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From: Lee Hoffman <>
Subject: RE: [TMG] tmg with audit trail and rollback functions?
Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2002 15:20:31 -0500
References: <MABBJHBCCCAFJHJGELJDKEDAEDAA.holly.hendricks@att.net>
In-Reply-To: <BBELINAJCPNPOALLDGONEEABCFAA.clcasper@sprynet.com>


Cheri Casper wrote:
>Since I don't use the Lat/Long detail field for anything, (I know there is
>someway to change the label on this and will have to figure that one out.)
>I think my new plan is to use it to record the date a tag was added or
>modified in anyway (even if it is only to add a source or change a sentence,
>add some minor notation to the memo field). I will put the information in
>sensitivity brackets so it will not print. This way I will have a record of
>what I did when. Then if necessary I can pull a backup, merge the data and
>then work through the data using these dates as comparison points, or by,
>perhaps, running some sort of report from the main dataset and the backup
>and comparing from there. There maybe other alternatives out there (if you
>know of one, please let me know!) but at the moment this is the only thing I
>can think of that will allow me to "date" changes. While you *can* use the
>"last edited date" feature, if you set flags and have the program
>automatically update those people whose flags were modified, this isn't
>going to betoo helpful. I found that out the hard way. <g> Won't make
>that mistake again. I will also embed in the dataset memo extensive notes
>about when the dataset was created, when it was merged and with what other
>dataset, etc.
>
>While re-entering data takes time, it isn't too tedious. It is when you
>have sourced a lot of material, carefully worked through all of the CDs,
>gotten the reports to print out just so, that would be a pain in the patoot
>to have to redo. IMHO.

You may select to not validate the LatLong field. This option is in the
System Configuration screen, Prompts tab (select Tools=>Options from the
top menu). Be sure to leave the "Access LatLong field" option
selected. To change the "LatLong" label, enter "=" (equals sign, no
quotes) followed by the date (or whatever). When you tab to another field
or otherwise indicate to TMG that the entry is complete, TMG will ask to to
select or enter the desired label for the field.

Hope this helps -

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