Last Edit Date & Flags

[nbradley 0]

Whenever I make a significant number of changes to my database, I have a small subset of co-researchers that I like to keep updated.

 

My current method is to use the "last edit date" usually in combination with the List of People report where I can isolate people who have events linked to whatever sources I have been updating from lately.

 

This process works quite well for me (although I am open to better ideas), however, I also use Flags extensively. My problem is that whenever a flag is changed the "last edit date" changes.

 

What I would like (wishlist) is to perhaps have a "Preferences" option which could turn off the update of the Last Edit Date when a flag is changed.

 

 

Neil Bradley

Western Australia

[LornaHenderson 0]

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What I would like (wishlist) is to perhaps have a "Preferences" option which could turn off the update of the Last Edit Date when a flag is changed.

Neil Bradley

Western Australia

Neil,

If you are really desperate for the flag update NOT to update the last edit date, do it via a report secondary output where you do have the option NOT to update the last edit date, rather than via the flag window.

I agree that it would SOMETIMES be nice to not update the last edit date when updating flags via the window.

[nbradley 0]

Neil,

If you are really desperate for the flag update NOT to update the last edit date, do it via a report secondary output where you do have the option NOT to update the last edit date, rather than via the flag window.

I agree that it would SOMETIMES be nice to not update the last edit date when updating flags via the window.

 

 

Lorna

 

I use custom flags manually when I am checking sets of data to record people that have been checked and hence should be excluded from the filter. It is these flags changes that update the "last edit date" and cause me issues.

 

 

Cheer, Neil

[LornaHenderson 0]

Lorna

 

I use custom flags manually when I am checking sets of data to record people that have been checked and hence should be excluded from the filter. It is these flags changes that update the "last edit date" and cause me issues.

Cheer, Neil

Yes, I realise that, but you can set it via a report for one person by ID eg - as I said, if you are really desperate NOT to upset the last edit date.