>Hello,
>I am preparing my legacy data so that I may import it into ebase. Luckily the
>Admin manual gives examples that cover most of my current legacy fields. I did
>not download the data dictionary because it's "zipped." I don't believe I have
>the application to "unzip" files.
Good utility to have, and they are free. Search the net for WinZip
(Windows) or Stuffit Expander (Mac) and download a copy sometime.
>1) If someone could check their "data dictionary" and tell me what to name the
>following two fields, it would be greatly appreciated.
These two fields will be imported into the payments file (it's a
separate step from the names data import) and are called:
>Amount of donation
Amount
>Date of donation
Post Date
>2) Also the city name is called "Import City." Can I assume that the state
>name is called "Import State"?
Yep.
>3) Finally, I have not yet entered or imported ANYTHING into ebase. As I
>prepare to import this data, am I only listing import fields for legacy fields
>that I'm already using? Or, am I also creating data fields that I know I'll
>want? i.e. Should I also be making a list of the other Import Fields that I'll
>want to use, but that is not currently reflected in my legacy data?
All the ebase fields are in the ebase file set. When you import the
data, you get the opportunity to match the fields from your data file
with the appropriate fields in the ebase names file (and in a second
process, the payments file). When you names the fields for import you
are just making it easy on yourself to match the right fields.
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Dave Shaw Northwest Classics, Inc
tel: 206-954-7526 fax: 206-625-1338
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