Wooble wrote: > On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 7:26 AM, Ed Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> [Could also be applied to proposals, but proposals are homogeneous >> so there is no practical need. Cannot be applied to rules, where >> order affects precedence.] > > PerlNomic is also set up to only assign ID numbers when the proposals > are actually published; they have a temporary ID for internal > PerlNomic use only until that point. Of course, the promotor system > was designed like that from the beginning; I imagine implementing > something similar in the CotC database would involve some really > annoying changes, especially if you wanted links to temporary IDs to > redirect to the correct place when the real ID was assigned.
Quite so. Here are the details: Inquiry cases - practically assigned when initiation recorded, legally assigned when assignment published. These generally match chronological order. Equity cases - practically assigned when initiation recorded, legally assigned when parties formally informed. Criminal cases - practically assigned when initiation (now with 2 support) recorded, legally assigned when defendant formally informed. These are most likely to be recorded out of chronological order, as I move the intent/support/initiation messages to separate sub-folders and then process them all at once (or clear them out if the initiation doesn't happen within 14 days after initial intent). Appeal cases - irrelevant, no ID numbers.
