There are V1 workarounds, but V2 has a concept of roles people play which is more flexible and probably what you want long term.
The problem with checkboxes is doing fmpreplaces on the fields. Underneath they are just text fields with separators so they are like your "B E" in a field. If multiple values appear for an individual, then replaces don't append new values to ones that are already there, rather they replace the contents. > -----Original Message----- > From: Greg Reagle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 2:18 PM > To: TechRocks Support > Subject: [support] disadvantage of checkbox, how to structure properties > of constituents > > > I'm using ebase v 1.0.3. I'm wondering about whether to use the > checkboxes in the affiliation list. > > Our old system uses a text field called "Codes". I have imported > this field into ebase as one of the User Fields. We use the > field in order to keep track of certain properties of our > constituents. For example, we use "B" for members of our Board > of Directors, "E" for endorsers, "H" for members of Congress, "Q" > for Media (magazines, newspapers), "Z" for libraries, and so on. > We have about 30 of these codes. The codes for a particular > record are strung together with spaces, order does not matter > > It seems to be a flexible and powerful way of structuring the > data. One problem is that the codes are not user friendly, being > arbitrary. > > I am tempted to use the Affiliation List Checkboxes, and make an > affiliation for "Congress", "Media", "Library", and so on. > However, I remember reading somewhere that the checkboxes have > some sort of disadvantage or deficiency. > > Do the checkboxes have a disadvantage? What should I do? > > Thank you very much. > -- > Greg Reagle of the National Campaign for a Peace Tax Fund (NCPTF) > http://www.peacetax.com/; 888-PEACE-TAX (888-732-2382); 202-483-3751 > The NCPTF is a member-supported non-profit lobbying organization > dedicated to passing the Peace Tax Fund Bill in order to enable > conscientious objectors to pay their full federal income taxes > without funding the military. > > ------------------ > Reminder to each recipient: To change your list account preferences, go to > http://email.sparklist.com/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=support and > enter the email address you used to subscribe to the ebase > support list:: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > ebase - Relationship Management for Nonprofits, http://www.ebase.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------------ Reminder to each recipient: To change your list account preferences, go to http://email.sparklist.com/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=support and enter the email address you used to subscribe to the ebase support list:: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ebase - Relationship Management for Nonprofits, http://www.ebase.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------
