Dave,
You know, I DID revise the PMT FOR field, but now I can't find it in the
Value List so I can change it back. WHAT can I do?
Nothing is showing up in the Merchandise column on one of the Payments
screens, so it's not a fair picture of individual records. UGH.
Could I somehow link the changes I made to the Merchandise column so the
payments show up?
THX,
Marion
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>From: Dave Shaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "TechRocks Support" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: [support] Re: new request = OR? AND?
>Date: Mon, Apr 16, 2001, 11:53 AM
>
>>YIKES.
>>Dave, I already DID revise the field to list, Dues, Contributions, Spring
>>Conference, House Pins. We want an easy way to track events separate from
>>merchandise and the PMT FOR field is the most obvious.
>>
>>GEE, I wish the Admin docs were clearer about modifying ebay.
>
> I assume you mean ebase. <g>. This is definitely an area that could
> use some attention. I have helped several organizations recover from
> this problem.
>
>>Sounds like I
>>could really screw up how the program operates due to ignorance.
>
> ebase is a very complex system, and it's pretty easy to disturb the
> relationships among the 29 files making up the system.
>
>>
>>At least, the doc could give warnings explaining what happens if you modify
>>certain fields. Or the program could lock fields that shouldn't be modified.
>
> One of the pitfalls of open source software is that it's open.
> Access provided by the admin-level password is where you can make
> changes to the resource settings and the like. Master-level access is
> provided for those who want to change the underlying structure of the
> file set. This is necessarily wide open.
>
>>
>>What other warnings can you give me before I make more mistakes?
>
> Pretty tough to be specific - there are far to many ways to go wrong
> to list them here. I could offer a general suggestion, which is to
> assume that anything you change is going to affect something else.
> Start to figure out how by "reverse engineering" the system, digging
> into the layouts to find what the fields are, into the field
> definitions to find out what changing calculations or values will
> affect. Ask questions in the listserve - most of us have learned the
> hard lessons by running into walls at one time or another, and are
> happy to help others steer clear.
> --
> Dave Shaw Northwest Classics, Inc
> tel: 206-954-7526 fax: 206-625-1338
>
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