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From: Kathy Lenerz <>
Subject: Re: [GENBOX] Research targets
Date: Sat, 04 Sep 2004 21:24:21 -0400
References: <20040905001816.KWJN4527.gx6.fuse.net@BILLXP>
In-Reply-To: <20040905001816.KWJN4527.gx6.fuse.net@BILLXP>


William T. Flight wrote:
> Version 3.2.4 now has all the research target fields available on the
> Projects report, including the research target description.

GREAT!

> Regarding the search fields: searches are subordinate to research targets,
> not projects; search fields are currently available on the Research Targets
> report.

But some Research Targets are contained in Projects. So how does one (in
3.2.4) get a list of research targets and their subordinate searches
contained in a given project? Through the Projects report, the Research
Targets report, or neither?

> Are there some improvements to the Research Targets report that
> would work for what you need?

Well, I thought I had pretty much managed to work things out for my needs
with respect to the Research Target report; it was the Project report that
was the issue. But Murray, Paul, and Don seemed to be having problems with
the former. I'm not entirely done playing around with the research target
report, but while exploring it, I did come across a few stumbling blocks or
inconveniences:

1. The ability to get a list of all the targets and searches associated
with a given project (mentioned above)

2. The automatic name created for an event, e.g.:
Thomas C. MALEY (by 1838 - ): Census 1 Jun 1900 Abilene, Dickinson County,
Kansas "age 60, married for 2 years, a dealer of nursery stock, born in
October, 1839 in Canada"
This makes it unwieldy to use an event main item or sub-item in a report,
and necessitated that I create a shorter name for the event in the Target
Description field, e.g.:
MALEY, Thomas C: Census 1 Jun 1900

3. The ability to link a search to a citation would be nice. So far, most
of my tasks (searches) involve rechecking data. I've been cutting and
pasting citations into the Search Description, and that works, but it would
be easier not to have to do that.

4. The ability to sort searches, not just targets. (I think Paul mentioned
this, too.) Sometimes a target will have multiple searches in different
locations or repositories. An example of the result of a sort by repository:

Repository Event Source Task
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
EPL Spike, J D: Death Find Isaac Spike home
WHS 4 May 1935 (where J D died)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
BVR Lenerz, John: Death Death Cert. Get death cert. no.
WHS
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
WHS Lenerz, Bill: Wis. State Determine yr. of death
Death 16 Jan 1970? Jrnl. (1970 vs. 1971)

5. #4, combined with the ability to do hierarchical sorting, would result in:

Edgerton
EPL
Madison
BVR
WHS

Here are two similar examples borrowed from Don:

FHL Films
Film Number
Task 1
Task 2...

Morgan County (Ohio) Courthouse
Land records
Task 1
Task 2...
Probate records
Task 1...

But, again, I've managed to create some reports that will work for me. See
Murray's, Paul's, and Don's posts for more of what people are looking for.
Murray started this whole thread . . . Where are you, Murray?

Thanks for listening,
Kathy


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