On 24/11/2014 19:27, Anzenketh wrote:
> This is the reason why I am confused. For example I can cite a
> Ancestry.com record by address one of multiple ways.
>
> 1.) The primary URL of the site.
> 2.) The URL of the database.
> 3.) The URL of the record itself.
>
> I would think that #3 if possible is desirable. However that is not
> possible due to the way that SourceWizard is setup. So should I be using
> 1 or 2. Why is it also setup so that I can not cite based upon #3.

Because the whole point (or one of the points) of the Master
Source/Source Details system is that you avoid the need (as far as
possible) for repetition.  Repetition is a waste of storage space, a
waste of time and leaves much scope for making errors.  Legacy is built
on Access, which is a relational database and that's the way relational
databases work.

Having said that, you could create separate Master Sources, one for each
different Ancestry URL if you wished, or you could incorporate the
specific URL into the Source Detail somewhere.  It's worth bearing in
mind that you don't necessarily have to use the SourceWriter template
fields for exactly what their field names suggest they should be used
for and can happily leave some field unused if that suits your purpose.

--
Jenny M Benson



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