
Question: I went to add Bob Smith (say), and found a record for Alan, Bob, and Cindy Smith (say). | Question: I went to add Bob Smith (say), and found a record for Alan, Bob, and Cindy Smith (say). | ||
I deleted the other names and made the record say just Bob, since only Bob applied (and paid) for membership. | I deleted the other names and made the record say just Bob, since only Bob applied (and paid) for membership. | ||
(I also sent mail offering an associate membership for another $5.) Did I hand this properly? | (I also sent mail offering an associate membership for another $5.) Did I hand this properly? If a new record should be added, the GUI should offer an ADD button (to be used after changing names). | ||
Answer: when you recall an entry you are editing that entry, if you do not want to edit it, press Cancel. The information will remain in the fields, you can then press Add to create a new one. | |||
--Nick | |||
Question: I went to add another person (with a similarly generic name) and found a record with the same name, but different address and phone numbers. I am not comfortable assuming that this is the same person. I think I should add the new record and the old one should be removed when snail mail comes back undelivered or will simply be unused when it is old enough. Comments? | Question: I went to add another person (with a similarly generic name) and found a record with the same name, but different address and phone numbers. I am not comfortable assuming that this is the same person. I think I should add the new record and the old one should be removed when snail mail comes back undelivered or will simply be unused when it is old enough. Comments? | ||
- [[User:Dean|Dean]] | |||
Answer: I'd say this is the right way to do it | |||
--Nick | |||
== Questions or Issues about Database and its Web GUI == | |||
Shouldn't the form for entering a new member have a place for the membership and expiration dates? | |||
(They could even default to the first Saturday of the current month, and the last day of the upcoming March.) | |||
I tried checking the boxes under the name selection box to say that the new members ran the most recent rallye, but when I lookup the record again, it still isn't checked. Is some other process supposed to associate rallyists with rallyes? | |||
Suggestion: a lookup field in which I could type the first three letters of a rallyist's last name, and | |||
the (first) matching record would be found. (Today I can type one letter and scroll down.) | |||
- [[User:Dean|Dean]] | |||
These are part of the new UI | |||
--Nick | |||
== Discussion about Membership Application Form == | |||
No spot for Cell phone? I'm probably looking at old (paper) membership forms. I think it was recently revised (to state the new expiration policy). | |||
- [[User:Dean|Dean]] | - [[User:Dean|Dean]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:56, 15 January 2008
Discussion about Editing Database
Question: I went to add Bob Smith (say), and found a record for Alan, Bob, and Cindy Smith (say). I deleted the other names and made the record say just Bob, since only Bob applied (and paid) for membership. (I also sent mail offering an associate membership for another $5.) Did I hand this properly? If a new record should be added, the GUI should offer an ADD button (to be used after changing names).
Answer: when you recall an entry you are editing that entry, if you do not want to edit it, press Cancel. The information will remain in the fields, you can then press Add to create a new one. --Nick
Question: I went to add another person (with a similarly generic name) and found a record with the same name, but different address and phone numbers. I am not comfortable assuming that this is the same person. I think I should add the new record and the old one should be removed when snail mail comes back undelivered or will simply be unused when it is old enough. Comments?
- Dean
Answer: I'd say this is the right way to do it --Nick
Questions or Issues about Database and its Web GUI
Shouldn't the form for entering a new member have a place for the membership and expiration dates? (They could even default to the first Saturday of the current month, and the last day of the upcoming March.)
I tried checking the boxes under the name selection box to say that the new members ran the most recent rallye, but when I lookup the record again, it still isn't checked. Is some other process supposed to associate rallyists with rallyes?
Suggestion: a lookup field in which I could type the first three letters of a rallyist's last name, and the (first) matching record would be found. (Today I can type one letter and scroll down.)
- Dean
These are part of the new UI --Nick
Discussion about Membership Application Form
No spot for Cell phone? I'm probably looking at old (paper) membership forms. I think it was recently revised (to state the new expiration policy).
- Dean